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Nature Calls

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As I awakened to the sounds of a couple of owls...hooting nearby...the awesome sounds of being in the wild, Wild West...well, in the countryside...these magnificent hills of Montecito...the kids compound is a forest ladened piece of earth...so so different from our urban, high rise living...now 16+ years...this is a great place to raise their kids...and I probably can’t put it into words, the beauty... The Amtrak ride was so settling...to sit back, and cruise thru LA is divine...in lieu of white knuckle driving a rig in the 405...so nice to have this service back up and running...as it shuttered for awhile, due to a mountain slide...6 hours, but well worth it...they treat you so well...I love the sites, too...BTW, so few homeless by the tracks, like before... Was informed that those sounds are NOT owls, but a bird that sits on the telephone lines...they make the same sounds... The grand kids have grown so...much!…baby Cas is walking now...almost 1 yr old...make that RUNNING....Cy is ta...

The Boss Told Me To

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What choice do you have?...The Boss Told Me To ... well, not MY BOSS, but the one that squats in Mara-Lago ...more information that has been revealed...about trump...as this chapter of his legal woes are compounded...it is what the Horse terms 'he is toast' ...perhaps, today, he will be hit with his 3rd indictment for his involvement in the Coup Attempt...and look just a bit north of DeSantis's Florida (DF) in Georgia...where the barricades have been put up...unprecedented move, anticipating something...around the courthouse...indictment number 4?...the trump wall is crumbling...falling down...stay tuned for whatever is released today... I have been thinking most of the nite, going another direction...with a singular blog entry...about life ...thought otherwise...you, my good friends, my readers...don't want to be burdened with a sad tale...we had news of some very close friends that have had some health issues...stunning...and made us sit up and feel sorrow for them......

American Made

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The battle cry of so many, here in the USA ... American Made ...thing is...that may be a thing of the past...as, even our General Motor and Ford cars...are not only OWNED by others, but have many parts made overseas...like in China...so many major businesses are owned by stockholders...and the HIGH percentage of the greatest amount of stock owners, are people and business in countries elsewhere...than the United States of America...Ice Cream companies?...England has a desire for that...Ben and Jerry?...England...so many of the Hotel Companies are primarily owned by China...don't even query about your washing machine, your refer, your computer, your cell phone, your vacuum cleaner....almost ALL by, you guessed it, China...you think Tesla is diff?...ah, guess again...this car is dependent on many others...than the USA....my point, when you read on the label, American Made....is it really?...parts may be...or, the parts that make it up are not, but ASSEMBLED in the United States...ah,...

100*

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The first time I saw this, I felt that it must be a mistake...the water off the Florida Keys is at the temperature of 100*! ...and a bit higher, too...what?...is that possible?...how do the fish survive?...fact is, it is true...right now, kids...the coral reefs are being damaged...it's a phenomena that can only be called 'global warming'...in the pool, here at the Home, the temp is a cool 78*...what is the temp of a normal hot tub?...100*-102*...I can recall, for the many times we have stayed in our condo in Cocoa Beach...the Atlantic side of DeSantis's Florida (DF)...the water was extremely warm...not like the other coast's water temp...(the Pacific)...but no where close to 100*... Just as hot as that...Manny Machado, as he was thrown at last eve, by the Bucs pitcher ...square in the back side after the previous batter, Juan Soto, homered...old school stuff...no warnings, the pitcher was tossed...and of course, a few minutes after him...the manager...as the announc...

Be Prepared

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Morning, kids...the motto of how I coached in the...now, way way past...BE PREPARED for the worst ...yup, and many times I wasn't...which fueled my theory even more...take care of the negatives first, then work on the positives...in a very weak form, similar to the teachings of the great one, John Wooden...so much of your success, is due to the talent that you have...regardless of how you coach...I felt like I worked the hardest when I had teams destined for failure...man, and I loved those kids just as much as the others...unless, one can recruit (some did), you are given what you got...it was part of the game...and they came up in your system...so, try to make it work...adjusting all the time...really, it was great fun... Somehow I am going to link that with the present day Friars...the talented kids are there...BUT, underachieving...find a way, coach ...no better example of not doing that, was last eve...as Yu Darvich was on the mound for us...obviously, did not have it...was hi...

Horse Past Noon

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These mass early tee times are a burden to moi...in the Horse publications ...as we hit the keyboard after noon...hmmm, almost 2 pm...it's so hot out at Singing Hills...91* with no air movement...can't imagine the Phoenix 115* heat...20 straight days of that?...water, water, beer, water, and due to the Snooki, Electrolit...and still, my bod aches...my pulled groin acted up today....it's the heat, kids... The Jason Aldean thing won't let up ...as I said before, let him do what he needs to...he is getting as much as he can from that song and video...belligerent as he may be...listen, he is what he is...180* from me...and you know good and well, he plays right into trump's hands...there aren't many, but he is one... So what's the guess on what day, trump gets his 3rd indictment? ...I wagered on Tuesday, and now, I think Thursday...the _hit is gonna hit the fan...so many words coming out of him, via his own social web site...that are trying to roust out whatever...

KKOOL

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As the host of the radio talk show, Donny Kool, of station 98.5 on YOUR dial...KKOOL ...interviews this dude called the Horse ... Danny:   So, Mr Horse, how did you come up with your name? Horse:   It's a long story, Mr Kool, can I call you Danny?... Danny:   Of course, Horse... Horse:   Thanks, Danny...I was playing golf with some amigos...them Morrisses...and we started to name each other...I shall stop there...I am of Native Blood...indigenous to you...really, Crazy Horse was the full one... Danny: ... So you are really Crazy?...seems more apropos...you truly have dark skin... Horse: ... I am not liking where you are going with this, Mr Kool...you know what we would do to you, in our small town?... Somehow, the flourishing Friars erupted for 14 runs last eve...just after a thunderstorm...in Detroit ...we started a rookie P...hit 4 dingers, I think...and looked every bit as much as we hoped in the beginning of this season...never too late...one more at 9 am, ou...