And I need to make a correction from a couple blogs ago. The guy that directed A Quiet Place was not Andy from the Office, it was Jim. My bad. I realized this as we were watching Jenna Fisher (Pam) in her new sit com "Splitting Up Together" which is still in the "good" category for us so far.
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Weird angry day yesterday for many people and dogs it seemed. In MLB there were 4 bench clearing brawls (2 in one game) and these were REAL angry ones with real punches. BUT WAIT, here is more.
I was at the dog park with Gus and a bunch of us were having a great time. There was one dog there that was actually faster and would fetch more then Gus. He was a rescue dog with a temper (it seemed) and Gus stayed out of his way for the most part but then it happened.
Violet was there, a very large, sweet, docile bull dog who was minding her own business and all of a sudden the other dog attacked her. This was the first time I had seen a real bench clearing brawl at the dog park and it was rather . . entertaining.
All of a sudden this other dog has latched onto Violet's head and ears and was not letting go. ALL the other dogs in the park came running, it was like watching the bullpens clear out and there was a scrum. WHERE'S GUS WHERE'S GUS and then I see him and I almost break out laughing.
Gus runs 50 yards as fast as he can and joins the OUTSIDE of the scrum, dodging and weaving and darting about on the outside of the scrum, not really doing anything but being REAL active. Just jumping around back and forth with a big shit eating smile on his face on the fringe as the big dogs all are protecting a 100+ pound bull dog.
The humans separated the dogs and the instigator was dragged off for a time out and left the park. We all gathered around Violet who seemed shaken but not stirred. Sort of took the energy out of the park. She was fine and wagging her tail and our eyes met and she was fine, happy for the attention.
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Gus seems to have had a epiphany in the last month and has become a much better dog on commands and actually had a little girl pick him up a few times and he was following ANYBODY'S SIT command. There has been a significant change in his behavior. Not that he was a bad dog before but something clicked in the communication between humans and dogs in the last month.
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Speaking of bench clearing brawls
A Padre pitcher beans a Rockie player and breaks his ribs.
The next day a Rockie player hits a Padre batter and justice is served and all is well . . . .except the next inning when a Padre pitcher hits another Rockie player. In the series up to that incident there were 5 players hit by pitches.
A Padre pitcher beans a Rockie player and breaks his ribs.
The next day a Rockie player hits a Padre batter and justice is served and all is well . . . .except the next inning when a Padre pitcher hits another Rockie player. In the series up to that incident there were 5 players hit by pitches.
https://youtu.be/QCaL_4CLn8w
BUT WAIT - Yankees /Redsox was exciting also
https://youtu.be/DARJuHDPeXQ
and this this one gets going after about a minute of chest pounding
https://youtu.be/5EAVA0parWc
I tried to record the Dog park brawl but was too slow
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Paul Ryan quit and this is a real problem for Republicans (another real problem). His district is 11.3% MORE Republican then the rest of the Unites States on average and at the moment the rest of the US is 7% more blue then 18 months ago.
Now that does not mean that a Republican will not win in that district but the issue is 38 Republicans have decided to not run and 25 of those have quite politics altogether. The most since WWII. The Democrats lost 17 with 9 quitting politics.
The real problem is that this might spur MORE retirements as Ryan was seen as the "adult" in charge has had enough of Trump buffoonery. The REAL Republican Party (the one with fiscal responsibility) is dead.
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Since he has taken office nine of Trumps companies are suing communities and city's to get special tax breaks.
And of course all of the critical Syrian targets that Trump wants to bomb are emptying after he warned them of a coming missile attack. Smart move telling the enemy the military plans.
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I watched the old people in the Senate "grill" Zuckerberg about Facebook and I have come to realize . . . they really do not understand The Internets! Seriously, it was embarrassing how the people that run this country are so clueless about technology. Questions a 3rd grader would ask.
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OH - James Comey compared Trump to a "mob moss" in his first interview. Yea - well, I'm pretty sure most people that were actually paying attention in the election already knew that. No surprise there at all. I mean the groper in chief does have a "fixer" (or did).
Seems Trump paid off more people to stay quiet, not just two.
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Did you see that former Speaker of the House John Boehmer came out and said he is pro-legalization of cannabis? 61% of Americans are pro-legalization, up from 31% in 2000.
“I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities,”
Well, perhaps not exactly "pro-legalization" but . . . . .
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and the weather - getting better LOL well, at least from yesterday.
a good chance of only 3-5 inches on Sunday, Saturday rain/freezing rain and wind with a high of 36. Thunderstorms Friday and 57 degrees today.
The European model still says 3-5 inches but the GFS who has been off lately is a little more conservative with only a few inches. Friday will be the exciting change direction day. Freezing rain Friday night.
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Did you know there really is a cure for the common cold? YUP - but it is so expensive it really can't be marketed.
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If you have a few minutes check out this Seth Meyers video about the birth of his 2nd child - it's rather hilarious!
https://youtu.be/BYG1qf3XJNM
Have a great Thursday.
Rod
