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I just re-read my brother, Bob's, article on Jeff Buxton, wrestling coach at Blair Academy, in the October 2012, Amateur Wrestling News.  Years ago, when I read-it, I thought the info good, but his writing-style not-as, I gave it a "Cplus".  I told my friend, Brad Jacot (jah-coe), who had a scholarship to U.Washington (record of 80-7), and teaches high school English, to read it, and he said he'd give-it an "A".  Upon, re-reading, it's better than I had thought.  At any rate, his article is very-uplifting, to read it would do you some good.  Ohio State's Kyle Snyder, won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics at 97 kg. (213.4 lbs.), only "20", the youngest American Olympic Gold Medal Wrestler, ever.  During the 2015-2016 NCAA Season, Kyle, only 5'11', 226 lbs., competed as a Heavyweight, that is, against opponents who would weigh as much as 285 lbs., and on March 20, 2016, he met 2-time and defending NCAA Heavyweight Champion, Nick Gwiazdowski, in the NCAA Championships, at a sold-out Madison Square Garden (broadcast live and in primetime on ESPN).  Nick and Kyle locking-up had been chosen by the Fans to be the final-match of the tournament, with Nick putting his 88 match win-streak on the line, Kyle winning dramatically, 7-5 in OT (and don't we men wish we had been there).  Kyle defended his NCAA Championship in 2017, and has won a number of international-competitions.  Now "22", and a Senior at Ohio State, Kyle has expressed an interest in competing in Mixed Martial Arts, I don't think it a very-refined Sport, and don't think he should                                                                                                                             

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She can hardly get out of bed 'cause there's somebody on top of her.  I only put this in, because I knew that you people would like it.  Hopefully, this coming year, of 2018, is when you straighten-yourselves out, your minds are in the gutter

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      Leeches   (your Christmas Present)

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I keep calling the State of Nevada Road Maintenance at 702-385-6500, telling them that, on Tropicana at the I-15 Bridge, the Bridge-Joints going West, have no filler in them, that is, the taxpayers' vehicles get 2 hard-bumps, due to the State Employees' laziness, they should do periodic checks to make sure the Bridge-Joints are full, and that the vehicles get a smooth-ride instead of a damaging-jolt.  Calling Nevada Road Maintenance does no good, they should be earning their pay

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Leeches   That Osteopath is just one of the multitude who dipped their wick in the trough.  Last year, Maroney, an adult, nobody twisted her arm, signed an agreement with USA Gymnastics, stating a "Mutual nondisclosure clause and a mutual nondisparagement clause" for a monetary-settlement, due to the current-climate, she now thinks that she can get more money, if she breaks the agreement, ha, and sues freely, so she, and her White Trash family, dig-up this shyster to do so.  The reason she can't work is because nobody wants to hire her, whatever money she gets from this sexual-abuse thing, is all the money she'll have for the rest of her life.  I must say, that homely little guy got around (all this is pretty funny)                         

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I was reading in the paper that machines are already doing a lot of tasks, some types of surgery, better than humans.  I might be the last-one they allow to live,  I can't see a machine that can put its thoughts into Adolf's mind, as have I.  In the meantime, I want to make a lot of money for my ability (See My Blog for April 2, 2017), you people leech-me every day, you're a bunch of Leeches (you're accepting of yourselves, ha)

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Last April, I began my trip on American to Detroit, some Black woman announced that during the  flight that she was going to "work the room", to sell their frowsy credit-card.  The passengers pretty-much want to relax, they're not flying for free, and resent American trying to foist their card on them.  From Detroit to Amman, Jordan, I took Royal Jordanian, I had taken them before from Muscat to Amman, and thought them all right.  This was a long-flight, and they hardly gave us any food, my ticket was about what you'd expect it to cost, it wasn't some bargain.   I told them they were cheap.  Then RJ, Amman to Cairo.  Going back, London to Las Vegas, I took WestJet (Canadian) to Toronto, then T to LV, and they didn't give me anything other than a half-glass of water,  but I had brought ample food (a big cheese, olives, chips, the works) and had filled a bottle with water.  But I liked WestJet, dig this, as you're going to the plane, you pass big bins, filled with all kinds of newspapers and magazines, I already had a couple of that day's English newspapers, and I picked from a bin, that day's Wall Street Journal, which I read by the time we got to Toronto, for this real-good reading material, I thought WestJet pretty-good.  I've never seen another airline do this.  That tragedy near Tacoma was caused by way-excessive speed, but Trump is real-correct in that we've wasted all  this money on War in the Middle East, money that should have been spent on U.S. Infrastructure,  we've got ancient water-systems, antiquated power-grids, and so on, in addition, our Country is way-overpopulated, a lot of extra-people using these.  Brown says that terrible-fires in Ca. are to be the norm, how is the air-quality, the cost of living, misuse of tax-money, Californians, ha, are fleeing about everywhere,  there's a lot of transplants, say, in Arkansas

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Prior to stepping-into the batter's box, to begin the 7th Game of the 1991 World Series between the Twins and Braves (See My Blog for Oct. 31, 2016), Braves lead-off hitter, Lonnie Smith, who had hit 3 home runs in the Series, turned and extended his hand to Twins Catcher, Brian Harper, who stood, and they shook hands, to begin the deciding-game of this most-beautiful of World Series, the only-time anyone has ever seen this.  I saw "Kingsman:The Golden Circle" at, you know, the place (pretty good, "American Made" was, also), and in it they show actual "Fox Newscasters" saying made-up news to jibe with what's going-on in this movie, isn't that the same as the Fox Newscasters are willing to say anything, even if they know it's not true?  Sure it is.  My laptop-battery ran-down thrice recently at Clark County Nevada Libraries, and I couldn't figure-out why, as my laptop was plugged-in to their Internet, that is, it went from 100% charged, what it always had been, down to 17% charged.  I went to "Best Buy", and we couldn't figure it out.  Then I found-out, that half of the Internet-Outlets at the CC Libraries don't work, you plug-in your laptop thinking it's maintaining it's full-charge, only to find-out that the Internet-Socket that you've plugged-into could well not work at-all, damaging the taxpayers' expensive batteries.  Recently, I was told that there's to be a Dumb Bastard Contest here in Las Vegas, and that all the library-employees have entered, knowing they'll be competitive                                                                                                                                  

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Congratulations to Jack Morris (b. May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Jack pitched in the Majors from 1977 to 1994 (Detroit, 1977 to 1990), Minn. (1991), Toronto (1992 to 1993) and Cleveland (1994), and was 256-186, being on 4 World Series Champions, the 1984 Tigers, the 1991 Twins, and the 1992 and 1993 Blue Jays.  Jack's 1991 10-Inning Complete Game Shutout of the Atlanta Braves (1-0) will live forever (See My Blog for Oct. 31, 2016).  Jack's last season was in 1994 with the Cleveland Indians, doing well (10-6) in a strike-shortened season, but with the complication that Morris was tired of pitching, and instead wanted to attend to his farm in Minnesota, wishing to only fly-in for games, pitch, then fly-back to his farm.  The Indians wanted Morris to be with the team as a mentor to the younger pitchers and a good example for them, Jack's wanting to bring-in his precious-crops was of no concern to them, they thought that with the money he was being paid that he could hire others to bring-in his stupid-crops.  Jack's career ended sort-of strangely, but illustrious nonetheless      

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When I go out on a date with a girl in an automobile, I always take two girls...  Why do you take two girls?   ...Because I hate to see a girl walk home by herself.    Groucho Marx

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See My Blog for Dec. 7, 2017

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McKayla Maroney was present this past week, ha,, in Grand Rapids, so that she could see that Osteopath sentenced to 60 years in prison for Child Porn (she had nothing to do with this), she's awfully vengeful, she's getting as bad as the Media.  As she might have another 50 years left to live, she might try getting involved with what's constructive.  She comes from a crummy family.  Elizabeth Warren has claimed to be a Cherokee since 1986, enabling her to advance from teaching law at U. Texas, to U. Pennsylvania, to Harvard.  Back in Ohio,  I was sitting at a table with 3 co-workers, when one volunteered that she was part-Indian, the other two chimed-in that they were also, I was the only one of the four to not be.  For seemingly White Americans to be part-Indian is very-common, and none of the aforementioned thought of themselves as being an Indian, rather a White Person with Indian Blood, and they never in their wildest-dreams thought of trying to get-ahead in life by claiming to be a persecuted-minority who deserved and needed uplifting.  Liz should do what everybody-else has already-done (Jon at "Atlas Tickets" is 3% Jewish), and pay $99 for a DNA Test, this will tell-all.  My guess is she's one-eighth or one-sixteenth Indian, and as my 3 co-workers might say, so what (belly full, want woman)                                    

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I sent Dr. Ted Kaczynski a Christmas Card, as in past years:  No. 04475-046  US Penitentiary-Max  P.O. Box 8500  Florence, CO   8126-8500  (See My Blog for Dec. 9, 2014)  Can you imagine what prison would be like for someone at Christmas?  Now, I know that you people are no good, mean, and evil, but you're not allowed to torture anyone, under the U.S. Constitution (See the Eighth Amendment).  SuperMax in Colorado has been described as "a high-tech version of Hell" (See the "Boston Globe" for April 26, 2015), in which loneliness is so great that some guy ...Befriended a wasp that somehow flew into his cell, feeding it and talking to it like a friend...  Few of the inmates are escape-risks, that they might be put into solitary-confinement for years, and its against Federal Law to treat them this way.  I know that you only care about yourselves, but at Christmas, make the effort otherwise  (I find having to look at you, very unpleasant)

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In late April, I arrived at Istanbul's 2nd Airport, Sabiha Gokcen (Ataturk is their 1st, both are huge), from Azerbaijan, my 122nd Country, my 5th time to Turkey, and more wonderful things to see and experience (you should try to develop some healthy-interests).  Wanting some Turkish Lira, I used an ATM of  "ING (picture of a lion) Direct", Dutch, one of the largest financial institutions in the World.  The Machine thought that I took too long, and said they were confiscating my Debit Card, and did so.  I yelled ...This Machine took my Card... a few times, I'm sure a thousand People heard me, maybe more, and not one had any interest in trying to help me, except for one, Muhammad, an Electrical Engineer from Egypt (the Educated from anywhere lead a good-life), who was in Turkey on business.  Muhammad was a big, strongly-built guy, in his late 30's, he came running-over, and I told him exactly what happened, and that in my life this was the only time that I had an ATM take my Card.  And you wouldn't believe the effort that he put into trying to get the Machine to give me back my Card, after awhile I went to Customer Service as Muhammad was trying to extricate, and they just laughed and said, your Card is gone, so I return with Muhammad still frantically-trying to get the Machine to return my Card.  While all this was going-on, a few people would saunter-over, out of curiosity, and give-it a try, they weren't overly-interested, only Muhammad.  Up until 5 years ago, you could use Travelers Checks, and they were great and fool-proof, if lost or stolen you'd get them back very quickly, today, all you have are your Cards, I had 2 Debit and 1 MasterCard, and now I was down to 1 Debit and 1 MasterCard, and whatever Cash I had, which was a thou in U.S. hundreds and fifties, most of which I eventually exchanged for Lira, not willing to risk another Card during my one week in Turkey.  By now realizing the futility, Muhammad said, you have to call the U.S. and cancel your Card now, I said, I'll get around to it over the next couple days, he said, no, people have seen you and me using your Pin, they might be able to open the Machine and get your Card, you have to cancel it now (as you say, Dad).  As Muhammad was leaving  ...hope to run into you again, buddy...                                                                                                                                 

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The Public Libraries in San Diego and Las Vegas feel the observant-need to be closed for 2 days for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, and this at a time when much of the taxpaying-Public has it off and might want to go there.  I'm at the Flamingo Library now, a real-nice facility, but Bum Central, the Homeless are allowed to belch, curse, scream, any deviation they wish, most regular-people won't come in here, I'm not picky about my surroundings, but could do without it.  I saw "The Foreigner" at Tropicana Cinemas at Trop and Pecos ($2, $1 on Tues.), with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, pretty-good, these with Micks all worked-up about their supposed-rights are always.  Last nite I saw UNLV play U. of Arizona, good close game, that UNLV could have won but bricked-it at the end of Regulation and Overtime. UNLV was horrible last year, but with new players, pretty-good, often the best for your team is that the old players leave.  They were giving-out a real-fine shirt to Students, black with UNLV Runnin' Rebels (only the basketball team is this), on it, I said, I'm a Student, and he said, what size, he was a nice Kid, I paid good for my seat, I'll probably send it to my brother, in Cleveland, it'll look exotic to them.  I've been getting a lot of undeserved-flak from my British Readers about that real-big picture of my Father and other Officers standing with the Duke of Windsor and the English Worker (See My Blog for Nov. 16, 2008), a moving-illustration of the Royals' love for their People, and not knowing if my Family still has it.  In due-time I'll contact my Brother, Bob, hopefully it's still-around, I don't want us to come across as being Cold                                                     

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My Cross to Bear.  The only popular British Royals are Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and Prince William and Kate, all very goodlooking and proper-acting (in their youth, Elizabeth was a very nicelooking girl and Philip quite handsome).  The rest of them, for the most-part, have acted quite wild and shocking.  Yes, I saw the photo of Fergie having her toes sucked by that bald-guy while her 3-yr old daughter, Beatrice, watched.  Prince Harry (name actually is Henry) maintained a low-profile for years after photos of him shooting billiards in the nude while in Las Vegas, Normal Folk don't act this way.  A huge thing is being made of Harry marrying Meghan Markle, who's Black and divorced, and I have to listen to it forever, I mean, why would I or anyone else care (offspring the Black Prince?)?  My father was with the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward the VIII (eh, been 8 Henrys, too), that is, this guy had been the King of England, for an entire-day, and never mentioned it.  Tho, I asked him, of course, how was the Duke, and he said, that he was very good (See My Blog for Nov. 16, 2008).  What Prince Harry and his intended do are of little concern to me, but I have to look and listen to it every time I turn-on the tube, with it increasing as the date grows nearer.  Harry seems like he's pretty good, ruggedly goodlooking, well-spoken, and has other fine-qualities, Meghan is probably pretty good, they have their own lives to lead and I just don't want to learn of it (maybe a trait passed-down from the Old Man), but will have it forced on me.  To Harry and Meghan, Congrats and Best Wishes       -Ed

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The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, ordered Operation Blue Star (June 1 to June 8, 1984), in which the Indian Army sought to destroy arms and explosives gathered by Sikh Militants in Punjabi, during this the Golden Temple of the Sikhs in Armitsar (been inside, real-nice, not that big), was heavily-damaged.  On Oct. 31, 1984, 2 of Indira Gandhi's Sikh bodyguards gunned-her-down, shot her maybe 50 times, they were eventually hung.  Her assassination led to riots in which 3,000 Sikhs were killed.  Violence continued on both sides, Hindu and Sikh, in May, 1985, Ed landed at the New Delhi Airport, in India for the first time, this was the weekend in which 30 people in Delhi and New Delhi, on trains and buses, had been killed by Sikhs leaving transistor-radios which were actually bombs, people would find the "transistor radios" and fiddle with the dials, the bombs would go-off (it's not funny).  I immediately took a bus from the airport to the New Delhi main train station, as I wanted to go to Agra to see the Taj Mahal (See My Blog for Aug. 30, 2010), and the bus-driver was nervous, and rightly-so.  Due to this wave of killings, 3 Sikh leaders were arrested, as with in the U.S., in India, the accused is also entitled to a lawyer, of the one Sikh leader, the Indian authorities said ...He's rich, he doesn't need a lawyer...  Within a day, he died under interrogation, having given-up nothing.  A little danger is exciting to Ed.  300 plus were killed at a mosque in the Sinai yesterday, close to where I was in April.  Prior to this, Egypt, the best country for a tourist in the World, was getting close to no tourists, due to Islamic Militants, killing a couple hundred people over the last few years, the ones killed then and now aren't tourists.  Tourists are so cowardly, especially the Americans, I feel so-sorry for the Egyptian People, as a main-source of their income is tourism, I don't know how most of the 90 mil survive.  I'm going to go-out and come-up with a new batch of Readers, the ones I have suck their thumbs and drink mothers' milk                             

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I just donated blood in Las Vegas (give mine to Preemies), for the 50th time, 16 times in San Diego, most people don't donate because they're afraid of a little needle, being .. .. like that is a serious-problem.  They gave me a gift of 2 lbs. of Dunkin' Donuts Coffee, of all things, I've already re-gifted.  Al Franken was a Comedian in his previous-life, lighten-up.  In 2008, I voted for the Libertarian Candidates of Bob Barr for President, and Wayne Allyn Root, for Vice-President.  Wayne lives around here and writes a real-good column, and I watch him on TV, See "Viewpoints" in the Las Vegas Review-Journal for Nov. 19, 2017, L. Brent Bozell's column for that date is also good.  I always use name-brand 91 Octane in my 6 cyl.'s, for the recent long-drive, I put in 2 STP's, it cleans out your engine, you feel like you have jet-fuel, touch the pedal and Avalon jumps

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You need something upbeat, See My Blog for Nov. 7, 2014

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Often talked-about today is the 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic, on Nov. 21, at Hollywood Park, with Ferdinand and that year's Kentucky Derby Winner, Alysheba, pounding-down the stretch of the mile and a quarter, neck and neck, vying whose will the stronger, Ferdinand by a nose at the wire, ensuring him of that year's Horse of the Year.  A lot of people have said that the Jap who sent Ferdinand to the slaughterhouse should be dragged-outside and publicly horsewhipped, I'm just sorry that Ferdinand was murdered and defiled (refusing his father's, King Priam's, entreaty of ransom, Achilles dragged Hector's naked-body behind his chariot past the walls of Troy thrice), Ferdinand only brought joy, he never hurt anybody.  See the "Ferdinand Fee" and "Friends of Ferdinand"

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See My Blog for Nov. 9, 2014.  Chalk for last week's Breeders' Cup Classic were Gun Runner and Arrogate, both 4-year olds going-off at 2-1.  Arrogate was Horse of the Year last year, and won this past Dubai Cup over Gun Runner, but in the 2017 BC "Classic", tho he was ridden by the great Mike Smith, the best he could do was a dead-heat for 5th, regarded as a horse who's lost his focus, he's been retired as the all-time leading North American Money Winner.  Out at the track last Sat., all-day I only saw maybe 3 Black people, you'd think they'd take an interest, me, I love horses, I wish I had a horsey here right-now, I've got a bag of apples, he/she could have all he wanted.  I watched the 1986 Kentucky Derby at a Sportsbook on the LV Strip, seeing Willie Shoemaker's masterful-trip in taking Ferdinand thru an "invisible hole" to secure the lead and victory, even in replay, I don't know how they got thru the pack, I saw no opening.  And in 1987, Ferdinand won the Breeders' Cup.  When I learned, that in 2002, Ferdinand had been killed in a Japanese Slaughterhouse for pet food, it went all the way thru me.  A former groom ...He was so gentle... He'd come over to me and press his head against me. He was so sweet...

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This past Friday and Sat., legendary Del Mar Racetrack hosted the 34th Breeders' Cup for the first time, with horses from all-over the World, flying in on private planes, determined to compete against the best.  Del Mar was begun in 1937 by a partnership of actors, led by Bing Crosby, in 1938, it was the site for the duel between Seabiscuit (the horse that gave a nation hope during the depths of the Great Depression (?) and Ligaroti, the first of many fabled races.   Strangely, it was only recently that Del Mar made the track-improvements needed to host a BC, and it was such a big-success that it could well be back in 2019.  I wasn't going to attend, but on Friday, the desire to go on Sat., when they had most of the big races, ending with the "Classic", deciding the true-best of the equine-champions, grew and grew inside me until, if I couldn't be there on Sat., I wasn't going to want to live anymore.  At 5:30, I made my way to "Atlas Tickets", off of Sports Arena, I had bought tickets there before. They only had a couple left, I bought a "Beach Infield".  I asked, how do you stay in business competing against StubHub, and was told, we're cheaper than them (since 1989), oh, I see.  Jon, Louis, and Benny are real-affable guys and nice to talk with, and I paid $125 for a face-value of $200, out at the track every-one I talked to paid either face or more.  They handle all-events, 619-222-7800.  The "Beach Infield" is a section of the infield where you have the best viewing of the start and finish, you're walking-on thick sand they trucked-in, it has it's own bar and comfy chairs and umbrellas, and everybody is friendly and excited, you gotta show your ticket to get-in, and it was so-much fun.  It was a perfect-day, 71 and blue skies, and while you're in luxury, over in the Grandstand it was totally-dark throughout the day, due to its angle, and much colder.  The viewing is better than the lower tier of the GS (2 tiers), tho in the upper you can see the horses run on the other side of the track.  But in the BI, you're pretty close to the horses, you can hear the hooves, you can hear the Jocks use the whip, it was fantastic.  I bet $100 on West Coast in the Classic, thinking that its 8-1 would increase, but being a Baffert horse, it went-off at 4-1, moot, anyway, as it finished 3rd, behind winner, Gun Runner, and Collected.  The most fabulous day.  A sweet girl I met, Taelor, told me I had beautiful-eyes, I hope she writes         

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I just came from "seeing" an Opthamologist at the VA, ha, my pupils are way-dilated, big as saucers.   I had seen him before, an older Jewish guy (U. of Chicago Med), we talk current-events and politics (likes Trump, most of the better people do), he had previously told me that during the Vietnam Era, he had used-magnets to pull slivers of metal out of Marines' eyes, I'm sure that he did as good a job as could be done.  When in LV, he likes the Bellagio, says they treat you real-well, and he likes their food, we're glad to hear that.  He's a real-fine guy (they're not all bad).  Oh, my eyes are hanging in there.  The Moslems have been subjugated by the White People for the past 500 years, first the Europeans, then them and the Americans, it's unsurprising that they would someday rebel.  Trump is correct in saying that they should be more-discerning about whom is allowed in the U.S., there's millions of Moslems living here who would like nothing better than to cut our throats.  This guy in New York, was so dumb and inept that of the 8 he killed, 5 were Hispanics, who are neither fish nor fowl to them, it's the White People he wanted to kill, he's a failure all the way-around.  While we're talking about ethnicity and race, most White Americans think that American Blacks are already getting more than they deserve, and are tired of their never-ending complaints

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Congrats to the Astros, I saw them play at Enron Field, during the 3 years it was this (changed in 2002), people who thought they had a half mil in stock found-out it was worth a few thou.  I don't know why the Dodgers trotted-out Yu Darvish for this, as he was recently lit-up.  I'm glad to see this current-emphasis on Human Trafficking, a world-wide problem.  The dark N. African men prefer the light European girls for this, often obtained thru false employment-opportunities, a girl would think she was going to be, say, working the desk at a hotel, only to be forced into prostitution, Lithuania was a favorite.  When I was in Lebanon in 2004, I saw signs throughout the country, advertising that within was a "Super Night Club", of course, I asked, what are those, we call 'em brothels

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More boards in the water than you can shake a stick at.  Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, was staying at the Hotel Cecil prior to her demise, Richard, Ramirez, the "Night Stalker", was staying at the Cecil while doing his thing, a woman "27", suffering marital problems leaped from the Cecil, killing not only herself, but a pedestrian trying to walk past.  Hotel guests staying at the Cecil just prior to the discovery of Elisa Lam, sued the hotel, as the water they had been drinking had more body to it than they wished.  In Jan., 2013, Elisa Lam left Vancouver, B.C., and her family, to do a solo Ca. trip on Amtrak and Greyhound, prior to arriving in LA on Jan. 26, she had posted pictures of herself at the San Diego Zoo.  On Jan. 28, she checked into the Hotel Cecil, as most young people do, Elisa was "21", she went the inexpensive-route, and shared a room with strangers, after 2 days, and complaints from her roommates about her weird behavior, the Hotel gave her a private room.  On Jan. 31, the same day she went missing, a bookstore manager described her as cheerful and outgoing, Elisa had mental illness which thru medication was kept pretty much under control.  On Feb. 19, 2013, Elisa's body was found in a 1000 gal. water tank, one of 4 on the Cecil's roof, she was nude with her clothes also in the water.  One could bypass Security Measures on getting to the roof, easily via the fire escape.  But hotel personnel needed a ladder to get to the lid, one of 2 of the 4, that were unlocked, and both raising and closing the heavy lid after you would be difficult, and Elisa was frail.  No ladder had been seen against the tank from the time of Elisa's disappearance to her discovery.  If Elisa had wanted to kill herself, she wouldn't be thinking, huh, I'll bet there's a water tank on the roof with an unlocked lid, I'll take off my clothes and jump in, where can I find a ladder, and to where did the ladder go.  The Los Angeles Coroner's office ruled it an "Accidental Drowning".  This happened fairly-recently, and almost everyone working or staying at the Hotel Cecil then is still-alive, Us'n want the LAPD to do their job, Flatfoot, hit the pavement                                                         

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There's a new mini-series, "Horror at the Cecil Hotel" (...a magnet for dangerous people...), I've stayed there.  I stayed-there thrice for a couple days each time, and during its salad-days, when all these things were going-on.  The "Hotel Cecil", 600 rooms, advertised on the Sports Page of the LA Times, during the times I stayed-there, it morphed from a Black Ghetto to a Hispanic Ghetto, I never had any problem, what are they going to do, gnaw my elbows.  It was a pretty-good room and a central-location, I'd go there on my Greyhound trips, I had no car there.  I'd take the bus and go to art museums, sporting-events, whatever, I thought the place was pretty-good.  What, in 2013, they discovered some Asian girl's decomposing-body in a cistern on the roof, ha, from which everybody had been drinking water, just the thought sort of turns one's stomach.  One Sunday morning, and it was Father's Day, I went downstairs to get some Eats, there was a lunch-wagon that was often there, and all these Black guys were saying "Happy Father's Day", to each other, I'm not laughing at it, I'm laughing with it.        20 years ago, I was in Phoenix, going to my car, and one of these 2 guys, said, we're Cheyenne Indians from Oklahoma, could you spare something so we could get something to eat?  I gave 'em $5, it spent a lot further back then, they seemed pretty-good, big, husky, not destitute, just temporarily in need of repast.  But that's how come I know that there's Cheyenne in Oklahoma, (from memory) on the Trail of Tears (also called, the "Long Walk", as it was from Georgia to Okla.) there were Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, but apparently since they've added another "C"               

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Do you think that every passer-by should kick me, as tho I were a street dog,  is this what you think?

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I just read that North Korea wants to mess-up South Korea's upcoming Winter Olympics (yes, it's getting to be that time), those killjoys.  I was watching a bit of the figure-skating on TV this morning, Mariah Bell, boy is she fine, I think she'd like me, get-together after the Olympics.  Her middle-name is Cheyenne, she was born in Oklahoma, Injun?

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I saw "Dunkirk" at Tropicana Cinemas (Trop and Pecos, $2, $1 on Tues.), it was pretty-decent, the menacing-sound of the Stuka Dive Bomber. I saw it a week-ago Tuesday, packed with others of my kind wishing to avoid those high-prices.  Last Nite I went to La Mesa to see Helix (6-1, Reggie Bush, Alex Smith, Chuck Cecil), ranked 2nd in football-rich SD County, play West Hills (entered 5-2), from nearby Santee, at the end of the 1st Quarter it was 38-0, Helix, I was expecting a good game.  It was Helix' Homecoming and they had a few thousand, not so many for West Hills, they had special-food for the Alumni, they were saying where is Scott (Scott's Mom, Patty, worked for long at the nearby humongous and loaded Ray and Joan Kroc's Salvation Army, Joan was a good woman).  At the end of the 1st Half, it was 45-0, they've introduced something recently where if a team is down by a whole-lot at the end of the 1st Half, if the losing-Coach agrees, they'll run the clock continuously in the 2nd Half, it never stops, the game-ended 59-0, Helix' last 3 have been this.  I was disappointed, I wanted to see a real game.  This teaches the Kids, if things are going real-badly, just give-up, sending them in the direction of the Homeless.  After the game, they had a lengthy, very-impressive, professionally-done, Fireworks Display, this cost 15 thou

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I have 4 times the number of recent Hits from Russia as everywhere-else put together, Vlad, you keep this up and you're going to find-out what is going to happen to you

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If some claprattle Osteopath had acted untoward me when I was "13", I would have told my parents immediately, and thunder would roll (my Old Man), I don't mean the next day.  Ha, why would McKayla think that she had to put up with this so she could be an Olympic gymnast, one doesn't follow from the other.  What about all these other disgusting-things she did, those have nothing to do with this guy.  McKayla's love for Ed grows and grows, a spreading-fire that burns and burns.  This is the 4th time this has happened to me, a real nice-looking girl tries to give me a good impression of her, only to turn-on-me and be real-mean to me, and giving me a real-bad impression (Ed is not impressed (favorably), then reverses, deciding that she can't live without me, but it's way too late, of course.  Strange doings, indeed.  McKayla, we all have to carry-on and keep on living the best we can, good luck

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Vlad has redoubled his obnoxious-efforts, hey, I'm not kidding.  What are you (American Readers) laughing about, you belong in jail.  When I was a little-boy, I had a real close friend who also went to St. Sebastian's, his father was an M.D., he lived a few houses up the street.  My Mother was always saying to my Father  ...Tommy Joe is a bad influence on Ed...  and I was scared I wouldn't be allowed to play with him.  His mother later recalled us as  ...the terrors of the neighborhood..., we weren't that bad, but I can think of a few things I'd like to undo, fortunately, I reformed.  But you people (I use the term loosely) are incorrigible, there is no hope.  When I was in 9th Grade at Paul W. Litchfield Jr. High (when Akron U was so good in basketball when my Father was there, Mr. Litchfield, the CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber (a town in Arizona is named for him), invited the team over to his mansion for a Poker-Party, my Dad won $l7, a windfall for a college-guy in the Depression, what, probably all the guys won a little), I had 2 good friends.  Scully dropped-dead about 6 years ago, the interesting-thing about him was, he had an extensive and very-good collection of antique-firearms (his Dad was a big in the rubber-industry), old flintlocks, had a 1854 Navy Colt .44, and Vaughn is also dead.  Bob was a good-athlete, he would talk to the most-popular girls, he had a presence.  He and his wife were in a car-accident around Jacksonville, Fla., she died the same day, Vaughn died 2 weeks later.  Both sort-of turned on me, and learning they were dead was no skin off my nose, but I wouldn't wish Bob's fate over some perceived-slight on anyone, you'd almost be better off not to have been born-at-all, daresay, it's a hard luck world                                            

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Half my Hits recently are from Russia, Vlad, you silly old bastard, leave me alone.  If these women were so offended by Harvey Weinstein, I would think they would have brought it up decades-ago, when the offences occurred, that is, if they're decent-women.  This is a big money-grab (Gretchen Carlson) by no-good greedy-bitches, and their lawyers, who are also this

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In September, 2011, Green Berets, Capt. Daniel Quinn, and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland, beat-up a powerful Afghan Police Commander, Abdul Rahman, for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 12-year old boy, who was kept chained to the pervert's bed, for this, the Army wanted to give both a Dishonorable Discharge, as the American Soldiers had-been told not to interfere in the Afghans' deviations, that those were none of their business.  Only due to the uproar over these injustices, did the Army reverse-itself, however, while Sgt. 1st Class Martland continues in the Army, Capt. Quinn resigned   

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I went to the 24 Hour Fitness at 5035 W. Tropicana, and I saw that old Black guy, who reiterated ...What a dump... best we can do at the moment, it seems.  Last nite, I saw UNLV play San Diego State in football, beautiful-evening, short-sleeves plenty good,  the Aztecs are mighty, they beat Az. State and Stanford, but was "only" a 10 point favorite over UNLV, and won 41 to 10, the Rebels played them even for a quarter before caving-in.  All these, ha, angry-looking guys heading for the exits, eh, it was pretty-disappointing.  I thought for sure, last year, that the Indians would be warding-off November's chill with a thick-layer of beargrease, not so, but this year, with that pitching-staff, it could well-happen.  Heh, I saw Terry Francona's Old Man, Tito, play for the Indians.  That thing with Cam Newton, where he had to apologize-effusively (?), none of the ones he throws to, that is, who run routes, are female, so that might have struck Cam's funny-bone, you can't even talk anymore

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On Sunday nite, I was comfortably ensconced in my apartment, a half-mile behind Mandalay Bay, I didn't hear a peep, in May, I left close to the Arena, 3 hours before, this is God's Wrath for being so-evil (a guy is a great-telepathist, so everyone should be real-mean to him?) to me, you have reason to fear Him

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Pat Pace (Pasquale Pace, Feb. 19, 1930 to Jan. 6, 2006), was considered by some to be a musical-genius, appearing at "7" on the highly-popular radio-show "Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour" (...I've been saying my prayers all day, so I know I'll play good...), little Pat's Accordion won in a landslide of call-in votes (...the little boy on the accordion...) over the other contestants.  Akron's Own (his much-younger brother, Tony, was my older brother, Bob's, best friend at St. Sebastian's), could play many instruments, his favorites were the organ and piano, his forte was jazz-piano.  At "16", Pat auditioned for acceptance to Juilliard, and went-there on scholarship (Ed took piano-lessons for 4 or 5 years as a child, when I gave it up at "13", my instructor didn't say ...you can't, it would be Music's loss...).  Pat did very-well at Juilliard, graduating in 1950, leaving with a degree and a heroin-addiction.  Pat returned to Akron, and was a huge regional-success, selling-out intimate venues, but throughout the 50's he was constantly in trouble with the law over his drug-use, finally in 1959, Pat was arrested for breaking into a pharmacy, appearing before Judge Mancini, also Italian, who had seen Pat perform as a child  ...I never thought as I watched those little hands move over the keyboard that you'd be standing before me for sentencing...  Pat went to prison and hospitals for 5 years, and came out fully-recovered, he told his hometown newspaper ...There's 2 things I know real-good, drugs and music...  Pat further enhanced his acclaim (he was married to the ex-wife of Mike Nichols), being there-on highly regarded as a person, musician, and teacher, his 1978 "Pacific" is a most-valued collectible, one cut is "Lusty Angel"                                                                                                                                      

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I've recently gotten a ton of Hits from Poland (?), now, this would be Russia.  You people are showing disrespect for me by not doing what I tell you

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Trump recently awarded the Medal of Honor to some old guy for what he supposedly-did 50 years ago,  it was Obama who started-this, allowing people to campaign for the military's highest-medal, awarding it to long-dead Jews for things they supposedly did in WW 1.  Before, you had one-year to prove the case, recent events have cheapened what was seldom-awarded and most-highly esteemed (See My Blog for Jan. 26, 2012).  Danny Tarkanian, the son of Jerry Tarkanian (See My Blog for Feb. 18, 2015), has been described as a "perennial candidate", having tried without success for a number of elected-positions.  A Las Vegas lawyer, "55", whose mother is Lois Tarkanian, a long-time politico serving as a Las Vegas Councilwoman, Danny graduated 3rd in his class from U of San Diego Law School, he has baggage in that he had a 17 mil judgement against him from a bank-default, settling bankruptcy by paying the FDIC $525,000 (maybe no great businessman).  But the latest poll shows him at 34% to incumbent Dean Heller's 38%, vying for the Republican Nomination for U.S. Senator, seems like "Little Tark" (played well for his Dad at UNLV) might be coming-on and get something.  I've got a bone to pick with those frauds and thieves at Citibank (See My Blog for March 29, 2017), and Trump needs to get something up and going where this can be settled in Arbitration, the sooner the better.  Now, I supported Trump's run for President, ardently, I'm influential, everybody reads-me, and he didn't win by much,  he'll be exposed as an ingrate should I not receive my legal-due (See My Blog for April 2, 2017), tho I deserve much more                                                        

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The work-place isn't a forum to protest social-injustice, say, an accountant doing this by stating that he was just going to sit there and not work for 10 minutes, what would be his fate?  You've gotta wonder if some of these have had their bell-rung too many.  Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory and it's people are born U.S. Citizens.  I've been there a couple times, and just 3 years ago, and I've been all-over, PR is a 3rd World place, at best, being there you don't feel like you're in the U.S., it's slow, awkward, and poverty-stricken, well, I guess we should help those dumb-enuf to live there (more Puerto Ricans live on the mainland than not), for sure, beautiful beaches, get those up and running.   Yes, I still-go to the 24 Hour Fitness SuperSport at 5035 W. Tropicana, only a mile from where I live, and there's no other health clubs within 5 miles.  On Friday, it set an all-time low, some obese Black woman came in with a beagle wearing a garment that said SERVICE DOG, the Staff allowed her inside.  She would tie the dog's leash to the machine she was using, later, when I entered the Pool Area, I saw the dog swimming in the pool and then the whirlpool, I just used the Sauna and Steam.  When I was in the Steam, I was talking to a couple of older Black guys, one said ...I only go here because it's 2 blocks from where I live, this place is ghetto, it's a dump...         

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The Media themselves should go up on a high-roof, and then do a Lemmings Leap, just thinking-about the carnage below makes me feel good

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I was listening to "Shape of You" on the way over, I like that tune, probably because the video has a boxing motif  ...my bedsheets smell like you...  My mother's blood was better than my father's, his was pretty-good, hers was the best, I wonder why she married him, I don't know what we'd be doing about it.  I've noticed for long that women make terrible boxing judges, there's one who "The Ring" said shouldn't be doing it, and this was 6 years ago, and she's still at it.  You'd think anybody could be trained to do it well, apparently-not, trying to force-feed women into everything is a mistake, sure, some of them were bribed, but for the most-part they're just bad.  All of Press Row had either a Draw or Golovkin winning, any combo would have given-it to Gennady, no one had Alvarez winning except that woman-person.  Women are better at knitting, men at boxing judgin'.  I just came from Trump International Hotel, off the Strip, where they're having a Red Cross Blood Drive, today (more talk of blood, hey), where I donated a pint of my sweet-blood, I'm considered to have Rare Blood, they cut my pint 6 ways and give-it to Preemies.  Only 6% of the adults in the U.S. donate, hardly anybody in Las Vegas, tho in the MidWest where I'm from it's 10%.  Being so cowardly that you're afraid of a little-needle is a serious-problem (go see the Wizard?).  I was really disappointed, a lot of the big-places that host a drive, have, say, a ballroom, a nice really-big room, where they set-up and it's a spacious, pleasant, atmosphere for donors and phlebotomists, this thing was a bloodmobile in the parking lot, a really chintzy-offering (when my brother, Bob, was a restaurant-manager, he told the staff, never do anything that makes you look cheap).  And often you get a little-something from the host, say, a free lunch, the Trump  International Hotel had nothing after we gave blood, sweat, toil, and tears, their contribution was space in the parking-lot for the bloodmobile, I wanna free gift, I wanna free gift            

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Yesterday was Mexican Independence Day, and due to that and the Golovkin-Alvarez fight tonite at 160 lbs., the traffic in LV has been intense for the past 3 days (if you like to go-over manhole-covers, you should come to LV, all the roads are covered-with them?).  This is the greatest boxing-match in the world over the past few years.  Gennady Golovkin is much bigger than Saul Alvarez, and had a scare in his last fight, when many thought that Danny Jacobs had won, many thought Golovkin won, and he did drop Jacobs in the 4th Rd.  This close-call was good for Golovkin, and he'll resume his knockout-ways tonite,  I see him stopping Alvarez in the 10th (I could have gotten a Draw at 18-1, and was thinking about putting $500 on this long-shot, I didn't bet).  My DNA revealed 0% Black blood, and 0% Indian (blood of the Americas), as my mother's ancestors first came here around 1650, and the last of them came 200 years ago, I had to wonder-some, I didn't know what these people did, ha.  I'm 39% British and 15% Celtic, that is, from Wales and Scotland, her ancestry was right-on with what she had said, her ancestors were so stuck on themselves that over centuries they only bred within their ethnicity or close, and that's wonderful.  On my father's side, it was sort-of within the realm of what I had imagined, all in all, I'm 99% European and 1% West Asian, that's like an Armenian or Turk, from around there (how that got in, your guess is better than mine).  A couple days ago, I was in the Flamingo Library, and a familiar worded that at a nearby apt. complex some guy was up on the roof threatening to jump, and that there were 20 police cars with all the nearby streets blocked-off.  I got-out a couple hours later and drove-around, and there was nothing unusual, I read in the paper, the next day, this guy jumped.  He no longer has any problems, but as long as you're here, you might as well stick-around.  5 times as many men commit suicide, more of an ego to support.  Pity                                                                           

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William Hill Sports Book Director, Nick Bogdanovich's quip, when asked why the Sharps, the so-called experts, went in so heavily this past week on the Jets and 49'ers, 2 of the worst teams in the NFL  ...They hate money...

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I love those Caribbean islands, great-swimming in warm salt-water, they're all Black there, usually quite-nice.  Antigua and Barbuda is one country, as Barbuda is sparsely-populated, you had to buy a day-tour to successfully get-around, that included boat over and back, they drive you around to the beaches and wherever-else, do some hiking, lunch.  Possibly sizing-me up as the best-tipper in our group of 10, at lunch they gave-me the biggest cooked-lobster I've seen, I'd dip it into liquid-butter, man, that was good eatin'.  That was a wonderful-day, but every so often in the Carib., you get wiped-out, and that happened there (Antigua's highest "mountain" is Mt. Obama).  On the 40 mile ferry boat-ride back to Antigua, some native-woman got sick, and these 2 guys were holding-her up so she could barf over the side, it's not funny.  Watching at least part of  "Horror Hotel" has become my Sunday nite ritual.  Lamia is a vampire (I wasn't quite sure, I knew she was something), she says that it's not true that vampires have to stay inside during the day, and that she goes-out, tho, of course, she prefers the nite.  The Akron-Cleveland area has a long TV tradition of camp horror films and amusing MC's, Ghoulardi often mocked the movies he showed  ...This one is worse than the last...  Lamia is quite-funny and cute, interspersed with old, 20 thou films, some good.  Fri. nite I saw a real-good boxing-card at the Hard Rock, highlighted by David Benavidez winning  the WBC Super Middleweight (168) Championship in a 12 Round Split-Decision over Ronald Gavril, a Romanian based in Las Vegas (shown on Showtime).  Gavril put Benavidez down in the 12th, but it wasn't enuf, one of the judges liked-him.   The undercard was great, 7 fights there, and all those boys fought like heck, Caleb Plant, a young Hillbilly from Tenn., was impressive, also at 168 lbs.  The place was packed, with loud-thudding music whenever no one was fighting, it wasn't good Rock, there were some Hispanics sitting behind me, I heard one say, I was named for warm weather                                                                    

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After awhile it'll be called Indigenous U?

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Russia has doubled-down on Hits, and I'm doubly sick of it.  Standing for the National Anthem shows respect for this country of which the Browns players are likely citizens.  We all have dissatisfaction with some things concerning the U.S., it's our right to grumble, and we all do.  If these Browns are so unhappy here, where they're employed highly-payed, they should leave, go elsewhere.  I saw "Wind River", it was okay, I'd give it a B-, some girls in it, it gives Indian actors a chance to show their stuff.  Didn't Mike just go there, you women say, Mike had a lot of nerve going there for the Eclipse and not taking-me.  I had spoken to one of their people at a branch about opening a certain-account, and was real-surprised that Wells Fargo had opened it for me, I had it quickly-closed, that was 6 years ago, the financial-institutions in this country have run rough-shod over the citizenry for too long.  The Media has caused Rachel Shaw to lose weight and sleep, and has given-her depression (they'd give the Virgin Mary depression).  Just when Trump and I thought that the Media couldn't descend any-lower.  She'd like to compete for movie roles, Rachel Harriet Shaw                                

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I just came from Mass at St. Viator, here in Las Vegas, it was a High Mass with 200 children from their school present, as well as other parishioners, requested for the repose of the soul of a red-headed Jew.  Ron (Ronald Jacob Reiner), and I were good friends at Akron Firestone, nicest-boy you'd ever want to meet (put up with me),  Ron could do anything, fine-tune a car, anything you could think of, he was kind, always smiling and good-humored, a Math whiz, he got a perfect "800" on the Math portion of the SAT, he didn't study for it, he walked thru the door and took the test.  Never missed a school dance, always with a different-girl, Reiner wasn't far from being perfect.  He went to Carnegie-Mellon, a year behind him, who he knew, was Judy Resnik, I knew her slightly at Firestone.  Ron got a PhD in Math, and functioned-well of course, throughout his life, until he got Parkinson's Disease at "47", and for the last 20 years of his life. Parkinson's won't kill you outright but will shorten your life.  I always had that feeling about Ron, that he'd have a wonderful-life, if only he wouldn't get hit by a car or come-down with some disease.  He passed 12 days shy of turning "68".  And my parents were good friends with Ron's, his Dad was an M.D., and my older brother, Bob, dated his sister, Louise, Bob said she was beautiful, and she probably was.  Every 2 years I have 4 Masses apiece said for my paternal Grandmother, my younger-brother, Tom, and a couple or a few others   ...Rest In Peace, Bud...                                        

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I've been doing the Yin Yoga, of late, where you stay in your pose for a real, long time, and I think it might be better than the constant quick movements.  True Freshman, Tate Martell, from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, was high school player of the year, I wonder if he'll play this season at Ohio State, only 5'10", but the DB's say they can't tackle him in the open-field.  Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal's (Robert De Niro in "Casino") house at Las Vegas Country Club is on the market, 3-bedrooms, bullet-proof doors and windows, 700 thou furnished, sounds pretty-good.  For the longest-time I wanted to see a big-time soccer game, and as soon as I got to England I started asking, I found-out that mighty Manchester United was going to play Crystal Palace, the last game of the season at Old Trafford, in a couple days.  Guys looked at their hand-device and said, the cheapest available is 185 pounds, blah, blah.  But I knew from getting Chargers Tickets in San Diego, that tickets come back the day before the game for various-reasons, so that Sat. I took the tram to the stadium.  They said, we have some tickets, but we're not going to sell you one unless you join our Club, so yes, I belong to Man Utd.  I took the Museum and Stadium Tour, and that was very fine (maybe 10 days prior, I took the Juventus Museum and Stadium Tour, in Turin, and Man U's was much-better).  I bought the best-seat available, and tho it wasn't all that good, generally-speaking, both goals (Man Utd won 2-0) came my way, I saw the action-unfold perfectly.  Josh Harrop, a new English lad, scored his first goal ever in the Premier League, and Paul Pogba, whose signing before the season had set a world-record, but who had been disappointing, had a goal.  This was Wayne Rooney's final-game at Old Trafford (the entire game lasted 1 hour 50 mins, I thoroughly enjoyed-it, and their footballers look so much more lithe and agile than ours in American Football), after 13 seasons, and he played the entire-game.  Wayne had some good defensive-stops and had a beautiful-goal if only a foot lower, the fans applauded, he bowed         

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(I got a glut of Hits from Russia, yet again) Vlad, as heretofore, I don't want you reading my Blog, I'm sick of it

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Eerily, the UNLV cheerleaders have done it perfectly.  Conor McGregor did a lot better than anyone would have thought, thoughbeit Floyd is old.  From Dublin, his name and the way he looks, and  ...I'm sending in auditors to account for every last dollar...  isn't he Scottish?  On the way in, I heard "Found Out About You" on the radio, a rolling rockin' tune (1992), boys from Arizona State (Gin Blossoms).  Written by lead guitarist Doug Hopkins (April 11, 1961 to Dec. 5, 1993), he couldn't shake the demons, suffering for his art, he was fired from the band due to his alcoholism (say, had a hard time standing), he shot himself   I found out about you oo oo oo

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Mike was at Wind River, Wyoming, last Monday, and said that Totality was very-impressive tho quite-short at 2 minutes.  Here in Las Vegas, I didn't see anything.  Probably some of those glasses for the event were defective with a bunch of people complaining that they're now semi-blind, too bad.  There's a lot more hate than love in the world, just the way it is, the U.S. Congress trying to legislate hate out of existence, stems from minds weakened by lengthy-indulgence in heavy drugs.  The movie (2003) "Gods and Generals" shows well the decisive-movement at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30 to May 6, 1863), when on May 2, General Lee, expected to retreat from a superior Federal force, instead risked-it-all by dividing his Army, sending Stonewall Jackson to attack an exposed Federal flank (the Rebels double-timing thru the woods, emerging with startled Federal troops leaping to their feet). This was called "Lee's Perfect Battle".  Why, today, few Americans know how to do the "Rebel Yell", a series of quick, high-pitched screams, and it's fun to do

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I'm gonna study the Constitution for an hour (See My Blogs for Oct. 5, 2011)

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Trump needs to come up with a Federal Format, whereby a U.S. Citizen can settle a complaint against a U.S. Mega-entity by Arbitration, the sooner the better (See My Blog for Aug. 20, 2014 concerning the AAA, and Dec. 21, 2016 concerning Citibank)

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Robert Lee and the other Rebels were much-admired throughout the North as a valiant foe.  Despite inferior-manpower and vastly under-resourced, the South almost won their Independence, had Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson not been killed 2 months before, the Rebels probably would have won at Gettysburg.  The Rebels' statues never bothered anyone who bled fighting against them

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On Friday, I went to Tropicana Cinemas on Trop at Pecos ($2, a buck on Tues.), and saw "The House", a better than average comedy, some good yucks, then I went Katty-Kornered to Wal-Mart to buy groceries, whatever, I often do this.  Dick Gregory passed at "84", a good man, I read his autobiography.  I stayed on Las Ramblas a couple years ago (See My Blog for Nov. 12, 2015), a beautiful-strip, great things to see, I notice that the next day it was packed, I wouldn't be there so soon, the Europeans are pansies with weak laws and weak punishments, tho they have brave tourists.  So they found the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis (See My Blog for Aug. 9, 2009), wonder why it took so long.  They should quit bugging Trump so he can govern the country, with this economy he's heading to a 2nd Term, easy, every one of those who voted for him would again, plus he's gained some converts

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On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee, CSA, resplendent in dress-uniform, rode to Appomattox Courthouse to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant, USA.  Arriving, Lee presented his sword, the humble Grant, who wore a private's uniform, refused.  Grant introduced his Staff to General Lee, one of whom was Lt. Col. Ely Samuel Parker, a full-blooded Seneca of the Iroquois Nations, Lee looked surprised to see a man of color there in such a high position, but accepted Lt. Col. Parker's offered hand, graciously ...I am glad to see one real American here... to which Lt. Col. Parker replied ...We are all Americans...   Ely Samuel Parker (l828 to Aug. 31, 1895) was a Renaissance Man who seamlessly transversed the worlds of Indians and Whites.  Considered the brainiest of Grant's Staff, it was he who penned the Surrender Agreement, Grant's friend before the War, Ulysses put this talented-man to good use.  From a youthful-age, Ely represented the Senecas in treaty disputes, and was invited to dine with President James K. Polk and Mrs. Polk at the White House, at only "18".  In 1848, he became a Mason.  In 1851, he became Grand Sachem of the 6 Nations, the chief representative of the Iroquois in dealing with Washington.  A civil engineer, in 1857, he was appointed Superintendent of lighthouse-construction on the Great Lakes.  Having risen to Brigadier General, Ely remained on Grant's Staff until 1869, resigning to become the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.  He remained an accomplished leader throughout his life                                  

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Many of the people who work at the 24 Hour Fitness SuperSport at 5035 W. Tropicana in Las Vegas, are rummies, a couple can't read or write.  The mentality of someone who'd be all worked-up about taking down the statues of people long-dead, thinking this would do themselves some good.  Under the Constitution, you can hate all day if you feel like it, the ones advocating the taking-down of the statues seem rather hateful, don't you think?  Should Trump maintain this low-unemployment and high Dow Jones, he'll get a 2nd Term in a landslide, people vote with their wallets

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September 17 marks 230 years since the presentation of the U.S. Constitution (finished and signed) for ratification

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Kelly Pavlik was sentenced to a 6 month suspended sentence for shooting that guy with a pellet gun, he can't drink for a year otherwise he goes to jail, and apparently he hasn't (See My Blog for March 11, 2013).   He had to retire as he was experiencing "brain seizures" and that's not good.  Only "35" now, he's into weight-lifting and claims to be 235 lbs. of solid-muscle (6'2.5", he fought at 160), he says lifting makes him feel good, this'll help repair his damaged-brain. His wife and children, girl "11", and boy "9", have returned to him now that Daddy is no longer drunk and making a fool out of himself.  He has a lot of money (beer is cheap), and doesn't have to work, he has continue to stay-off the sauce and find something to do with his life.  Strangely, he says that Edison Miranda is the strongest and hardest-puncher he fought, as Pavlik had his way with Edison, that was brutal, a bad ref let it go too long, Edison was spitting-out his mouthpiece for respite, it's been 10 years.  Bernard Hopkins is retired and looking-real good in a suit and hat, at "52", Bernard has set a real-good example for almost 30 years, is worth 40 mil, and would like a Presidential Pardon for his 6 Felonies and 5 years in Graterford Prison.  He's spoken of seeking public-office should he be allowed, and would give Philly an honest and capable administrator (his own manager, negotiating huge purses for himself).  And Jack Johnson still has no Pardon after all these years (See My Blog for Dec. 26, 2008), despite John McCain's recent effort with Obama.  Convicted in 1912 under false-charges of violating the Mann Act, Jack spent a year in Leavenworth.  A sympathetic Warden left his cell-door unlocked, and Jack spent his time working-out and giving boxing exhibitions.  A bright, well-spoken guy, Jack invented and patented a wrench during his prison stay    

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Her appearance declined precipitously due to her decadent lifestyle and remains such, it never bothered them.  Under the U.S. Constitution, you can legally experience all kinds of emotions, Hate amongst them, Hate has been outlawed, I don't think it has.  Due to Obama's tyranny (thought he was elected Emperor), the Klan has gained an upsurge in Membership, and some of the Klan groups are quite-numerous, just so long as they don't wear concealing-garb, burn Crosses, and stay inside the Law.  Robert Lee was a big hero to a large segment in this country, the South's position in the Civil War notwithstanding.  Many today admire his qualities and achievements, considered the greatest-battlefighter in U.S. History, the statue stays

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McKayla Maroney is madly in love with Ed, and wants to be Mrs. Ed and have little Eds and eventually have GrandEds.  But McKayla went-down the wrong path, and a Pureman such as myself would never give her his hand.  I did the best I could for her, when I think of how hard I worked with that girl, but there was no straw for my bricks. Tho she'll never have me in the usual sense, she might remember me in her Will, I don't want to seem hard, but we can all use some more money, and I'll think of her when I spend it

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Recently they had the "Elephant Crush" in Central Park, where contraband ivory from 100 illegally-slaughtered elephants, was crushed to powder, wonderful, everybody loves elephants (except those engaged in this).  Unlike yourselves (no spirit of adventure), I've ridden an elephant, May, 2005, I did the 3-day Jungle Trek outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand, and this began with an hour of elephant-riding, 2 to an elephant.  I bought the trek there, and partially due to the lack of tourists because of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami, which killed 1000 tourists at Patong Beach (I stayed there 4 months later), the entire thing cost me 40 U.S. in Baht, this included 3 meals a day and 2 nights in two-different Karen villages.  Tourists are cowardly, especially the Americans, the chances of a tsunami hitting Chiang Mai are slim.  There were 16 beginning the trek, I was the only American.  After we all had ridden the elephants, we were told that we could feed the elephants, that is, buy stalks of maybe 20 bananas.  Strangely, I was the only one who did this, and the stalks were very cheap.  I held a stalk in one hand, and the elephant would come forward, maybe 10 yards, curl his (or her), trunk around the stalk and put said stalk in his mouth.  I fed the elephants several stalks, then I got all excited, and rushed-forward to pet an elephant, the Thai guys said, no, no, it probably doesn't make me sound too bright, trying to pet an elephant, if you have no food for him, it's a dangerous-move, and would he even feel it?  And half the time during the 3 days, it thunder-stormed, it was rough trekking, believe you me.  We spent the first night in a Karen village which had electricity, our meals were heavy on bread and noodles, pretty-tasty and filling, good meals.  At the end of the 2nd day, 13 left, they had only bought a 2-day trek, 3 were left, me and 2 young English blokes, who were experienced trekkers, to do the 3 day trek.  I had never done anything like this, I wear a size 12 shoe, and they were light with little goats'-feet.  The young English guys were pretty-good company, and so was our guide, a Thai who went by the pseudonym of, Jackie Chan, and we addressed him as Jackie.  We 3 and Jackie spent the 2nd night in a Karen village with no electricity, sleeping on straw, as in the first village, turning-in at 8 P.M. as you get tired of candle-light.  Slept real-good both nights.  The 3rd day was real-rough what with the thunder-storms muddying the trails, and at one point we had to cross a ravine on an extremely-narrow ledge with death below should one slip, I said, I'm not doin' it, you can get a helicopter to get me out of here, Jackie explained, you have to do it, yeah, I did it.  At the end of the trek I tipped Jackie 7.50 U.S., he complained, it's too much.  The entire thing ended with one hour of rapids-rafting, and I was so stiff from that 3rd day, that I could only just sit there on the raft, and we were constantly getting tangled-up, I pushed-our raft away from these rocks, I said I pushed us away, a big Australian girl who was in the water and had done a lot of the work of getting us untangled said  Shut the .... ..  I'm sure that you're now upset to learn how disrespectfully I was treated at the end of my thrilling adventure         

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I see where there's growing-zeal to thrust a Class Action Lawsuit against Citibank, for cheating hundreds of thousands of Senior Citizens out of their "Rewards" when they used their evil MasterCard ("Rewards" purported to be worth a lot, aren't worth anything), See My Blog for July 15, 2017, count me in.  I was at the 24 Hour Fitness SuperSport at 5035 W. Tropicana, in Las Vegas, yesterday, and some fat broad walked-in with a cocker spaniel dressed in an outfit that spelled SERVICE DOG, they were allowed admittance.  It's only a mile-away but I gotta find some other health club, even if much further, whattadive.  I'm at, yes, the Flamingo Library, which seems to have quieted-down, I often see a friend of mine from the old gym, in here, he's been a bartender on the Strip for decades, lately at Harrah's, he walks-out laden (the alcohol-dispensing bookworm)

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I was recently in Europe, and unlike in the U.S., very few of the European girls have tattoos.  A lot of guys, me, don't like tats, they're a turn-off, I think a lot of those European girls are going to swoop-down on this country and carry-off the best men, there'll be plenty left.  I'm at the Flamingo Library (See My Blog for July 11, 2017), and it's the usual chaos.  On Friday, July 21, 2017, at 1:30 P.M., at the bus-stop in front of the Flamingo Library, one of the Homeless stabbed another of them to death over Vodka.  All of you have been to Las Vegas, and have ridden-past Flamingo, a main-drag, at Maryland, the entire-world is going past that location at this time, and all of these tourists observed either this happening or the aftermath, that is, people's little daughters looking-out the window and seeing this guy lying-there blood-soaked, with his life-fluid splattered on the sidewalk, trickling into the curb (it's not funny, you, this is a grave matter), and I don't think this speaks very well for Las Vegas

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Congratulations to Jeff Bagwell on his well-deserved induction, today, into the Baseball of Fame (See My Blog for July 6, 2009).  I was watching an episode of "The Little Rascals", their young, pretty, well-liked, teacher is engaged to be married.  Her fiance, wearing a coat and tie, arrives at the school at lunchtime to see her.  The little rascals, afraid that if she marries him, that she'll no longer be their teacher, tells him all these horrible lies about her, the fellow leaves.  Learning of this, sobbing,  ...How could you children do this to me?...  We should try to have no regrets about what we say

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I've had a boatload of Hits from Japan, of all places, Abe, get off your fat butt and hire me.  Billy Walters was sentenced to 5 years in prison, now "71", he'll have to serve about all of this as it's a Federal sentence.  Billy profited an illicit 43 mil on Insider Tradings tips from Tom Davis, over 6 years.  A gambling-legend, who had a segment of "60 Minutes" about him, Billy boasted that no year wasn't he ahead on his Sportsbets, in 2013, his various businesses took-in a half bil, so this was relatively chump-change to him.  U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, preceding sentencing  ...Billy Walters is a cheater and a criminal, and not a very clever one.  The crime was amateurishly simple...  Billy comes from humble Kentucky roots, rising-up to fine attire and luxurious surroundings, but he was still a malevolent, dumb, tobacco-chawin' Hillbilly.  There was a good movie in 1989, "Johnny Handsome", due to his mother's drug-use, a guy was born facially-malformed, he turned to a life of crime, while in prison, a plastic surgeon (Forest Whitaker), said that Johnny Handsome's problem was his appearance, and that when righted, so would his actions.  So Johnny, after his operation, looked much better, well, he looked like a young Mickey Rourke.  Released from prison, he resumes his life of crime, leading to a bad-end, with the overseeing Police Lieutenant (Morgan Freeman), noting ...What that Quack didn't realize is that you can change the outside, not the inside...

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Scott told me to not send him any more postcards.  On this past trip, I sent him 3 postcards, and he only got the one from Corsica.  Of the other 2, one was sent from Ben Gurion Airport, also 2 years ago, I sent a friend of mine, Al, the Filipino Minister (worked as an electrical engineer on U.S. Air Force Bases, maybe 20 years ago, he got a higher-calling, as he puts it), a postcard from Ben Gurion, and he never got his (for sure they got to this country).  I've been talking-about the drug-addled U.S. Postal Service in Las Vegas for years, with no improvement

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That chick who hosts "Horror Hotel" on the Action Channel, boy is she cute, those teeth.  Billy Walters is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27, and the Prosecutors are going for 10 years, the maximum-allowed, let this be a lesson

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Flip Wilson (Dec. 8, 1933 to Nov. 25, 1998), was perhaps the best of the Black Comedians, he was amongst the best of the Comedians, and had a wildly-popular show on NBC, from 1970 to 1974, reaching 2nd-highest rated on TV.  In his skits playing "Geraldine", he's now remembered as "her" trademark being "What you see is what you get", well, it wasn't that at all (why would it be, not funny), what "she" actually said, while, say, flouncing down the stairs was "What you see is a lot more than what you're going to get".  Not some one who took himself overly-seriously, he was playing cards with these guys, with Flip's bid being  ...One Spade...

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Now, so far as double D's, this wasn't the SD paper talking about some local guy, he was based in St. Louis and had a big national reputation, that wall would know more about doing good investments than him.  Jimmy Swaggart is still on TV, he'd be so full of the Spirit, that he'd preach 4 hours without notes.  The Emperor Commodus began persecuting the Christians of Alexandria after hearing that they had laughed at him

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See My Blogs for June 21, 2015, Oct. 8, 2015, March 24, 2016, and Dec. 21, 2016, on the "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau".  See the editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, for July 12, 2017, "Arbitration dispute"  ...While arguing that "everyone has a right to their day in court" sounds persuasive, arbitration can be a reasonable tool for dispute resolution, speeding the process and lowering costs for all involved ... ...In fact, Mr. Cordray's diktat is a sop to the trial lawyers, a key Democratic constituency that contributes millions to the party's coffers ... "This bureaucratic rule will harm American consumers but thrill class-action lawyers",  noted Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the Texas Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee...  Why is it that I would be expected to take-on Citibank and MasterCard, who have ripped-me off for multi-thousands of dollars, on my own, instead of seeking and finding redress through the Federal Branch of the U.S. Government per the U.S. Constitution?  And it's not just me, but hundreds of thousands of Senior Citizens, Obama is gone, time to get this going

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I was once in San Diego, reading their newspaper, the "Union-Tribune", I turned to the business-section and saw a big picture of someone I had known well and long.  It was the same as turning to the business-section, and seeing a big picture of Donald Duck, with an accompanying-article saying that he knew a lot about investments.  He and I had been involved in a Futures operation, and the last I had seen him in the flesh, he was so on the downslide, that I had wondered, ha, ha, if he was dead.  As long as he has a moving-mouth, he'll hang in there, you don't sell the steak, you sell the gristle.  Scott is going to San Diego, where he's from, for a week.  Supposedly, amongst others, he'll be seeing Joe.  Friends since 7th Grade, 9 years ago, Joe was living in Scott's house in Las Vegas, but they had a disagreement, and layed hands on each other.  In such instance, there is no friendship, and you go separate ways.  But just recently, Joe reached-out to Scott, and they'll be seeing each other yet again (can't we all just get along?).  I don't know why I'm weighing-in, it's no concern of mine

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The 24 Hour Fitness SuperSport at 5035 W. Tropicana in Las Vegas, is a refuge for big drug-dealers and pimps, they're allowed to use the facility as their safe-harbor.  On an upbeat athletic-note, yesterday, I took-in the NBA Summer League, I saw 16 teams play, yeah.  The Thomas-Mack seats 19 thou, while across the hall is Cox Arena, which seats 5 thou, and seeing a game there, you're really on top of things.  A game begins in Cox, while a game begins in the T-M, a half-hour later, 4 games in each.  When a game ends, the next 2 teams rush-out.  I'd see a half in Cox, then a short-walk across the hall to see a half, I was there from 1 to 9:30 P.M., I had no food, I hope to soon recover.  The teams are young guys, with brief or no NBA experience, there's the prized-rookies, but most are hungry-fellows trying to win a job, some will.  The caliber of ball is very-high, just to be allowed to go-out for an NBA team, you have to be very-good.  De'Aaron Fox showed-us why he was the 5th pick in the recent NBA Draft, and I'm telling-you that D.J. Wilson, "21", 6'10" and 240 lbs., who only started one year at Michigan, is an absolute-steal for the Milwaukee Bucks as the 17th pick, he shoots 3's, he handles the ball-well, I wish the Cavs had him.  There's a lot of former players in attendance, you see many very-tall guys in their 40's and 50's, all looking pretty-good having kept themselves-up, the tickets are all general admission, grab a seat where you can, $33                                        

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I'm at the Flamingo Library in Las Vegas, which is very-nice, physically.  But the Staff allows people to yell, use bad language, the Homeless wheel large-carts in filled with their worldly-possessions, a lot of normal-people won't come here, which is supposed to be a source of information in pleasant-surroundings.  And they have ample Security Guards, some of whom wear a Glock 9 mm., they just walk-around.  San Diego has cleaned-up their public libraries, with no one allowed to bring in a bag over a certain small-size, going to the library should be an enjoyable-experience for everyone

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Vlad, your continuing-interest in me is unhealthy, what are you, a moocher?  I'll accept dollars, rubles, or bitcoin

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4th of July, bye and bye, heh.  Most of my Hits, a ton, are from Russia (their minds are in the gutter), so pay-me, Vlad, you swinish old bastard.  Us boxing-fans had a real-treat on Sat. Nite, with the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn, WBO Welterweight Championship on the ESPN.  What a robbery, the Australian, Horn, only connected on 15% of his punches, before 55 thou, at Brisbane, called the "Battle of Brisbane" in remembrance of the actual (See My Blog for Oct. 5, 2010).  It looks bad for the home-country, for a foreign-contestant to be so blatantly "jobbed".  Like when Germany's Axel Schulz fought George Foreman at the MGM on April 22, 1995, seen on the HBO, for the first 6 rounds it was even, the last 6, Axel punched George's eyes out, when the decision was announced, the people of Bad Saarow, who were watching in the wee hours in the town-square, pelted the screen.  Before he became Muhammad Ali, he was Cassius Clay, 18-0, and fighting British journeyman Henry Cooper (May 3, 1934 to May 1, 2011), (55-14-1), at Wembley on June 18, 1963, before 35 thou, a prelude to his Heavyweight Championship Fight with Sonny Liston.  Prior to the contest, Cassius said that Henry was ...a bum... and no one to be concerned-with, Henry said that he didn't mind.  Towards the end of the 4th Round, Henry, known for his left-hook, connected on Cassius' jaw, with a punch that Cassius later said ...My ancestors in Africa felt..., Cassius falling-into the ropes, and saved by the bell.  Cassius' trainer, Angelo Dundee, in violation of the rules, led Cassius back to his corner, and applied smelling-salts, also in violation, then he told the referee and judges that he had "discovered" a split in the right glove (Angelo later said, that he had created the split).  The time it took to put-on the new glove gave Cassius the opportunity to recover from the punch that had taken-him off his feet, and in the 5th Round, Cassius renewed, vigorously attacked, with the scar-tissue bursting-above both of Henry's eyes, the bout stopped at 2 mins. 15 secs.  Henry knocking-out Cassius would have been disastrous for Cassius' career, the last I heard, Sir 'Enery's gloves were hanging in a London pub beneath   These gloves didn't split                                                              

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Sometimes, in Western Europe, I'll stay in a hostel, to save on expense, and, you can meet people, say, girls.  I did this in Paris, I was there on Sunday, May 7, when they had their Presidential Election, with absolutely no excitement, from talking to people, I knew Macron would win, I wouldn't have guessed by that much.  I stayed in an 8-person room, both sexes, but different bathrooms, down the hall.  There was an American girl, Sally, "25", she looked younger, in there, a RN, she was a beautiful, natural-blonde.  Soon, after meeting, I told her, you're very good-looking. And she was a good-dresser, both casual, and to go out.  Sally had 3 weeks vacation, and was making the most of it, she had been in London, and I don't know where else.  She was sort-of Country, and to be in Paris for the first-time was a big-thing to her.  The previous-year she had been in Thailand.  She worked with Preemies, which is intensive-care, and high-tension, and she was in there 2 of the 3 days I was there, going-out to see the sights, and seemingly sleeping 10 hours a day.  Sally was so enthralled with the Eiffel Tower that she went up it during the day, returning at night so she could see it lit.  On the last morning of her vacation, she finally got-up to go to breakfast, as she had to fly-out that afternoon, back to the States.  Sally was a loner, but in a good-way, I liked her, and the woman, Asian, about 5 ft. (Sally was 5'7.5"), she went to breakfast with, liked her, she was trying to give her things.  This was the last-morning of her vacation, and in talking to me, I was in a lower-bunk and she was in an upper, across the room, seemingly up on her perch, and she was coming-apart.  She said that she worked with these grungy old doctors, who made her work a 13 hour shift, then she got 11 hours off, then she had to return to work yet another shift, it sounded dreadful.  What Sally wanted to do was keep-on seeing the sights and being up on her perch, knocking-off Z's.  I said, I'm sorry, doll, I wish I could help...   Had this been, instead of me, any male-member of the American Media, it would have gone-differently, she would have awakened with him, naked, a-top her  ...I saw the way you looked at me, I know what you want...   ...You're Insane!...  ...Get away from me, you filthy beast (she screams)...                                                                                                      

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I'm back in Las Vegas, they do a criminal-background check where I have a real-nice 1-bedroom, great TV, everything included, the check weeds-out three-quarters of the applicants.  I developed a sprained, swollen left-foot, during the last 2 weeks of my trip, which is always long and very-gruelling, carrying a heavy-bag over a good portion of the Middle East and Europe, Yoga really did it, and I was limping for a long-time, I had 3 X-Rays but nothing intrinsically-wrong tho I heard something snap.  Extensive Icing was a big-help.  I'm always breaking-down physically at the end of my trips.  A Black friend of mine is Ollie, who is all distraught over the death of his Coach at Arizona State, Frank Kush.  Both were from Pennsylvania, where at that time was especially-good football.  Frank was well-known throughout the country for his harsh-workouts (Kush's Mountain, say), in the blistering desert-sun,  Ollie said, he was tough but he did some good things, I said, he was a father-image, and he agreed.  Frank was from Polish coal-mining people, he said that he never missed a class at Michigan State until he was a junior, for fear he'd have to go-back and do that, 6-1 in Bowl Games, he was "88"

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Greg Gianforte was absolutely-right when he supported a lifetime-ban on Congressmen becoming Lobbyists.  About all Congressmen are "for sale", only interested in lining their own pockets, they are no-good bastards.  So far as Ben Jacobs, he brought-that on himself, Gianforte was only trying to beat some sense into him

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Trump was laughing at my recent comment.  Now, I have to file a Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, citing Trump for Job Discrimination.  The offense has to have occurred over the past 180 days.  My ability was well-known to Obama, fortunately he's long-gone, and it is Trump who has most-recently disregarded my being the most-qualified to be hired to work for the Federal Government in Mental Telepathy, much-less qualified people have been hired, but not myself.  My Complaint has to be accepted prior to filing a lawsuit against the Federal Govt.  I'm 2% European Jew, they must be proud     the spit don't lie

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I turn "70" on Sunday, the hair on the top of my head is probably light-brown, all my other hair is blonde

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As of Nov. 13, 2016, Prop 67 went into effect in Ca., whereby a plastic-bag in a supermarket, costs.  It varies, at Vons it's .10 a bag, and you're always asked "Do you want a bag"?  I say, do you think I'd carry these 4 items, including this gallon of milk, out of here in my arms, like a dweeb?  Well, you know how cheap are some, eh, quite a few people, so, out of curiosity, I asked the cashier, have you ever seen someone carry-out 10 items in their arms?  ...yes...  Then I asked, 15?  ...not yet...  Recently, while traveling on the train in beautiful Sardinia, I spoke with an African refugee, one of those who braved the Mediterranean, in a boat, his reached Italy safely, and he was assigned to and is staying at the Refugee Camp in Cagliari, where he's bored to tears.  Orike Chuks is a nice-looking young man from Nigeria, born Feb. 15, 1987, an Anglican, he spoke of the terror-inflicted on those of his faith by the Moslems, saying he'd rather take his chances with the sea than them.  Orike speaks English and is well-spoken, I liked the guy.  Orike has made his living, thus, far, entirely playing football (soccer), and he must be pretty-good to be able to do this, even if it's just in Nigeria.  Orike says, there's no jobs and nothing for me in Italy, I want to be able to work and save-money.  What Orike wants is a sponsor, to get him out of the Refugee Camp and to elsewhere in Europe, and employment.  I'm sure that even tho Orike has worked as a footballer all his life, that he can learn most jobs, as he comes-across as being pretty-bright.  Should you wish to help Orike achieve a livelihood and situation other than a Refugee Camp, you may contact him at:  chuksorike101@gmail.com, with his phone number being   393510445303

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Yesterday, in passing, I advised a girl that she had just sneezed on her arm, I sneeze on the floor, find it big and suitable.  Luke Heimlich is a "21" year-old junior at Oregon State, sharp with the books, and was the best-pitcher on the # 1 ranked Oregon State baseball team this season with a record of 11-1 and an ERA of .76.  Sure to be selected very-high in the recent Baseball Draft, Luke wasn't selected at all, as just prior it was revealed that he was a "Registered Sex Offender".  When Luke was "15" he pled-guilty to having molested a very-young girl, a family-member.  Major League Baseball markets itself as family-entertainment, and we can see where they might be loath to have a RSO on one of their teams.  However, Luke was quite-young when he did this, and received counseling, he completed the terms of probation avoiding being sent to a youth-prison.  And he has to register as a Sex Offender for the rest of his life, his category being that of the least-likely to reoffend.  Somebody will give Luke a chance to pitch in the Minors and he'll probably make it to the Major Leagues, and I'll pay to go see him pitch

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I was scheduled to have a colonoscopy under local anesthetic (an IV of joy-juice, if they said they were going to shove-you out the window, you wouldn't care), it behooves-me to have these as my father expired from the effects of colon-cancer at "63".  The doctors wanted me to have another, my 5th,  a year later, and it's been 3 years.  It used to be that afterwards they had you stay-around for an hour or 2, then you could leave on your own, but now they insist that you have someone drive-you to your appt. at the San Diego VA Hospital in LaJolla, wait around a few hours for you, and then drive-you home.  Like a lot of people these days, I live by myself, and I have no one to do this, which would be a tremendous-imposition, I wouldn't ask anybody.  The VA Hospital told-me when I scheduled this latest colonoscopy that they had a program where someone would pick me up at 8 A.M. on June 19, drive-me to my 9:30 appt., then after I was finished, drive me to where I was staying in Pacific Beach.  On Friday, the VA notified-me that the money for this program had run-out, and that there would be none of this.  So, my appt. was cancelled.  Mind you, the VA has a budget of 186 bil for this year, what they'd be spending in one year, and there's plenty of money for graft and other corruption, the VA could be run twice as well for half as much, honestly and efficiently.  I did a lot for Trump during his campaign, as I'm very-influential, he's an ingrate.  If you want to see a picture of my Dad, Google  bob preusse, goodyear wingfoots .  No, his neck was proportionate, ha, maybe the picture's angle made it seem so long.  But I'd bet that his hands were more impressive-looking than the bigger LeBron's, once they got the ball, it was his

...women in their 70's, at times their feet not touching the floor ...A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action...   The internet-current at the LaJolla Library, you have to wonder about the local infrastructure

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San Diego has had these old, torn-up streets, with big-holes, for over 20 years, their younger-people were born into this and think those are supposed to be that way (?)  San Diego is playing the Merry Widow, everyone was tired of the Chargers and their losing-ways, Qualcomm has the 2nd largest parking-lot in the country, and surrounding-land, in a halfway-decent area, it'll be a multi-bil development.  Last Sunday, I asked a real-cute girl to the ballpark, with the Padres being 3-hitted by the Rockies.  Petco is beautiful, and in the Gaslamp, otherwise the Padres themselves would-be asked to leave.  Yesterday, I went to the fair.  I enjoy communing with the animals, the many types of wonderful-sheep, the beautiful cows, sort-of light on pigs this year, I love pigs.  For the bull-judging, a strong, graceful, gait, and impressive testicular development, wins one points.  I look at all the products being sold, nothing gets into the Del Mar Fair, without it being quality.  I'm out there all-day, 12 hours.  And I saw someone who'd I'd been dying to, for a long-time, Toby Keith. Toby was unduly ruff on the Dixie Chicks, he's never done nuthin' to me, the big fella is an American institution.  It was a dinner-show, optional, packed, at Bing and Pat's racetrack.  I've long-admired Toby's songs, singing, and videos, he and his 9-member band, played for 2 hours, and boy, were they good.  "Whiskey Girl", "As Good As I Once Was" (epitome of a Country song, the mournful lilt), in the video he thinks he might be making-it with twins, and takes 2 Viagra.  It was a 30ish crowd, but there'd be 

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Rachel Shaw is a 5'6", green-eyed, natural-blonde, enhanced, with the warm, cheery, smile and friendly-manner of so many of the Northern English. Rachel graduated from the Univ. of Manchester with honors, since has been in many theatrical-productions, and is now acting in her first film, Bollywood's "1921" (she plays the maid, a speaking-part).  This lovely gal would like an agent

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The San Diego County, Del Mar Fair, 2017, 4th-largest fair in the country, is this year celebrating "Unemployed Day" on June 14, any unemployed-person showing official proof of this, will be awarded 2 free tickets at the box office.  On "The Simpsons", Homer lost his job and was sitting-around at home, watching Channel WLOAF, the channel of the unemployed, the program was "How To Win the Lottery"

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For a period in 1942, the entire world's gaze was upon a dusty, railway stop, El Alamein.  The war in North Africa began on June 10, 1940, with British Commonwealth troops facing the Italians, who did so poorly that the Germans reinforced in Feb., 1941, with Erwin Rommel and the vaunted Afrika Korps.  A daring, aggressive, commander, who led from the front, exposing himself to danger, Rommel's maneuvers culminated in the capture of the port city of Tobruk, Libya on June 21, 1942, forcing the Commonwealth to retreat into Egypt.  The Commonwealth took-up the last possible defensive position before Alexandria and the rest of Egypt would fall to the Axis, but revitalized by reinforcements and the leadership of Bernard Montgomery, the Commonwealth prevailed in the 2nd Battle of El Alamein (Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, 1942), aided in part by Rommel being in Germany for medical-treatment, and his 2nd in command, General Stumme, dying from a heart attack early in the battle. On Nov. 8, 1942, 60 thou Americans under Dwight Eisenhower landed at Oran (Ed's Old Man), Algiers, and Casablanca, turning the balance in favor of the Allies, the Axis being forced continually westward, until they capitulated in Tunisia, on May 13, 1943, surrendering 230 thou.  In Alexandria, I got a taxi and driver for 10 hours and did a cursory tour of the battlefield, that is, I visited Ruweisat Ridge, to tour properly, and the only way it can be done, you're out there camping for 2 nights, and with an official-guide, as there's many landmines.  There was much chivalry, a building for railway workers, known as "the Blockhouse", was used as a hospital, with German and Australian doctors working side by side on the other's badly-wounded.  I visited the War Museum, run by the Egyptian Army, it's very impressive, lots of ordnance.  At the Commonwealth Cemetery, there's 7000 tombstones marking the graves of soldiers from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, and elsewhere, starkly, no grass.  The German War Memorial contains the entombed remains of 4000 German soldiers, on a beautiful stretch of beach.  The Italian Memorial is in a beautiful tower, engraved with only the names of the dead, and there's a museum.  On the way to the Italian Memorial is a large rock, on which is inscribed,   Manco la fortuna, non il valore  ...We lacked good luck, not courage...