Does anyone Know

 where the love of God goes

When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her (Gordon Lightfoot)

and so today marks the 51st anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald, and wouldn't it be just my luck to be riding the rails north, instead of battling 25 foot swells like a real man On Gitchee Gumee......i'll be sipping Light Beer and listening to music on my  fancy head set, while those poor lads can't eat because the chef says "it's too rough to feed ya"......but then again......i am forced to spend the rest of the week in that toxic dump called New Jersey......all things considered , by 7:00 pm i might be wishing i was manning the main hatch way.

I might be off track on this one.....but every year when they start talking about the Tree at Rockefeller Ctr, i get a little disappointed , ...sad to see such a beautiful tree...one that is cherished by some local community/town or farm, in the prime or later years of it's life, cut down.....for 2 weeks of glory.......leaving an emptiness and certain regret behind.....put up a fake tree or some A I hologram for all the Japanese tourists to take pictures around...

speaking of the Japenese.....Taiwanwese born Jen-Hsun Huang mustve forgotten the advise he got from Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack ( Hey Wang, whatever you do, don't tell them your Jewish)  it seems the CEO of Nvidia, the 7th richest man in the world, was having an affair with Alice Also Huang....no relation.....and she's not nearly as hot as Swallwells Gal Pal Fang Fang.....so there's that......but the real kicker is, now his soon to be ex wife  Lori Mills Huang (that's a mouthful) is about to get a thank you for playing prize of over 75 Billion........and she no longer has to pretend to like Chinese food for Thanksgiving and Christmas.......but more importantly, the stock was down over $10 bucks yesterday as it seems Alice....remember Alice?....it's a song about Alice.......well she's a chinese spy and he may very well have spilled some important national security beans while the two were picking out leather jackets.......anyhoo.....i am going to keep buying the stock....after all.....divorce did wonders for Beezos and the Amazon stock.

interesting timing for old Trump to go on 60 minutes and say the things a good portion of the voters wanted to hear........maybe if this interview was moved up a few weeks they could have limited the damage.......

Dave Chapelle sure is brave........free speech....love it or hate he is a MAN of Principle.....he says whatever he wants, whenever he wants...he is a comedian....if you are offended...well that's on you......he admitted he was relieved when Father of 2 Charlie Kirk was assassinated  at Utah State...funny stuff...controversial ? YES.....but that's Chapelle.........hmmm......taking $5 million to perform in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, BUT FIRST....signing an agreement NOT to make ANY jokes about the Saudi Royal Family or Moslems....yep, that chapelle too........fraud, coward, not so principled after all.

2+3= 29 times when the Gales of Nov come early

in a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early

and Keep your eyes wide

 The chance won’t come again

And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’ (Dylan)

The one thing everyone should know about American politicians is that everyone sucks.....every last one of them is a money hungry, power seeking narcissist , and so while the stock market tumbles today, rest assured it will rise again.

This is a just a predetermined break.....a mini ceasefire if you will....and come January when the new players suit up, it will be business as usual.....if you really think the demonrats have some higher standard and will turn away lobbyist money and stand up against Data Centers......well....guess again.

lets sit back and enjoy the show......first will come defiance......Hell no to Elon........then will come a softening stance.....we will only consider data centers in our state if it has safeguards and is beneficial to our citizens......then will come acceptance.....they are inevitable...they are coming.....we should at least allow them in our state and use that revenue.....and lastly will be the unspoken truth......i don't care what you tear down or build up, so long as i get my fat envelope........neither side is for or against anything.......but it makes their skin crawl to watch their opponents sit in the seat of power and collect those dividends and payouts.......as soon as they get their seat back it will be Game on.

and so today i did some bargain hunting....i made small additions to my NVDA and PLTR positions.....and if i have to wait 6 months or so to see a significant bump, then so be it....

more importantly though......Today is a Chance for Glory.....for some it may be their Last legitimate shot at Global dominance.....no, i'm not talking about the stock market.....i am talking about the J- E - T - S

as it stands now, the JETS have 3 first round draft choices next year.......and currently they are ALL in the top 10......and they have some decent young pieces already in the stables........if they play their cards right, they could be building a championship caliber team.......first they have to Find that GM.....i don't know who.....but the right guy is out there......then, they have to let him find HIS Coach.....and let the GM handle the draft without ownership intervention......in the short term, they need to replace GINO asap and find out if this kid Klubnik is a keeper or not.......a starter....a backup....or neither....they need to evaluate every single name on the roster......lock up the winners.......trade the questionable....and eventually cut ties with the losers and has beens.....

But the sobering reality for some of my loyal readers is that THIS may be their last chance.....if they blow it again.....if they trade , draft or keep the wrong guys.....if they get over their ski's and try to Rush the process, they might never get another opportunity in our lifetime.

finally.....and i am not sure if this is proof there is hope for the planet.....or perhaps the final nail on our collective coffin.......but Chicago Born Pope Leo hosted Bob Dylan at the Vatican and the two discussed music lyrics and the development of data centers..........

**incredibly this photo was NOT AI doctored....i double and even triple checked.......Dylan did wear his traditional Black Hoodie from Afghanistan........he is definitely a space alien.....maybe even a Martian here to research the blog......i wasn't expecting them until the mid 22nd century.

2+3=BEEER    (Green Data Center Beeer)

For the loser now will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’

  

So, so you think you can tell

 Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? (Pink Floyd)

well....there really shouldn't be any surprise....the Republicans had the reigns for 2 years and accomplished very little from their agenda.....they spent the last 8 months telling us that Iran wants a deal, and gas prices will drop as soon as that deal is signed.....they labeled their adversaries as dangerous socialists , but did not explain to the common person what that means for the them.....did Rogers talk to the Automakers Unions in Detroit and explain that "medicare for all"  really means that their platinum health plans that they fought for from Ford & GM will go away if sayed has his way ? 

They did nothing to protect elections......and the Tariffs were not used wisely, and in some critical swing states they did more short term harm than long term gain......and they backed off supporting the Ukraine while also trying to convince arab states to be come our new ally. 

Trumps ego got in the way of his brain.....he anointed Empty Suit Blakeman and Dingbat Darlene.....and they both got crushed......Stefanik would have given Hochul a serious run for the money....just as Zeldin did 4 years ago....and i think she would have actually stolen back enough female votes to win.......and anybody else with a pulse would have cruised to victory in the dark Red state of SC .....EXCEPT.......a dingbat female riding on the coattails of her dead brother........HOW can we as a party stand against DEI and then anoint Darlene as Lindsey's replacement ?   we can't, and we didn't.

the only silver lining is that if the demonrats turn the next 24 months into one long impeachment hearing, then maybe......just maybe......the American public will be sick and tired of them and put Rubio or Vance in the White House.

 but in any event, we are in for a few lousy years, and the finger sb pointed squarely at the Donald.....as i have been doing for the past year , i might add.......hopefully he finds a way to get some things accomplished, but i'm not holding my breath.

Running over the same old ground, what have we found?
The same old fears, wish you were here

fare the well

 Rest in Peace Kathy.......Slainte.....God Bless.....a genuinely good natured, happy and funny Bayridge original, with a smile that could light up any room....you will be missed but never forgotten ....farewell for now.

Kathleen Ann Duffy (nee McKee), 58 years old passed away at her home in Staten Island, surrounded by family on October 29th 2026. Born on January 21, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York she is the daughter of James McKee and the late Henrietta McKee.

Survived by beloved husband of 33 years Brian, devoted mother of Molly Rose and Megan Lynn Duffy, cherished sister of Karyn Ann and Linda Ann (Daniel) McLoughlin. Kathleen is also survived by her many beloved in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Kathy had many job and business endeavors through her years. A successful business woman through out career with various certifications including her series 7. Businesses including Prudential Securities, Reliance Insurance and Pioneer Transportation.

Kathy loved hosting family and friends at all occasions, specifically to football Sundays. As well as relaxing and traveling to any beach vacation. She loved a cut throat scrabble game (which she was always victorious) and the daily wordle. She was infamous for her 3am texting when she woke up and chatting with her father who brought her coffee every morning around the same time. As her husband would say, she’s “cute as a button but smart as a whip”.

She will be missed by all and her legacy will live on through all her inspirational signs, her words of wisdom, as well as every life she has touched.

Viewing will be November 2nd and 3rd, both 3-7pm, at Hanley’s Funeral Home. Mass will be held at St. Christopher’s Church Wednesday (11/4) at 10:30am. Interment Ocean View Cemetery.

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit he streets

 Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat

Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go, go, go
They said, "Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side"
I said, "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
Alright, huh (Lou Reed)

speaking of trannies....the WNBA playoffs ratings have dropped through the basement since Clark & Cunningham were eliminated.....so much so that the league has moved game 6 of the Finals to Thursday afternoon at 12:30.....not a joke, although the league sure is.

13 days until the midterms and i must say i voted early for the first time last Friday....long lines and high turnout....it will be interesting to see how this goes.

The DSA candidates are really outdoing themselves in the areas of ignorance and arrogance....POS Syed in Michigan refuses to acknowledge that his Family is most definitely part of the moslem bruther hoods...and he get downright nasty with anyone that questions him....but the biggest slipup came when he ate fried chicken in a soul food diner and and then said blacks may not like moslems because moslems own a lot of business's that blacks frequent in Detroit and the bigger cities ......say what ??

Angie Nixon is running for Congress in Florida....she was asked if Cuba was a dictatorship.....she said " I don't know, i have never been there, so i have to listen to the people who have"......say what ??

reminds me of when kamela was reminded that she never visited the border despite being the border Czar......and she famously cackled that she never went to Europe either.........say what ?

Kathy Hochul was declared the worst Governor in the country by an independent review, but she increased her lead of empty suit Blakeman to 14 points.....maybe, just maybe Trump should have stayed out of this race and let the People select Elise Stefanik.......she would have wiped the floor with bruce...and then Kathy.....BUT Trump had to butt in and anoint Blakemen.

same story in South Carolina.....Trump insisted on appointing Lindseys sister and then anointed her the MAGA candidate , and she was so bad during her debate that the she is clinging to a lead over a democrat nobody (annie andrews)....

i'll just be glad when it's all over and we can go back to bombing Iran.

2+3=BEEER

And the colored girls say
Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do

anchors aweigh

 a great Day exploring the USS North Carolina....it brought back a lot of good memories from life on the ship.......although i did conclude....we were 20 years old....we didn't knw any better....

Everybody

 listen to me

And return me my ship
I'm your captain, I'm your captain 
Though I'm feeling mighty sick ( GFR)

today we trek north into Tarheel country and we storm the gang plank of the USS North Carolina BB-55

no prisoners shall be taken.......cold be shall be enjoyed by all throughout.....giddy up

imagine waking up and seeing this badass sailing into your bay to kick your ass and annihilate  your nation ?

2+3=BB55

I can feel the hand of a stranger
And it's tightening around my throat
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Take this stranger from my boat

well, i know what's right

 I got just one life

In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down (Tom Petty)

It is actually quite funny to see the scenes of rioting in Paris and other regions in France and then listen to the voiceovers of the media as they report....the media is still insisting these are just protests and that this is about "school conditions" .....they go on to remind us that France has a centuries old tradition of popular protests and a History of the people forcing Governmental change. 

Left unsaid is the fact that 100% of the flags in the streets are Palestinian..not a single French flag being proudly waved.....and the lack of actual students might force some to pause and rethink the objectives....but not the MSM....they already have the script, they can't let the facts ruin a good story.....private business is being looted and destroyed.......centuries old town halls are being burnt to the ground.......this isn't about school supplies.......this is an ungrateful moslem immigrant base determined to takeover France, destroy it's culture and history, and bring everyone down in the mud,,,,if the Republican party wasn't so pathetic, they would buy add space everywhere and anywhere and just keep running these clips and reminding Americans that this movie is coming soon to a theater near you.

and it's not just France......Italy , Spain, Portugal and Albania.....all dealing with the same thing......you take them IN....give them free stuff...and they EAT you.

as of this morning the NFL is refusing to relocate the Steelers-Saints game scheduled for this Sunday in Paris......could get interesting.

And then there is Ukraine.....it is time for Zllinsky to go.....he is now crying that we didn't give him advance warning that Russia was launching an attack .....so the big tough guy who rejects every ceasefire deal, can't defend his country without the US telling him where and when Russia is going to attack ? well then maybe you should not treat your allies like an ATM machine and try to embarrass us on the world stage every chance you get....maybe he should reject our financial aid and talk to his 'friends" in the EU .

and then there is Canada........Dbag Carney is gloating over the Alberta Vote to stay in Canada and not seek to secede .......lost in the details is the fact that 25% of the people in Alberta voted to leave......to put that in perspective......"separatist" candidates in canada generally receive 1 or 2 % of the vote in national elections.....so that's a pretty big jump....there's something rotten in Denmark and it ain't the Calgary Fish.

meanwhile Carney is in talks with a Norwegian firm to construct a Fiber Cable directly between Montreal and Norway....bypassing the USA....he is desperately trying to cut ties with America...it is past time that we start reinforcing border crossing up North.....we need a northern border as secure as the one in the south ( thanks to Trump)  islam is the 2nd largest and fastest growing religion in Canada.....

and back home we are 2 weeks out from the Election.......and apparently both teams in the WNBA finals ran off the court just before the National Anthem, and hid in the locker room from the scary song until it was safe .......unfortunately there were NO witnesses in attendance to confirm this story.

hey, baby
There ain't no easy way out 

ai bs

 so i got into a fight with artificial intelligence......never trust a robot.......i take screenshots of the BS they tell me and then i confront them later,,,,he argument below was about the Alberta Flags at Edmonton Oiler Games......as i suspected....the arena backed down  and allowed flags.....but then they also changed their original story and tried to say the fan on Oct 3 was thrown out for other offensive behavior..........Let's Hope the Good People of Alberta vote tomorrow to secede. 

You're right to call that out, and I apologize for missing the mark. I hallucinated the details about a coordinated "United Alberta Flags" distribution group and the fans smuggling in specific 11" x 17" flags for that October 15th game.

• The Root of the Online Discussion: The entire controversy stems from a viral video on October 3rd (during a game against Seattle) where a fan was escorted out by police. While social media users claimed he was kicked out specifically for waving an Alberta flag, the Edmonton Oilers/Oilers Entertainment Group issued a statement clarifying that the fan was removed entirely for disruptive behavior, blocking views, and using offensive language toward staff, rather than the specific flag he brought. 

Well early this mornin

 someone hot on the line

Said "Me and my friends are downtown, drinking' wine."
They're trying' to help me,  but they ain't got time
To see which way I've fallen  (Jorma)

the sawdust does feel fine Jorma....Boy oh boy....the modern day explorers in search of Amelia Earhardts missing plane were positively stunned when they found the wreckage and realized that Joe Bidens long lost Uncle Bozie was living inside....turns out he wasn't eaten by Cannibals' after all.....a nice family reunion is sure to ensue......way to go Brandon.

So now the Houthis are bombing airports in Saudi Arabia and our response is ........zippo......wait until after the midterms.......swamp move.....elections are more important than anything....pathetic.

No surprise that a New York judge ruled that the Fed Govt can't force Sanctuary cities to comply with immigration policies.....this needs to be appealed up to SCOTUS.

Again i suggest that Republicans start floating the idea of Sanctuary Cities for the Fetus and ban their hospitals from dealing with abortion doctors or planned parenthood clinics.......how about sanctuary cities for the January 6th protestors or anyone accused of financial crimes or any weapons charges.....if the libs can harbor fugitives, surely we can protect some on our side.

Mandani is now advising private business NOT to lease/rent any property to ICE..........think about that.....the Chinese Govt can buy farmland next to a military base , but ICE can't rent a garage  in queens to park their vehicles.

seems the MSM is reporting an increase in mentally ill women killing their own kids.......thanks Boston.....let's see if anyone interviews the loud obnoxious Cows from the Clancy Jury....see if they admit to having blood of children on their hands.

Let's hope someone like Elon Musk is buying up the slums of DC, every decrepit building that is falling down......and when it becomes a State.....move in 10,000 conservatives for 6 months and lets steal the Senate Seats....

Brewers-Indians could be a real throwback classic world series......no offense to Tampa....but i would hate to see the Fall Classic in that miserable dome.

happy Friday

2+3=BEEER

Well this sawdust's feelin' fine
My body sure don't mind
This solitary flyin'
At summer stair again
I don't remember when

would ya please not stare at me like that

 “It’s just my foolish pride

But sometimes a man must be alone
And this is no place to hide”  (Dylan)

Oh Trump.....what the heck are you doing ? 

again i admit that in the past there has always been a method to his madness, and sometimes i did not know why or where he was going with certain moves.....but in the end they always seemed to work out.....but lately i am not as certain......has he turned into just another swamp creature. ?

last week POTUS disclosed his independently managed accts had  invested 5 million in Spacex through multiple investments....these were the day before he announced his executive order to have the Transportation Sec eliminate or expedite any environmental reviews and remove certain rules for commercial rocket launches.....a few days later he signed a Space Policy memo with a target of 1,000 annual commercial launches.....Great News for Space Ex and the stock jumped....let's be honest....if Biden, Warren or any Dem did this, I would be screaming.

In the past month he rans ads patting himself on the back and celebrating all of his accomplishments , and then at the end of the ad the voiceover proudly stated that these ads were paid for by the US Government.......that's taxpayer dollars......i know he is trying to aggravate the left, but at a time when people are struggling with inflation and govt fraud and wasted $$....this was stupid.......run the ads, but pay for them with campaign funds......if Biden did this we would all be livid...

He also announced a lifting of sanctions on Russia , so that we may purchase their diesel fuel.....that's good for our farmers and commercial trucking  ( eventually) but what does that say about the Russia-Ukraine War ?? did we change sides overnight ?? what message does this send to current or potential allies ?  In fairness, in his follow up yesterday he suggested that Zllinski must go and that Ukraine should chose another President .......he may have a point, but it's not something you expect from your supposed ally.

The latest shooting by ICE will probably be the ticket they ride until the midterms......daily protests at Foley Square and around the country.....the facts no longer matter when it comes to ICE....the MSM smells blood in the water and they will not let up......the fact that this dirtbag was illegal, had a significant rap sheet, and tried to run over ICE agents while his 5 year old kid was in the back seat doesn't matter......he is now a walking, living Saint amongst us to the media.

nice move by Scott Bessent to wish Elizabeth Warren a Happy Indigenous Peoples day....that's funny

Broadway Blueshirts were dealt a blow when the lost the Russian Goalie for the year.....injuries happen, they have a good young nucleus......let's make a sensible trade for a Vet like Binnington or Coax Jonathan Quick into coming out of retirement for a year..........side note, i still stand behind my call to trade the Russian last year....they could have received a haul from Edmonton......and it;s bad business to have such a large portion of the payroll tied to one player......but what do i know.

I know that

2+3=BEEER

Well, the moral of the story
The moral of this song
Is simply that one should never be
Where one does not belong
So when you see your neighbor carryin’ somethin’
Help him with his load
And don’t go mistaking Paradise
For that home across the road

This is a Public Service announcement

 with Guitar (the Clash)

the actual Public Service Announcement pertains to Sweater Nite 29....I hope to see at least one Ken Dryden Sweater donning his oddball number.

the truth is we are getting squeezed.....the NFL drifts further into February and the MARCHing Irishmen are pregaming for the high Holy days earlier and earlier.

The Super Bowl this year will be on the Sunday of Presidents weekend, aka the traditional day of Sweater Night, Sunday Feb 14th.

So we moved it back a week......but it turns out the Bay Ridge Parade dinner/dance in El Caribe is the same night.......SOOOO.....since we have a long history of Sweater Nite alum serving as Deputy Grand Marshals we decided to move it back another day.

There may be some hungover skaters, but at least they can attend both events if they so chose....

Sweater Nite will be held on Sunday Feb 21st in PC's.......pregame skate hopefully at the Kettle Black, but stay tuned for that one.

Rangers at the Stanley Cup Champion Hurricanes at 1:00

Sabres at the Dead Wings at 3:30 TNT

Devils at the Blackhawks at 6:00

in a peculiar scheduling event.....the Flyers will be hosting the Habs on Monday AFTERNOON........a 2:00 start on a weekday because the league wants to televise a few games in prime time for eastern Europe....go figure.

anyway from where i sit

2+3=29

know your rights !

Oooooh, Oh Alabama

 The Devil fools

with the best laid plan,

Swing low Alabama

you got the spare change

you got to feel strange ( N. Young)

Not much chatter on the MSM about this topic, but now Quebec has officially scheduled a Vote, along with Alberta; to ask the people if they wish to seceede from Canada. 

On one side you have Mark Carney and Neil Young insisting that Canada remain galvanized and unified against outside forces that wish to destroy them ( TRUMP) and on the other side you have 2 very different provinces that feel the ship is sinking and they would prefer to go it alone. The truckers set the table a few years ago and i think it resonated with the populace....the Govt painted regular ordinary truck drivers that were protesting Vaccine mandates as terrorists......the limp wristed ottawa ruling class, the ones that support BLM and have more tolerance than snow; could not tolerate their own working class voicing their dislike of the Vaccine policy....and so the Govt called in the military, villified the truckers, shut down their bank accounts, blocked donations from the US and other Canadiens and basically threatened to blacklist and destroy the lives of anyone that continued to protest in the Capitol.

In a similar show of Authoritarian force, the Security of Rogers Place (Edmonton, Alberta) home of the Edmonton Oilers, has banned the Alberta Flag......strange....and during a home game Saturday Night the Police and Security teams aggressively confronted and threw out people waving the Flag of the Province.....not a Gay Flag or a Palastinian flag but the Flag of the Province in which they live and exist and do business....they are telling the paying cstomers that thay cannot support their own Province....this will backfire dramatically......there already is a grass roots movement to bring thousands of flags into the arena for the next home game...Thurs Oct 15 they host Utah....stay tuned.....either the arena caves or we may very well see a riot in olde Edmonton.

the crackdown on the Truckers may have worked short term too......but it sowed the seeds of contempt and is now coming back to bite them......As Carney portrays America as the villian and tries to cozy up with the EU, the people are calling BS....they see this window in time as an opportunity to either pull away and gain Freedom from an oppresive regime OR force meaningful change within....they might realize that the may never be another time with someone as sympathetic to their cause,  as they have with Trump right now......he would love to strike favorable trade pacts with 2 breakaway Provinces...just to stick it up Carneys butt....

Something similar is simmering in France.......More like Burning.......the protests are being framed as a statement on school conditions, but it is as obvious as the Palastinian Flags that they wave as to what it is really about.....on the anniversary of Oct 7th is it really a surprise that the moslems are burning the city and diverting attention.....this is a fight for the future of France.....and i may be an optimist, but i think these protests will backfire and lead to the election of right wing Marine Le Pen in April wen Macron is forced to step down due to term limits.......France is in dire straits and this may be her last chance to elect someone that will stop accepting moslem refugees and start deporting the illegals.....it may be too late already, but i have faith.....once you get outside the Big Cities, I hear the people in the countryside lean right, love their country and want desperately to preserve their culture......time will tell

I mentioned Neil in the beginning and i chose this lyric because i think it's hysterical that the Frog that had soo much to say about Alabama and Civil Rights in the USA.....has remained silent on the 2 Provinces considering Seceding..he is a laughable hypocrite, but i still play his music ...and look at my picture of Neil and Trump arm in arm and full of smiles back in the day....

i'm still drinking in the free world

and

2+3=BEEER

Oh Alabama
Banjos playing
Through the broken glass
Windows down in Alabama
See the old folks
Tied in white robes
Hear the banjo
Don't it take you down home?

Said, Crossin Jordan

 I need not fear

Jesus' gonna be the engineer
Then you'll need that true religion
Allelu  (Jorma)

It will be interesting to see where this Cornell story goes......strong arguments on both sides...collusion....privilege's....cover ups......this story has everything ...and for every person that insists May 8 1977 in Ithaca NY was the greatest Dead show of all time, there are an equal number that side with Dick Latvala and stand with the May 22nd show in Pembroke Pines, Fl

serious question.....Tennessee botched an execution last week, why not just strap the criminal onto a gurney and lock them in a room with a steady flow of carbon monoxide ?  it works in garages and in the movies......you fall asleep and wake up dead .....seems like a reasonable way to go. 

don't look now but the Rangers and Giants are both 3-1 and atop their respective divisions.....it's early....but it's better than being 1-3.

It is refreshing to see those miserable SOB's at NIKE struggling financially....the stock has been in a long downward spiral and now they are facing massive layoffs......they went out of their way to back any and every controversial-anti American-poor character slobs they could find......they spit in the face of average Americans that bought their products, got in bed with China.....manufactured their sneakers in sweat shops with slave labor in Asia and also had the balls to Lecture the rest of the world on Human Rights....Portland scum....good riddance......it's ironic that they didn't listen to the one man most responsible for their rise to global domination in the sneaker market.....Michael Jordan and his Air Jordans were Nike's ticket to fame.......and when asked why he refused to weigh in on politics and or support Democratic candidates at the time.....Jordan replied " Because conservatives by sneakers too".....simple, sage advice.....it is still astonishing how many companies, actors, musicians or athletes have no problem alienating half the country by attacking their beliefs.......go woke, go broke.

well.....i'll say it again.......Trump does what is best for Trump.....and i am seriously questioning his judgement and motives these days.....case in point the South Carolina senate seat.......a safe Republican seat back in June when Lindsey Graham died.......but Donn insisted on first getting Lindsey's sister named interim Senator and then convincing her to run for the vacant seat and supporting her through the primaries.....she is dumber than 2 stumps.....and has no business running for dog catcher, let alone senate; and so now with the election 1 month away, the Demonrat candidate has a lead.....serves him and all the sheep that voted for the little sister right.

Trump is also offering cash checks to everyone and anyone...trying to buy votes....Last year the Republicans dug in and ended subsidies for Obama care...and now Trump wants to send checks to people that lost their subsidy....for the last decade i accused the demonrats of trying to bankrupt the country and now i can't sit on the sidelines while Donn does the same thing.....wrong is wrong.....the Trump accounts are Brilliant, but the rest of the deliberate spending sucks.

2 recent terrorist attacks thwarted......who else on the planet could be behind these attacks ? we ALL know it is Iran ? are we waiting for them to succeed before we respond or just waiting until after the mid terms ?  not very different from Hillary blaming Benghazi on a video.......the swamp is deep and EVERY Politician in drowning.

2+3=BEEER

Well, take the pillow from under my head
Jesus's gonna make up my dyin' bed
Then you'll need that true religion
Allelu

It was long ago

 and it was far away ,

and it was so much better

than it is today. ( Meat Loaf)

I have been looking back fondly on the glory of the sports world in the 1970's-1980's and I realize just how spoiled I was. The things i remember that were so great, that they couldn't possibly go away...and then suddenly went away. I loved baseball and watched all summer long for as long as i can remember, but i really earned my sea stripes during and after the Mets trip to the World Series in 1973.( I was lucky enough to attend game 4 of the Mets-Reds series...yep, the day AFTER the Rose-Harrelson fight) and i was devastated when my "second favorite" team, the Oakland A's ; defeated my Mets in 7.....Truth is that the prior year i listened to my older brothers drone on and on about how the more professional, and classier and simply better Big Red Machine would crush the upstart clowns in their green and gold uniforms.....i immediately fell in love with Oakland and my childhood hero was Joseph Oden Rudi...#26.

for the rest of the decade we were blessed with some of the Best National and American League Championship series.....there was something special about only 2 divisions in each league and one 5 game series to decide who goes to the World Series.....something very dreadful and sudden to be eliminated in 3 or 4 games after battling for 6 months and 162 regular season games.........bam it's over......like a Johnny Bench golf shot that just cleared the wall or a Chris Chambliss Bomb into the October Night that still hasn't come down......but the real beauty.....this thing that set baseball apart from all the others....was the 3:00 weekday start under that October cloudless sky ....the setting sun that played havoc on right fielders...the shadows from the light stanchions that creeped across the infield as the later inning approached....the blackout under the eye that every player seemed to donn.....and the green grass that survived August heat, just seemed to breath new life with every Kelly green Blade.

I remember racing home from grade school to catch the Orioles-Athletics series and listening to Tom Seaver as a guest in the booth talk about Jim Palmer.....and then chuckle as the mighty A's crushed their dreams, year after year.....I remember the story about the house behind the Center Field wall at Memorial Stadium , and how they refused to paint it Navy Blue to help the batters eye....and so the Orioles planted trees obstructing their view......i remember Rick Monday going yard to snap a tie in the 9th inning of game 5 in Montreal in 1981....a dejected Gary Carter....( surely that game would have been moved to 8:00 nowadays). I remember the Candyman (John Candeleria)  and his Pirates battling the Reds.....and of course the Yankees-Royals parts 1,2 and 3.......and that one day playoff in Fenway Park....if ever there was a 3 hour commercial for the game, something that should have been bottled up and sent to the Smithsonian to explain to future generations what Baseball was like in her prime....this was it.......I can still see Nettles settling under that Yazstremski pop up..........yes we were blessed.

I still long for those days......and i still love the baseball playoffs..although sometimes i find myself sitting in a backyard, under the brilliant fall sunshine, sipping a delicious beer , and instead of focusing on the game on TV......i'm thinking of Lenny Dykstra leaping 5 feet in the air as his HR sailed into the dugout in the bottom of the 9th vs the Astros at Olde Shea......of Bert Campaneris throwing his bat at the Tigers or Reggie breaking his leg on a play at the plate....or Stargell & the Cobra sweeping the Reds in 79, we are family.......or Rusty Staub lacing doubles off the wall and Tug Mcgraw hopping off the mound......Thurman Munson hitting a blast into monument park ....the series was tied 1-1.....bottom of the 8th.....Yanks trailing 5-4......Munson hit a mammoth blast off Doug bird ....410 feet....i had to just stop and watch the video on You Tube....you should too.....the crowd demanded a Curtain Call, he finally popped out of the dugout with his catching gear on...Reggie greeted him at home plate.......Cosell announcing ... said it was Thurman's first homer in 54 games ....the field was in complete shadow....but the left-center field bleachers were drenched in sunshine........we'll never see the likes of meaningful day baseball again.

anyway.....i bought myself a new 75 inch TV for the wall in my garagee...it is being delivered and installed tomorrow morning....the fridge is packed with beeeer and hot dogs and kielbasa will be grilled before the first pitch......and i will watch, but my mind may still be lingering in the 70's 80's....

2+3=BEEER

Holy Cow I think he's gonna make it 

Ticking Away

  the moments that make up a dull day

You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way (Pink Floyd)

I have returned from a glorious trip up north and i have made a few observations. The trip was a grand success... but , as i grow older ; these reunions take on multiple meanings and spark so many different emotions. I chose the Floyd opening lyric because it is the best song i have ever heard about the changing outlooks that develop and advance with age. how seamless the transition can be from bored youth....to dying adult....we all know it, but we all fall into the same trap......from having nothing to do...the restless angst of youth...to being too busy to do anything...the pressures of work/adulthood....to praying for more time at the end......and so with each go around......i find myself being more appreciative of everyone i had a chance to see......to have a chat, share a beer or just shake hands......that unspoken crossover from worrying if you would ever see an old timer again...to reluctantly acquiesce that it is YOU that may never be seen again....I wasn't alone.....On the top of that Hill in Bliss Park there was a spoken and unspoken vibe ....nobody is guaranteed tomorrow....make the most of the moment.

I will add that rumors of the demise of New York City are premature....sure they have their problems....their politicians suck......taxes and cost of living are out of control and crimes is always a problem.....but the living , breathing spirit of the Greatest City the World has even known is still alive and well......the 5 boroughs tend to adjust and reinvent themselves as each wave that was supposed to drowned them recedes.....maybe a year away at this age was what i needed.....but it sure was exciting to be back in midtown and drinking on the banks of Redhook.....I fully see what the attraction is ...i get it why college grads are willing to live in a closet sixed apartment on the edges of the madness....just to say they were A PART of IT and some date in the future.

2+3=BEEER

Every year is getting shorter
Never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught
Or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone
The song is over
Thought I'd something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells

Come down off your throne

 And leave your body alone

Somebody must change
You are the reason I've been waiting all these years
Somebody holds the key (Blind Faith)

The night is dark and full of terrors as they say on Game of Thrones….but we have to identify and isolate the true Satan…and fight that…..no more friendly fire or collateral damage…..it’s easy to swing on the defenseless , but it takes courage to admit the true problem and climb that mountain…..but we can …..and we must.

Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time
And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home

I've just reached the place

 Where the willow don’t bend

There’s not much more to be said
It’s the top of the end
I’m going
I’m going
I’m gone  (Dylan)

Truth is I  left hours ago....riding the Steel Locomotive North towards the Big Apple......I left a China Robot the password to my blog and this is probably him typing now.....who knows.

anyway....it's laughable how all of a sudden BIG Tech is sounding the alarm bells on themselves and begging the Govt or someone to put the breaks on the artificial intelligence movement......how  every democrat politician woke up one morning and started waving the caution Flag on data centers.......how the MSM has lost it's collective mind that someone from Anthropic quit because he suddenly found a conscience and fears for the future of humanity....the timing is wild...isn't it ? General Tso chicken is soooo gooood.....

First Off.....Big Tech has no soul, filet or rhythm......they would,  and probably already have; sold their grandmothers for a competitive edge....the big boys are already 95% of the way there.....the only thing that worries them is that someone might be gaining on them.....and SO.....they want EVERYONE to stop moving forward....until they can sew up the little loose ends and completely corner the market future.....you want fried rice with that ??

The demonrats are allergic to the truth , greedy and pretty dumb (with a B )and will sing any song on behalf of china or a chinese backed lobbyist....and so each day they digest the theme of the day memo from Doctor Evil , or Xi Xi Ping Pong, and regurgitate the same sound bites.....he said 2 eggroll....not 3.

Jessica tarlovski and the leftist media are all fired up because some clown Coxon quit Anthropic ....they first insisted he left millions on the table and walked away without his options because he is afraid A I will kill everyone real soon....and he wanted Nothing to do with it .

turns  out this jackass was only there 4 months.......just how many options do we think he accumulated in 4 months ?  my guess from past experience with Firms going public is 0 ....ZERO.....NADA.....Nuthin....he's either a Chinese agent that was about to be fired or a lazy moron that wants to start a podcast or write a book .

side note.....i'm disgusted with the swamp move of Trump offering $5K as a bribe for votes in the midterm...this is wrong on every imaginable level......I assume he is deliberately trying to blow this up , but i'm not sure why.......no more duck sauce.

Thursday Night......Mike & Eddie playing in Pippins....JC behind the stick....giddy up.

this robot must have a short circuit.

2+3= Tsingtao

I’m closin’ the book
On the pages and the text
And I don’t really care
What happens next
I’m just going
I’m going
I’m gone