THE GOD OF WAR / Columbus Auditorium / Deadwood is back!!

Inspector dropped by this morning and was ready to cancel our deck project.  He looked and said "This will not do" the footings are not properly placed.   The guys working on the deck said.  Those are the original footings, look ONE FOOT to your RIGHT, those are the new ones.

DAAAA!  

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Meanwhile on Columbus social media . . . . .  

Seems the Columbus auditorium is back on social media.  Five years ago last month the Broadway Theater Group was working on restoring the auditorium.

NEWS: The Broadway! Weather, Smoke Detectors, Subway,

and now it seems a new group of residents are surprised we have this diamond in the rough and talk is again about - why this is standing vacant.

Also - Why no new schools in Columbus.  When EVERY referendum in the last 2 years in surrounding city's have voted for new schools. The Columbus school board refuses to really do anything constructive except going through analysts paralysis.  Analyse something long enough maybe it will go away.

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NBC15 had a 8 minute "news" thing about why there is a National Emergency and why we need more walls.  It was very one sided as they were asking border patrol about the issues which is like asking our police department if they want a new squad of an office worker if they need a bigger computer.  OF COURSE they will say that need more money. 

They talked like the people crossing the borders were all criminals and they even said that 90% of the people they caught  were being let go. It was a very one sided piece that had nothing to do with local news. 

I was very disappointed.

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Mike Trout - actually his salary is a bargain.  Yea - he is THAT good.  Nobody in the entire history of baseball has been this good at this age . .period.  The sad thing is we will rarely see him play since he is in the American League.

THE GOD OF WAR

https://abcn.ws/2M8T7wy



 AND - he is a weather geek storm chaser in his off days.

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This was written a few days ago so maybe it's old news now.

Those planes that fell out of the sky - the most current one. The day BEFORE that same exact aircraft had the same exact problem but they happened to have a pilot hitching a ride and when the pilot flying the plane was losing control the hitcher knew what to do and everybody lived.  The VERY NEXT DAY - that plane crashed.

It seems the rudderless understaffed FAA who Trump decided to not bother hiring people a head but instead said "let the airlines govern themselves" decided that instead of TELLING pilots of the new software and instead of simulator tests (too expensive for airlines to bother with) just told them to read a few pages of instructions on the iPads instead. . . . . if they get around to it.  No bid deal . . .right?

Who needs government  . . . right? smaller is always better . . right?  Let private industry rule themselves, what could go wrong . . . right?   Trump says trust me I know what I'm doing, government regulations are for losers and cost tax payers money.

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OMG - the trailer for Deadwood is out - the BEST western ever ever produced.  All the original cast is back

https://youtu.be/ztX8KVfDb-A


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One cedar wall is up and teh ceiling will be totally up by the weekend.

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OH - I picked Murry State to beat Marquette  YEA BABY.   I won't mention the other picks. I did pick FLA over Nevada

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Did you know that Whitewater has NO grocery store?

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I'm not excited about the Brewers chances this year as I believe they are just a bullpen injury away from a pitching meltdown.  What?  It's happening already?

But in Strat-o-matic news - MY team is so weird.  I have a true murderers row at the top of the line-up and then . . . . the Others on the bottom.  I programmed the AI for the computer manager for the away games and then ran a 30 game simulation.  wow - I should lead the league in hitting with those top 5 guys.

You would think this is a real bad thing with such a lopsided lineup.  70.1% of all runs and RBIs are created by the top 5 guys,  and 30% for the bottom 4 guys.  BUT - those top 5 always score and the bottoms . . . sometimes score.

Pitching is average but the defense takes away 1.5 bases MORE then my opponents. The bottom 4 guys in my lineup are near gold gloves.   I feel like I had a poor draft but I had holes to fill and by the time I was drafting for next year  phhhht  nothing left.

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Elections are coming.  In the mid terms 16 counties had non-binding referendums which overwhelmingly approved cannabis questions

Wisconsin Voters Widely Embrace Marijuana Legalization In the Midterms

this time

Wood County: “Should marijuana be legal for medical purposes only and available only by prescription through a medical dispensary?”

Wood County: “Should marijuana be legal for adults, 21 years of age and older, for recreational use to be taxed and regulated like alcohol?”

Village of Egg Harbor: “Do you support the use of marijuana for medical purposes?”

Village of Egg Harbor: “Do you support allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana on private property?”

A poll found that Montana voters support legalizing marijuana, 51%-37%.

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And what about Trumps re-election chances??  If the election was today I would say he has an even chance of winning.  The economy is about as good as you can get and his approval ratings is about 40% - THAT is a BIG problem for him when the economy falters, which it always does and his ratings will also take a hit. The ONLY thing he has going for him is the over -heated economy which I'm sure he knows.

Remember - Reagan's approval ratings at this point in his Presidency is about what Trumps is right now - and he was re-elected.

HOWEVER - Trump, unlike Reagan is not going after anybody BUT his basically white nationalist base which is a losing strategy. If he would stop being a delusional ass-hole he would be the odds on favorite. But that is what he is, a delusional ass-hole.

Candidates like Bernie certainly do not help the left at all (see the previous election) but Bernie's approval ratings are sinking like a rock also.  I love the guy but he has never been a actual electable candidate as he is too left-leaning for the richer white burbs.

The interesting thing is that Democratic voters are MUCH more about NOT electing Trump then they were in 2016.  In 2016 they were about "What can you do for ME" which Clinton ignored completely as she went after Trump.  This year's polling data suggest the main issue is defeating Trump and his racist con men/cronies out of office (if Trump is still in office). 

Voters thought Clinton was farther left then Trump was far right. Trump was the moderate in the election.  But now voters see that Trump is MUCH farther right then advertised which will help one of the 40+ democratic challengers.

The left have a bigger base to draw on which will help as REAL Republicans are quitting the party and HOPEFULLY Americans who thought elections were not to be taken seriously by not voting because of the Bernie issue will vote this time.

Trump has a path to re-election as long as the left do not get split again (which I predicted would happen).  We shall see.

OH - I watched 13 Hours :The Secret Solders of Benghazi which was NOT a political movie but a true action story - VERY exciting and Alamo-like.

6 private military guys decide to save 30 people on their own with no american back-up - a true story.  They were never rewarded or recognized for their bravery.  13 hours of pure hell.

https://youtu.be/6D6iu-1B-BI


   

Cheers