We are the devils, the mighty mighty devils
After a couple weeks of kvetching about the SuberbOwl, the GG now has it on and plans to watch it. I do not know who he’s rooting for. I am rooting for the Seahawks of course, not that I’ll actually watch the game, as if I could follow it…
I am rooting for the Seahawks for two reasons. 1) Because I have two cousins who live in the area (and their families) and some bloggy friends I have known so long they almost seem like local neighbors. Just to say, one of my cousins is hosting a SuberbOwl party, the other one couldn’t care less about football and I don’t think she even has a TV. 2) Because I kinda hate renaming teams things like “Patriots”, although the GG informs me that the team hasn’t been renamed. That is its original name, I guess. Fair enough.
I have mixed feelings about renaming teams in general, especially if for “politically correct” reasons. I don’t really like “patriotic” names. I *am* patriotic, believe it or not. Just that “patriot” is taking on some different connotations in this day and age and I am not a fan. I am not a big fan of renaming teams with Native American names but I think that the Native American communities should have some say although I gather that the Native Americans’ opinions sometimes vary. Now. My high school was (and is) the Blue Devils. I thought that was a cool name and fortunately any attempts to change it were foiled. I think there *were* such attempts but am terribly fuzzy on the details. But who wouldn’t want to be a Blue Devil? I was proud to be one. “We are the devils, the mighty mighty devils…” Memories of being on the band bus and SING-SHOUTING that to the world. We did that when we rode the junior high bus, the high school bus was more subdued. For one thing, as cool a name as Blue Devils was, our team did not win a lot of games. Needless to say, we were a bit cynical by then.
My relationship with MAGA continues to evolve although I am NOT AND NEVER WILL BE MAGA OR pro-TRUMP no matter who I live with. But. A Sault Ste. Siberian facebook friend shared a post from a local animal shelter yesterday. An older gentleman cat’s family had experienced a sudden major disruption and the cat needed to be re-homed. The shelter posted that they were waiving the adoption fee to try to get this cat a new home as quickly as possible. Well. Within an hour, my MAGA “friend” Mushie had snagged the cat. (For clarity, Mushie is not the same person as the woman who shared the post from the animal shelter, just a commentor.) He tried to pay the adoption fee *anyway* and when it was refused, he made a donation. Later he posted a pic of his wife and their (now) two cats in their cozy living room. People are complicated.
Other than that, we met up with Little Cat Z for lunch at The Griz. Haven’t been there for a while and the mac’n’cheese side tasted good, especially loaded up with bacon.
February 9th, 2026 at 10:16 am
Our school district’s mascot is also the Blue Devil. When I pointed out to Dan and Dave that their grandmother was also a Blue Devil, they said that the MRH Blue Devils were better than the SSM’s. I had to point out that the Devils in SSM were likely to be bluer than MRH, just on climate alone.
February 9th, 2026 at 2:11 pm
I was a Ram, then a Ram, then a Bruin, then a Ram again, then a Husky. As a general rule, I don’t like Native American symbols as mascots since they are often caricatures of the real tribes and aren’t in place to honor Native Americans. I don’t think many NA think of Redskin as being a positive term. The SB game was kind of boring unless you like great defense with a few cool interceptions. Which I do!