If you're keeping score at home

Our NATO ally Turkey has detained approx 15,000 of its citizens, dishonorably discharged 1,700 military personnel, mainly generals....fired 3,000 judges .shut 131 media outlets, arrested scores of journalists and academics....and mister Erdogan granted himself the sweeping reform powers tgat the Turkish Parliamentdenied him last November.........but enough of that....let's talk about Michelle's dress.

Even if the sun don't shine

Well it's all right, we're going to the end of the line ( traveling willbury's )............some might say we are already there......for two years I read legal experts on fox news, MSNBC, and the Wall Street Journal websites state that ignorance of the law is not a defense and prosecutors do not have to prove intent in cases of mishandling classified information........until of course the FBI says it is ......I personally give up for now....and America deserves whatever it gets if they choose Hilary in November.....................side bar question.....why is it not okay for a PRIVATE golf club like Augusta to have an all male membership.........but it is okay to have WOMEN only swim times in a PUBLIC pool in Williamsburg ??

We can't go on together

Sing it Elvis......we cant build our dreams with suspicious minds......I know my readers are skeptical.....I know there are doubts....but the worm has turned......even the liberal news outlets are starting to report the ugly truth about Hillary......the first 8 minutes of good morning America was dedicated to Hillary, the emails, Benghazi and Bills visit to sweet Loretta ......the even trotted out liberal hagg Martha raditz.....and she had the nerve to admit on the air that, and I quote " even many Hillary supporters don't trust her ".......that would never have aired this time last year....her most ardent protectors, the liberal media, are preparing to debark her sinking ship......the indictment is coming.......ya gotta believe.

Humorous, if not so sad.

So last night ( pretty much any night) there was a lost, confused and bewildered colored gentleman who got on the wrong train.....par for the course really.....they habitually get on the wrong train, blame anyone and everyone for THEIR mistake and usually create a 15 minute disturbance for everyone around them........ this particular bloke was quite amusing.....he wanted metropark, but the train of course doesn't stop there, so he was told the closest stop was Woodbridge.......he got on the phone with a baby mama and his 2 or 3 minute diatribe should have been recorded and preserved in the Smithsonian for future generations....... hysterical......he took quite delight in telling her " the MAN said if I don't get off in Woodbridge I'm goin DOWN THE SHORE".......which is true, but it seemed to crack him up....he kept repeating it and laughing.....as negroes go , he was rather pleasant....a good natured chap who made a mistake.....no cursing or complaining, he was amused by his own gaffe....... DOWN THE SHORE.....he kept laughing........,.............but it also reminded me that practically every hiccup we encounter as a society usually orbits around a shine.......they could fuck up the greatest society......how wonderful would this country be if our forefathers said NO to the slave trade on day 1.........we would be a well oiled machine, with all the hardworking European immigrants and all the technological advancement we brought to the world..... picture this country without the weight of the negro.......a second coming and mix of the best of Germany, the UK , Norway , Ireland and Italy......sad.........at least.....on rare occasions......they do make us laugh.

Oh blah dee , oh blah da

Life goes on....... another day, another attack.....this shows Isis is desperate, says John Kerry, this strengthens our resolve to defeat Isis says Mrs Clinton , what difference does it make? ........my post reports today that Isis attacks have claimed the lives of 1,500 people since 2014........thank God it's just the JV and not the varsity.

Springtime for Hitler

Ole spoonjiah tried taking a page out of the books of Adolph, Stalin, Kim Jong Un etc etc.......the very same day we discussed trusting the Govt, our dear leader tried to censor the 911 call transcripts from Omar mateen...Barry went to his soap box to mock and ridicule anyone who tried to link the Orlando shooting with Islamic fanatics........told us this is a gun control issue and it is the new norm....... sadly for him , his fellow jihadist called 911 to pledge allegiance to ISIS......that doesn't sit well with Barry....so he wanted that part deleted..........what scare me most is that the Govt is brazen enough to do these shenanigans in the light of day.....their arrogance and attitude of superior intellect knows no bounds.....after all we are too stupid to understand how great his health plan is....

Gun control / no fly list

I'll be brief.....I don't own a gun and I never will, but the current debate and today's vote are misleading.,........the Democratic premise is that people who are on the NO FLY list should not be able to buy a gun........ sounds simple.......until you stop to wonder who is on the NO FLY list......my thought is that if the government thinks you are too dangerous to fly on an airplane, then there should also be a warrant for your arrest and you should not be living freely in this country ........I mean seriously who is on the list and why......who decides to add or remove names......far be it for me to suggest our dear leader is a corrupt, vindictive piece of SHIITE.......but we know the IRS targeted Conservative organizations.......what's to stop the next dictator from placing all his adversaries on the no fly list ? Thus disarming the very people that would otherwise keep him or her in check.......as Roger Waters asked the lyrical question 35 years ago" Mother should I trust the Government"?.......Amy Winehouse gave us the answer.....No , No , Nooooo

Sweater night images

God Bless this Mess

On Tuesday June 14th 2016 , we said our final goodbye to a true Brooklyn girl.Rescued at birth in Sunset from a short life on the streets, her Mom was an alley cat without a family or a home....we took her and raised her in the comfortable surrounding of Bayridge.....we brought her home on January 18th 1996..... The Messiahs birthday, and so she was named Messier......she would live out her golden years in Monmouth county ...she loved life, and she loved turkey....she had feline siblings in Fuzzy and Jedmo (ortmeyer)...a canine sister and linemate FM the 94 team GRAVES ( aka Gravey)...and for the past 18 months a crazy little brother that she adored in MATTEAU MATTEAU ( he guarded her body on the couch when she fell ill and barely let me get close enough to pet her....he sits by the window at night waiting for her to come home). she was named after the greatest Ranger of them All and she died on the anniversary of his crowning achievement, and Flag Day and the day I got engaged......she didn't have a mean bone in her body, but she also didn't tolerate any mouses in her houses....she made us smile everyday, she only ever asked for a bowl of food and a lap to lay on....we miss her terribly already....God bless this Mess.....12/4/95 - 6/14/16.

Prayers for MESSIER

We've been down this road many times in the last 20 years, I've said goodbye to my ferocious Cat more times than I remember....and each time she has roared back to life..... unfazed and unscathed.....today she faces a serious challenge as we await the rests on some x-rays and tests from the emergency vet visit last night.......it felt like business as usual this morning as she raised her head to sniff coffee brewing and carried on a meowing conversation with me....but she has lost power in her legs and can't seem to support herself.....if it's time, I just pray she goes peacefully without stress.

The Greatest of All time

No.....not that draft dodger....but the truth sports king of my lifetime....he put an exclamation point on his career 43 years ago today with the most dominating performance on the biggest stage. On June 9th 1973..... SECRETARIAT blew away the field by 31 lengths, set a track and world record that still stand today and picked up the Triple Crown for good measure.

Primary day

I threw my two cents into the ring, I performed my civil duty at 6:01.....first in to line to vote.....I'll keep my vote to myself, but I hope that I played a part in Making America Great Again.... Hillary makes history , that's what the news is reporting....first female to win the presidential nomination for a major party.......let's hope she becomes the first presidential candidate to be indicted before the election......fatty Arbuckle was in town this weekend.....I'll know soon enough if he reads the blog or not.....we know Duff's reading.

The Ace of spades

Let's call it what it is......you may be glad (like I am) that Mamadou Diablo beat that piece of trash wannabe rapist to death in the elevator.....but it's manslaughter.......the Deceased dirt bag was not threatening Diallo, he was trying to flee the building.......Diallo came home with blood on his mind , and even if that stranger heard the news, he wasn't escaping a beating .........would it be different if Diallo came home after the rapist left, and then went out and found him down the street?? I am not saying he should be convicted, but he needs to be charged.....how often ( Everytime) are the police grilled when they use deadly force about whether they were in imminent danger? ......Diallo wasn't in danger, it was a hostile, aggressive reaction, albeit an understandable one; to a crime..... revenge took over, he wasn't protecting his family, he was avenging them.....I am okay with changing the laws to allow for some forms of vengeance, but until they do....papa new guinea needs to be at least arrested and run through the system.....just like every one of US would.....#black olives matter .

Gemelli's

On the train, a memory just came flooding back.....I was in Gemelli's with Pat Garry ( Italian restaurant and bar on street level at 4 world trade) .....it was late August 2000.... we were waiting for Rocco who worked a few blocks away....we were taking the subway out to Shea for the Mets v Cardinals game..... anyway we were drinking away and the guy next to us recognized me, it was Mike Buhse , he was with his older brother ( Tommy I think) and they were waiting on their brother Pat ( my friend since kindergarten).....Rocco came in , Pat Buhse came in and now we had s party......rounds of drinks, probably some shots and a lot of catching up before we left.... Good time..... turned out Pat worked for Cantor in tower 1 and lived in Middletown NJ...... I told him I worked for Instinet , also in tower 1 and that I was in the process of moving to Little Silver.....we laughed at the irony and said goodbye, that was the last time I ever saw him......not sure what made me think of that today.

USS Stark

So...29 years ago yesterday the USS Stark was struck by 2 (French made) Exocet missiles fired by our IRAQ allies while on patrol in the Persian Gulf....37 men were killed ....before the sun would set , Saddam had the pilots beheaded for their mistake....OR was it to silence The men and prevent them from telling the World it was not a mistake and that they were carrying out orders ( even then we had our fuckin heads in the sand ) I was in Mayport Florida onboard the USS Luce...we were on deck to replace the Starks battle group in Spring of 88 in the Gulf....we new the Stark well, they were homeported in Mayport just like us.....they used to tie up alongside us while we both were in Port......but I really knew the STARK.......you see when I was leaving Diego Garcia in October of 1986 I got to choose my next duty assignment.....so I was on long distance call with my detailer in Washington DC and I asked for a ship out of Florida.......he said to me " I have 2 ships....a Frigate and a Destroyer....the Luce or the Stark".... now I had only been in the Navy for a year and I didn't know shit from shinola ...so I asked my Senior Chief in the Post Office...PCCS Vernon Uhle..which ship should I take.....he said " take the Destroyer, you'll eat better " .....and so I told the detailer to give me the Destroyer, whichever one that is......he replied " congratulations O'Dowd, your now officially on the Luce".........so by the grace of God, or good luck or whatever I was spared being on that ship that day....I did review the list of the Deceased, and the guy who filled that empty billet that I didn't take was named PC3 Shippe , and he did survive....I saw him in the Base club in 89 before I got out , but I didn't dare ask him what it was like .....I think we bought him and his fellow Stark guys a shot , shook their hands and left them alone......they fought the fires for 24 hours and almost capsized twice.....they had to flood the ship to stay afloat.....I read a book a few years ago called MISSILE INBOUND..... about that attack..... powerful stuff................ anyway.....Rest in Peace lads....fare well and Following Seas.

Anybody Remember hockey ?

Not getting ahead of ourselves, there is a lot of Hockey to play.....but if we are lucky enough to get Tampa Bay and San Jose in finals ( never thought I would ever say that) we could have the fastest NHL final ever......both of these teams FLY......I will enjoy seeing those teams get at it for 6 or 7 games......I believe the Lightning are Destined to win .............what does this have to do with sir spoon of Malaysia, Hellary or THE DON ?

The Shame of Rutgers!

Imagine if you were the parent of one of the graduating seniors this past weekend at Rutgers. Worse still, imagine if you and your 40k in loans were graduating. After 4,5 or 6 years of hard work you were receiving a degree and to help you celebrate, the President of the United States was coming to give the commencement address for the 250th graduating class. What pearls of wisdom would the leader of the free world share ?…............. . Imagine your disappointment when Sir Shine of Malaysia reverted back to a street Nigga y'all.....talking trash about Trump and yukking it up at a level High School Seniors would find immature..... It was nice of outgoing spoon in chief to get on the soap box and preach tolerance to his liberal minions , when he scolded them for not allowing Condeleeza Rice to give the commencement address last year...... I'm sorry...that never happened...sticking up for a black female ain't cool either.... Cool clock Ahmed.

Take the bad with the good

A young autistic boy in Clarksville TN was not allowed to bring his 24 year old sister to his junior prom because she was too old..........the young man wanted to Go to Prom but was afraid of being bullied, so he asked his sister to go with him......he was in tears when school officials refused to allow her in because of her age......I am sure there is well intentioned rule on the books, but this is a case that deserved an exception..... Why is everyone seemingly afraid to exercise common sense and bend the rules ? I weep for this nation.....and I feel awful for this poor kid.....further scarred for life..... Already dealt a bad hand in life and now scarred and humiliated.........poor kid.....should have just asked to use the ladies transgender bathrooms.... They would have rolled out the Red Carpet.

Derby rant 142

I woke on Derby day to SUDDENBREAKINGNEWS from TROJAN NATION that MY MAN SAM, the CREATOR of LANI and other OSCAR NOMINATED works; was down at the bar with WHITMORE drinking shots SHAGAF and DANZING CANDY. Now I'm no EXAGGERATOR when I declare TOM'S READY, nobody will OUTWORK or outdrink MO TOM....so I ordered a pitcher of GUN RUNNERs and a MAJESTO chaser...the barkeeper was pushing a bottle of NYQUIST, but that's just BRODY'S CAUSE not mine I shouted to everyone in the tavern....you see MOR SPIRIT is DESTIN to get nosed by MOHAYMEN at the wire....... . . That's my call.....14-17 exacta........and those two up top with a bottom of the triple being 4, 15,&13. Don't forget to play birthdays, addresses, and anniversaries.....if Nyquist misfires....the payouts will be huge.

I don't understand The World today.

that was the rambling of the great Tom Petty ( not to be confused with the winner of the upcoming 142 Kentucky Derby TOM'S READY)......but Mr. Petty's musings ring true today more than ever. . . Seriously...... What in God's name is going on around here ? . Sundays NY Post ran one of the saddest stories that I have read in a long time....it was an expose about the 9/11 memorials that have sprung up across the country and how a great many of them have been vandalized or fallen into disrepair.... How can this happen.... Many of the memorials were built in 2002-04 with salvaged steel from the Towers, and in 10 plus years we have collectively FORGOTTEN...... Or stopped caring.....those of you that know me and read this blog know that I very seldom speak of my experiences that day , and when I do it's because I was questioned by someone or aided by large consumption of alcohol..... Unfortunately I Can't turn it off.....once I really start to speak about that Day , it stays with me for a long time....the memories flood back and the dreams/nightmares return....I won't go into detail, but I have one horrible dream that follows the same pattern over and over and over..and has haunted me for 15 years......I will share one minor detail.... I was in the NAVY ....I have a great appreciation for those who served....especially the war Vets....can't fathom what that must be like..... I always stop and read plaques on memorials... If some one took the time to erect a statue, placque or memorial of some sort, then I can find the time to read it, contemplate it and say a prayer.... In the two years before September 11th , I worked on the 13th floor of 1 World Trade.....I often walked through Battery Park City and around Castle Clinton..... There are 25 foot high slabs of Granite with thousands of names carved on them, listed by Branch of Service and memorialising NYC war Dead through WWI and WWII..... I always stopped and picked out a name or two and talked directly to their spirit , and thanked them. ( I unequivocally believe the spirits are with us , how else would Tyree catch that ball)......after the Towers fell, and another hour later the asbestos fog dissipated and I could see.....I found myself amongst those slabs of concrete with Kevin Monahan.... We climbed a fence and jumped onto a Coast Guard tugboat that took us to Ellis Island ( that's a story in it self) , but as I boarded that tugboat I turned and looked at the memorials, I felt relief for the first time and thanked the spirits and I got choked up as I thought to myself.... "I'm NOT gonna die today " , I'm not going to have my name carved in stone for this day............ How awful a society we must be if we can't protect and maintain our own memorials.