Feel Good Friday

“Capturing a boom in women’s sports exemplified by the University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, bars showcasing only women’s sports are having a marquee moment, one that’s building into a trend.” Fans are flocking to bars that show only women’s sports on their TVs.

+ “Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was still on supervised release – which is like probation – for a tax felony. She has always maintained she had no idea she was ineligible and only tried to cast a ballot because her mother urged her to.” Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted. What say we stop trying to jail innocent voting cheats and start jailing actual voting cheats?

+ “Yale’s marching band wasn’t able to travel to the game in Spokane, Wash., due to previously scheduled spring break plans, according to ESPN. Upon hearing this, the marching band from the University of Idaho — which hosted the first two rounds of the tournament — volunteered to fill in.” Why the University of Idaho marching band members are heroes in Connecticut.

+ “The superstar and her mother, Maggie Baird, were stunned by the music industry’s lack of environmental action — so they’ve integrated their own into every element of the artist’s business.” Why Billie Eilish Insists on Sustainability in Her Career.

+ Tefillin groovy: “The neo-Nazi who inspired Edward Norton’s skinhead character in ‘American History X’ has revealed he is now an observant Jew after turning his life around — and discovering his heritage through DNA testing.”

+ They were each other’s first crushes. 70 years later, they said ‘I do.’

+ Well, my SF Giants lost their opening day game. It’s probably good news for you, as hours later I went to see Springsteen in SF. If the Giants had won and I got see the Boss on the same day, I very likely would have self-actualized and wouldn’t need to do these daily roundups anymore. In the end, I got a lot closer to Bruce than to self-actualizing.