--The lawsuits have already started regarding the casino process in this fine state. The chair of the commission awarding the contracts has been found to have had a "business" relationship with one of the applicants. Really, they will totally fuck this up and one can only wonder why they just did not integrate the whole deal into the lottery organization. After all, it's all gambling, right?
--Syria is a lousy mess. At first, I thought we needed to get in there with some sort of multi-national group. Now I am thinking we should stay the hell away. I know Assad is a mean spirited murderer; but there are no boundaries in that country and no way of telling the good guys from the bad.
--Socialite item: RFK's son has a daughter who made her debutante debut in Paris. If that does not boggle the mind, nothing would. Would Bobby have been there?
--Those funny google engineers are at it again mucking up with the format of my access page and just in general messing with my mind. Maybe they should all just play ping pong all day and stay away from changing fonts and formats and other words beginning with f.
--Obama shook Raul Castro's had at Mandela's funeral and the world did not fall apart though some of those surly right wingers were quite upset. That fine senator from the state of Texas, Mr. Cruz, just up and left the service in protest of something or other. One can only wonder what he was doing there in the first place.
--Speaking of the right's bright lights (how's that for being a rhymin Simon?), Rush Limbaugh has decided the Pope is a Marxist. Mostly because he is trying to get his flock to think about poor people more and profits less. Old Rush nearly had a coronary.
--John Boehner has decided that the Tea partiers are not being helpful--this in response to the recent budget deal. John is angry at their rigidity--oh my. I actually was hoping that these guys would not catch on until after the 2014 election--but I guess they can see the writing on the electorate wall. Next thing you know, we might get an immigration bill.
--Obamacare is moving along and seems to have overcome the initial hysteria about computer glitches. And I do love Elizabeth Warren--just terrific. Now we even have a Congresswoman to go along with all our white male Congressmen.
--That crazy Kim fella over there in North Korea just killed his uncle. Cannot say I care but I do wonder how many relatives he has. Bad for tourism too.
--I have been contacted by folks planning my 50th High School reunion (!)--scary in and of itself. What startled me more was the number of Hispanic students on the list. I knew only one and only because he was on the basketball team. I am thinking they were some of the early refugees from Cuba--but also am thinking what a closed world I was part of.
--Doonesbury had about a two week sketch focussing on hiring a nanny and poking fun at all the current crop of parents and their worries. Funny stuff.
SPORTS TALK
You heard it here first--Cano is gone to the soggy Northwest--though I do love Seattle. He will remain one of the top 5 players in baseball; but I have no problem with his departure. Too many years for Ellsbury though he is an improvement over Granderson. Michigan football remains an embarrassment on the defensive side of the ball a la the Pats. The guy who hit the Gronk weighs 190 and the Gronk goes about 260. The tackler claims he never meant to hurt anyone--no offense to him but he is full of shit. Those guys are trained to inflict pain and people frequently get hurt. He aimed for and hit the Gronk's knee nearly straight on. Brady may need to pass for 500 yards per game if the Pats are to get anywhere. and they better get more than 3 points down there in the red zone. Getting a bye is important. Finally, if you have not seen Thornton's battering of Orpik, watch it and get sick.
Sayonara.
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