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The Honey Badger’s punt return toss before the goal line against Georgia.

re: LSU Lake Project

Posted by Thebuzz on 7/1/26 at 6:26 pm to
The PowerPoint shown at the June update meeting is on the universitylakesproject.org website now. It provides many of the details of the project progress, including costs.

If I’m reading the slides correctly, $81 million has been raised for current contracts.One slide indicates that the running/walking/ bike paths will cost an additional $27 million. The expansion of Wampold Park will be between $14-16 million.


re: LSU Lake Project

Posted by Thebuzz on 7/1/26 at 5:41 pm to
I attended the last update meeting held at LSU. The meeting set-up was amateurish, at best. Half the people had to stand because of limited seats. It was hard to hear because of no microphones for the audience asking questions. Very poor logistical management.

The vocal minority were concerned about the landscaping maintenance, the concept of a singular consortium managing the ongoing environment and the poor planning in determining fiscal requirements for execution.

Someone asked about the cypress and the project manager indicted that the cypress in the City Park Lake area was not sellable due to poor quality. They hope to sell the cypress from University Lake but that isn’t a definite.



Nokia. Profitable company that’s has transformed from the cellphone business to technology infrastructure and a robust patent portfolio.
Ricky Zibilich threw a no-hit, 14 strikeout masterpiece for Rummel in the 1974 state championship game against Broadmoor.
Letterman once did a top ten fears of McDonald’s managers. Number 9 was that customers would find out that the fish sandwich and the apple pie were the exact same item…I laughed.
While not a LSU bar, Chappell’s is worth the trip. Amazing collection of sports memorabilia.

re: Crews back to the Majors

Posted by Thebuzz on 5/19/26 at 4:19 pm to
Belle was great in the MLB but not in the top 3 for LSU. Crews, Walker and Furniss were probably the best position players.

re: Sold out already!?!

Posted by Thebuzz on 5/17/26 at 5:02 am to
The cold weather comment was a reference to the fans, not the players,




re: Sold out already!?!

Posted by Thebuzz on 5/16/26 at 3:58 pm to
It gets cold in Wisconsin in December…
LSU did not commission Mardi Gras Mike. It was a LSU supporter that had the idea and approached Kern. Kern owns the float.

re: Need a firm pillow recommendation

Posted by Thebuzz on 5/12/26 at 7:00 pm to
The cost of most of the recommended pillows was surprisingly high, but I was a novice pillow shopper. Most of the highly rated pillows were over $100. I justified my purchase by weighing the cost against the value of sound sleep and impact that sleep has on your long-term health.

re: Need a firm pillow recommendation

Posted by Thebuzz on 5/12/26 at 6:11 pm to
I used old, inexpensive pillows until recently. I decided to upgrade and wanted a “cool” pillow for better sleep. After researching the options, I purchased a Sijo Flexcool pillow on Amazon ($72). You can add and remove the foam to create the desired height and firmness.

I wish I would have bought this years ago, as it’s been great for me.
The only MLB stadium without a traditional left field foul pole is a very cool architectural aspect to the stadium in San Diego. That unique construction also created an excellent sports trivia question.


Mauck is a great football draft trivia question!

Another great draft trivia question is which team drafted two HOF quarterbacks in the same draft. Answer below:








The Kansas City Royals drafted John Elway and Dan Marino in 1979.
Live in a residence that fits your means. Limit your dining out. Drive reliable and reasonable vehicles.

Houses, restaurants and fancy new cars will suck you dry.
There are many factors that impact that answer, including but not limited to income and withholdings. It probably helped some but certainly not everyone. It had no effect on my taxes.

Some said it was to simply satisfy a campaign promise regarding social security taxes. Social Security taxes still exist.

re: Age 50 catch up rule change

Posted by Thebuzz on 4/18/26 at 6:00 pm to
You are correct. It was Secure 2.0 not the BBB. My mistake.

I believe the high wage number is inflation adjusted each year so it may be nudged up for 2026.

re: Age 50 catch up rule change

Posted by Thebuzz on 4/18/26 at 5:52 pm to
That change is part of the Big Beautiful Bill. I believe this change is for those that qualify as high wage employees. The details on the new catch-up rule are available online and can be found with a quick search.
According to MLB, the ABS system has added 57 seconds to each game. Only three players can call for the review, the batter, the pitcher and the catcher. Some teams do not allow their pitchers to call for a review, which is interesting.

The biggest issue now is that the ABS system is 2 dimensional and the strike zone is 3 dimensional. Apparently they tested a 3 dimensional system and there were issues. I’m sure that technology will improve.