Lakers?

Let me begin by saying that I don’t know beans about basketball. I know that March Madness is a big time for fans and am 98.35% sure we are talking college ball. This is because our Son-In-Law graduated from UCLA. Daughter Dearest hales from USC, so they have an interesting household. The deal there is if you buy a kid an item of Trojan Wear you have to get the kid an item of the Bruin ilk also.

Driving though the Midwest, we see little town after little town. We know this because the high school team mascot is often emblazoned upon the water tower and visible for miles. The problem for us is that we happened to pass by The Lake of the Ozarks. Not to be outdone, a small town on the eastern side is called Ozark Lake. Those of you who are quick off the mark will have anticipated the problem. Oh, yes. The water tower said, “Lakers”. I do know enough about basketball to know that the real Lakers are a professional team in Los Angeles. I even Googled the LA Lakers and found mixed reports. One says the Lakers have no mascot while another site shows a goofy looking dog like creature. I think it has a name but my mind did not think this nugget of information was worthy of an attempt at long term memory.

One little thought that remained in our minds is, “What is Ozark Lake’s mascot?” I mean what is a football or basketball game without some kid sweating inside a Wolf or Bear costume? This just seems wrong on so many levels. 

Then I realized that when our former town of Madera built a second high school they chose “Stallions” as a mascot. First a stallion costume is going to look pretty goofy during halftime at homecoming when meeting with a Grizzly from the opponents. Second, it boggles the mind that in the 21st century someone has not sued the school board for this. While I miss the little Madera newspaper, occasionally, it always made me chuckle to read that the Lady Stallions had crushed Hoover Patriots in volleyball. Lady Stallions? Please.

 

 

 

I know I may be boring you, but I will test your patience a bit longer with my comments about water towers. Most towns in the Midwest have water towers that are like an upside down teardrop on a tall column. The tall column is a cheap way of keeping water pressure for the city… put the water up high and it will make pressure.

 

 

 

 

However, we passed a town so small they apparently don’t need the tank at the top. Water in the column must be sufficient for all 244 souls to have a good hot shower.

 

 

 

Anyone can see that this situation is an embarrassment to the town and local high school team. It makes for a lettering nightmare. Perhaps this would be a good time to name the team “The Rockets”.