An Underdog's story

Solomon’s Shield is the name of the app

The Department of Justice is suing the state of North Carolina over HB2

But last time I reblogged one ten/fifteen minutes later I got a call offering me a job

But I reblogged it because I was waiting on hearing back from the job. So there you go.

Yeah, like I’m going to lose the NCAA championship in a $3,000 suit! COME ON!

This year’s NCAA championship game had everything–two teams with a lot of tournament history, giant and rabid fanbases, great shooting, tenacious D, a tremendous buzzer beater finish–and Jay Wright’s suits. The man has been known for years for the care he takes in his appearance, nearly everything written about him makes at least an offhand reference to his suits. Wright’s a longtime customer of suburban Philadelphia semi-custom tailor Gabriele D'Annunzio, and the most recent count I could find said he has 30+ suits in his closet. His suits even have a twitter account.

Now, were I in Jay Wright’s shoes–and if I weren’t a dedicated desk jockey I’d almost certainly be a big time college basketball coach–I may not make all the same sartorial choices Jay makes. He prefers finer fabrics than I do in both his suits and shirts, wears more structured shoulders, and likes stripes a lot. I’ve never seen him wear a buttondown collar. 

But more importantly than getting everything “right,” he knows what works for him. And in a coaching world where sloppiness and performance fabrics dominate, Wright’s flatteringly cut and clearly coordinated looks stand out. Yeah, I know basketball coaches consistently outclass their counterparts in other sports, but even so Wright’s suits look uncommonly well-fit. His lapels, shirt collars and ties are evenly proportioned. There’s not a lot of collar gap, extra fabric, or puckering to indicate tightness, which is saying something because coaches like Wright do more angry gesturing (and glaring) than I do in DC traffic.

US students will be able to shield themselves during school shootings with the latest in body armour, the Bodyguard Blanket

But it must be a statistical flaw, you say, there weren’t that many massacres before 1996, right? No, WRONG.  In the eighteen years leading up to Port Arthur, there had been 13 mass shootings. 

But April, you ask, this couldn’t possibly have worked could it? Wouldn’t it only have reduced the mass shootings? WRONG. Since 1996, there have been ZERO mass shootings. That’s right, ZERO. FUCKING ZILCH. There have been scattered homicides, however:

How many schools have been raided and children murdered? NONE. How many film buffs have been murdered in their seats? NONE. How many innocent lives have been lost to the barrel of a gun? NONE.

On top of this, homicides involving the use of guns, and youth suicide involving the use of guns has declined dramatically, by up to 60%

Australia, however much the environment tries to kill you, is a safe haven, and you can walk the streets with 99% assurance that you won’t fall victim to a drive by shooting.

in 1996 another lone gunman killed 16 children and their teacher, and then committed suicide. again within six months the uk government outlawed all handguns. special dispensation had to be issued in order to hold shooting competition as part of the 2012 olympic games, and british hopefuls had to train overseas.

you can legally own certain types of shotgun, .22 calibre rifles over a certain barrel length, and antiques. that’s it.

in the nigh-on twenty years since the uk has had one mass shooting. one. and we’re down to about 30 gun-related deaths annually.