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Bernie & Gloria

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I stopped by 7/11 this morning and as I was pumping my gas and watching the amount I was paying to fill up approach $60… …I caught the store insignia and my memory kicked in. 1974. Over 50 years ago. Largo, Florida. Dad was doing a job there, and we were along for the ride. Six kids wreaking havoc in the sun. Mom and Dad went out, leaving us with a baby-sitting couple. Bernie was a laborer who worked for Dad. He had a booming laugh and he used that laugh a lot around us. His girl, Gloria was also very pleasant. After all these years we still talk about them, and perhaps it’s because they were a black couple. They were cooler than anyone else who’d sat with us! Back to 7/11. Bernie walked us down there and paid for what we wanted. I got 6 packs of baseball cards to get to the dollar gift headed my way. As a kid…I was 9…I was amazed by the generosity of the gift. Some 53 years later, I marvel at my ability to recall the gesture. We thanked Bernie all the way home, and told Mom and Dad al...
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The Drop By

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Saw a Threads post about how the writer missed the drop by. This is one of those back in my day posts, but of course, it caught my attention because at the big house on the hill the door was always open, and man, we got visitors! Grandpa was always there on a Saturday morning, and on the weekend, for the most part, there were neighbors and friends in the house, in the yard, or at the table. Doesn’t happen much these days. I’ve never seen the inside of the neighbor’s house. We’ve lived near them all for years and years. If one of them stopped by we’d wonder what the hell is wrong with them. Kinda’ miss those days, right? And I mentioned to an old former neighbor that someday people will once again that they need to hang out a little with other people. “The tide will turn,” I said. “I don’t think so,” the old neighbor said. “It’s something that will stay lost. People are too used to staring at a screen. Don’t see them ever making the effort.” One of us is dead wrong. I hope it’s him… …th...
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Money Laundering

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News broke yesterday that Pedo Pig’s bank accounts with Capital One have been frozen because they suspect that he’s laundering money through his accounts. Isn’t that enough? Yet, being convicted in a sexual assault didn’t do it, so what’s a little money laundering. “When you’re president they let you do it.” The GOP has responded by making sure that the IRS can’t ever audit him or his family members. Think of how far we’ve slipped. We pretended, at least, that we were a country built on a foundation of honor and integrity. They dropped the charges against the man they arrested for supposedly making a 300’ cut in the reflecting pool. But of course, the mistake could not be admitted. “We have video.” Of course, we can’t see the video. It’s like the ‘they stole the election’ bullshit. Every day. That’s how he gets away with it. There is an impeachable and immoral move made every day. There are so many reasons why he deserves to die in prison that we become too fatigued to do a damn thing ...
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He Said He Shot A 70

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😂 😂 😂  Pedo Pig sent out a post to congratulate himself on winning yet another club championship at his own club. 😂 😂 😂  He explained that he won and all the losers who competed against him lost because he has talent and they don’t. 😂 😂 😂  I’ve golfed with some very good golfers who played in college and a couple who now work as club professionals. Those guys can certainly card a 70 on a good day. Yet, they’re in their 60’s and they take penalty strokes, don’t take mulligans, don’t have a caddy dropping a ball for them in the fairway, and they know that golf is a game of integrity that requires the player to be honorable. Dipshit  Don doesn’t have an honorable turd in his diaper. Can you imagine him shooting a 70? 😂 😂 😂  Arnold Palmer. Arnold freaking Palmer couldn’t card a 70 when he was 80 years old. Now, information came out following his ‘I have talent’ post. The only time he ever played in a tournament when someone actually kept his score - some...
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Trade Deadline

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The Yankees traded for the hitter who leads the National league in OPS. Desperately needed a bat and picked up a good one. There will be more coming by Monday afternoon as the Yankees always go for it. Of course, the Dodgers stole the headlines by getting Skubal and all fans of baseball are tired of the hedge fund team over paying for every player that hits the market. I’m a Yankees fan and of course, the Yankees aren’t playing in the shallow end when it comes to paying their players, but even Yankees fans are tired of the Dodgers. The problem I have is in their deferring money. The have signed Ohtani, Snell, Tucker and others - deferring a huge portion of the salary. Baseball does have a cap of sorts. If your payroll exceeds certain limits you have to pay a tax. The Dodgers, by deferring money, are circumventing that tax. Ohtani’s annual salary is $70 million a year. They are deferring $68 million of it! But trade deadline is always a big day because now it’s game on for the stretch r...
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It Didn’t Happen

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“I can end the Ukraine-Russia war on day one of my presidency.” That didn’t happen. “Mitch is in rehab working hard for the citizens of Kentucky.” No he isn’t. He’s either dead or totally incapacitated. “We are in a little excursion in Iran. Will be a 4-6 week event.” We’re months into it. No practical way to end it. “The GDP will be 4.0 next quarter.” It’s 1.5 and when asked about it they stated: “It’s because we are building factories all over the land. Soon there will be a golden economic age.” The number of factories being built has decreased. “We’ve taken in trillions and trillions in tariff money and DOGE saved a trillion dollars.” Neither happened. “We will release the Epstein files for all to see.” That didn’t happen. “They cut a 300-feet gash in the reflecting pool.” Even arrested a man for that one. Charges were dropped because: It didn’t happen. “Grocery prices will come down on day one. That will be easy.” That turned into: “I don’t care about affordability, it’s a hoax.” A...
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The Electric Bill

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NYSEG is straight up robbing people. I said it. Through the years, we paid about $150-$180 a month on electricity. For some reason, these are our last 3 electric bills: $395 $390 (At which point, we called to ask what the hell is going on). We were told that it was the balanced budget billing working itself out. So, when I opened the bill this month: $496 was quite the surprise. I decided to talk it through with the guys I see on construction sites. Turns out, we are all being balanced budget billed out of our minds. “My last bill was $1,080,” one guy said. “I lost my mind. Went crazy on the poor lady who answered the phone.” “Did they work with you?” I asked. “They shut it off!” He said. “Two days after I made the call. I didn’t have a grand sitting around…I’m going to be paying it off over the next 3 months with whatever they charge each month.” We weren’t the only two guys talking… …the other three guys stories similar to what we’ve been charged over the last 90 days. “We are all be...
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