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Live Blog - Wed, Nov 26, 2014


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10:05 a.m.

Nov 26, 2014 Profootballtalk.com story about last Sunday's thuggery by a Lions offensive lineman:

Sunday’s game against the Patriots included a pair of incidents involving Lions center Dominic Raiola. He leveled Patriots defensive tackle Zach Moore with a blow to the head during a play, and then Raiola took out Moore’s knees on the final snap of the game, because Raiola was unhappy about New England’s decision to score a garbage-time touchdown.

Raiola said on Tuesday that he wasn’t fined. Per a league source, he won’t be.

I highlighted the word "incidents" because they were goon, cheap shots.

The NFL will fine a player for throwing a football into the crowd, but when a player intentionally tries to hurt another player, that gets ignored. No fine. No suspension.

I thought that the NFL cared about player safety. Oh wait, that's a joke. More Thursday night games please on three days rest.

More from the PFT story:

It’s unclear why the league has opted to look the other way in both instances, especially in light of the safety-conscious nature of today’s NFL. And in light of the league’s fine-happy nature on issues that have little to do with safety. Or, as some would argue, common sense.

Raiola punched Moore in the head and then dove at Moore’s knees on a play when the Lions were taking a knee. If failing to talk to the media or wearing the wrong kind of headphones or selecting shoes that don’t reflect the proper color scheme justify the withholding of a portion of a player’s paycheck, how do neither of Raiola’s infractions trigger punishment?


9:35 a.m.

Toledo 7-day forecast

Last Update: Nov 26, 2014 6:10 am

Today: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Thanksgiving Day: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.


7:40 a.m.

Nov 26, 2014 Toledo Blade story titled Toledoans protest Ferguson verdict

About 50 people rallied in front of the Lucas County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon to protest after Monday’s announcement that a grand jury did not indict the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot a teenager in August.


7:23 a.m.

Toledo Express Airport weather conditions at 6:52 a.m. today:

Weather : Overcast
Temperature : 27 F
Humidity : 75%
Wind Speed : N 3 mph
Barometer : 30.16 in
Dewpoint: 20 F
Visibility : 10.00 statute miles
Wind Chill : 24 F


6:36 a.m.

Nothing real here, of course, on a test site. Just playing around.

Making this initial post from my iPhone, using the enhanced writing function in single-screen mode within Junco / JotHut.

This is why I prefer to use a web app with a database, so that I can publish easily and instantly from any web-enabled device. I can do that three ways with both my Junco and Grebe web publishing apps:

#testing - #blogging - #grebe

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