WITH THAT SAID - I AIN'T GOT MUCH
I think I'll have to dust off my golf clubs and see if my body is capable of swinging a club.
In other news . . .hmmmmmm
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I was relieved to see Freddie Freeman back in the line-up for the Braves last night. Last year he was having an MVP season when he was hit on the wrist and broke a bone and was out for 7 weeks messing with my SOM team. Well a few days ago the EXACT same thing happened. Luckily it was 1/2 inch away from where he broke the bone last year. . . and I can breath again.
Did you see last night for the Brewers? Luis Brinson who was traded by the Brewers to the Marlins was about to be sent down to the minors . . until he hit 2 home runs.
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OH - Did I mention that I was contacted by the President of the School Board and the Superintendent of the School system for a "chat". More on this as details emerge.
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Seems Curling, that Olympic sport that a few of you watched is going through an analytic surge with stats and there are some interesting revelations. A data set of 175,000 contests have come up with some strategy's that are just wrong in curling. DANG SCIENCE IS RUINING EVERYTHING.
hmmmmm - the problem is I have ZERO idea what the original strategy is in the first place. For instance:
According to CBCSports
what's the likelihood of a team winning a game if they go into the final end leading by one point without the hammer, as opposed to trailing by one with the hammer?
"It was a long-held belief that being down one with hammer in the last end was the preferred position to the opposite," Geurts says. "But with the numbers, we were able to show that [those] teams were only winning about 40 per cent of the time." OK . . what?
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FUN FACT - there are 329 news stands in New York City, down from 1,500 in the 50s. But the odd thing is there is a law that says the most expensive thing you can buy at a news stand cannot be more then $10.
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The GOP controlled Tennessee government canceled giving Memphis $250,000 that was ear marked for the city . . why? . . . because Memphis took down a monument that celebrated the founder of the Ku Klux Clan Nathen Bedford Forrest a Confederate General.
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You want cockroaches? We got cockroaches. There is a cockroach factory in Xychang China that houses over 6 BILLION cockroaches. 28,000 roaches per square foot. They use them for medicine and potions ( such as snake oil?).
Near by residents are worried about a national disaster that would release them. That! would totally suck.
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Bob's Beverage is going out of business - 20% off all wine over $10. I got what I need. There are some fine wines to get. Intrinsic Cab Sav 2015 - beautiful art work - average price is 19.99 and it's a lot cheaper now.
Borne of Fire Cab Sav 2016 another great value - normally $19.99 - produced by Chateau Sean Michelle which worried me a little but still excellent.
Both Cabernet Sauvignon's will age well to 2024 if you want to wait. Could be a little chewy if you are looking for something NOW. Put it away for a year and come back.
I also picked up a little 10 pack of Fireball's that is actually cheaper then a big bottle. $7.99. I love that stuff a little too much.
Speaking of THAT - I made my first Moscow Mule the other day - what a refreshing drink. Juice from 1/2 a lime, 3 shots of Ginger beer and 2 shots of Vodka. gulp gulp! yummy! yummy!
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