The THIRD part of the season is here

 Baseball has three seasons.....Pre-season, Regular season and POST season.

Statistics show that 60 % of the people who watch baseball don't start until the Post Season.

The Post season is a crap shoot because any team can win in a short series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently the favorite to win the World Series BECAUSE they have THE SHO.

If you don't know about The Sho then you should stop reading this because nothing will mean anything to you.

Shohei Ohtani just had the greatest offensive season of any player in history.  54 Homeruns and 59 stolen bases.  If he falters in the post season it won't take away from the history he created this year.

The ball he hit for the 50th Homerun is estimated to be worth 2-3 MILLION dollars....and there's a possession lawsuit in play.  It's an interested sidebar story.  Check it out.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.....THERE IS NO PREDICTING IN BASEBALL but of course I want the Dodgers to win the first series this weekend against the Padres.  They have some starting pitcher issues and their great first baseman, Freddy Freeman , has a bad ankle.

Enjoy the excitement

PLAY BALL!

Springfield and the tales of all tails

 Springfield is the primary fictional setting of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and related media. It is an average-sized, fictional city within an unknown state in the United States. The fictional city's geography, surroundings, and layout are flexible, often changing to accommodate the plot of any given episode.^[1]

According to the creator of the series, Oregon native Matt Groening, Springfield was inspired by a number of real-life locations (including Springfield, Oregon, and West Springfield, Massachusetts).^[2][3] However, in order to emphasize it as an example of "Anytown, USA", the location of the fictional Springfield remains a mystery.^[2][3] "Clues" regarding Springfield's climate, geology, history, distance from real cities, or political alignment, which are found in numerous episodes of the series, are intentionally contradictory.^[3][4]

(Wikipedia)

I realize that it's a fictional town but the irony tying The Simpsons to the TRUMP campaign is just too much to ignore.

During the DEBATE last week The Donald made a statement about immigrants (Haitian's mainly) eating dogs and cats in the town of Springfield, Ohio.

THE NEXT DAY J.D. VANCE SAID HE CREATED THE STORY TO BRING THE IMMEGRATION PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

This acknowledged fabrication has created a universe of HILARIOUS video material that is allowing hundreds of users to go viral.

Example:

PETS REACTIONS

Now, I am quite familiar with Voodoo ties to the Haiti population and don't doubt for a second that strange sacrifices are probably a part of their religion BUT I must remind everyone that animal sacrifices have a place in OTHER religions including Catholics The old adage when in "Rome do as the Romans do" should apply in reverse for this type of behavior.

I also have to recognize that immigration groups (which include you and me) brought strange practices to this country when they arrived and slowly adjusted their behavior to adapt in a more civilized manner while becoming naturalized citizens of America.

The fact that TRUMP supporters are now saying the PET EATING STORY is a TRUE STORY simply baffles my mind.

VANCE ADMITTED IT WAS NOT TRUE AND YET SPRINGFIELD, OHIO HAS HAD TO CLOSE SOME SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF BOMB THREATS.

Maybe the 20,000 LEGAL immigrants from Haiti that are helping to rebuild the town of Springfield after it's population  went from 80,000 in the 70's to 60,000 today should start their own website and name it PETSNOWAY.

In the meantime.....watch the pet video's....THEY ARE REALLY REALLY FUNNY.

The ability to choose

Every thought and every dream

is a reality we can't touch

           and every second you deny that fact

           doesn't matter very much

So much denial regarding the upcoming Presidential election....people are picking sides for reasons that make little sense.

A convicted felon is running for President.

Just because he hasn't gone to jail YET seems to be the answer his supporters keep repeating.

HE WAS FOUND GUILTY BY A JURY

GUILTY

By the way, I image JFK and RFK are both wondering how one of their own.......lost his mind.

AND THE FOLLOWING IS A REPRINT

FAKE NEWS

Olympics really distracts from world BS,,,,try it,,,,only 4 days left

 day 13

PARIS 2024

 Olympics

SCOTUS, POTUS and then there is US

 Going back to the period where President Obama was not allowed to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court was the period that led to what we now are fully experiencing.

How President Trump got lucky enough to get 3 Judges is probably the luckiest thing that has ever happened to a sitting President.

IT IS NOW SHOWING UP AS THE MAIN POINT OF ANY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Our Supreme Court is setting a course that Donald J. Trump is constructing and that can't be altered or changed for quite a long time.

I consider myself a moderate Democrat while many members of my family consider me a radical left wing fanatic.

There are so many points about WOKE AWARENESS that I totally disagree with and the fact that laws keep getting passed that seem to make it ok to commit minor crimes (especially in California) makes no sense to me on any level.

Arresting someone and releasing them a few hours later is really stupid....and I watch it happen quite often in Santa Monica.  Raising the dollar level for shoplifting makes no sense....just as arresting someone for stealing food because they are hungry makes no sense. 

People who scream in public for no apparent reason should be removed and taken for observation in order to determine which Psychopharmacology treatment they should receive.

The current race for President of the United States absolutely makes no sense.

One candidate LIES about everything and the other candidate isn't sure if he had lunch two hours earlier.

I know someone who doesn't like our Vice-President because of the way she laughs.

Making a President NOT LIABLE for something done IN AN OFFICAL CAPACITY makes no sense on any level,

THERE IS NO CHECKS AND BALANCES WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY  WRONG......

And now there seems to be no checks and balances for the President.

It also seems that the amount of checks and balances on US has gotten way out of hand.

I'm still trying to figure out why the first debate was before the conventions......and the question I also have is,,,,,,,are either of them official candidates before the convention?

This is TOTALLY WRONG

There is a new slogan and flag associated with the Trump campaign.

I really have to consider that whoever thought of this is completely reaffirming Jan 6 2021 behavior by the supporters of Mr. Trump.

Trump or Death

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I'M SHOCKED THAT THERE ISN'T BIGGER BACKLASH 

The flag is for for sale at different sizes and different prices.

Starting at $14 and going up to $59 depending on size.

Things are heating up in court and on the road to Nov

 The most interesting aspect of Donald Trump and his legal issues is that nothing seems to affect the polls.  We have learned in the past that polls aren't always the indicator we think and I've learned recently that depending on who conducts the poll has a lot to do with the results.

People, when contacted by phone, don't always share their true beliefs.  I myself have found that when talking to someone who is asking me political questions that I like to elaborate or exaggerate depending on how the questions are constructed.

People, when contacted in person, have a tendency to keep the conversation reserved....which can mean that sharing the actual truth doesn't always happen.

The court situations with DJT are quite incredible because people have stated that they don't really care what happens and that guilty or innocent won't change their voting preferences.

WHICH IS BEYOND UNBELIEVEABLE

How in the world can someone have 4 pending litigations going and still be regarded as a viable candidate for President of the United States?

Some sidebar activity is also very weird....like Supreme Court Justice flying a upside down flag at his homes and then blame his wife and claiming she has a right to do whatever she wants.  She obviously supports whatever The Donald has done and is doing and the Justice said he didn't know what that flag meant and that his wife likes flags.

There's a decision coming in June from the Supreme Court that could change the landscape of every public park and recreational area in this country.

Grant's Pass vs Johnson

Court Case

They have heard the arguments and will rule in June.

The ramifications are HUGE.

Read about it.

Repeat

Science 

One more time

 

Every Earth Day since 2006

 There's a soul in the life of the land where we live

IT'S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE CAN DRINK ALL ITS WATER

AND MINE ALL ITS COAL

BUT WHEN WE MIX THE TWO TOGETHER

IT TROUBLES HER SOUL

WE CAN TEST ALL THE BOMBS

AND DESTROY EVERY LAST TREE

AND THE ONLY THING IT REALLY DOES

IS ELIMINATE YOU AND ME

THE HARM THAT WE BRING

DOESN’T BOTHER THE LAND

WE ONLY HURT OURSELVES

BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE ARE GIVEN ALL THE TREASURES

THAT ANYONE COULD USE

BUT IF WE DON’T HAVE VISION

THEN ALL WE DO IS LOSE

WE DUMP OUR PROBLEMS

IN EVERY OCEAN, RIVER AND STREAM

WE LIVE BY A CODE OF CONSUMPTION

THAT DARKENS EVERY DREAM

WE THINK THAT OIL IS OUR GOLD

BECAUSE IT MOVES MACHINES AND MAN

AND ALL IT REALLY DOES

IS REMOVE THE SPRINGS OF LAND

WE NEED THAT SPECIAL CRUDE

BECAUSE WE’VE IGNORED OTHER WAYS

AND ALL WE’VE ENDED UP WITH

IS COUGHING THROUGH A HAZE

OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN

WILL REALLY PAY THE PRICE

AND JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE

DOESN’T MAKE US VERY NICE

AND WHEN THE DUST HAS FINALLY SETTLED

AND ALL THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID

IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FACT

THAT’S THERE’S ONE MISTAKE WE’VE MADE

WE THOUGHT WE CONTROLLED THE EARTH

BY DOMINATING THE LAND

AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO ONE THING

THAT WE JUST DIDN’T UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME