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July Dirtieth

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I've had way too much time to think about Trader AJ's detonation to the San Diego Padres BOMB!...OK, that's a bit too much...but you know what I mean... the dismantling of an MLB like no other, that HE put together last year...guess HE changed his mind ...gone are the starting pitchers that we began the season with, albeit one of them was injured after his first and only outing this season...Tyson Ross...BTW, figure he would have been traded, too, if he were healthy...gone is the back of the bull pen...can you imagine what it feels like in that clubhouse?...like, who is next to go?...they must be in the "it's a joke mode" ...I would...yet, we are going to the game tonite...Snooki is in town... have to take him to see a MLB team, that has a major league feel to it...the Cincy Redlegs...oops, the Reds ...certainly not what's left of the pitcher less Pads... I was reading a piece of journalism in the USA Today , that said that Trump beat Clinton in t...

Very Compelling

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Extremely compelling... Hillary Clinton ...who led the Demo's turn at the center stage , but a week after the Repub.'s gala event...their conventions and nominations...her case was grandiose... the acceptance speech was very presidential in Horse's eyes ...now, I knew that there would be this feeling after each of the planted stages...but hers, was exceptional...and her job done well... Trumps' replies were off the cuff...again ...how he would like to hit some of those speakers in the Demo Convention when they said remarks about him...man...I just wonder how the "right" is looking at this all?...maybe, just maybe, she was just talking to her side of the country...and it made no diff to the other...maybe...could be...and the race is now...officially Clinton vs Trump ... Money will be raised...speeches will be done...mud slinging will continue...and grow deeper...just like every race before now...passion on both sides will develop...maybe, there's t...

Rehabbed?

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I wanted to be on the fence on this...but I am disturbed ...so, guess not...a reason to incarcerate is to rehab people, right?...well, sometimes, I don't get it...take the case of John Hinckley ...for some of you, this may be ancient history... 35 years ago...that is why it may be ancient...this guy tried to assassinate the then US Prez, Ronald Reagan ...he shot others, as well as the Prez, who did survive...albeit, without his normal faculties...to be sure...and others in the paths of his bullets, did too...as did Hinckley ... In lieu of the death penalty, he was put into prison ...actually ended up in a psychiatric wing of said incarceration... I'm not sure if the death penalty was an option ...for me, it should have been...I digress...well...a judge has finally deemed that he has spent enough time in the prison...and... he is to be RELEASED! . ..what?... For the love of ..., how can this be?...of all people, to be set FREE , I can not fathom anyone who tries to kil...

And away they go...

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Morning kids...we are setting our sights on Del Mar Race Track today...we area taking the Coaster (train) ...stops right at Solana Beach...where a shuttle is a waiting...and drops us off at the Track...cool stuff... going with our friends, the Maduzas (handicapper Andy) ...they get us a table in the outside restaurant...and there we go...er, "and...away they go" ...the line used by the race caller at Del Mar as each race begins... Sure, I have studied for two days on the card...I kibitz back and forth with Hdcp Andy...give him my sure bets...ha ha...he called me out on one...my BEST BET ...accused me of hitting the sauce while I was doing it...a hoss that has been off for a year and a half...oops, I didn't say I was flawless....and not on the sauce...anyway...on Sunday the Pick 6 was hit for, get this, $888,000+ ...what?...one tix...duh... I got out to the course yesterday.... man, am I rusty ...much worse than the blokes I play with...and was scrambling like crazy ...

Monday Decaf

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Top of the morning to ya"ll...for some reason, I awoke in a great mood ...maybe cuz that bloody Comic-Con is over, and we can have our city back...peace has been restored!...there are many celebrations and the like here...you can't imagine how quickly they pack up and go...and you'd never know that they were based in the GQ... this one, however, I think that there are still signs remaining... Our Padres won the series in DC...what?...terrific scoring in the last two innings and voila!...weird...as we have been depleted of most of our pitching...however, we do have kids who put the bat on the ball...which we have NEVER had here in the 10 seasons prior...and get this... we are shopping big time, OF Upton, C Norris, and P Cashner. ..this lineup will change... the youngins will be brought up...hang on to your caps, kids... Hey Philly , we are calling your name!...what are you going to do with the DNC?...is this going to be a tame convention?...are the streets going to b...

Comic-Con

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Morning kids...I have been amiss at not talking about one of, if not the HUGEST event , here in downtown San Diego... Comic-Con ...you know, there are others all about the country...but this one...is probably the largest... even bigger than the previous week's MLB Bash, their All Star Game ...think that the local hotels aren't socked in?...making boucoup bucks....oops, a word?... Prior to us moving to SoCal, this area was an old, downtrodden city ...ha ha...that didn't sound right...the city had a plan to revitalize itself... started with the baseball park being built ...and shortly after, a number of high rise condos ...and then hotels were built...and as the saying goes, if you build it they will come ...well, we did...and so did thousands of others...if you look at the picture of SD proper from 15 years ago, and then, now...you would be amazed!... Involved in the master plan was the Convention Center. ..a beaut...and large enough to harbor big things...many, many...