Scrabble

Hey ya"ll, it's National Scrabble Day!...wait a minute, I bet a bunch of you chaps and lassies have no idea what I'm talking about...it's a board, er, bored, game...that people did, er do, when they are gathering for a fun, social evening...it was the THING a bit back...the precursor to the ones of this generation, like Trivial Pursuit, Balderdash, and Pin the Tail...I have fun memories of playing Scrabble...my best was that my mom always accused moi of cheating...winner!...or loser...ha ha...

Talk about the former...how about them Pads!...break 'em up...won their 2nd series of the new season...in Colorado...6-0...this tidbit from the win...in the 9th when most managers would trot out a little used MLB pitcher to finish off the game...and what usually happens, is that he would give up a couple of runs, make the game too close...and THEN the mgr would bring in the CLOSER...not our guy, Andy Green....he saw the dude walk the first two Rockies he faced and couldn't get out to the mound fast enough to replace him with our closer...and preserve the shutout and the WIN!...99% of the MLB managers would not have done that...KUDOS!...and off to Atlanta we go...

The NBA regular seasons is thankfully over...hmmm, you could have saved a lot of money, by just penciling in the playoff teams at the beginning of the year...very little surprises...probably the biggest was the Boston Celtics, who overtook the Cavs as the number one seed in the east...other than that, none...and now...the very, long post season takes off on Saturday...hmmm...you could probably pencil in the final two...also...and save more money...but what fun would that be?...

Unbelievable story out of NYC...where the first female Muslim Judge was found floating in the Hudson River...dead...fully clothed...what is the inference by the releases of the police there?...sounds like what you see in the movies, a mob hit...do not know what the deal is, but fear some sinister act happened...maybe not...stay tuned to this one...

Can you figure out what the jargon is from our Sec of St Tillerson?...we are at our lowest point of connections to Russia...what?...surely you jest...the Cuba Blockade had to be the lowest...maybe not...I have used this before, but call me confused...

The United Airline flak has gotten more bizarre...as that airline company has now issued money back to all the passengers on the 'dragged off' flight...here, take this cash and shut up...just go away...fuggit about it...ah hem, what decade are we in?...and what country?...

Let's lighten the mood a bit...hey you PNWers, did you know that the OSU Beavers are number one...1...in the latest USA Today College Baseball Poll?...what?...of course you did...it was news to me way down here tho...and good luck the rest of the way...I dig all the pos stuff from that state...Ducks, Beavs, or Blazers...it's all good...oh yea, sorry JB, the Wolves, too...

A name from the past has been on fire in Oahu...the LPGA...Paula Creamer...was leading as the broadcast broke away last night...rain...what?...it rains there?...that's Hawaii, for you who are geographically challenged...

We just got some Lady Antebellum tix...they are gonna be out at the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Chula Vista in June...why do these companies buy the rights to their name on all these venues?...is it a write off?...imagine if Viagra bought out the name to our high rise...well, you can do the naming of this 35 story structure with that company....ha ha...BTW, the seats for Lady A are great!...

Well now....we get to see the kids...take Sammi, too...teeth cleaning...golf...food...drinks...house or condo hunting...what could be better?...5 stars...

I leave you with these...and they are doozies...love this guy's peculiar voice...'On The Road Again' or 'Goin' Up The Country' by Canned Heat...you will be humming these all day!!!!

The REST of the Story

The Horse is up early...it's a R&R day to get ready for the SB trip...however, did get out to play at golf yesterday with the boys...who humiliated me yet again...dang this left calf is lingering...there you go, my excuse for the time being...but, true...

Speaking of R&R, that's exactly what the FOX News star, Bill O'Reilly , says he is gonna do, too....wow...he has been tagged with an abuse charge...some may say, 'powerful people'...maybe he's taking time to write another book...he does write them?...I amused myself...remember the book tour of the KFam kids last year, promoting the book THEY wrote?...didn't last long...

Rex Tillerman, our Sec of St...was in Moscow...and got an earful from the Russians...reportedly...was told to not bomb Syria again...is this one of them or else things?...this is all so confusing to moi...I don't understand diplomacy so much...especially now...

Which leads me to North Korea...apparently...we are in agreement with the Chinese about that radical NK...that has to be good, right?...however, China tell us that we need to go thru them for the final solution...where did you hear that term before?...like I said yesterday, we are in a tough world right now...

The rest of the story...the United Airline flak...where they drug off the passenger...well...it seems they had to put on a UA personnel, in lieu of a paid person...a 'guaranteed seat' holder...the inference was that the dragged bloke was a discount tix, and they lose their spot if the UA employee needs it...call it perks, I guess...could happen to you or I...is something wrong here?...you tell me...

The silly season...the end of the regular one in the NBA...that some teams tank the last set of games...to get a better shot at the draft picks for next year...where some teams rest their stars for the playoffs...shoot, it's been happening for over a month...and...last night, the Marc Cuban's Mavs, dressed up the recently retired QB of the Cowboys...Tony Romo...to 'honor' him...and were trying to get him in the game...the NBA Brass told them an emphatic NO!...can't believe it stopped Cuban...

Staying silly...the NBA draft...where there is a number of ping pong balls put in a hamper...the numbers are dependent on the place they finish in the league...BUT...they don't do it live...for the public to see...smells fishy to me...'believe us'...right...

And...have you seen the numbers of collegiates that have declared themselves for the draft?...humongous...here's the deal, if you (the player) don't hire an agent, and DON'T get drafted...you can return to college...if not graduated...the NBA only has two rounds...hmmm...

I ponder this...every year the golf club companies put out new lines of clubs...charge ridiculous prices for 'em...what can they do to improve what's there?...I don't get it...change the metal used?...they want us to upgrade, but is that really what we are doing?...

Sean Spicer...the dude who has to talk to the press on behalf of Prez T...has diplomacy issues, don't you think?...he is one to 'not ad-lib'...seems like almost every day he blurts out something that riles up the press...Prez T, "listen Sean, either clean up your act, or you're FIRED"...just a guess...maybe SNL has it right, just hire Melissa McCarthy and get over it...

Where has Kellyanne Conway gone?...with all the coverage of the cabinet...it's odd that she isn't even mentioned...is she, too, on R&R?...oh well, I'm sure the Demos know...

OK, this kind of figures...the, make that, THE...Oral Roberts University...recently fired their long time hoops coach...and he didn't go too quietly...told the pundits that he was given a mandate to not recruit tattooed players...did he have them strip down?...what the heck...he was the guys coach...ha ha...

Can't leave you without a tale about our Padres...took a loss at Colorado...evening the series at 1 up, or down...whatever...we gave up 3 dingers in a 3-2 boo boo...and...our young star catcher, Austin Hedges, finished the game off with a K...as he is yet to get one hit thus far...what?...batting .000...the watch is on...maybe today?...

Hey, here you go for your listening pleasure..."R&R", by Chadash Cort...you got that right...ELO had nuttin on 'em...and you thought I was only country...

The Padres

Hey ya"ll...a short one today, as we have a ridiculous tee time at 7:37...just barely sunup...which means I leave here at 6:37...egads...

The Padres went into Colorado and got game number 1...just wondering, when is the last time we have won the first game of ANY series, TWICE in a row?...used pretty much the entire pitching staff...as the scheduled starter went on the DL...and...our All Star, Wil Myers, acted like one...hit for the cycle...only the 2nd Pad in history to do so...way cool...

PDX did get slot number 8...this is good...they play the Warriors...this is not so good...NBA West...

News out of SDSU...the legendary hoops coach, Steve Fisher, resigned...he has had a coach in waiting on staff to take over...much like what the Duckees have done in the past in football...ah hem, not this last time around, however...

San Bernardino...think they haven't had enough drama?...now a school shooting...wasn't that long ago they had the terrorist shooting there...and the same police chief on the TV screen...having to inform the country about the tragedy...

We sent a ship into the Korean seas...and North Korea is taking offense...what a world we have going...

Hmmm...the KFam has another spinoff series...the youngest one...Kylie...life of...they keep throwing it and seeing if it sticks...

Taped a TV oldie...the Tonight Show...Johnny Carson...aired in 1976...he had on Frank Sinatra...however, there was a walk on...Don Rickles...who absolutely stole the show...we were belly laughing....also on, was a very young, Olivia Newton John...terrific find...

You see the video clip of the dude who got drug off an airplane?...over booking...he had to give up his seat or else...he got the or else...I have no idea why it happened...what?...

Help me out on this...our Sec of St Rex Tillerson is in Moscow...fresh off of a bombing of their buddy, Syria...what am I missing?...what on earth could we be talking about?...

Call me confused..."Call Me" by Blondie, er, or also by Chris Montez...

Monday Decaf

No better finish to the Masters than this one...as the final pairing was on their game...Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia...who took turns taking the lead...and, of course, it went OT...SERGIO got his first major...ever...have to admit, I liked it...and there is no more gracious loser than Justin...they both were hitting great shots...

Unfortunately, the great American hope duo of Rickie and Jordan...fizzled...here's my take...when one of 'em tanks (Spieth) the other one gets dragged down...the case yesterday...too bad, as Fowler started fine...but Spieth was terrible...and Rickie then wobbled about...

However, you can't take away the efforts of the top two...they were simply fantastic and played superbly...terrific show...and the drama was the best...Ole...

For all the hullabaloo of the Demos in their attempt to delay the coronation of the new Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, it would appear to me that it was a complete waste of time...and...it's already OLD news...odd how this works...the next complaint?...

This out of Chicago this am...a judge was shot to death...man, is that city a scary place or what?...no more info at this time...Cook County...

Egypt is declaring that they are in a state of emergency...man, I have to think it was inevitable...talk about turmoil...

Am I a bearer of bad news, or what?...don't mean to be...but it is what it is...

Marsh made a list of all the concerts we have been to...like over 40 years...the list of different performers is 104!...and that's not counting seeing some of them over and over...ha ha, like the Beach Boys...who never get old to us...

Last night was the 60's Peter Noone, of Herman's Hermits...he was fun...and sounded like he did back when he was in his teens...really...a showman...did some covers of other Brit songs from back when....a jewel, was that they gave a song to the Yardbirds...that was a smash...and they wish they would have done it themselves...'For Your Love'...remember it?...in two weeks we have David Crosby...out at Humphreys...

The Pads gave it a go yesterday...could not pull off the W...but did make it interesting...had runners on in the 9th...got beat 5-3...to them Giants...and now head up north to Colorado and take on the former Mgr Buddy Black's Rockies...long shot for us...again...

DWTS...not so hot a season...says me...and there is a lot of commotion that Heather Morris is an unfair participant...like a ringer...she is the Glee gal...I dunno...seems to me that she has an attitude...but, that could be in the producing of it...I tape it and skip right thru the inane judges garble...I give them a '4!'...like in, four too many...

Hey kids...you have a great start to YOUR week...and I leave you with this...in tribute to Sergio's W...'The Lonely Bull' (El Solo Toro), by Herb Albert and his Tijuana Brass...

The Prize

The final day at Augusta...no place in golf better...once a year, the coveted green jacket is won by a deserving bloke...it is the Super Bowl...it is the grand champ...for the Championship of the World!...ok, you get it...The Masters...

The field is bunched...Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia are leading...but...non-winners there...and moving into contention, is Jordan Spieth, already a champ...hanging on is the San Diegan, Chas Hoffman...lawdy, there are others sniffing around...so close...one of them will catch that crazy part of sport (and politics), MOMENTUM....and put on that jacket...the winner gets almost $2 million, to boot...wowser...oops, I failed to include Rickie Fowler...hey, he's a real possible...sorry, Puma...

NBA final places for da playoffs...PDX beat up the Jazz in the PNW...pretty much won a lock on the spot to meet...the Warriors...not sure if that is winning...anyway, Dame Lillard, went on a streak and scored the most that any Blazer ever has...59 points...good on him...I dunno, but that is just a weird team...

Kevin Durant returned to the action after almost a month off...a bit rusty, but got er going...as did GS...easily beating the Pelicans (NoLa)...awful name for them...who were playing without their 2 best dudes, the Brow and Boogie...yup, Curry was resting...even...it was too easy and blah blah blah...

Terrorist bombings in Egypt...at churches during Palm Sunday...the scum of the earth strike again...this is totally a waste of humanity...imagine the life they lead...eradicate these heathens...there has to be worse names for them...the death total is at 37...so sad...what can we, meaning the entire World, do?...there has to be a solution...

Why is the World on edge right now?...I could understand it so, when Hitler was in power...he wanted to take it all to himself...is there someone trying to that?...nope...

Omarosa...remember her on the Apprentice?...I saw her in the Cabinet Meetings...in the Oval Office...what?...really?...what's her job?...did the Senate OK it?...I thought she was fired...anyway, she got hitched in the last few days at the Trump Hotel...duh...wait, does that bloke know what he is doing?...there is someone for everyone...something like that...

Around here...the Pads beat the Giants...AGAIN!...2-1 and won the series...game 3 is this afternoon...beat MadBum...huge win...HUGE!...go figure...and the place (Petco) was sold out...listen, most of the patrons were SD fans...man, maybe we are on the right track after all...calm down, Horse...

We took a day trip out to an area just northeast of here...Poway...a site that many of the ballplayers buy when they are stationed with the Pads...geez, that sounds military...not...apparently terrific schools there...and the neighborhoods seem very nice...30 minutes away...as I hobbled about...I gots a bum left calf...which limits me movement...step drag...hate it...

Tonight we begin our concert season...out at Sycuan Casino...Peter Noone...know him?...is the lead sanger of Herman's Hermits...now, you do...a bunch of hits from the 60's...presently he hosts an XM session of the channel, the 60's...hey, he talks funny...anyway, is shall be fun...

Remember back in the American Idol days...when the winner was always the same type...a guy that played a guitar...they NEVER made it...but the runner-up, was more worthy...still bugs me that they never published the actual vote numbers....'believe us'...yea...in particular, Adam Lambert, should have won...and is successful...and how about Lauren Alaina?...sporting a number one hit...in the country scene...right now...oh well, it's an avenue to get noticed...

Alrighty then...I am into PROGNOSTICATIONS...so here is my 'educated' guess on the winner of the Masters...drum roll please...I fudge...Rose or Spieth...best I can do...

I leave you with this gem..."I'm Into Something Good"...by Herman's Hermits...