The Hype

For the past week, it was the Republicans turn to indulge the  country into their HYPE...couple that with the near tragedy of an assassination...it worked for awhile...until the candidate himself, got up to speak...to accept the party's nomination...he turned it into a rambling, incoherent, seemingly 2 hours of self propaganda...that bored even the most rabid Magas...this is what you got, Repubs...not sure if you really buy into it, but it's all yours...now, YOU have to convince the rest of the country....that it is worthy...

Thinking about that word...HYPE...it's what triggers most all ideas, merchandise, teams, politicians...the list goes on...there are companies that that is what they do...find ways to promote, entice, lure, CONVINCE...YOU...to buy into what ever they are selling...every 4 years, there are dudes and dudettes, that is what they do for a living...take a Roger Stone...been doing it since Nixon...I kid you not...that will come up with catchy slogans, colors that sparkle, ads that knock you out...whatever it takes...

Many of them...are shock value...like negatives...that they dig deep in the company's past, people's personal past...find the skeletons...what they have said in the past...done in the past...then, dramatize it, with ads...this trump system goes one step further...makes up things...lies, and then throws it out for the public to see and hear...fact checking is now a joke...you can generally say anything about anyone, or it's business...and there are no repercussions...it's true...the only truth there is...that often, there is NO TRUTH...

Tidbit about the assassin...makes no diff on age...BTW...20 years old...the school shooters, often are younger than that...this guy apparently (?) flew a drone over the site he was to use as his field of terror...hours before his attempt...unfortunately, there are people like this...too often...waiting to do the same...woah to be a politician...er, and a, celebrity...it seems like there is never enough protection...ESPECIALLY, that now most anyone can buy an AR-15...

Let's go over the pond, and talk about the Open...Tiger didn't have it...most didn't...them pot bunkers are dreadful...we played in a T in Vegas...that was simulating a links type course...often you can't see them...damn if that ball doesn't plummet right in...like a sink hole...bloody bastards...

The Friars...back in action (?)...were down 1-0 in the 8th...and the one thing the manager can do...is replace pitchers...which this one did not do, and the game went out of hand...quickly...gave up 6 in the inning...and that was it...this one, all bone head managing...hello...

The W has a different version of an all star game...the Olympic team, all from the W...play the best of the rest...well, the rookies...for the most part...should be interesting...that's today...hope to see some of it...Caitlyn vs Sabrina...

This new Covid attack...how many shots have you had?...we have had like 7, I think...

Breaking news...the info on the latest...Costco Brand Bourbon...it's rumored to be bottled at Barton 1792...part of the Sazerac Company....you know them?....they make Buffalo Trace...who also makes Pappy...anyhoo, the word out...is that it is mighty good...the Horse will get one, and let you know MY review...or YOU do it before me, and tell us YOUR review...

Supposed to be toasty around here this weekend...high 70's...hmmm, and that's exactly where I am headed, to get some toast and eggs...

As My Pappy Told Me

Geez, kids...I can't think of anything positive to say...so, as my Pappy told me "if you don't have anything positive to say, say NOTHING!"...I'll see ya tomorrow...

Happy Together

Soooooooo Happy Together...as we set sail for our first of the season concert to Humphrey's By the Bay...for a rousing rendition of the 60's and 70's music...a gaggle of bands are playing...The Turtles, The Association, Badfinger, The Vogues, Jay and the Americans...and others, I think....it's a sing along for us...grouped in a tight little outside venue...which we have been to often...lawdy, the word out is that there is another string of Covid out there...we are shot up as much as we can be...pictured above is the Association...

Egads, I just saw that Prez B has it...and he looks terrible...also heard he has had that medicine for it...Prelocid...something like that...another chapter in his very tired life...

Have you watched any of the trump Republican coronation?...yea, me neither...it's on all the channels but ESPN...guess which one I am watching?...ha ha...

So, I shot an 80 today...calm down...I had a few mulligans, and I am through posting...yup, did drive the rock well, today...seeings I don't enter any tournaments any more...my competitive golfing days are history...but, for some silly reason, I keep score...not sure why....guess, cuz I can...and I love being out there, and have a blast!...helps to have awesome playing buds...we do have a good time...occasional beverages, and for certain, a stogie or two...now THAT is golfing...

More about moi...did see the eye doctor...and the short story, is...I have cataracts roaming in my right eye...must get that corrected....well, having to have that surgery....boo...so, I have gone back to mono vision in the interim...which is bueno...the Dr said that they have the lenses that can have progressives just like the glasses...now...I am sure that's what I'll do, if my insurance will pay...many of the peops I know, have already had the fix...

The laptop issue has been solved...there was a deal on Amazon for the Mac Air...+ a $50 bonus...took it, and that's the way it is...also, went with the 13" in lieu of the '15...cuz I am going to take it on the plane, train, and Cosmo...size was the reasoning...and, that it syncs with my iPhone...it's the 2024 version...

The diet...we stay strong...and it shows...Boss is the best...I do want a waffle real bad...tho...man, we went sort off it last eve at the concert....too much popcorn....

In a little over a month, we fly up to the great PNW....stay with our gracious hosts, the Snookies...party at Boss's reunion...and for our reunion of friends, literally a large cast of characters, at Johnny's the nite before...and then...a brunch at our very best buds, the Zeebees...then off to that coast, and stay at where we had our honeymoon, Inn at Spanish Head...then, finish it all off, heading east to stay with the Gahrs, and have too cool for school time, with our bueno amigos, the Crosses...man, that is a lot of stuff in a short time...yes, for goodness sakes, some Padington's Pizza...Mo's Clam Chowder...and watching the horses at Sunriver...really?...we are going to do all that?...is it possible?...maybe I can talk the gang into riding the horses...not holding my breath...

Back to the now...after the rise of the republican fervor...there is even greater amounts of skepticism of Prez B running for another term...more and more Demo leaders are calling for him to step aside...the Horse believes it will happen...sooner than later...and leave it to the Party to come up with a viable candidate...if it stays as is, the signs are for a republican victory...polls lean that way...

Here are pix of the rest of the cats, er cast...from last eve...can you guess who they are?...

Convention Time

Morning, kids...how's it shaking?...the bulk of the teevee channels, well, the major ones, are centered in on the Republican Convention...which at one time, was a bit of a drama...who was going to win the candidacy?...as this era of the elephants is all in trump's name...how he has their adoration, is beyond me...a carefully planned dissection of nearly half the nation...successfully carried out...couple that with a miraculous escape of an assassination attempt....well, he has the votes of them...perhaps, more than them...

The thing about conventions...is that there is euphoric moments in the week of the gatherings...makes no difference what side we are talking...will there be momentum afterward?...time is the key...and careful watching of what transpires...anyway, if you are a Repub, bask in the glory of your week...

The naming of trump's VP, was interesting...a very young (39) Senator from Ohio...seems about right...where was VP Pence from?...Indiana...heartland...trump's group (?) needed one from the middle states...JD Vance...who at one time, was a harsh critic of trump...but, shoot (very bad terminology), who wasn't at one stage, of his attempt at running the country?...he has seen the light, and now lookee here, he is the VP Candy man...

Did you see any of the Home Run Derby?...I got some of it...for the most part, I wasn't too knowledgable about the contestants...some Bum won, right?...OK, and the scuttlebutt, was that whoever sang the National Anthem, brutalized it...missed that part...

Today is the All Star Game...in Arlington, Texas...the Horse does follow this...but, like most all star games, just for a while...weird to see Juan Soto in it...as he wasn't star material, for the Friars...shut your mouth, Horse...

The Open is this week...at the Royal Troon...over the pond...that warm one...Scotland...Tiger is in it, so I pick him...what say yee, laddies and lassies?...

OK, gotta run...eye doctor appt...followed by a scrumptious breakfast, then...off to Costco!...

The Perils

The ultra dangerous side of running for a political office...the crazed people who may try to...assassinate...and it happened again...by now, you have seen the video of the latest attempt of taking a politicians life...that of Trump...who is ultra lucky to be alive now...which begs the question, why on earth would anyone want this particular job...the presidency...

Of course, it took half a day, before the news got out...who did it, why, and where was he...well, we still don't know why...he was on a rooftop, some 400 feet away from his target...he was but 20 years of age...used a rapid fire weapon...and by all accounts, I have read...he was instantly neutralized...

In the aftermath, I noticed the massive amount of protection that was at this rally...that tells me, you, the candidate, are never really safe from the attempted assassin...if there is a will, there is a way...office buildings, rooftops, motel rooms, parades, kitchens, what have I missed?...the sites of other assassination attempts, or worse...accomplished acts of killing...

The thought for the day...it is apparent that Trump is indeed OK...but, the nerves of something like that, will or can, get to your psyche...it would me...

Pivoting...

Baseball is a funny game...the beauty of it is...there is always another one tomorrow...it's not a fray that you have once a week, and then try to figure out what just happened...all week long...it's the next day...so, the Friars on a 5 game losing streak...turned right around and got a 4-0 big W, against the always tuff Atlanta Braves...celebrate?...nah, there is another one today...

In the W...the other rookie of the league, seemingly...Chicago's Angel Reese...was a bucket away from extending her double double streak...as her mates were trying to get her the rock in the closing seconds of their loss to the Liberty...and the NY team tripled her...and that was that...amazing her stats, as she hardly gets off the ground...the star of the game, was UO's Sabrina, with 28 points...

The Scottish Open...links golf...fun to watch...weather is not so fun...and the leaders are familiar names...Ludvig Aberg (Sveden) is extremely likable...his pace of play is fast, and carries a smile on his face...like he enjoys his job...doesn't he know it's golf?...hardest game in the world...

Saw this bit on acronyms...do you know what WIFI is really?...JPEG?....PDF?...here you go...I didn't, and was amazed I just used them...without their real words...WIFI is wireless fidelity...JPEG is joint photographics experts group, and PDF is portable document format...and this one...DUH...dang ugly horse...

You recall Late Night with David Letterman?...a couple of blogs ago, I mentioned Darlene Love of the Blossoms...do you also recall, that she came on his show EVERY CHRISTMAS time and sang her hit, 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'?....a fact...

Love Christmas time...

Well, it is Sunday...so you know it...it's Monster Sudoku time!...going for number 47...