Monday, August 21, 2017

STOP THE ECLIPSE

12,000 mega watts will be lost because of the solar eclipse (I'll have to see it to believe there really is such a thing).   With the so called "solar eclipse" ruining the day with darkness,  many solar farms will need to have electric lights shining on them or we lose 12,000 mega watts.

BUT WAIT - it gets worse.  The NEXT so called "solar" eclipse will run over many MORE solar farms.  OH THE HUMANITY!!!

And THAT my friends is why we need to invest everything America has into coal, the other alternative energy.

STOP THE ECLIPSE

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But the big big news is that the USS Indianapolis has been found a little more then 3 miles deep.  So far we know that the bow did not come detached from the rest of the ship and maybe folded under.

I wonder what Mel would think of this.  He was not really a part of the ship. His very first deployment as a Marine was to guard the parts of the atom bomb so he was only on the ship for two weeks.  It was his first time on any kind of boat and fresh out of boot camp.   The only reason he made out alive was the brig (where Marines were stationed when not on duty) was 120 degrees so the Captain said all doors can be opened and sailors and Marines are allowed to sleep on the deck.

When asked once about vacations "Have you ever been on a cruise?" His answer was "Yes, once, it ended badly".

I wish the media would get the number of living Survivors correct. It's 19 now, not 22.

FUN FACT - the number of survivors from the Indy - 317.   The area code for Indianapolis . . 317.   That 318 guy . . bad luck. (sorry, dark humor)

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Tonight Trump tells America when why it is such a GREAT idea to send more troops into battle and why it was a very bad stupid idea for Obama to do it but it's brilliant for him to do it.    

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I think it is funny how Giancarlo Stanton of  the Marlins is aiming for 61 home runs as opposed the the steroid juiced 73 by Barry Bonds.     Hitting 61 will put him in 7th place all time.  BTW - Ken Griffey Jr.  The guy I have all of his baseball cards (15 UPPER DECK rookie cards**) hit 59 two years in a row (I even have a Japanese rookie card).

** quick look - a mint #1 Upper Deck card go from $35 to $2000 each.  I purchased mine for 50 cents each.  My Fleer cards are in the $400 range - BUT - who will buy them LOL

Just looking - I have a Cecil Fielder Minor League card . . he weighed 230 pounds.  I also have Ken Griffey Jrs dads rookie card, Ken Griffey (1974) and he is with Dave Augustine (then a Pirate).   I have Jose Conseco's Madison Muskie card.  He weighed in at 195

OH, look at this.  A Topps  #157 General Schwarzkopf card. OH, also found a  . Brady Anderson rookie card . . .hmmmmmm  well, we all can;'t be winners.  And must I say it?  I have a few Billy Ripken "F*ck Face cards.  Yea - as a joke when Billy was getting his photo taken someone wrote F*ck Face on the bottom of his bat.  Fleer immediately put out 4 more variations and my F*ck face cards $$ dropped like a rock.  

Still worth $50 or $5,000 on ebay . . .if you can find someone to buy them.  I have whole unopemn sets from 19 whenever it was.

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Gus went to his first dog park in Columbus and was in HEAVEN!    Yea - this catches teh flavor of his Dog Park adventure.



What an awesome 6 acre park in Columbus. Beautiful play area and he LOVES all other dogs.