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Jan 15 2018
Every Day Is Exactly The Same.
Have I mentioned I’m a Buddhist recently? Not as a religion, more as a philosophy. I believe I can see the future because I repeat the same routine. I think I used to have a purpose, then again, that might have been a dream. I think I used to have a voice. Now I never …
Jan 15 2018
Birmingham Jail
Fifty years ago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Room 306. Now we have an avowed racist in the White House. Some people think between his death and that of Robert Kennedy it was the end of hope. I agree. The King family and others believe the …
Jan 14 2018
Throwball Divisional Playoffs 2018: Aints at Eekings
I probably shouldn’t say this as I am 0 – 3 in picks this weekend, but I have a bit of residual sympathy for the Aints based on Katrina. On the other hand it would be mildly interesting to see the Eeks at home against the Patsies in the LII Bowl. What decides it in …
Jan 14 2018
Throwball Divisional Playoffs 2018: Jaguars at Steelers
I kind of like the Steelers because sometimes they can be a team of destiny and might have a better chance of beating the Patsies for the American Throwball Conference Championship and I hate the Patsies. Besides, Pittsburg is a s___hole and I suppose they deserve something. The Jaguars are just an average team and …
Jan 13 2018
Throwball Divisional Playoffs 2018: Titans at Patsies
I have fond enough memories of Tennessee. My Club (capo di tutti) met there frequently and the first time I visited it was Memphis. I highly recommend Mud Island, a concrete representation of the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to the Gulf you can easily stride across like some Gulliver in the Northern sections terminating in …
Jan 13 2018
Throwball Divisional Playoffs 2018: Falcons at Eagles
Yeah, yeah. All about who you hate the most but this year’s field is so filled with fail that I’m hard put to summon any enthusiasm at all, thus the disinterest in the Wild Card round. Besides, I had guests and places to go and things to do that were far more important than any …
Jan 10 2018
Remember LIBOR?
LIBOR stands for the London Inter Bank Offered Rate, supposedly the average interest rate given by Mega Banks to their most credit worthy customers, other Mega Banks, for short term loans. There are a lot of short term loans out there for those who are interested in them, companies such as Friendly Finance provide supplementary …
Jan 09 2018
He Can’t See You Right Now. He’s With The Orchids.
I have been accused of being as rigid about schedules as Nero Wolfe as well as weighing as much which is absurd. He is a seventh of a ton and I a mere tenth (What?! You’ve never heard of Nero Wolfe? Get thee to a library or book store). Nero nevertheless has a routine that …
Jan 08 2018
Trumpies Postponed!
Say it ain’t so Joe (that would be ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, not ‘Joltin’ Joe’ Dimaggio). From Politico– Donald Trump said on Sunday that the “fake news awards” he teased recently will be postponed, saying interest had exceeded his expectations. “The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, …
Jan 07 2018
The Stupid, It Burns!
In 1854 a Medical Scientist, Dr. John Snow, was able to isolate an outbreak of Cholera in London to a single public water supply on Broad Street. Now Cholera is nasty and it comes out both ends. It’s not necessarily fatal (though it can be) if you treat the symptoms and replace the water and …