It's A Good Thing

Morning, ya'll...to have the top 20 world leaders in one area...it's a good thing...to meet and talk about the issues that are at hand...a good thing...to bring the US in face to face conversations with both Russia and China...is a good thing...say what you want in the negative...but, to have these talks are priceless...sorry, MasterCard, but I had to use it...forgive moi...

All this hullabaloo about the kid from the NY Yankees...and I am not talking about Headley, Lindsey...but the Judge guy...who has hit 30 home runs this fast in the season...well now, he is a specimen...but, let's not forget that the ball appears (?!) to be a different compression this year...nevertheless, it is what it is...and he is tearing the hide off of it...wait, it's so hard, you can't...I digress...

Live PD...you see this?...Police Depts all over the USA doing their job...and we get to see them in action...LIVE!...they don't get paid enough for what they do....Chief Don, you hear me?...most of it is downright scary...there are some very bad dudes, roaming our streets...I thank the cops...everyday...

Tupac and Madonna?...what?...is this a story for national news?...hey, even for the Horse's?...strike a pose...er, a poser...

You ever wonder why the Housewives of wherever are called that?...the majority of 'em are NOT married, thus not housewives...should be named...well, I won't go there...

The NBA has a summer league that plays in Vegas...over at the Thomas Mack...the rookies get the tutelage of whomever drafted 'em...and...you KNOW my thoughts about the Ball guy that the Lake Show got...with the crazy dad following...he is way over-rated...and looked it yesterday in his encore...the Horse knows...can't shoot, kids...can't shoot...reminds me of a poor Rondo...

So your great American hope on the PGA Tour...Jordan Spieth...skipped the latest T...to 'get ready' for 'The Open'...apparently, the method of preparation includes a stopover in Cabo...hmmm...yes, that fits for me...and him...

Warren Buffett...you know him?...the owner of Marsh's real estate firm...Berkshire Hathaway...has so much $ and investments, that one might say 'it's a joke'...well, for us commoners...just bought up an energy company in Texas...Oncore Electric Delivery...and their stock went way up immediately...what do you do, if you have most of the money in the world?...find ways to invest...

Is this a sign of the times, or the irrelevant reporting of our news sources...that we know who Blac Chyna is and NOT the name of China's ruler, Xi Jinping...the KFam influence of the tabloids...and unfortunately, the mainstream news...speaking of Tupac...well, I did earlier...the K girls...who are fresh off of writing a book...remember that 'book signing?'...had themselves another money scheme...did some Tees that had them and Tupac on 'em...the reps from the Tupac peops are suing the girls...gosh, they just can't catch a break...

The Pads found an opponent that is worse than us...ha ha...the Phillies...pound 'em and get the much needed wins...well, we won game number 1...baby steps...which leads us to the All Star game in Miami...the break...does the winning side still get the home field advantage in the World Series?...what a crock...

Quick...you know what an eagle is in golf...like a score of a 3 on a par 5...what is a 2 called on a par 5?...and it is not a double eagle...the answer later...

Hey...when you get down to your mall...and do a comparative to the Apple Store and the Microsoft Store...there are gads of peops in one, and hardly anyone in the other...right?...well, one of the aforementioned is laying a boatload of it's workers off...guess which one...

You can thank me now for this...skip the Battle of the Stars thing...where pseudo stars line up and compete like in athletic thingers...it's a complete waste of your and my time...trust me...

The Golden St Warriors signed a dude from the Lake Show...for their bench...he can shoot the rock...Swaggy P...wait, he is not to be called that when in a GS uni...what?...always will be Swaggy P to moi...something like somebody Young...

So...when the Prez takes a break, who sits in for him?...why, Ivanka, of course...

How about a 'Surfer Girl' acapella just released, of course by them Beach Boys...

World Leader Summit Chaos

You know...due to it being like way over yonder...so far away from us...in Germany...the last time I have heard of Hamburg...is when the Beatles released an album 'Live from Hamburg'...when they were in their infancy...but now...the World Leaders are meeting there...LIVE!...

And the protests are legendary...and awful...let's be clear...whenever this group meets...anywhere...there is organized chaos!...today many of the streets of Hamburg are destroyed...cars lit ablaze...and yet...of my 11 news sources...only 2 of them are headlining the occurrence...what?...

Makes me wonder this...every time there is these protesters ...I will not believe they are only locals...there are people who fly in to lead these...who is behind them?...follow the money...but, where is it coming from?...

For us...the key is the meeting between our leader and the Russian counterpart...now THIS will be reported by all eleven...let's be patient and wait for the results...that's what we call it, right?...

Other...

If you want to be real disgusted...you do, don't you?...just follow the amounts of money that many of the NBA stars are signing for...if they aren't making at least $10 million a year, they are either bench jockeys or fading stars...

The Pads did not sweep the entire 'Indian Nation' of Ohio...yet did win 2 of 3...a baby step, yet again...for this young squad...how many years must we wait?...until our latest group of draftees enter their 20's?...

If you can't beat 'em...buy them out...Campbell Soup Co. did just that...bought out the organic soupers, Pacific Foods...for a mere $700 million bucks...or the price of one of them NBA teams...

Hmmm...I am referring to money today...lots of it...some people have mucho mas dinero...and can throw it around...in fact, how has your stock market being treating you?...how on earth can that be doing so well?...the Horse has no clue...

You want some more fuel to your fire?...follow the Mayor of NYC...DeBlasio...who just so happens is flying into Hamburg himself...to meet with peops there...and rip into our Prez T...this via the New York Post...notice that there is funding for his trip paid for by...'Hamburgs Shows Attitude'...a protest group...oh my...disgusting...

There is a mini-circuit of former hoop stars and next in line ballers...a 3 on 3 league...that are coached by the likes of Dr J, Clyde the Glide, Rick Barry, and on and on...'coaching?'...I mean, how do you coach 3 on 3?...anyway, I watched it last eve...kind of OK...

PGA...the next major is over the pond, too...The Open...brace yourself for a totally different type of golf...vast fields of land...no trees...and the ball bounces forever...remember when the Euros played a smaller ball?...of course you don't...I had a 3 pack (maybe 4?, my mind is sketchy)...that didn't last long...they didn't have any buoyancy...and were lost in the dark waters of a lake...obviously, they were not good balls...

Here is the playlist from that Beatles in Hamburg set...notice this is pre-Ringo...

'I Remember You'...was by Frank Ifield...did not recall the Beatles covering it...

Juiced?

The fans delight...going to a ball park and watch teams score runs...lots of 'em...and even better, the blokes belting home runs, dingers, taters, er, the loooong ball...and this season...the ball is being knocked out of the park...ALL parks... at a rate...better than ever...even more so than the 'steroids era' of 2000...the numbers are staggering...at a pace of over 6,000 for the season...hmmm...

Are the pitchers worse?...are the batters better?...are the bats firmer?...or, are the balls made differently?...like 'JUICED?'...the commissioner, Rob Manfred, says nope...Rawlings, the ball makers, say nope...but...the pitchers who throw them...say otherwise...silently, for the most part...think about this...June was the biggest month of them home runs hit...in the HISTORY of the game...

A parallel...is to another game that 'the long ball' is evident in...golf...where the courses are being swallowed up by the pros, who hit it further than ever...before...the legendary pro, Jack Nicklaus...says it's the ball...sure, the titanium changed the drivers...but the ball is better...his theory?...reduce the compression of the balls...are you listening baseball?...or, do you like what is going on...I think, the latter...

'It's outta here!'...

Other...

I can't even fathom the shootings in Chicago...at least 15 killed, and over 100 shot...in the 4th of July weekend!!!...the plight of the state...and the lack of moneys to keep it afloat...over 1,000 cops hired to keep the city safe...and to no avail...right?...guns...and the availability of 'em...part..of the issue...there are areas, that you just don't want to go into...apparently...can't this be stopped?...

Had to include this...on our bike ride yesterday...a US ship was going out to sea...and we had a tremendous amount of pride in these sailors...just had to show...over 600 of 'em serving our country...

OK, the remembrance factor...as we were bee bopping on the dance floor...there was a song that everyone that could...was boogying to...and there was a thought that it could have been the Biebs...NOPE!...it was JT, like in Justin Timberlake...terrific beat...and such a good one...'Can't Stop The Feeling'...

Heat wave...rare for SD...is to grab us this week...might even have to turn on our AC...

You still get real mail?...just kidding...but in ours yesterday, we got a letter from Southwest Airlines...in it was some drink coupons...has to be an omen...to travel somewhere...let's see, where do we need to go?...

Lawdy, we gots to break up the Padres!....have won 3 in a row...what?...ie, the series in Cleveland, where we have beat the entire 'Indian Nation' there...mop up time today, and then off to Philly to beat up on them dudes...this done without the bat (obviously) of our star, Wil Myers...as he has K'd like 8 of 9 times at bat...wait, don't use 'bat' in that sentence...let's see, the angle of the contact point is...wait, you gots to HIT the ball to use it...

This little tidbit...that nobody is airing...but moi...South Korea has fired a missile...like a test one...is this like a comparable show of strength?...you think?...the Koreas are in the extreme danger zone...

World leaders in Germany...including ours...now...let's hope...well, there are issues that must be addressed...you got some?...

Hey, I wanna feel good, not bad...so yea...find it and play it...I guarantee you will be happy...'Can't Stop The Feeling' by JT...lurve the hat...

The Morning After

Just a terrific 4th Party here at the home...we even got out and boogied a bit...I know, hard to believe that the Horse still can bring out his dancing shoes...but get this, even though I was the 'DAWG MAN', we didn't get to eat...funny lil note, I was delegated to the lesser cooking position as I didn't have enough experience to flip them burgers...ha ha...the peops ate it all...so off we went to the New Yorker for a pizza...go figure...

Being a 'cook'...so to speak...can have it's perks and it's poops...as patrons would come up and demand some food...'where is my turkey burger?'...well, sir, it is coming right up...at your service...

The best part?...the fireworks extravaganza was visible right off our back deck!...so, we settled in and viewed the whole thing...it was way cool...you know, it's kind of 'just another nite'...as there are fireworks often on the bay, year round...just, not as long...really...

However, the best part, just may be that THE HOME has people to clean the whole thing up...well, it's a tie for the coveted prize...yet, the DJ did NOT play my requested song...'The Theme From Cocoon'...

Other...

My statements yesterday about North Korea were refuted...hmmm...depends on who you listen to...it appears that maybe, just maybe, the missile they launched was in two parts...for a country that has NO MONEY, they sure throw a lot of what they DO HAVE, out the window...er, into the sea...bad dude...very bad dude...

Chris Christie, the New Jersey Boss...has ratings the lowest of all in the Nation...just threw his 'beach scene' back at anyone who questioned it...fuggit about it...right?...

The mighty Pads won a thriller in Cleveland...1-0...and beat the entire 'Indian Nation' stationed there in Ohio...hey now now...

Kelly Clarkson...remember her?...the 1st American Idol winner...and was and is well deserving...terrific talent...who we have seen in concert at least twice...is in the news...as she called out a critic for her 'gaining some extra pounds'...call it body shaming...whatever, she is a helluva singer...

So...the kid from Butler...who used to play for the coach of the now, Boston Celtics...rejoined him there...Gordon Hayward...OK...does that make them a winner over the Cavs in the east?...nope, he is a fine player...but in the Horse's book...a 2nd level guy...they get better, I suppose...but...

This entire NBA offseason is no more than people signing and making way TOO MUCH MONEY!...at the expense of you...who plunk down $300 a ticket...to maybe watch the stars in action...unless, they are taking the night off...$120 million for 3 years?...give me a break...

Having a holiday in the middle of the week screws up the entire timing of the normal daily life...yesterday seemed like a Friday to moi...

Volvo...the Svedish car...vows to have all their vigs, gas free, by 2019...yup, that means either electric or hybrid....vait, doesn't that mean, if it is hybrid, they still can run on petrol?...so...not entirely gas vree...

Finally, a docu on Amelia Earhart...on the History Channel...that she may have been actually a castaway...and died as one...and the US Gov't covered the story up...I think that's the gist of it...OK, has my ears and eyes open...I will watch it...

The song for this...gulp, WEDNESDAY...is 'The Morning After' by Maureen McGovern...

Concerns

Morning, kids...the latest from the North Koreans...the ICBM launch they are boasting about...and doing...are major CONCERNS for the world...they have a free wheeling dictator who has no bounds...or any sense...almost like he has a death wish...to lead his country into war...with pretty much anyone he chooses...as our country, settles in on celebrating it's birthday...

Furthering the point...whenever a tyrant feels that his country doesn't have enough within his own land, ah hem, oil...he seeks it out the aggressive way...through the act of war...never works, never has...but, throughout time, those foos try...

Let's hope that China and possibly, Russia, have similar thoughts as to us...and help control this, for lack of other names, idiot...just keep an eye on the situation...bigger than any Tweet out there...

Other...

The 4th of July...our nation's celebration of birth...I remember back when we would go to great lengths to watch the annual fireworks...or even, purchase our own to light...not down here...it's brittle, kids...so, the light show over the bay is the event of the night...a couple of years back, it went astray, and they all went 'BOOM!' at once...glitch in the computer...they say, it's all fixed and it will be a doozy...starting at 9 pm...hopefully, we get an invite to a higher, westward facing unit to watch 'em...as they expect over a half million onlookers roaming our area...

Brandle Chamblee...the Golf Channel analyst...and one of the top doubters of Tiger...amongst other things...has cast a doubt on the rule change of...not anchoring the putter...the doing away with the long thing...seems to him (and moi) that the guy who is dominating the Senior Tour, Bernhard Langer, is blatantly ignoring the rule...and still winning with it...

I am casting a huge shadow on the LA Bums...in an upper tier of the league...ie, the Nats, Yankees, and Astros...right now...but, their disregard for their own city by not televising their team throughout the area...only if you have one cable service, do you get 'em...they are costing the players them needed votes for the All Star notoriety...and...crazy more followers...many peops are ticked at them...it's all about the pixel money, kids...always follow the $....

Seems that the New Jersey boss was just a day ahead of the rest of the people...as they now have the $ to open them beaches...case closed, right?...stay outta the water, as the sharks are hungry...

Britney is in Israel for a concert...have you seen pix of her lately?...evidently, had the facial adjustment stuff...anyway, she is creating quite the storm there...ah yes, to hear a good lip-sync...

Get this...MLB umpire, Angel Hernandez, is suing the league for racial discrimination...as he is of Cuban descent, he says he is getting passed over for the better gigs...given to the white umps, in lieu...hmmm...I have seen him a bunch...he has questionable judgment in my book...but geez, don't they all?....here is a query...what % of the umps decisions are overturned by 'the replay booth in NYC?'...what ump is the worst?...ha ha...

You seen these?...4th of July jello shots...now THAT takes some innovation....what are they made of?...I suppose you can adapt to whatever...buy 'em at Ralph's?...or BevMo?...do you have to make your own?...maybe someone will bring some to the big pahtee, here at the home....ha ha, not...


Well now, I got the beer...loads of it...Bud, Bud Lite, Stone IPA, Heineken, 805, and Pacifico...there you go...ice at 3...apron on at 4...this Horse is ready to PAHTEE....

Happy 4th ya'll...

The song for today?...how about...'Party in the USA' by your gurl Miley...

Doesn't It Seem To You

You know, when a sentence starts with 'Don't you think..."...it's already a debatable and argumentative point?...if I thought that, I would say it...should be, "I think this, what do you..."...obviously, the Horse is in an ornery mood, for some unknown reason...hmmm...

The MLB ALL Star lineups were announced last eve...the fans vote...yuck...as bad as the MLB Hall of Fame, where the writers vote...double yuck...whatever city puts together the best campaign, they get THEIR dudes in...if this is a big deal, then there should be a significant % of player and manager input included...I will say, that the hosting of the event is way cool...as San Diego had it last year...which we went to...this time around in Florida...

Chris Christie...New Jersey Boss...that is what you call him in that state, right?...is feeling the pinch on governmental monies in the area...closed down the beaches for the weekend to save some scratch...and then, get this, he and his entourage went to the 'closed beach' themselves...no line, no waiting...oh my...

Melo...like in Carmelo Anthony...presently a NY Knick in the NBA...has been a thorn wherever he has been playing...has one of them no trade contracts...well, he has to OK it...finally has said he would welcome a move to Cleveland or Houston...hey now, both of those teams are now kind of stable...his addition would change that...

Tesla 3 is about to be released on the nation...the $35 grand auto, that so many have pre-purchased...I dunno...seems to me, that so many cars are made real well now...except for their 'safety bags'...in fact, in many cases it's hard to tell them apart...the Kia and Hyundai are two examples...I am a doubter on the Tesla...

Kyle Stanley won in OT on the PGA Tour in DC...you notice that almost all the big names skipped this T?...has to be cuz that course they play is ridiculously tuff...even to the bigs...wonder how long it stays on the circuit?...BTW, he beat Charles Howell the 3rd...who hasn't won in like 10 years...make that ongoing...

And over on the LPGA...the ladies had their 2nd 'Major'...a firster won...Danielle Kang...actually an American...'proud to be an American'...beat the youngster out of Canada...Brooke Henderson, as her eagle putt on 18 stopped a half roll short...of a playoff...listen networks, can we just quit showing Michele Wie's every agonizing moment on the course?...

History...lesson...or question...how did the White House hide forever that the Prez, FDR...had polio?...and couldn't walk a bit....kept this from the public...imagine nowadays...the Washington Post would have full paged stories and pix...thank you Woodward and Bernstein...

I mentioned this the other day...this is our time for the condo in Cocoa Beach...well now, there have been numerous sightings of them sharks in shallow water, just outside our door in OUR waters...hmmm...time to let this one go...they are hungry, my good friends...

We have gone on back to back days of bike rides...and you can not believe the numbers of peops roaming the GQ and the Seaport...hard to ride through them...most we have ever seen...for whatever reason...

OK, the bloody Big Brother season has begun...CBS...and it already has hooked us...we each picked our person to win...got to switch up before the 1st show was over...and we did...talk about your cliques...ha ha...

Our condo party...big time event here for the home...almost 200 to attend...and we are in charge of buying beer...and ice...and water...you'd think that this would be the big thinger...not, most drink the wine...in heat?...no way, maestro....and, moi, has the first shift in flipping burgers...and dawgs...we plan on going over to the bay to finish the nite off...and listen to their headliner...Wynonna Judd....hey kids, she can wail...still...and then watch the fireworks...

The song...for today...'God Bless the U.S.A.' by Lee Greenwood...

Boxing

Say what?...let's just say it was NOT my intent to watch this...I was trying to follow the latest Padre debacle on the pixels...yet another pathetic effort by the home team...or, for you Bum fans, another night of complete domination over the "Madres", as this team is called by one of my LA friends...the humiliation of it all...anyway...

I turned the channel to ESPN...there must be something better on...alas, there was an extravaganza on...BOXING!...what?...they still have that sport?...a champ fight...in Australia...so...I watched the hype for it...Manny Pacquaio...I have heard of him...champ for many years out of the Philippines...and the local hero from the homeland, as their "Rocky"...John Horn...oops, sorry John, make that Jeff Horn...12 rounds of boxing...

Hey...I have been there...it's the sport that has many, and, make that frequent, bouts of questionable outcomes...where the results aren't revealed by a round by round basis...but at the end...unless, there is a knockout...sooo...I would not be surprised if it was sketchy...ha ha...

Let's just say...it was a doozy...in my mind, like old times...the announcing?...dreadful...the boxing?...exciting...the voices led you to believe that Manny was dominating...hmmm...other than the 9th round, I thought the opposite...Horn was the aggressor...oh yea...the 3 judges had the Aussie winning...the NEW, something CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!...

Is this a return to the free boxing matches, in lieu of the pay for view?...I dunno, something tells me this resembles pro rasslin...but last night's fight was real...not exactly sure of the judging...it is what it is...

Oh yea...the results of the Bum/Padres fray?...8-0...yet another embarrassment...

Other...

There is no other...ha ha...have a great Sunday...where is the sun?...of the day?...of course, the song for the moment is...the theme from 'Rocky'..."Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti...