Knuckleball! Wakefield and R.A. Dickey

At The Cinema                                 Knuckleball! “ This was a truly wonderful documentary from the great minds of Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work). I had the opportunity to see this at the Tribeca Film Festival and I could not have been more pleased with the results. It does not matter if you are a fan of baseball or n...read more Would have been a great one hour ESPN "30 For 30" show. Unfortunately, lots of padding got this to a 1.5 hour film that lost all of its momentum. If they really were determined to make this a 90 minute film, they could have used the time to throw in some physics analysis or to have more intervie...read more Those are comments from the NetFlix "Knuckleball!" review.   I agree with both, although milking an extra 20 minutes or so  was no problem for me.  Rather, like a good book, I was happy to have more pages at the end.  And it really doesn't matter whether you're baseball fan any more than not being a concert pianist lessens the impact of the wonderful  Note By Note - The Making Of The Steinway.  I've been great friends with Tim Wakefield—by proxy.  Guys just like him, like Bill Killoran.   By the by. and I believe I mentioned this in the wayback, the first Oriole game I saw after the family moved to MD was knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm's no-hitter against the Yankees.  My friend Andy DeOrge's dad took us, and we sat in the first row behind the Yankee dugout at Memorial Stadium.  Micky, Yogi, the whole lot.  What a freaking thrill.  Gus Triandos hit a solo homerun for the only score.  Total sensory overload.  Nevertheless, I would remain a White Sox fan for another 2-3 years. ”

Ruth Wins

What I See                                      Of Spooks Harry and Ruth, unfulfilled. I just finished the 85th and last episode of Spooks.  Early on I began seeing parallels with  MASH.  You know, where the dominant left-wing nutters (Alan Alda) came to dominate the scripting.  SPOOKS episodes began to feature almost hilariously bizarre plots,  premises and other nincompoopery, in order to accommodate the vision.   The last of these were the final episodes. Brit and Russian governments worked feverishly to enter into a strategic partnership; the villainous CIA the foil working to stop it. I admit that I have very little faith in our CIA, believing it was decisively turned by the Clinton regime into a political tool that visibly worked to  sabotage President G.W. Bush's foreign policy in league with leading Democrats.  Nevertheless, it is galling to see us pummeled by the Brits,  whose own secret services have harbored so many of the Philby ilk.  Anyway, this is entertainment, and the final episode achieved what MASH did not, a finale that had some sweetness and poignancy.  Have there been any sereis that took such delight in killing all of the leading characters?  I liked it.  I could have done better though. I'd have done Harry.  Now. I've reached that age (or maybe I'm singularly blessed)  where I can look at any woman, of any age, and see inherent beauty.  There are for me then, no ugly women.  Well, who weren't born ugly.  And even then,  inner beauty and personality can overcome. (Conversely, women who are nominally beautiful become ugly shortly after voting Democrat.)  Of all the girl agents in Spooks (MI-5), I'm saying that Ruth Evershard (Nicola Walker ) is the winner, all things considered.  Go figure.

What I Saw At The Coup

Bracken: What I Saw At The Coup “ Short-fuse fiction by Matt Bracken intended to spread alarm among progressives, in the spirit of dispiriting them from ever attempting such a mad folly in order to cling to power. Excerpts: “We could both be facing prison time just for talking like this.” “Not as long as we’re in power. You know how I know? Operation Fast and Furious. At least four hundred dead and there was no blowback that we couldn’t handle. Our media stuck right with us all the way through. For me, that was the final test. We can do almost anything if we get the timing right, and most of the media stays with us.” I replied, “But those were Mexicans. And not two thousand.” [...] Only proven-loyal teams of agents were used to arrest the handful of well-known people on the list. The warrants were prepared by tried and true federal attorneys, and signed off by trusted judges. Dennis did not only make a secret list of The snipers grew ever more brazen and their numbers multiplied daily. They were emboldened by accounts of the murders of federal officials that were splashed across what was left of the internet, no matter how we tried to control and contain it. They freely posted comments such as, “You can take away our rights, but we still get to vote under Rule 308,” (which I have since learned refers to a popular rifle caliber). enemies to arrest—he also prepared a list of key personnel we could depend on to run the dodgy paperwork through the federal law enforcement system with no hassles. Mostly they used “National Security Letters” instead of regular warrants, because then no questions were asked. Dennis and his little circle had mastered the architecture. It was seamless, and for the most part it went like clockwork, especially at the beginning. Once each of the arrested was “tagged and bagged,” the normal federal prison bureaucracy handled them like so many UPS or Fed-Ex packages. [...] Back to my story. The first real jolt indicating a serious problem with the plan came when television reporter Cathy Carlsen was killed in Norfolk, shot dead while covering the commissioning of the Harvey Milk, the Navy’s newest destroyer. That she was killed was bad enough. That it happened on a “secure” naval base—a federal installation—made it much worse. Her blood splattered across the Admirals’ white uniforms made quite a picture. The videos… [...] A good read.  Very good read.  Thanks for the heads-up ##### Why is reality starting to read like a Matt Bracken novel? http://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/what-i-saw-at-the-coup/ # posted by  Hell_Is_Like_Newark : 6/8/13, 6:52 PM   ”

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Eric the Mustache

Hitler's Mustache                            America in the Midst of a Coup d'Etat     Leaked DOJ Memo: Outlaw and Confiscate All Guns... “   The DOJ memo (downloadable here as a PDF) states the administration “believes that a gun ban will not work without mandatory gun confiscation,” according to the NRA, and thinks universal background checks “won’t work without requiring national gun registration.” Obama has yet to publicly support national registration or firearms confiscation, although the memo reveals his administration is moving in that direction. FULL STORY HERE And this ...  "Obama puts people in positions that mirror him. Eric Holder, you name it, they're doing Obama's bidding. Everybody. Susan Rice and Samantha Power, they are Obama, and there's a context for what's happening. Herbert Meyer, if I may quote him again, asserted that essentially what's taking place in the United States right now is a coup, not a violent coup, and not a million artistic coup, but nevertheless a takeover of a government, and it's being done by the Obama administration [...] clearly there's a coup d'etat going. You know it and I know it." [America in the Midst of a Coup d'Etat] And more: Officials: NSA mistakenly intercepted emails, phone calls of innocent Americans... Holder 'destroyed data'... Our Move ... ”

Lois Lerner; Thug

Thug Culture                                   Opinion: Why Lois Lerner Took the Fifth

Beer, bitch

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Ricky caught playing with Mr. Happy

When Democrats are in charge                                                Early manifestation of this now pervasive, wretched, Liberal, "I'm Okay, You're Okay"  society. .  The kid should have asked mom for a hummer

The world's best road?

Catharsis   Tonight's Adventure Watch in Full Screen HD I enjoyed the hell out of this 25 minute HD drive along Switzerland's Gotthard Pass.  Truly, at times I was really there. I did think the driver was a bit of a pussy, but then we didn't  die.  At one point I got so annoyed with a white BMW in front of us—it seemingly  sped up every time we were about to pass— that I was actually hurling invective at him! Just like in real life. For your edification I've provided this appropriate oath to shout at the driver; one that he may understand.  "Sortez de ma manière tout putain de trou du cul!" I like that the only audio is the sound of the Ferrari's naturally aspirated V-8,  and throaty exhaust.  Especially in tunnels.  Then I remembered the Swiss fighter video of yore, with the  Ameno-Era soundtrack.  Here it is, all 3:41 of it.  There are a few stretches where it seems to fit right in.  DIY.  You're welcome. PS - An alternative soundtrack is Top Gear's favorite (not) driving song- Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell PPS. Helly will actually pee her pantaloons, and claim that she did not.

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Best Beer Ad Ever?

Best Beer Ad Ever?   c/r

Cuzzin Ricky Adventures

CHA CHA CHA “ The purpose of this site, is to keep friends and family (at least those that are interested) updated on our South America Odyssey, and provide a convenient place that can occasionally be visited to see what we are up to.   May 31, 2013   As you know, we took care of the house in Denver, by renting to a really nice couple that we are sure will care for the place.  On May 9th, we hopped on a plane (which was hit by lightening en-route) and flew down to Buenos Aires, where we are now.  We stayed in a hotel for the first week, and we have moved into a two bedroom apartment, where we will staying for the remainder of our stay here.  In late June, we will leave Argentina, and take a ferry to Montevideo, where we will rent a car, which we will have during our week stay in Punta de Este (a resort area in Uruguay) which, "in season" is the South American playground for the Rich and Famous...... which explains why we are going there "off season" (don't forget,....it is winter here).   After Punta, we will go back to Montevideo and stay for, as yet, an undetermined period..  We've really enjoyed the way we approached Buenos Aires....which involved getting a lot of the initial touristy stuff out of the way, and basically assuming the role of residents (we already have our favorite "hang out" spots, restaurants, etc.....).  We essentially work during the day, when the market is open (just as we did in Denver), and then decide if we want to head out, or cook in the apartment.  We plan on approaching our time in Montevideo the same way. (more) Cuzzin Ricky and his lovely C/R GF are in South America checking out suitable places to pitch their tent.  Very interesting journal, with lots of nice pictures of women and food.  Which just reminded me of this story.  Ricky was the Club Officer at Fort Eustis in the 70's.  I dropped by to see him when in the area, and was shown into his very spacious office.  Just as I entered the room a completely nude girl comes walking out of the bathroom.  Ricky introduces me, and she leaves.  I am slack-jawed. Ricky explains that because the civilian bars around Eustis all have nude dancing, he was increasingly unable to meet his budge which depended on liquor profit.  So ... .  The dancers used his bathroom to changw into their skin. I am not making that up. ”

Imodiun AD

Imodium A-D As seen

bITCH GOT IN MY FACE!

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Energizing Grapefruit Juice

The Rich Tradition of Grapefruit Juice Patriotism

Lautenberg

Frank "The Lout" Lautenberg January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013 I've been engaged in a secret project that rather severely limits my blogging, which some will find of  salubrious  consequence, but I still keep up with things, although belatedly.  Like the passing of the Senator from New Jersey. The late Sen. Lautenberg; what can we say?  It would  hard to find anyone else quite like him.  His effect on government was immediate; always noticeable.  Frank influenced and enriched everyone around him; his  personal work ethics really helped others  in the senate stand out. The resourceful Mr. Lautenberg could always solve problems in his associate's best interest. His absence will, I'm sure, have an immediate effect on the United States Senate.

A letter from Molasses

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Rodge: CLASS DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS! Green and white shirt, black tee shirt, gray pants and tennis shoes.   How many people know that he hosts a few  Wounded Warrior 10 weekends at his ranch every year? Every year!   Not what you expect to see.   Dancing with a "Wounded Warrior;" she has lost  a leg but she still dances and is still every bit a warm desirable woman. .   I guarantee, we will Never see a story or picture  like this from NBC, CBS, ABC, The New York Times,  or  Washington Post. Molasses from Texas Gee, I would hope not M.  She kinda looks like his daughter (who I think is quite attractive).

This cannot be real. Can it?

More Outrage Upon Which We Shall Not Put !                                     Kuala Lampoon “ In February 2011, Bush was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance in Geneva, Switzerland after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint charging him with violating international treaties against torture. His trouble increased dramatically a year ago when Bush -- along with former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and several other top Bush administration officials -- were convicted of war crimes in absentia by a special war crimes tribunal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission was convened and conducted according to internationally recognized procedures and rules of evidence, and the week-long hearing ended with the five-member panel unanimously delivering guilty verdicts. Stage  Right:  John Wayne storms into the courtroom and machine guns the lot.   He later wins an Academy Award and Congressional Medal of Honor from a grateful nation.  Watch the video long enough to get your fill of Univ. of Illinois law professor  Francis Boil (about 60 seconds).  He served as prosecutor at the Kuala Lampoon kangaroo court trial.  Priceless.  I am quite sure, having been around the type all too often,  that Francis was still in elementary school when his smug classroom demeanor caused several classmates to kick shit out him.  Not during recess; during class.  The teacher turned her head.  Today.most people exposed to his posturing feel like doing the same thing, but the sonofabitch is a lawyer.  This whole thing is just bizarre.  ”

On a mission

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Too late for a sniff test now ...

HLLYWD “ Michael Douglas has made a jaw-dropping revelation about his throat cancer: He didn’t contract it from smoking or drinking — but from oral sex. Mr. T. Smith says "I'd chance it." ”

BASEBALL FUN

TECHNO THRILLS                                GAMEDAY I was, until  ambulance chaser Peter Angelos bought and ruined the Orioles, an avid fan.  When Angelos forced Manager Davey Johnson out, just hours before he was named American League manager of the year (1997), I quit.  I've missed nothing but a lot of grief in the ensuing years. Last year Hucker got my attention with tales of sensational play under manager Buck Showalter, and the club's return to building from below.  This enthusiasm got me to actually watch a full game.  I'm not a regular yet.  For one thing I couldn't put a name on a single position;  these guys were all strangers.   Now I  Google  "Orioles" whenever I want a quick game score.  Today when I checked, the O's were losing to Detroit 1-0.  I fiddled with some links and found this amazing deal.  It follows the game in real time, instantaneously (seemingly) showing the flight of pitches thrown, and what type of pitch it was, e.g.,  four seam fastball in the dirt.  You can at anytime listen to the radio broadcast, or watch it live. I stayed with the computer generated version.  I's amazing how drama and tension builds, and it reminded of the old days—before my time. Dutch Reagan's first job in broadcasting was doing play-by-play for the Cubs for an Iowa radio station. In those days all he had to work with were telegraphed pitch by pitch summaries sent by an agent watching the game.  He'd weave that into a commentary that took the listener into the ballpark.  That's what I thought of while this deal was running.  And best, the O's  came from behind to win 4-2.  Go to MLB.com, find the game you want and select the baseball diamond avatar.   Because player stats accompany each at-bat, it's easy to learn who these guys are.  There really is no better game than baseball.

Aging racefully

The Heartthrob “ Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking, surely I can’t look that old. My name is Gladys Charles, and I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma on the wall, which bore his full name. Suddenly, I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 30-odd years ago. Could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on, way back then?   Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to have been my classmate. After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School. “Yes, Yes, I did. I’m a Mustang,” he gleamed with pride. “When did you graduate?”, I asked. He answered, “In 1975. Why do you ask?” “You were in my class!”, I exclaimed. He looked at me closely. Then, that ugly, old, bald,  wrinkle-faced pompous fool asked, “What did you teach???”   Francois E. ”

Lost in the fold

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Tommy Lee Smith

Coulda been Teresa Heinz. I'm just sayin

Balls and Strikes During a long rain delay, a baseball color commentator decides to kill some time by sharing a little trivia with the play-by-play announcer. "I'll bet you don't know who hit the most home runs between 1955 and 1975," the color man says. "Everyone knows that," says the announcer, "Hank Aaron." "How about who had the most RBI's between 1955 and 1975?" "Easy," says the announcer, "Hank Aaron again." "OK, here's a harder one. Know who got hit on the chin with the most balls between 1955 and 1975?" "I'm not sure on that one, but I'm guessing Hank Aaron." "Nope," says the color man, "Liberace."  Tim W

Marines hot meals lose out to Michelle's vacation allowance

More Outrage Upon Which We Shall Not Put !                                     Every weekend I'm mind-pestered by outrageous news that I noted, but never got around to commenting on.  Here's this week's outrages upon which I will not put!                                                                                                                                                            It's a hands down given  that the next Pacific naval war will be fought against China.  So what have the  Obamas done?  That's right; invited the Chi-Coms to participate in a naval exercise  held ostensibly to practice deep-sixing  their fleet.  Can you spel D-U-H? And,  even the LA Times got this right. America's China mistake As Beijing becomes more bellicose, Washington clings to the hope that military-to-military relations will somehow relieve tensions. They won't.                                                       17% (3,641 votes) Said YES;  83% (17,725 votes) Said NO!  The second thing that sent me to the liquor cabinet was this. Marines at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan will lose a key daily meal starting Saturday, causing some to forgo a hot breakfast and others to work six-plus hours without refueling on cooked food, according to Marines at the base and Marine Corps officials. Are you kidding? What's the first thing that came to your mind?   Was it  THIS? That's right! Finally, and this was not on my original list,  I noticed that he LAT's editorial cartoonist is Ted Rall.  TED-Freaking-Rall/  Here's some of Rall's work I clipped after 9/11.  Small wonder then that  Times thinks that enforcing the Federal immigation kaws makes you a loose cannon.   Enough said.

Are you pulling my leg?

Rorschach Tests I Have Failed

Tommy Lee Smith

"OMG. Where's my iPhone?"

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Two birds

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Magic Stairs Explained by Cliff Obama

Magic Chairs "This is pretty difficulty for most folks to understand.  Let me break it down into its fractal symbiosis,  so to  speak.  When you think you're walking up the stairs, you are in fact digitalizing what you've done before when confronting upsteps.  But are you?  Psycho numismatics who've studied rats note than when they're in one of those— in one of those, what do you call it?  That wheel that you walk inside of ? .. you know ..... "Barack Obama There are no video tricks going on here.  These stairs baffle everyone  who walks on them.  Anybody know what's going on here?  Ron Metz-a-Stein

Mack the Euro Blue Dane

Catharsis This just in .... "Mack Juice Huge" - the European Blue Dane Hey Rodger, Just wanted to share our soon to be new family member. He's a five week old European Blue Dane. We chose his name to include the kennel name: JJ's Viking Valley Blue Mack Truck. ;p Call name is Mack. Ain't he cute? And yes, I have done mucho study on Danes, with special regard to feeding and health. Can't wait to get him home. Juice Our congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Juice .  I think he favors Mr. Juice, wot.

Dearbornistan

Police State Culture                    DOJ: Social Media Posts Trashing Muslims May Violate Civil Rights The move comes a few years after the administration became the first in history to dispatch a U.S. Attorney General to personally reassure Muslims that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is dedicated to protecting them. In the unprecedented event, Attorney General Eric Holder assured a San Francisco-based organization (Muslim Advocates) that urges members not to cooperate in federal terrorism investigations that the “us versus them” environment created by the U.S. government, law enforcement agents and fellow citizens is unacceptable and inconsistent with what America is all about. Related: Sharia in the USA: Christians Jailed for Preaching to Muslims--Dearborn, MI Officials Sued Islam is a cancer.  Eric Holder is a Melanoma. Period.

For the chilluns

—   you berks.    “ story  Boswell  taught that "'For the chilluns' is the last refuge of a scoundrel?"  : I think a case can be made that the free distribution of porn is  indication of a rancid society, but this?  Alas, even if decision makers had the wherewithal to pass Logic 101 it wouldn't matter; laws are passed after checking wind currents. And. no. I am not advocating for child porn, so don't even try. ”

We Find Bunny Innocent

What I See                                    The set-up; Exhibit A “I offer exhibit A as proof that my client Bunny Hoffwitz is a sleep walker, and  when she barged into her ex-boyfriend's apartment, slit his throat and stuffed his severed penis down his new wife's throat after severing her head—in her dream state she was shopping for dinner at the Safeway.”

Through Thick & Thin

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Joke

A guy gets a job ... A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and gets a job at a  big "everything under one roof" department store. His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor. "How many customers bought something from you today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One." The boss says "Just one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day. One sale a day might have been acceptable in North Dakota,  but you're not on the farm anymore, son."   The kid took his beating, and the boss felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day.  He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?"  The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65."  The boss, astonished, says "$101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?"  The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks.  Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition."  The boss said "Wait a minute. A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?" The kid said "No, the guy came in here to buy tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.' Old  joke from Tim W, but still funny and really new jokes only come along every two to four years.

The program is blocked by group policy

Democrat or Bubonic Today's Plague

It began last night with ... ...   and ended with Default Re: Avast is blocked by Group Policy... Then you have a major issue that cant be resolved without a format. Sorry to tell you but you got infected and they added your PC to a group policy. There is no way to undo that unless you know the Admin password that they had set to remove yourself. The second I agreed to allow the Thunderbird update I regretted it since Thunderbird NEVER uses pop-up update dialog.  Too late.  Before I knew it I had a new Toolbar, and a whole bunch of other crap that I deleted completely, leaving no registry remnants. However ... When I tried to update Avast I got the "The program is blocked by group policy ..." message.  The administrator password was generated by the  hijacker, who is either Chinese, Russian  or a Democrat. After spending at least 6 hours trying everything I could find, it appears that this virus can only be removed with a fresh install. Fukit.  I don't care.  But I've said this before.  If the Obamas spent just a fraction of  resources they use to track and silence their critics, these people could be found, killed, and their mainframes blown to pieces.  In fact, I have more enmity for these people than I did for bin-Laden. FYI

SPOOKS - Episode 77

Obama dodges a bullet Interesting MI-5 plot in episode 77.  A prominent Israeli chick diplomat successfully brings  together Israeli-Palestinian peace talks involving the United States' new president and "leader of the free word." (code name "Lighthouse"). In fact, she has engineered an impossibly complex plan to assassinate the president.  Why?  To show that no enemy of Israel, no matter how prominent, is safe.  Those  rascals from M-5, fortunately for the free world, uncover the plot using even more impossibly complex techniques, and stop it. with only one Syrian dirt-bag dupe ending up on a slab. It says much about how the British left (who run the BBC) see Obama's reputation amongst Israelis.  Not that its any great secret. The Brits probably agree with the American left that it's easier to destroy Israel than all Muslamia