CRAZY HORSE

I thought I had seen it all...as Marsh and I were at one of our favorite watering holes in the GQ ...you know, "Happy Hour!" ... at Las Hadas ... great Mexi-type food and drinks...equally so are the owners and servers...well... We ran into an elderly gentleman who had some wonderful tales of past yore...he was from SF ...had been coming to SD for over 50 years ...and talked about the GQ prior to it being resurrected ...very interesting and well told...of course, we pumped him for more info...as he was involved in politics of years past ...Marsh asked about the CNN series, "The Sixties" ...said he refrained from watching it, as he was at the hotel the night when RFK was assassinated ...and brought back haunting memories... his wife was working on the campaign and that's why he was there ...I could go on... Anyway, the conversation worked it's way to the Freedom Riders ...of course, brought on again by my lurvly wife...and she asked if there were any...

I know I speak in bewilderment when I mention the Stock Market ...yet I blindly invest in it...mostly through the guises of the money market, small caps, large caps, and some, yes, a few real stocks...like Starbucks, a few airlines, and Coke and my biggee, Apple ...ha ha... I am a blithering idiot in this field ...but leave it there, so I can be an investor and make big bucks...fact is... those who make the big $ are those who run the whole thing...and we are talking millions ...where else you going to put your money?...used to be in the banks...ha ha...or in bonds...equally non-profitbable... There are those who buy land, and or property and go that way...of course, you have to have up front capital to do so...and lordy, there are a bunch of blokes who do that around here... The latest drop in numbers in the Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P are all related to the fears of the European Market...what?...if not that, it's the Japan Market, or the...are we not dependent on our own?...al...

Morning kids...not sure about the terminology...but the latest of the wonders of nature... off of the coast of La Jolla ...just a tad bit north of us...no not the Great Whites...but pods of...get this... ANCHOVY fish...million of them...that swim together...to give the allusion of like oil...in the water...and are migrating up the coast...so cool... The Pads , not the pods...did their thang last eve and got beat by the Rockies...2-1...geez, I think that most of the scores that they are in are one run losses or wins... I declare that they just may be the most boring team in beisbol ...oh well, another try today...before heading to LA... Not so enamored with the game of soccer...but Germany did a number on the host team Brazil... scoring 7 times...which is like a hundred in the US version of football ...I did watch it...mostly due to me being home and there was a bit of interest...stomp... OK, I did get the CSNY '74 ...listened to a few songs...and got it thru iTunes...which...

Not a fan of sitting in the stands as there is LIGHTNING all around you...er, me...it was like that for at least 4 innings in the Pads game at Colorado last eve...I think it took starting P, Ian Kennedy , to push the umpires to delay they game as the storm blew over...which makes me wonder... if someone is injured, who pays?...MLB?...or the umpires in charge?...or are you, as the consumer, on your own?...is there a hidden statement somewhere on your ticket stub?... Oh yea, the Pads won...and solidified their 3rd place in the west...hmmm...it's a weird thing, this SD team...the pitching is dang good...and if they get ANY hitting at all, they get the W's...today, their all star, Tyson Ross , goes...which makes him ineligible to pitch in the AS game...he'll go...be honored, but not play...does that mean that Huston Street will take his place?...no provisions for that...so, it is possible that no Pad will see the playing field in the game... The British Open is comin...

Nothing like a great start to the week...you know, great weather, golf scheduled, and 2 concerts... Cher and Boz (again)...hope Marsh doesn't scare him away this time...long story...and my hair to be done tomorrow...what does that mean?...shhh...it's a secret...the staff wants platinum blonde... The All Stars... MLB style...named last nite...and every team gets at least one bloke honored...the rub is this...if in doubt, the manager of the league has the final say...and this time around... the NL guy is the St Louis Card...and he picked our one and only...who should have been the closer, Huston Street ...he picked his own closer in lieu...and then went with one of our starters, Tyson Ross ...there are other situations like this...for other teams...snubs... The Pads did flounder against the Giant's SD killer, Timmy Lincicum ...and he beat us again, for like the hundredth time...at least we got a hit or two...and lost the series 2-1....ho hum...watch closely as it is...

Sport will do this to you...when the wheels come off ...there is not much you can do... call it momentum, or lack of it...and you get run over, er, by...and up losing...when the winning part was looking strong...witness... In the French Open ...where American Kevin Stadler , yup, the Walrus's kid...started the last round up by 4...and in cruise control...and the wheels came off...yet, still had a chance on the last hole for a playoff....and really, with a bird, a win...had a 25 footer...and left it 3 feet short ...what's the motto?...never leave a birdie short...as the OT member, Graeme McDowell , went to get warmed up...and you guessed it... Stadler choked the shorty. ..well now...he gave up 9 shots to the eventual winner...so, you could emphasize the last putt, but the stone was cast... SF beats the Pads ... SD proves to be invincible...what?...when they are leading after 7...undefeated...until yesterday ...up 3-2 in the 9th...and Huston Street gave up a dinger to the...