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Merry Christmas to all. Just hanging out at home. I got the chickens dried meal worms, dried pineapple chunks for the rabbits, new nylabones and cookies from Woofgang puck for Sunny and a bottle of Rock Hill Farms single barrel bourbon for me. I figure I'll spend tomorrow binge watching Netflix and playing OOTP.

They elected a dementia addled cowboy actor almost 4 decades ago so I wouldn't count on that. If anything President Tekashi 6ix9ine is more likely to happen now. Not the same thing. Reagan had been out of show business and in politics for 24 years when we was elected.

Wow, this is a pretty big deal: https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-acquire-puig-kemp-wood-farmer/c-302138936 LA just moved a lot of money off the books. I expect a free agent signing of some significance shortly.

The Spice must flow! On a separate not it occurs to me Donald Trump might be doing us all a real favor. He may well kill off the notion of the "celebrity President" for good and all. The US has been flirting with it for decades and finally pushed the button in '16. Don't think we'll be doing that again.

I think I have figured out how to beat most Android chess SW consistently. You suffocate it. Forget big moves and grand strategy. You adopt a slow, grinding style that focuses on controlling the board and limiting opponent movement. Kind of dull really but I've beaten chess pro for Android 7 times out of 10 now.

Amen. If Sonic is what passes for the board troll these days then we have improved by quantum leaps over the days of Krezack and his multiple personalities (and every one an a-----e) Nur Ab Sal, Yushaa, that girl that used to threaten to kill us all, whatever her name was.

Saturn is losing it's rings: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/saturn-s-rings-are-disappearing-faster-anyone-realized-ncna950066 Clearly the blame lies entirely on capitalism and our unchecked consumerism. If we don't immediately pass a 100% tax on all income and shift to a green communist democratic socialist model and execute everyone who doesn't agree our children will one day look up at a naked Saturn in the night sky!

Shifting gears a little. This is an interesting read on public sector unions, particularly teachers unions following the SCOTUS Janus decision last year. https://www.city-journal.org/teacher-freedom-post-janus-world-16206.html I have no problem with Unions per se, but I am 1000% opposed to the compulsory aspect of them. I get my hackles up every time someone tells me "you HAVE to do this". My knee jerk response to that is usually to suggest they go perform an anatomically impossible sex act on themselves.

Awesome thing to see and an awesome place to see it. Assuming you were on I-80 somewhere between Rock Springs and Medicine Bow. If you were in town or in the mountains I hope you were watching the road and not the meteors!

So it looks like we're getting Rivers after all. And without giving up Marshon Brooks and a draft pick. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/austin-rivers-free-agency-news-veteran-expected-to-sign-with-grizzlies-other-teams-still-interested-per-report/

Apparently the Packers have interest in Nick Saban. I think that would be an error. For both of them. http://www.realclearlife.com/sports/espn-analyst-predicts-packers-will-make-a-run-at-nick-saban/

I was sitting on my back porch last night and I finally found the Christmas Comet. 46P/Wirtanen swings through our neighborhood every 11 years or so. It's too dim to see with the naked eye but I found it with a pair of 20 x 80 binoculars. It's between Taurus & The Pleiades cluster around 2200 from anywhere in the northern hemisphere. You folks south of the big E can just suck it!

I have completely lost interest in politics. Political interest and discussion, caring about outcomes of elections etc. is all a product of concern for the future. Once you arrive at the conclusion there isn't one a feeling comes over you like being wrapped in a soft warm blanket. No matter who wins, everyone in the running is an idiot. If Hillary Clinton was a slightly less repulsive human being and actually won in 2016 this would still be a s--t show. Just because the s--t is a slightly different odor and consistency does not mean it a'int still s--t! And here is a prediction for the future: the person elected to the Presidency in 2020 will also (probably) be an idiot. And their idiocy will be enabled (both in support and opposition) by 535 Congress Critters 90% of whom are also idiots. As of this moment the US is $21,879, 391,901, 681 in debt with a current federal spending deficit of $843,939,670,154. http://www.usdebtclock.org/ Arguing over who will spend us into oblivion is like two tribes of fleas fighting over ownership of a dog trapped in a burning house. They are all f----d and just don't know it. Edit: Sorry about the inappropriate image copy. I didn't read that as close as I should have. Thought it was funny and just copied the link,.

There is still love in Montreal for the MLB https://ballparkdigest.com/2018/12/13/report-support-high-for-mlbs-return-to-montreal/ Baseball - Loria =

I always imagine I'd do something like this when I get old. Only my plan involved explosives. JK

Three team trade breaks down over miscommunication: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/nba/2018/12/15/suns-grizzlies-wizards-trade-falls-through-miscommunication-dillon-marshon-brooks/2320324002/ The Grizz are not the dumpster fire I was expecting them to be. And trading Dillon Brooks would have made no sense. But the mix up in this story is funny if nothing else.

He has been around since 2014 and just dumps dumb stuff and leaves, so he might actually predate a couple of those. He's getting worse

Ktchong congrats. You are the new Krezack, LOF, Yushaa, Oby et al. Factually dubious links and videos and commentary with more than a slice or racism, you are checking all the boxes.

Brevity is the soul of wit

Fortunately the Roman Empire was pretty good about record keeping relatively speaking. It's not a nothing burger but it isn't exactly a Big Mac either. The curious thing is accounts of someone sounding very much like Jesus visiting and ministering in India and Persia in the same general time frame.

Now reading and The former is pretty interesting. The latter a bit dry & ponderous.

I used to think Guinness made the best stout in the biz. Turns out I just needed to get out more. But, Guinness is pretty good. And more importantly not hard to get.