Plugged In

Cosmo is being ornery...he likes to be all juiced up...Plugged In....but there are times he needs be boondocked!...and this is a problem...you see, he has 2 batteries...one to run the rig and one to give life to the cabin...here is da issue...his power goes too fast...so we have to turn on the engine, then the generator....a noisy proposition!...unfortunately, it happened 3 times last eve...I got 2 hours of sleep...thus, I may be incoherent....

Boondocking is the art of using the RV via no outside power...I say art, but it’s more of survival....some are great at it, we are not...ha ha...this issue continues on...as we are powering the cabin power by driving Cosmo...rookies...

Have you been astounded by the numbers of new Covid cases?....not only in the pro sports, but in all of life...staggering numbers in England...just what is happening?....not only Covid, but it’s variants, too...

Staggering, was the stock market yesterday...awful...who knows...I sure don’t...

The interest rates are rising...if y’all are gonna buy, do it sooner than later...thank me now...

Visiting the kids, and have to board inside, due to the headline mess...

Ah, have to take Cosmo for a spin...

Merry Christmas....

Double Masking

You know, I kind of knew that this was going to come up....Double Masking...as we return to frustrations due to the Covid and it’s variants....our state of Cali is now masking all indoor activity....ie all of our spots in our condo...protection is the key, regardless of how often we have been vaccinated....and so it goes...

In the NFL, the Jax Jags fired the embattled HC Urban Meyer....inevitable...too many awful incidents....dude, it’s just a game...he has or had, lost it....5 yr contract?....what a mistake...

Mark Meadows....connection to Jim Jordan...and donny....

Snow up and down the west coast...yes, kids, all the way down to the mts. of SD...Julian gets more than the Willamette Valley....an hour away from downtown....true dat...

Ben Affleck...talking smack about his previous mate...cmon dude, show some class...aw, imagine what he’ll say when JLo dumps his sorry arse...

Bruce Springsteen....sold his masters and publishing catalog to Sony for a cool $500 million!...he was definitely born in the USA...

PDX...as I have said often...in shambles....lost their 7th straight last eve...at home...poof!...prepare for a number of trades...Dame?...

That candle factory in Kentucky....the death total staggering...if the memo is true, they are in big trouble...saying that if the employees leave before the tornadoes hit, they would be fired...

The NFL....the Cleveland Browns have 11 starters with Covid!....forfeit?...

Merry Christmas....

Forty Six

Might not seem too bad for you...but around here, it is...46*!...that is what we woke up to...for the past 2 days, we have tested out our heating system....as we rarely use it...thus, it must be winter....even in south SoCal...North Face all over the place...don't be too concerned, as it will rise up to 58*, which is also really really cold for here...clear and sunny, tho...so much for my weather report...

The nite belonged to Steph Curry in the NBA...as he led his Golden St Warriors to another win...in NYC at the Garden...but the significance, was that he took over the 3 point all time leadership from Ray Allen...as he has led a change in how the game is played...everyone shoots the 3 ball now...'offenses' are now masked in the launching of 'em...making the use of the big man, a far cry from what is needed...worse, is the 5 man movement in the O...it is gone...it is what it is, and I suppose better for the fans...I dunno...

The debacle in PDX...the once proud Blazers are in shambles...so much blame is directed towards the new HC Chauncey Billups...but, the cast of characters he is saddled with...gives him NO CHANCE for success...they gave up a fight last night in their OT loss to the Suns...but Lordy, Dame played most every minute of the game, and coming off an injury...he had no legs at the end...?...brace yourself Portland faithful, you are in for a lengthy ride of discomfort...

Mark Meadows...as he does to every one that surrounds him...trump will use him as his latest fall guy...the brunt of all the protection...as these people somehow get swallowed up in his lies and deceit...eventually, trump turns on them...all of them...let's them take the prosecution...or, persecution...as we witness the coup attempt and it's contributing factors...I just can't understand why anyone would get involved with him...unless there is money involved...the promise of...what is this, a flim flam man?...

As I greatly feared, by the time the news sources have talked about it...Omicron is already all over the world...the variant is everywhere...

I thought you'd like to know...where are the majority of the major weapons made in the world?...gosh, by golly, you'd think that it had to be China....where, seemingly, everything is made...NOPE!...right here in the good ol USA...37%...followed by Russian at 20%...and fastly rising, is France...really...who'd a thunk...

Toyota (Lexus) continues to work themselves into the electrical car company...as we have limits of time that cars made will be electric...not only do they manufacture a great car, but their innovation is unparalleled...c'mon USA...er, Ford, Chevy, and Dodge...Ford appears to be the leader thus far...

Talk about bizarre...the remains found in a garbage bag...in '82....this is a true story...just were proclaimed to be a person of interest...the guitarist of the group The O'Jays...Frankie Little, Jr...genealogical research identified him...death by homicide...egads...in Cleveland, Ohio...'Love Train'...'Back Stabbers'....ah, what?...

Finally, this date...December 15th, 1980...our son was born...8 lbs 10 oz...one Cristopher Allan Joseph Shepard...his middle names were due to my dad's name and the Boss Lady's dads name...and that is what my middle names are...and now, when Cris and Leila had their son, they named him Cyrus Allan Joseph Shepard...anyhoo, happy birthday to our son...number 41...

High Wind and Rain

Doesn't happen here often, in south SoCal...but there are high winds...and rain a coming...'we need it'...is the cry...there is gads of snow falling in the mountains...a day of it...as we lucked out, as we traverse tomorrow up north...when it shall be clear...

The head is finally clearing up...it has taken 8 days...any of you out there in Horse land, have similar symptoms?...TG for NyQuil, as I can sleep...finally...anyhoo, Cosmo will be awaiting and off we go...

Still, it is odd to see the airplanes take off over the city, when the wind cometh...used to landing that way...

The Jan 6 coup attempt committee...cranking up today...the initial news out...that the Fox News peops and Jr, tried to get trump to call off the riot...in vain...stay tuned to this, as the channel of command went through Mark Meadows...you get the feeling that he will bear the brunt of all these shenanigans and donny will walk freely...if you forevers can just open your eyes a little bit...just a little...you may change your opinion of trump...you have been hoodwinked...

Last eve's NFL Monday niter....the Rams, with a whole host of Covid guys out...like 10?...still beat up the home team Ariz Cardinals in the upset of the week...weird stat, as the Cardinals are undefeated AWAY from home...but get whupped in the friendly confines...the Cardinals...their path of where they call home...Chicago, St Louis, and ?...as the Rams have been in Cleveland, LA, Saint Looey, and now, back to LA...think St Louis is upset about losing an NFL franchise?...

There has been a reported 37 players in the NFL that have Covid this week...makes you wonder, if the vaccination mandate is being applied...same with the NBA...where the Chicago Bulls have so many guys with it, they have cancelled two games...get your shots...

Here, in the Cali state...the mask mandate is now law again...for indoors...starting tomorrow, they are a must for the entire state...winter has the worst problems, right?...

Read this...wonder if schools are debating it...have bullet proof entry doors to all classrooms...makes good sense to moi...too bad they can't make them ricochet to whomever is firing the gun...

And from another...from a Kentucky resident...'how can we have such a great Governor and yet such terrible Senators?'...the names please...Guv Andy Beshear, Sen Mitch McConnell, and Sen Rand Paul...well, the Guv is Demo and the 2 Sen are Repubs...

This is the time that we try to figure out Xmas presents...what do you get for someone that has everything?...I'm at a loss...undies?...socks?...

Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas

Finally, we have the greeting that many give ya'll 'Merry Christmas'...instead of see ya...or, later...yes, maybe 'nice you got to see me'...maybe, just 'bye'...we have the easy way out...have it for 12 more days...and then it's 'Happy Holidays'...which you could do now, if you prefer...gosh by golly, followed by 'Happy New Year'...all in lieu, of 'love ya'...which is different from 'I love you'...

Salutations?...I dunno...suffice to say, that we are at least able to get out and wander...not harbored in, due to the pandemic...like year's past...how quickly WE forget the recent predicament we were in...right?...

Have you cleaned your keyboard lately?...man, I did not realize how dirty the bloody thing got...or gets...used a wipe thanger...looks like new...can't believe how much dirt and grime are on my fingers...I thought I was really clean...egads...no wonder we spread disease so easily...

The Horse added a new reading entry to the list of 23, now 24...on the advice of the Greyhound...1440 Daily Digest....hey, for your info, the Apple News is quite comprehensive, too...which begs me to ask this (not new)...how many of you still get the newspaper at your door?...the % has to be drastically down...you millennials are messing the system up...or, is that down?...

No brag, but just facts...how many of you out there have a SIGNED Lennon Sisters 'Noel' Album?...I do..

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Talk about shocking...my Crypto value has dropped off big time...like $100 down...listen, I have no clue as to why...

Yes, I am biased...but the new star of the NFL will be Justin Herbert...even though he plays for the vagabond Chargers...he has the strength and smarts to be the GOAT...well, that's off the deep end, at least the MVP sooner than later...can't see anyone surpassing Tom Terrific...amazing longevity and no one is more successful...no one...

Maybe you are one of them guys...or gals...that in lieu of Christmas , opt for Festivus (Dec 23)...YOUR gathering shall be soon...embrace it...

It won't be long for any school system to NOT teach any history...'go home and read it by yourself'...no tests no nothing...think about that a bit...we are digressing immensely...Martin Luther who?...

The devastation in Kentucky...64 confirmed dead and over 100 unaccounted for...'natural' disaster...there is nothing natural about that...

Normally...I have listened to countless hours of Xmas music by now...for some reason, it has not been on the turntable...the vinyls are there...but, the Horse has been sick...and not in the mood...been a week of this damn cold...holding on...

Merry Christmas...

Terror

The morning report on the devastation in Kentucky...especially the candle factory...like a bomb hit it...but no, it was Mother Nature...the tornado....so many lives lost, and the number has not been finalized...can't imagine...makes us all pause a second, at our own good fortune...that we are still in the good graces...well, you know...

All the rest is much less emphatic...or of meaning...

Navy beat the Army...man, these are always great viewings...as the Midshipmen held the ball most of the 2nd half...brilliant play calling...timely gambles, too...and a much deserved W for the Navy...yet, both teams score so little, it was never over until the last 2 minutes...

Cuz, I couldn't sleep much...the Horse did read...Peril...and the timing of the book, was right before Jan 6...the way that trump tried in vain for VP Pence to overthrow the people's election...was chilling and deplorable...his calling of Pence, 'weak and no longer a friend of mine'...was just part of his bullying pulpit...how he didn't call in for an immediate removal of trump was beyond me...the concept of changing an election is horrific...that it actually happened here and just a few months back...in the USA!...I ask all of you to read Peril and see the written word of this...I do not have all the adjectives to describe this...action, or attempted action...of trump...

'Peril' by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa...

The Ducks did indeed hire the DC of the Georgia Bulldogs...wonder when he officially gets on campus?...there is so much to do, to save what's been in the works...as a rookie HC, to think he is going to finish up with the college playoffs with Georgia...makes him behind the other coaches doing their recruiting...the mark of success in the collegiate world...Dan Lanning...who knows?...

JFK assassination....as we went back into time...another deplorable act...there was a flick on Showtime...'JFK Revisited'...Oliver Stone...to be fair, he is not a believer in the one gunman theory...er, 'fact' that the Warren Report threw at the Nation...his notion, does trigger your brain to check into Allen Dulles...the head of the CIA...more skepticism...especially, as there are more documents that are not released to the public...even NOW...

Allen Dulles...not only a CIA head, but a member of the Warren Commission...does something smell to you?...let's all agree to just move on and...let the Lee Oswald be the killer...not to mention that Jack Ruby, the Mafia linked bloke, just got sneaky on a Sunday morn...slipped by the Dallas Police...and shot and killed Oswald...blind luck...right?...

Calm down Horse...let's finish with some NFL...the Bills at the Bucs...go with TB...the Giants at the Chargers...one more day for the UO grad...the Raiders at the Chiefs...KC...da Bears at the Pack...JCC...