It’s that time when soccer elitists come out of the woodwork, contemptfully correcting you when you say<\/p>\n
Their favorite term, though, is one of endearment, not correction. They’ll see someone watching soccer on TV and go up to them and ask,<\/p>\n
So, you like the footy, eh?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“Footy.”<\/p>\n
Typing this from Court Square. The robins are attacking the squirrels. Claude AI says they do this because the squirrels will eat eggs in the nest or even baby birds.<\/p>\n
It’s Backyard Sports Day at the Redbirds. The first 1500 fans get a reversible Melonheads bucket hat. Kids run the bases after the game. First pitch vs. Nashville 1:05 PM.<\/p>\n
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