Trying to Enjoy the Victories, NBA Playoffs, and Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 8

Thanks to the listeners who have recently read my novel Love on the Big Screen and took the time to write me about it. I appreciate you! Anne, the Kindle version is only $2.99!

News from my house:

-I did an enormous amount of weeding. Found and cooked some morel mushrooms. Classes are over at App State, and I’m collecting late work and final assignments. Mom has been going on a daily walk. She’s got a memoir book to fill out and Charlotte is coming home from college this week.

There has been some good feedback on people enjoying hearing about what we read and watch. Here’s what I read and watched last week:

• read Kindle sample of Lorne (as in SNL Michaels) by Susan Morrison. Still might buy it. I did buy David Sedaris’s collection of essays titled Calypso. There are stories about Sea-Section NC beach house, Fit Bit walking, and his sister’s suicide.
• watched the movie the Gray Man with Ryan Gosling. Made it to the end. Could use a cut of 15% of the fight and chase scenes. Really good little girl character. Billy Bob Thorton is in it too.
• Started first episode of The Last of Us. Might stay with it a little longer on the treadmill and see how it goes.

The Big News of this Ted Lasso episode:

1. There’s a massive internet hack of celebrities and an explicit video video that Keeley sent becomes public.
2. Ted fears Michelle and Dr. Jake are going to get married.
3. We get a lot of couples to start: Jack and Keeley, Michelle and Dr. Jake, Nate and Jade

Golden Lines from the Episode:

1. You can’t worry about something that hasn’t happened yet. -Crimm to Ted (added: Find out before you flip out). This is during a Diamond Dogs meeting about Michelle and Jake. The Diamond Dogs are very much in the spirit of my Brothers in Pursuit college group.
2. You should enjoy your victories. -Jade to Nate

5 Observations or Questions Related to NBA Playoffs

1. I’ll name the NBA team and you say the first thing that comes to mind: Thunder, Nuggets, Clippers, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Pacers, Knicks, Celtics, Warriors, Rockets
2. Anne, you said the Clippers are your new team. Why them over Pacers?
3. In each series, do you feel yourself rooting?

Let’s give Anne a chance to see if she can guess any of these NBA Playoff Stat Leaders:

1. Points per game: Giannis 33, Brunson 31.5, Tatum 31.3
2. Rebounds per game: Giannis 15.4, Jokic 11.6, Sengun 11.5
3. Assists: Haliburton 11.6, Jokic 10.1, Harden 9.1
4. Blocks per game: Holmgren 2.8, Edey 2.5, Turner (IND) 2.2
5. Three point field goals per game: Gary Trent 4.4, Steph Curry 4.2, Fred VanVleet 4.0
6. Free throws per game: Tatum 9.2, Giannis 8.8, Luka 8.2
7. Minutes played per game: Murray 42.1, Anunoby 42.0, Luka 41.6.

Ted Lasso Season 3, Episode 8 titled “We’ll Never Have Paris”(a few more items to potentially discuss)

• Nate has a meeting. Calls it the Love Hounds to talk. Disco has been divorced 3x. Other guy says to insult her. An Oscar Wilde quote:
• Roy says he’s sorry and then ruins it.
• Ted, Beard, and Henry go to West Hamm.
• Jack says Keeley is her friend.
• The story behind “Hey Jude.”

In 1968 the longest song to ever reach number one on the Billboard charts was Paul McCartney’s epic “Hey Jude”—clocking in at seven minutes and twelve seconds. The song was written to soothe John Lennon’s son Julian amid his parent’s divorce. Click here for Wikipedia entry.

• Michelle tells Ted Dave Grohl learned to play drums on pillows.
• Henry no dap for Dr. Jacob. Michell no kiss. She looks up to see if Ted is watching her go.