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Sports & Recreation > Hello from the River
 

Hello from the River

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If we get some warmer weather, the ice forming in the river will probably melt. If not, it will continue to build up. On warm days, the water will run over the top of the ice and then freeze, building the ice thicker from the top down.

The other day one of our credit cards required an online password reset, but there was a website problem so we were having to email each other about it. One of the security questions was 'What was your high school's mascot?' Mr. Troutbend's high school was John F Kennedy High School, and I had no idea what they would call their mascot. My guess was 'Marilyn Monroe,' but it turned out to be the Commanders. We're not using that because I would probably not remember.

Badgers
Ducks
Spartans
Indians
Terrapins
Rams
Wildcats
Beavers
Farmers
Warriors
Eagles
Coyotes

I can think of the cartoons that would depict these, but what does a Commander look like? Navy uniform? There really is a Farmer mascot: Wheatridge High School, a Denver suburb. The schools that are truly in farm country and attended by real farmers don't pick that particular mascot, although the University of Nebraska chose the Corn Husker.

posted on Nov 14, 2014 7:33 AM ()

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It is supposed to snow here tomorrow. I hope not.
comment by elderjane on Nov 15, 2014 4:20 AM ()
At your altitude, you probably get more more black ice than we do.
reply by troutbend on Nov 15, 2014 8:57 AM ()
He sez them Washington NFL team people's mascot is a Redskin Potato?
comment by hobbie on Nov 14, 2014 11:28 AM ()
The mascot naming issue has gotten out of hand.
reply by troutbend on Nov 15, 2014 8:55 AM ()
My daDDy's wuz "Chieftains."
comment by hobbie on Nov 14, 2014 11:27 AM ()
At some point, when the mascot names were selected, the selectors probably thought they were honoring the selectees by nominating them to represent a fierce competitor in the sports realm. However, Ninja sounds better than Yellow Skin, and Warrior sounds better than Red Skin because 'skin' is a little bit personal.
reply by troutbend on Nov 15, 2014 9:03 AM ()
comment by greatmartin on Nov 14, 2014 7:48 AM ()
If I was going to pick a mascot for my business here, it'd be a trout.
reply by troutbend on Nov 15, 2014 9:04 AM ()

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