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A Taste of Spring in February
Posted by: | CommentsHello again to my loyal troop of readers. Just enjoy this early taste of spring. The warm weather this time of year is a blessing from heaven. Of course, since this is Kentucky, won’t last long and then it will be back the grind of winter. The only grind that will be constant this year will be the grind of politics. We will be bombarded with lies, slander, gross exaggerations, and empty rhetoric. While I would have liked to see Newt match up in a debate with Obama, any change will be good. It really does not matter who wins, unless we bring some manufacturing jobs back to the US and cut down on government employees and their perks, all is for naught. We must return to what made us great. That is producing goods and exporting them to other countries
to bring money into our country. It does us no good to keep reshuffling the dollars within our country and even less to keep sending our money to China. Only by creating a positive trade balance can we truly return to greatness.
On the sports front, my beloved Cats are now starting to kick it into high gear. It was pleasure to watch them thrash Tennessee even while wearing those horrible gray uniforms. If I wanted to root for Georgetown, I would have gone there. The Cats now seem to have the aggressiveness around the basket they have been lacking. However, they still are having trouble hitting the 3 ball. It won’t really matter though, as long as they can break down zones. March Madness should be fun.
Until next week, DOC
Congratulations to Animal Kingdom
Posted by: | CommentsHello this week to my company of readers. It was nice of the weather to cooperate for the Derby and to see the record crowd. The long shot winner just added to the excitement. I can’t figure out why the “experts” dismissed the chances of certain horses, including Animal Kingdom, just because they had not previously run on dirt. I don’t know how it would be possible in today’s money-tops-all climate, but I believe the Derby would be much better if the field were limited to 14 horses. With the large field, too much luck and chance comes into play and quite often the best horse doesn’t get an opening. This may partially explain why we never have a triple crown winner. The race would be much better served with a smaller field of quality horses of which most could then run in the triple crown races creating rivalries, a definite asset for all sports.
Do restaurants think the public are all morons? They are trying every trick in the book to serve smaller portions but make you think you are still getting just as much. The sundae dishes have shrunk, the plates are smaller, the salad plates have gotten more shallow, and the soup bowls and spoons have shrunk. Do they really believe that no one notices?
It appears we are in a backwards weather pattern this year. Warm and sunny Monday – Wednesday, but cold and/or rainy Friday – Saturday. This is depressing to be working on all the pretty days and off on the lousy ones.
I normally do not mention my church in this column, but this week I would like to mention two things. First, we had a wonderful baptism ceremony this past Sunday with one of the most beautiful names I have ever heard, Shayla Rose, pronounced Shi-la Rose. Second, our choir on May 22, in honor of Armed Forces Day, will be performing a medley to salute America and our troops. This should be very inspirational and I’m much looking forward to this anthem. If you want to feel patriotic, come to Messiah-Trinity Church on May 22 at 10:45 am.
‘Til next week, Doc.
Weather and baseball
Posted by: | CommentsHello again to my faction of friendly readers. What’s up with the weather? I feel as if I moved to Florida. It’s wrecking havoc with my golf game. I don’t like practicing putting in the bathtub. The grass will over grow us all very soon. On the plus side, more people now have their own private lake.
The Reds are in a tailspin. Notice I don’t say “my Reds” when they are playing poorly. It looks as though Homer Bailey may be ready to help soon. The same can’t be said of Johnny Cueto. The news report “Cueto looks sharp” was absurd. How sharp is it to throw 85 pitches and not make it out of the fifth inning? He is always going to be a drain on the bullpen until he learns how to pitch and not just throw.
This leads me to another baseball analogy. It seems some people think the U S shouldn’t be the sole superpower in the world and that the world would like us better if we were just another country. I say poppycock. We have nothing for which to apologize. We are the Yankees of the world. Everyone hates the Yankees because they win. When the Yankees lose, however, it does not make them better liked, just less respected and more denigrated. Nuff said!
Until next week keep your flotation device handy, Doc.
