Impossible Burgers

I can't see why seemingly intelligent people put so much stock in the Old Farmers Almanac when it comes to weather.  Why not use the National Enquirer which LITERALLY would have a better track record if they just flipped coins.

In the last 11 months for the Midwest The Farmers Almanac has been correct 3 of the last 11 months on predicting temps.  And precipitation?   2 of the last 11 have been correct AND they are vague about it.  They can't even be good being vague!

YET - NOAA who are freakishly good get a bad rap because when they say a storm will hit at 11:00 2 days from now and it's 4 hours off - WRONG!!!

NOTICE - NOAA Saturday said storms Tuesday morning - BAM - storms Tuesday morning yet - people say they are horrible.  YEA - and the boys basketball tournament also has snow EVERY YEAR.

AND THEN you have the Lying King mansplaining hurricanes to the American Public and saying he has never heard of a Cat 5 Hurricane before even though it's the 4th one since he has been president, I guess he was not paying attention. 

And I will not speak of his repeating THREE TIMES, even after NOAA corrected him - NO HURRICANE IN ALABAMA - but then he called NOAA Phony news so . . . what can you do.

The guy is losing it.  More.

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This image will blow your MIND if you look at it long enough.  In fact I need to go downtown to see what I took. That big black roof is screwing with my head . . and HOW MANY street signs do we need!

But I do LOVE the hanging flowers and Welcome to Columbus.  Well done Beautification Committee.

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So - DJ and I tried the Impossible (no meat) Burger.  Let me first say I'm not a huge fan of the Whopper to begin with.  I love Whopper Juniors but not Whoppers. BUT, I had to try one anyway.

 WELL - I didn't die.  Yea - It was "OK".  Sort of dry and meat-like with it's soy and potato protean with Coconut and sunflower oil and other  . . . .stuff.  And yea - 60 calories less and less fat, zero cholesterol. less protean and a SHIT LOAD of salt. A LOT of salt 370mg.

Not healthier but better for the environment (they say) so if you are a REAL tree hugger an Impossible Burger is for you.  Maybe I'll try one the next White Castle I come across.  Little Caesars is using t in their sausage.

Bottom line - not a fan.  Move on.

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Gotta laugh at the UK.  Someone made a comment on what the UK thought about Americas political buffoonish.    HA - they could care less.  They have MUCH more problems then America. They have Brexit!  What if we all of a sudden had not 50 states but 50 countries that all had to triple the size of their own functioning government with trade deals in one month OR - no commerce could cross state lines.

LOL

What if Trump is SO bad the DNC wins control of the Senate (it is now in the cone of uncertainty and the realm of possibility) AND the White House AND keep the House.   

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 Pre-season football is over.  In the last 12 games in Preseason Rodgers has thrown 22 passes including ZERO this year.

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Last night's moon.

Sunday night we finished Season 3 of Game of Thrones and it was hilarious because I knew when the Red Wedding was and DJ did not.     WHAT?   WHAT?  WHAT?   OMG!! NOOOOO!!  
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A few REALLY weird things in MLB.

Houston has issue ZERO intentional walks this year. ZIP, Nada, none.

The LA Angels will not have ONE pitcher with 100 innings pitched.  SERIOUSLY?  Yup

Juan Soto (Washington) has 30 HR and is 20 years old. The first to do this since Mike Trout in 2012

Major League Save percentage is 63.01% this year third lowest since 1901 and MLB bullpens have the 9th highest ERA at 4.50 and highest since 2000 (4.58).

Bryan Reynolds has a .413 avg of balls he has made contact with (BABIP) this year.  Only Ruth, Sisler, Hornsby, Cobb and Heilmann have ever had a higher BABIP

The #8 hitter in a lineup for all MLB have hit 499 Homeruns. This is what the #4 hitter hit in 1971.

BUT I KNOW I KNOW - less teams right?  The #8 hitter hit a HR every 28.85 at bats so far in 2019.  In 1974 the clean-up hitter hit a HR every 30.97 ABs

Cody Bellinger's 44 home runs have come against 44 different pitchers

Yimi Garcia has given up 14 HRs and only 11 singles while Josh Hader has given up 14 HRs and 14 singles.

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There are always contests in The Golf Club 19 for golf course design. And a designer who many are saying is the best out there has a new one that is delicious.

Just a beautiful second shot on the 17th hole.

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Getting plumbers in next Monday to assess our downstairs plumbing issues where the builder put in sewer pipes slanting the wrong way.  Gotta get that fixed SOMETIME so might as well get an estimate. GULP.