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A little OT I know but f--k it. I HAD to post this somewhere. I never knew this was a thing but by God I'm going to call it where I see it from now on! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Every campaign must make a cost/benefit analysis if where it spends it's money. The Democrats don't bother campaigning in Wyoming or Kansas because their BS won't sell there. The same is true for the Repubs in California. Hurlshot is right in that the right candidate could make it interesting but it would take the Dems running the "wrong" candidate to make it a reality.

Out Of The Park Baseball 17 comes out on the 22nd. I've had every version since 8. Love it. This is a nice article about the biggest of the new features: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/games/a-hundred-thousand-ghosts-from-baseballs-golden-age-come-to-video-games/ar-BBqpoEm?li=BBnbfcL

I spent the whole day fishing (and napping) on the banks of the Hatchee River yesterday with the dogs. When we were walking back I found a magnolia tree just starting to bloom. There were thousands, maybe ten of thousands of honey bees working it over. I stood under that tree for a good half hour just listening to them. It was really cool. Like I've said before, no matter where you are there is something remarkable to see somewhere around you. You just have to look for it.

Elerond is correct. California is not competitive. If it were ever to be put in play it would get a whole lot of attention. It's a red state through and through once you get beyond I-5 corridor (except Sacramento). But all the people are in the I-5 corridor.

Ben Carson is officially out now. He is an altogether descent and intelligent man. He just does not have the charisma and political savvy to be President right now. Good luck to him and I'm sure we haven't heard the last from him. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/ben-carson-announces-campaign-is-suspended-220281

Tomorrow morning I'm getting up early, packing coffee, lunch for both me and the dogs, and my fishing gear and we're going to follow Cold Creek to the Hatchee River and do some fishing. All day. I can't wait.

I'm having a real hard time dealing with the fact that the next President of the US will be Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, or Donald Trump. This is it? This is the best a country of 318 Million could produce? We are f----d. No seriously, we are so f----d. This would be a time to be grateful for the separation of powers but three of those five don't seem to believe that is a real thing. And the current president surely does not because he has spent the last 7 years undermining it with the complitcy of the goddamned democrats in Congress.

Hurlshot you mustn't insult SJW....they not all weirdos. Think of all the the good the SJ movement has done for the world For instance they have taken Orwell's fictional concept of thoughtcrime and have almost turned it into a real thing.

As ugly as that debate was I'd like to point out that no one on that stage last night was under investigation by the FBI. Or likely to be indicted soon.

Did the Career Jammer give you the works to try to keep you in?

I believe you hit the nail on the head here. The only hope they have of putting Trump down now is a brokered convention. What a mess.

Of course admiring someone does not mean you agree with every dumbs--t stupid thing they ever said. But I'm sure you can see the double standard here. If Hillary had an R after her name this would have been the lead story in every newspaper. They excoriated Trump for not even knowing who David Duke was.

You know, in my head I'm still a young buck but then you get reminded how much time has passed. Getting old is the worst. I was brushing my teeth the other day and took a good look and my face in the mirror. I look just like my father did now. How the heck the that happen? But if I'm having a mid-life crisis of some kind I'll just drown it in good bourbon. That does not solve any problems true. But it does offer a respite.

I concerns me that all of the "not Trump" candidates agree Donald winning would not be a good thing. Yet none of them are willing to step back and consolidate their support behind just one "not trump" candidate. It worries me when someone wants power so badly they'll burn down the world as long as they can be king of the ashes. (Yes I stole that line, but it was a good one!)

I usually make a division by division prediction post but nuts to that. I'm always wrong and I think I've been the one jinxing the Nat's by picking them to win it all. I've got nothing against them. So, here is my take: NL East: Mets NL Central Cubs NL West: Giants NL WC: Cardianals NL WC: Marlins AL East: Blue Jays AL Central: Royals AL West: Astros AL WC: Rangers AL WC: Rays World Series: Giants defeat Astros in 6

At least Trump doesn't support TPP. That alone makes him better than Romney. Agreed

Boot camp, MCT & SOI all at Pendleton. I bet you were SICK of that place! At least we got a change of scenery.

There are a lot of things about my career I wish I'd done differently but going in the Corps isn't on of them. Getting out isn't either actually. I was inclined to stay in because I'd just made Corporal three months before the end and the cutting scores for Sergeant were pretty low. But I had to pick a new MOS and I just didn't like any of the options.

Sounds about right!

You'd think they'd have ditched the woodland pattern flak jackets. They didn't blend in well did they?

I was in Diego Garcia for all of Desert Shield and the first two weeks of Desert Storm. Then after the 2nd Div swept past Al Basra we moved there. I liked the wing well enough I guess but we did miss out on the action. But someone had to help land the planes.

Doh! Maybe it was Manifested then? I remember talking with another Marine on the board who was there. But it was a long time ago. I thought it was you.

I feel old. I head it on the radio last week, The Gulf War ended 25 years ago on 2/28. Jeez. Am I really that old? But now Gifted1 & Shady Sands can feel old. I believe they were both there too.