When a stubborn black #bear made its way up a tree in a neighborhood in Golden, #Colorado, #wildlife#rangers went to great lengths to get the animal from the tree safely. That included blasting #BlackSabbath’s “Iron Man” in an attempt to coax it down.
As it turns out, this particular black bear, if not a fan, certainly wasn’t bothered by the iconic song.
At the sports bar earlier to get some dinner with the guys from work. Had the #Rangers game on the background. Drinking margaritas, socializing & #hockey on TVs. What was needed were couple of single females.. puck bunnies. 👱♀️ 👩
Islanders are not skilled enough to play Patrick Roy’s defense style. They are just to unorganized to slow and poor stick handlers. #hnom#isles#rangers#nhl
The email for the CEO of the Scottish Football Association for anyone wishing to let him know, constructively, of their displeasure at recent incidents of sectarianism and violence in Scottish football.
I’m so bummed out that I didn’t get to see this come-from-behind #StadiumSeries victory on live TV. ☹️:blobcatcry: .. it ain’t the same watching the highlights on #YouTube. Did anyone see if coach Brian Daboll 🇨🇦 was at the stands?
Today in Labor History December 24, 1936: On Christmas Eve, drunk cops beat up 150 strikers on the Houston docks, sending 18 to the hospital. They were members of the Maritime Federation of the Gulf Coast. Gilbert Mers, who had dual membership in the Maritime Federation and the IWW, was their leader. Violence against dockers was rampant along the gulf coast in the 1930s. In July 1934, three black longshoremen were shot to death during a strike. In 1935, longshoremen struck along the entire gulf coast, with 14 more workers getting killed. From 1936 to 1938, 28 union members were killed and over 300 injured in strikes. Mers’ autobiography, “Working the Waterfront: The Ups and Downs of a Rebel Longshoreman,” was published in 1988, ten years before his death, at age 90. As a young man, Mers worked the docks in Corpus Christi, but went on to become President of the Corpus Christi Central Labor Council and the President of the Maritime Federation of the Gulf Coast, while remaining a dedicated dual member of the IWW throughout his life. He was part of the effort to establish an industry-wide union along the Gulf Coast states. In his autobiography, he exposes the brutality and corruption of the Texas Rangers in the 1930s-‘40s, and their use as violent, strike-breaking bullies with badges.
So we’re playing against Boston tomorrow at 1pm ET (10am PT) from Madison Square Garden, to me that’s the real test on where we are as a team. So far we’re 14-3-1 .. Peter Laviolette doing a phenomenal job with the #Rangers getting us organized. #LGR#buckthefruins#HNOM@hnom#NYC#LetsGoRangers#NHL
Watching the World Series because I live in Arizona and I have relatives in Texas. The Diamondbacks are up 4 to the Rangers 1 in the top of the 7th in game 2. Rangers won the first game yesterday. I think I’ll root for the DBacks.