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On a bright, white Saturday morning . . .

1. Ahhh, when the first hit of coffee courses all the way down to your knees, you know it's the right strength.

2.. Greetings and welcome to barondietrich, peacockduchess, joef_johnm, and kandy_elizabet.

3. We actually got snow last night, maybe an inch or so. That's fine. Heavy snow is for school days.

4. OK, this happened in the area where I used to work, and I know Tony from way back. One point not mentoned is that the principal has been on the job for a month.

The longtime boys basketball coach at Putnam (Conn.) High School has been suspended for two games for published comments he made about the team after a loss, according to the Associated Press.

Tony Falzarano, who has won 533 games in his 33 seasons at Putnam, criticized his team after Saturday's loss to rival Tourtellotte Memorial High.

You can't make chicken salad out of chicken you-know-what,'' he told the Norwich Bulletin. "And right now, we are chicken-you-know what."

Principal Bill Barry said he saw the comment in the newspaper and decided action was warranted.