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A Lifer

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Will start with the sentencing of Alex Murtaugh...life for ever...for all of his misdeeds ...always wondered how a Judge can tack on life without parole, and then give the same sentence...again...how many lives does this bloke have?...Alex was very fortunate that the state, er prosecution, decided to not seek the death penalty...the jurist when asked, said the vid on Paul's (son who he killed) phone was the hammer...where Alex's voice was there, right before the killings...I still say adamantly, how can a father shoot and kill his own son?...one more thing, Alex said he took up to 60 oxycontin pills...what?...he would have been dead from that...lies...he lived on lies...how can anyone believe anything he says, er said?...the jury did not... Enough already... This is the time, that high school hoops teams get the chance to play on...for titles ...man, this is always a fun time in life...thank goodness for the web net, as the Horse can see what his old home town is doing in that ...

Guilty!

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The Murdaugh murder trial...the jury took less than 3 hours to come up with the verdict... GUILTY! ...as Alex Murdaugh was indeed found to have killed his son and wife ...shot them to death...not sure how any father could possibly do such a thing...fortunately, for the killer, the death sentence was off the books on this case...it's there in South Carolina, but not asked for in this one...interesting...I thought that the prosecution did not do a great job, in fact, left the door open for doubt...but the damning evidence was the snapshot that placed him there at the scene...that, and that he lied about everything...this am, the Judge will lay down the sentence...30 years to life... BREAKING...sentenced to life in prison without parole... The idea that there needs to be a change in the way we study history...is truly bizarre ...erase our past?...when we leave decisions to politicians about this, we are in deep trouble...let the schools decide...the communities that want the best educ...

Wild Format

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I had an inkling to change up my lead page for the blog...spice 'er up, so to speak ...came up with this Wild Format ...you likea?...being sequestered for 18 days will do this to ya...stare at the screen, and want more...well, I had the time and this is the result...BTW, the body seems to be fine...yes, will venture out somewhere...for sure, to a grocery or Costco...coincidentally with the change of the weather... Saw a most bizarre flick last nite ... 'Closer '...starring Jude Law and Natalie Portman, with some lesser known actors, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts...Nat and Clive got Golden Globes for the film...and Oscar Noms for 'supporting roles'...what?...Ms Portman was THE star of the show...it was a 2004 release...funny that we hadn't seen it before...odd, not funny... Russia and the USA powers to be, when discussing arms and the such ...met yesterday...first time since Putin invaded Ukraine...always good to sit down and discuss...a beginning... Tensions are ...

Unlike No Other

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Mother Nature has put before us, days of uncommon weather patterns down here in SoCal...er, south SoCal ...Unlike No Other year that we have been residents...like 17 of them, I think...cold, rain, wind, and the iterate continues on...this is NOT what we came to San Diego for...still, we sequester ourselves, this time in the Condo at the Home...cough cough, but not 3 coughs...as we try to let the sickness go through our bodies... Heard a loud thud last nite which awakened the Horse ...either a bird hitting the window, or a body hitting the ground beneath us...no siren, so thank goodness it is not the latter...could not see if there was a mark on the bedroom window...let's see, this is day 17 of the whatever we got...enough already...the taste buds are slowly returning...but the real problem, is the bloody hearing...huh?... American Idol ...we did catch up last eve on the 2 shows we missed...this is a good season, kids...one in particular was outstanding, thus far...not sure if ya...

An Uncomfortable Change

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For all of you baseball purists, your world will be shattered...the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues...ah, spring ball in MLB...are using a pitching clock, and a batter's clock ...to speed up the game...15 seconds with no runners, 20 if there are...it makes for a very annoying game...witness the Horse, in a game yesterday...adds up to a very odd feeling...hurry up...lost in this, is the fact that the pitchers throw the rock above 92 mph...I understand the theory of speeding the game up from 4 hours...not sure the concession stands feel the same...it's almost frantic...slow down, owners...20/25 is a better start...just my observation... The Murdaugh murders ...well, we saw the Netflix series on this...emphasizing the boat crash of the 6 kids...the loss and death of one...as the son, Paul, was driving the boat...drunk...and the father, Alex, soon after trying to pin that on one of the other boys in the boat...a glimpse into the life of the Murdaughs...the power family of the small t...

Praise the _________

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Ah yes, the conceptual statement of concern...Praise the _______...you can fill in the blank ...ever been amongst a person that ends all commentary with Praise the Lord!? ...how does that make you feel?...uncomfortable?...or, downright jiggy with it yourself?...even the most righteous peops I know, don't do that...they may be thinking it, but don't say it...I get it...so you may be pondering if the Horse is going on a rant about Evangelism...nope...it's a right, that we all have...choose the path we desire... Praise your People ...my biggest concern, is that owners, bosses, leaders, etc...do not say the simple 'Good Job' enough...some never do...who doesn't like to be thanked?...'keep up the good work'...you have no idea how far that goes in the work force...perhaps, it is not in your system...you are shy or whatever...drop your people a note...text them...email them...so many 'bosses; only communicate when there is a problem...and I am not even brin...

What's Cool

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Sure, it is COOL!...what is COOL?...if YOU think IT is COOL, then it is COOL! ...who cares what others think...for many moons, the Horse was caught up in this...I liked something, and that was that... 'Easier Said Than Done' by the Essex...loved it and others thought I was loco...of course, 'Alley Cat' ...too...by Bent Fabric...these were COOL, and I felt COOL when I heard them on the radio, daddio...yea, well... COOL is like a word of so many definitions...implications...feelings...but in my world, it meant but one thing ...if I liked you, you were COOL...if the Cherry Coke was just right, that was COOL...if my Levis were skin tight, that was COOL...pegged perfectly...my brogues had to have these clippers on 'em...COOL...2 cheeseburgers, fries, and a root beer from Bob's...that was way COOL... Recall this...when we all signed other's annuals...for posterity...ha ha...and I got this some, not a lot... 'Stay COOL!' ...you mean I was really COOL back ...