Mercy Mercy Me

Is it that hard to hold your tongue, donny?...or, voice out on your keyboard?...apparently so...his now belligerent response to his arrest on Indictment #3..."I'm coming after you"...not a slight of hand, but a monster threat to the DOJ...perhaps, more...the Justice system?...period....or to ALL WHO defy him...what more does a judge have to see, to either lock him up...or, bring him BACK into court...and fine the dickens out of the bloke...really, the ball is in the judge's hands...this is a test...if he is allowed to say and print, whatever he wants...he will...

I may just spend too much time on trump...but, the thought of him getting back into our presidency spot...angers me so...I have such a hard time trying to figure out why people would support him...the very elite money makers, I can see...he will not tax you...the christians?...c'mon...he is as far from that, that a bloke can be...I do fear the white supremers...who flock to his side, willingly...yes, and I do believe it is those who are thinking white over all other colors of mankind...oh yea, and those who would never, ever, vote for a democrat...his platform is not a republican one...but, his own...most of his crap, is due to his confidant, Roger Stone...trump's rise, is a demise to the sanctity of our nation...and devision, thereof...

Talk about exploding...was I?...the once 'League of Champions'...the Pac 12...indeed, has imploded...down to a 4 Pac...Stanford, Cal, WSU, and OSU...gone are USC, UCLA, UO, and Wash to the Big 18...+ Ariz, ASU, Utah, and Colorado to the Big 12...so...what will happen to the remaining four?...I suppose some sort of realignment of the Mountain West...a huge step down for the 4 Pac...it's all about the money, and the rich got richer...

The Friars in a good position, but squandered away the lead...and then, the game to the Bums...managing...all you have to do, is ask your closer to get 4 outs rather than 3...instead, he leaves the RP in, and loses the game...yes, I am the one...that says...you don't have much to do, to alter the game...as a baseball manager...set the lineup...insert pinch hitters...decide to bunt or attempt to steal a base...and replace pitchers...egads, a rocket scientist is not needed...our guy, is not so good at this...

One more thing...this is the season, of the Padre ticket holders...what, 43 straight sellouts?...something like that...YET, the cherished, loyal, season ticket holders...sold their tix to Bums fans!...this has been a trait of the entire time we have been in Diego...thought that this time around, would be diff...nope...just try to get a seat in Chavez Ravine, when the Friars are there...in contrast...

This is probably the LAST Oregon/Oregon State game in a while...this season...hmmm...doesn't seem right, does it...

In our area down here...in south SoCal...we have had a monstrous problem...finding good Chinese food...for the most part, we settle on Panda Express...it will suffice...BUT, we have found a gold mine...out at the Sycuan Casino...The Pink Buddha...terrific, and worth the drive...shhhh, don't tell anyone...

'Mercy Mercy Me'...song by the legendary Marvin Gaye...written by him...lyrics that scolded us about ecology...from the oh so hot vinyl, 'What's Going On'...in '71...many have felt that this is one of the top records of all time...it is just sooooooo different...give it a spin...

The middle of nite (our nite)...the US gals soccer team faces off with the highly favored Sweden squad in the World Cup...I probably should know this answer, but what happens if it is nil-nil?...isn't this a one and done thang?...

Haven't broached the Russian War in Ukraine lately...the tale out, is that Putin is going to continue on, with hopes his lacky, trump, wins the election...and will pull the help to Ukraine...and then, Putin wins...what does he have on donny?...makes my stomach turn...

An oral pill for postpartum depression?...approved by the FDA...isn't oral pill, a form of redundancy?...

Listen, donny...don't get too settled...Georgia is COMING AFTER YOU!...and the people there, say this time you will take a mug shot...indictment #4...within 2 weeks...BOOM!...

Who would want to teach in Florida?...I know...and so do you...not me...or, people like me...

Show over at the Shell tonight...covers of Carole King...and others...Carly Simon...Joni Mitchell...they call it 'trailblazing music'...accompanied by the SD Symphony...odd description...this is one of 4 in our tix package...good seats...we go fashionably late...

A late add...just hit me...but, there were no riots...no protests....that trump so dearly wanted...and expected...is he a bit misinformed as to his popularity?...quick, get Roger Stone to Mara-Lago to calm him down...or, to fire him up...

Have mercy...

Belligerent

Where do I start...trump, indeed, did show up to be arrested in DC...it was thru a motorcade...he did not show his face to the public there...at the courthouse...as he was whisked underground...arraigned again...was read his rights, his possible sentences, if found guilty...was warned to not talk to witnesses...whisked back away to the airport, to get outta town...did find time to address the media, on the tarmac...was BELLIGERENT as he can be...then, off he flew away...

I have wondered out loud, what and who his defense lawyers would call on to testify?...on behalf of the character of the bloke...who is left?...you see, he throws everyone 'under the bus'....makes no diff who...just as long as he is still standing...it is obvious to me, his defense will be that his lawyers, at the time...encouraged him to do what he did...'they convinced him'...throw them away...just ask Michael Cohen, a few years back...he has no other defense...

Is it not note worthy, that all, if not all, most, of the witnesses for the prosecution are republicans!...former members of his many cabinets...that either resigned out of disgust, or were fired by trump...so much for the political bias...he may say 'they are getting even'...too much info on him, dude...

The defense needs more time to prepare...ah, what?...get it on....I would love to hear the question to the lawyer who is out there now...the sacrificial lamb, that is responding to all the queries...keeping the social media followers full of the obscene lies that he can muster up...'do you know, sir, that at some point, trump will turn on you, too?'...

Yes, I see trump as a big, fat orange golf ball, sitting on a tee...that has as much stability as that thin piece of wood...

FORE!...whack...

Moving on...

No bigger series for the Friars...than this weekend with da Bums...kinda important for the LaLa guys, too...this is like series number 1...a humongous tell tale sign, of where we are...

And now kids, the power conference in the west coast is going PFFFFFT!...as Arizona is just days away from bolting to the Big 12...now, as I write, is shall be the Pac 8...used to be that, way long time ago...and UO + Washington are soon to be in the Big 10, er 16...whatever...Stanford, Cal, and ASU...soon to go elsewhere...that leaves Wash St and Oreg St...help me, Rhonda...what is going on?...

The First Lady hoopster to reach 10,000 points in the WNBA...Diana Taurasi...she the impetus for many a gal to hoop...a UConn player...terrific role model and CONGRATS to her!...

OK, all you cooks out there...what vegetable is the most healthy of all?...I know you have an answer...but you are wrong...according to the CDC, it is the watercress!...a staple in Greek, Persian, and Roman dishes...in history...who'd a thunk...

How many of you, grew up on TV dinners?...frozen ones...like Swanson, Banquet...it was a treat for us...at least I thought so...and when they came out with the Hungry-Man ones, I thought I had died and gone to heaven...

Isn't it odd, that Melania was not by donny's side during his ordeal yesterday?...now, I could see her missing the Stormy Daniels one...he must have been on a 'hall pass'...

Oh my, there is a rumor floating about...that the PDX Blazers are trading Dame to the Nets...for a gaggle of draft picks and the MOST OVER-RATED NBAer in the league, Ben Simmons...good lord, Portland, what are you thinking?...if true...

Allegedly...the Orlando Magic...(NBA sorta)...gave $50,000 to the DeSantis campaign...listen, Magic, do you KNOW what he stands for?...er, against?...

This is NOT a Maui year...but, one thing I will surely miss...is the Hawaiian Plate special...Huli Huli chicken, rice and macaroni salad....

Finally, I am home this am...as the course is closed due to a tourney...seems like we (the members) should get a discount on our bill, due to the unavailability...

Convince Me

Good morning, my good friends...what is it about Thursdays that have such an impact?...I would be amiss, to not bring up the trump trial in DC...as he must show today...this judge will have it no other way...the shenanigans will be non-inclusive...this one, will be by the book...why do I say that?...her history of dealings that go on in her court room...

It has been said to not try a case outside of the court room...but, already, trump has named names, called out people, and done whatever he can to 'influence' his people to gather up a storm...I will be surprised if this judge doesn't institute a true gag order...which, as in the past, he ignores...and goes on his merry way of slamming everyone in the social media...I truly believe if he does this, he will be brought in...perhaps, jailed...now, I assume his crack legal team will do the smart thing, and warn the bloke about this...yes, maybe to no avail, as trump thinks he is above any USA law...

This, no doubt, will be a spectacle...with the black escalade motor parade, er cavalcade...the omnipresent police force EVERYWHERE...the devotees with their placards...the naysayers with theirs...and moments of chaos...and, like in his NY court appearance, there were more newspeople and cameras than spectators...yup, I will be watching...

Convince me, the Horse is wrong...

The faithful Friars in a Bristol Stomp, in the last game in Denver...11-1, and there were many dingers hit by the Pads...one by Jr, his 100th in his very short career...BTW, the pitching guy we picked up from KC, Scott Barlow...is a bonafide...HUGE addition...to the pen...5 stars...day off today...then the bloody Bums come to town for a humongous series...

Mike Pence...trump's VP...somehow is sounding more courageous...why now?...digging his former boss...like taking dirt out of the ground to prep this old guy...just a few weeks ago, he was a patty caking the orange...let's see what he is like on the stand...when it really counts...'to the best of my recollection'...

Rudy Guliani...have you seen the tapes of his dalliance with one of his secretaries?...egads, man...that's a sexual harassment suit...but, he is one of the co-conspirators in the trump case...already admitting that he has lied...whatever happened to him?...by all accounts, a real foo...not a 'Suits' candidate...

College realignment...woes...this next season is it...as we know it...then, pandemonium breaks out...schools going here, there, and everywhere...some have already announced...USC, UCLA, Colorado...next are UO/Washington...so many indicators out there...well, rumors...they are going to join the Trojans and Bruins in the Big 16...so what happens to the teams not leaving?...must add SDSU, Fresno St. Boise St...to the Pac whatever the number is...or?...I dunno...

Lizzo, you know her?...she is being sued cuz she fired gals that were gaining weight in her dance group...ah, what?...have you seen Lizzo?...what's wrong with this pix?...

This book...about Clinton, Tennessee...even the preface is good...circa mid 50's...many of the people she (the Author) interviewed, were actually from then!...

So, this has happened twice (that I know of) on the Bachelor and Bachelorette...the chooser, ends up being gay...they don't have this as choices...so, they go thru all the hoopla, kissing, and romper room (so called fantasy suites)...pick someone to get engaged to...then break up...then tell the world they are gay...OK...

We are getting jiggy now...collecting $ price for our condo...which further brings the debate of going forth...almost down to the vote...make it simple, if you know someone who wants to buy this great pad...give me a toot...

Have you seen the black bears that are posing in a Chinese zoo?...this vid, is so laughable, it makes me think of when the whole world was looking for Bigfoot...

Very very interesting...this indictment no. 3 trial...could be the quickest one of them all...and MAY start the soonest...you reading this too, donny?...

This is a big weekend...a concert over at the Shell...an overnight trip to Temecula...and some inkling of them hosses out at DelMar...pack your bags, Boss...

Indictment Number 3

It's a devastating time for the accused...trump...who has been indicted again...again...and again...don't think that it is over...he will be again...this time however, it is for the Coup attempt...and the attempt to change an election...by hook or by crook...he is to be in court in DC on Thursday...here we go again...that word 'again'...beef up the court house surroundings...no doubt he will call for his 'people' to rally around him...those who are not already in prison for his last call out for his pawns...his usual defense, is to throw his closest allies, under the bus...the lawyers that are also co-indicters...he will say that they encouraged him to do what he is accused of...same old crap...

One of his now defense attorneys, was on the CNN Show with what trump called a 'nasty woman'...Kaitlan Collins...and pretty much summed up the defense...going to say that this was an indictment of free speech....oh my...whatever...a 'Suits' lawyer, this bloke is not...BTW, of the $104 million dollars donated to trump's reelection campaign...$100 million of it is used for his defense...sweet Jesus...one thing that has me scratching me head...that trump will either show up in person, or by the video thing...to court ON THURSDAY!...how can it not be in person?...any one else would HAVE to, right?...imagine if the judge said 'no bail' and had him incarcerated...a flight risk...some thing says he is going to challenge the system...stay tuned...

I guess that is enough for now...on the topic...it will linger on for a bad long time...

August already...as we prep for the weather...yup, we have had the AC on...

The Friars made 5 moves yesterday...bolstering up 1b...and the pitching corps...fingers crossed that that helps...did not move any player of value...well, P Weathers...and I think he is not MLB worthy...and the game...an 8-5 win, with Soto blasting 2 long dingers to Center...today, is a nooner...and the new guys should be here...and who does that mean leaves?...figure Carpenter, the other Hill, and ?...

Had to hit the Super yesterday...found a turkey breast that was just perfect...2 1/2 hours of cooking...and we had a Thanksgiving feast, in August...with all the fixings...ie cranberries...with leftovers...sound yumpster?...tis...

A new book about a little town in the south...about slavery...ordered it...and after I finish, will send it to DeSantis...wait, he can't read...perhaps, his wife would read it to him...

Such an early tee time...7:15...man oh man...

Confusion

What was to be a journey to solidify a stay in Diego...turned itself around...go figure...Hi, kids...I am back...must say, the Amtrak ride was simply awesome...6 hours, which is very similar if I drove...this, I don't...sit back and enjoy the sites....rest, listen to tunes...man, quite the life...

To the matter...family wins...in some future times...we shall sell and move...whatever is the right time...to sell...then, either buy or rent...until what we want becomes available...the timeline?...not sure, it will take a talk to the realtors...first...when it is most advantageous for us...where we want to go, there is nothing right now...there was, but it got swallowed up right away...as most of the positive units do, in that region...supply and demand...

The family is where we should be...you all know that...the kids kids are so young and need us, as we need them...thus, all my amigos in Diego understand...I think...there will be quite the transition, but that is to be expected, right?...both of us have retired...it is what is meant to be...moving closer...

So, the rest of the world?...taken 2nd seat to what we have been going thru...now, I will take it on...I have seen that the republicans are throwing their hard earned cash still...I do mean still...towards their guy trump...egads...not sure who has less in their noggins...the ones who give money or the one taking it...you elephants do know...he has spent over $40 million of what you have given...to PAY FOR HIS LAWYERS!...right?...c'mon...maybe that's what you want...is this not similar to the $ going to Jim and Tammy Faye Baker, back when?...well, not really...but it is thrown away dinero...Pay for Pray, in that case...Pray for a Stay in the present tense...I digress...

It bewilders me, that so many people refuse to believe that trump is as bad as he is...what can possibly be the reason?...what is in it for them?...reality here, kids....the promises that candidates make, each and every general election cycle, are almost always the same...less taxes, stronger government, less waste, tax the rich (Demos), no more free rides (Repubs), keep our borders stronger...blah blah blah...rarely, is anything actually done...Obamacare, has been the latest...racial equality 50 years ago...school me here...what else?...

We are a divided nation for sure...the racial overtones, not undertones anymore, are more evident than since the 1950's...the color of our skin has more bearing than it should...the passage of power is more than just that, but a religious sect of belief...perhaps, more of a cult belief...the increasing LACK OF KNOWLEDGE is a massive strain on our country...people read less...watch more...too many of us, know a  little about a lot, but very little in detail about any one thing...witness, the death of the daily newspaper...when was the last time you read the New York Times?...incredible amount of quality writings...one more thing...the attention span of way too many...is gone, well, of course...

So how do we correct this?...the query of the 2020 decade...this political spectacle is beyond compare in the past century...in the USA...where lies and denials, have superseded truth...and more than anything else...COMMON SENSE!...the trump theory of say something 3 times...repeat it, and it becomes a TRUTH to some, and now, many...who can watch over the falsehoods that are shattering the minds of way too many?...it is said to be the judicial system...

Let's go another direction...how about if he gets elected again...he has promised to fire all those who have battled him...any part of the government...pardon those who were part of his Coup...put in MORE judges that are subservient to him...NATO, as we know it for the USA, will be gone...there would be a Congress so intimidated that he would get whatever he wanted...this, my good friends, is as close to a dictatorship the country will ever be...think hard about that...

In the mean time...the courts, as they are, will deal with him...the 3rd and 4th indictments will HAPPEN...he will sit in the halls of justice...he will be tried...and he also, will run his presidential campaign...knowing his ONLY OUT, is if he wins the presidency...and he can PARDON himself...if found GUILTY!...

BUT, I have faith in the masses...I really do...the majority of the Americans will not let him win...it may be chaotic, as the states that have the hammer in the Electoral College...have to vote the proper way...disregarding the shenanigans he may try to pull off...and THEN, see where this all shakes out...what will happen to trump...and we FINALLY get back to the normality of our government...working the way it should...

Enough for now...

The inept Friars in overtime games...lost again...o fer 12?...something like that...to the lower than us, Rockies...it truly was a shit show from the onset...rain delay for a couple of hours...a strike zone by the home plate umpire, that was obvious he wanted outta there...everything was a strike...you know, when you have lost this many extra innings games, the point of the finger has to go somewhere...today, we may see some trades...

Nil-Nil...such is the game of soccer...as the Gals team advanced to the sweet 16...winning one game and tying two...USA...so frustrating...the game itself...how you can play so long and never score a goal?...well, they didn't either...fire the offensive coach...ha ha...

Here in Diego...the storm of getting the homeless off the streets of the city...has begun...the sites have been set up...as we await to see...if this really happens...and makes this city a safe one...that anyone can go downtown, and not worry about getting harassed and or hit...or...whatever else...hip hip!...we shall see...

One thing I know about 'changing coaches'...all levels...'the one who left was probably a bum...the new one is probably a gifted one'...all coaches start that way...and that new coach...will soon be a bum in a few years, too...one thing you don't do, is come in and tell the public that the last coach was indeed, a bum...and that's exactly what the new NFL Denver Bronco's coach did, Sean Payton...shut up dude, your time is coming, too...I'll start it right now, 'you're a bum!'...

So, as I was sifting thru the ads, on one of them social thangers...Facebook or Instagram...came upon this handy NECESSARY gadget...I mean, they all are...these vids...it's something you carry on your shoulder like a handbag, manbag, or LBGQT bag...whatever...and when you get to a spot on the walk...you are tired, and need a rest...it folds right down into a stool, to plunk your arse down on...it made me smile...