Roadrunner, coyote’s after you. Roadrunner, if he catches you you’re through. Beep beep. Not a chance that’s ever going to happen especially if the willy coyote keeps ordering devices from Acme.

Soon as it was available, I ordered it. The early bird catches the worm, I’ve heard it said.

This is a pretty good post overall in my opinion Craig, even if you still got in a dig (two, actually) at Major D, but I disagree with one part of it.
“You are right, as you often are (I said that for major d’s benefit) that ‘appearances’ seem to be of major importance to todays athletes.“–Even when I was young, “people” not just “some people” cared more about appearance than substance.
Are you really saying athletes in the past did not care about their appearance as much as they do today? I do not think that is true at all.

Dazed,

I know scientists can do some impressive things these days, but developing the amount of mass and gravitational force needed to create an atom sized black hole is still. thankfully, beyond our capabilities. If you want to see a really big one, or want to feel really small, check out TON 618. If we placed our entire solar system in it, without all the gravitational effects obviously, it would appear only as a tiny, tiny spot at its centre. Quora.com is an interesting site you might enjoy.

I just wish we would watch athletes perform for a while before passing judgement on how great or poor they are at their game. Owners (paying customers/tv rights) are shelling out $250 million plus for players that are basically unproven. I saw that Washington’s Steven Strasburg is retiring from pitching. He was given a $250 million contract in 2019 and has only made 9 starts since then! I want a contract like that. You are right, as you often are (I said that for major d’s benefit) that ‘appearances’ seem to be of major importance to todays athletes. They might not always perform at their best, but at least they look fine, at least the ones without all the gaudy tattoos!

Well, from the comments above we have some things besides coins in common, Craig.

I really miss the old arcades. If time travel was possible I would make sure I stopped at one if I found myself back in the 70s-90s.

I enjoy video games (and computer games) too. I am a first generation video game player. Started with a pong type system in the 1970s (Unisonic Tournament 2000). Last video game system I bought until recently was a Sega Dreamcast. 2020 was the 60th anniversary of Sega, they released an Astro City Mini with 37 Arcade Games from the 80s and 90s. I bought one.

I read Science Fiction too. Classics from Asimov and Heinlein and many others. Also Gregory Benford (in the Ocean of Night) sticks in my mind. I already re-read that one maybe 5 years ago now.

I read that series too, long ago. I think it was 3 books. It is not on my list this time, unfortunately. I am reading hardcovers, and I read those originally as paperbacks.

D & C,

I wish I had all the quarters I put in video arcade machines at the bars on the weekends during my 6 years in college! I loved Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Asteroids, Mario Bros. etc.
Before that, in the Summer of 1979 when we got back from 3 years in Germany, my parents bought us the Texas Instruments console you hooked up to your tv, but it only had like 4 game cartridges, including Pong (supposedly the first video game). I never got into “modern” gaming. But, I love watching comedy movies, documentary movies & movies based on a true story. And of course news & talk shows. In between all that I play with coins! Lol.

NumisdudeTX