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