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MdWIldcat55 said:
Afternoon D-league. I was tied up much of yesterday and this morning, but I haven't seen anone note Bob Dole's passing here.

He was the last of his breed in Washington, I believe. A true WW2 hero.

I met him a few times covering events in DC, and always found him to be a real decent guy.

My first meeting with him was back when I was just in my 20s, and I sort of embarrassed myself. I knew he had been wounded in the war, but it slipped my mind that his right hand was still crippled from his injuries.

I reached out to shake hands, and he very deftly reached across and took my hand with his left. He could see I was embarrassed and he winked to let me know it wasn't a problem.

Good guy. Last time I bumped into him was a few years ago when there was a fly over of the Washington Mall of all the surviving types of WW2 planes. A buddy and I were walking down to get a good view, and there was the senator sitting in a portable chair, watching the aircraft pass by. We got to wish him well.
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I knew him and his wife. He was a find person.

I actually was prompted to reach out my left arm before I first met him. What a good man and he was always a friend of my company.

May God Bless his soul and reward him for his hard work.
 
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Disputed 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has died. Not a good look on Baffert regardless of the cause of death.


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Medina Spirit, disputed winner of 2021 Kentucky Derby, dies after workout

Disputed 2021 Kentucky Derby winning horse Medina Spirit died Monday morning after a workout at Santa Anita Park, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed.
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I saw a couple of days ago that it had been proven that the horse had not been injected with steroids but rather it came from a topical ointment. I remember telling my wife when we first read the report that something would come out. My reason was the concentration level. I can't remember what it was now, but it was so incredibly small that even if it had been injected, it would have had no effect on the horse. At all.

A lot of people don't understand metrics very well. Climate change based primarily on CO2 emissions would have been laughed off long ago if a majority of people understood how small 400ppm really is.

If people had any concept of the microscopic world, they would know that a mask designed for dust is woefully ineffective against a virus. Even if you are wearing a mask deigned to protect against airborne bacteria, you are woefully unprotected against a virus. Bacteria can be viewed with a 1000x microscope. It takes an electron microscope to see a virus because they are smaller than the wavelength of visible light

It's a Jeff Foxworthy world. Instead of "here's my sign" it's "here's my mask".

Just did some quick math. If the corono virus was the size of golfball, then the size of an average bacteria would be a ball 140 feet in diameter.
 
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Bert Higginbotha said:
I knew him and his wife. He was a find person.

I actually was prompted to reach out my left arm before I first met him. What a good man and he was always a friend of my company.

May God Bless his soul and reward him for his hard work.
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Thanks for sharing those recollections Bert. Yes, he always seemed like a genuine person.
 
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MdWIldcat55 said:
Afternoon D-league. I was tied up much of yesterday and this morning, but I haven't seen anone note Bob Dole's passing here.

He was the last of his breed in Washington, I believe. A true WW2 hero.

I met him a few times covering events in DC, and always found him to be a real decent guy.

My first meeting with him was back when I was just in my 20s, and I sort of embarrassed myself. I knew he had been wounded in the war, but it slipped my mind that his right hand was still crippled from his injuries.

I reached out to shake hands, and he very deftly reached across and took my hand with his left. He could see I was embarrassed and he winked to let me know it wasn't a problem.

Good guy. Last time I bumped into him was a few years ago when there was a fly over of the Washington Mall of all the surviving types of WW2 planes. A buddy and I were walking down to get a good view, and there was the senator sitting in a portable chair, watching the aircraft pass by. We got to wish him well.
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I saw that yesterday. For some reason I had thought he died years ago.

I'm sure the handshake thing had happened to him thousands of times,
 
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I saw that yesterday. For some reason I had thought he died years ago.

I'm sure the handshake thing had happened to him thousands of times,
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I'm sure that's right Chief. He'd learned to handle it with grace -- if it had ever bothered him in the first place.

Here's a good account of his wartime service.


As an aside, it seems crazy that the American high command was launching those deadly battles against the dug in Germans in the mountains of Italy in April, 1945 when the Russians were in the suburbs of Berlin and the Americans and British were overrunning light resistance in Western Germany. I guess war just takes on its own momentum and nobody stepped back and said, "we'll pin the Germans down with artillery and airstrikes and see what happens when Berlin and all Germany goes under."
 
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MdWIldcat55 said:
I'm sure that's right Chief. He'd learned to handle it with grace -- if it had ever bothered him in the first place.

Here's a good account of his wartime service.


As an aside, it seems crazy that the American high command was launching those deadly battles against the dug in Germans in the mountains of Italy in April, 1945 when the Russians were in the suburbs of Berlin and the Americans and British were overrunning light resistance in Western Germany. I guess war just takes on its own momentum and nobody stepped back and said, "we'll pin the Germans down with artillery and airstrikes and see what happens when Berlin and all Germany goes under."
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Yep. Most of the Italian campaign was a cluster. A meatgrinder.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Darn! On the bus now. Got selected as part of a civil suit jury. Trial expected to last until 12/14.

I am not happy.
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I only had to sit for one trial and it was to give a lady power of attorney for her daughter who was severely handicapped. It is basically a formality and the judge told us up front she didn't like it and that Kentucky was one of a handful of states that still require a jury trial.
 
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Darn! On the bus now. Got selected as part of a civil suit jury. Trial expected to last until 12/14.

I am not happy.
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You never know about those things. My daughter was on a jury for a civil suit between a man and wife vs a bank. It concerned osha regulations and how certain work was handled. When the jury first started deliberating . the jury was going to give the verdict for the bank. Turns out my daughter has a degree in osha stuff and was working for a major insurance company. She told them she worked daily with that kind of stuff and explained to the jury the proper way things were supposed to be done. The jury then voted for the couple. Without her the couple would have lost. What are the odds an expert in the field just happened to be on the jury? I always wondered if the couples lawyer realized how lucky he was that he won despite not being smart enough to get an osha expert to testify.
 
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Good morning from ATX. Currently 45°F and partly cloudy. 27 degree temperature drop from yesterday. Today's high could reach 68°F.

Must leave here NLT 7:15 am. Not looking forward to this duty at all. Director and co-workers not gonna be happy. Plan on taking my laptop.

Sean Woods returns to Rupp tonight with his Jaguars team vs Cats.

In memory of December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor......
 
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Good morning D-League. I hope all i well.

80 years since Pearl Harbor. What a remarkable day and era for America.

I don't normally bring my work here, but I thought some of you guys would be interested in a project I commissioned and edited - written by the notable WW2 historian Alex Kershaw. Some interesting stories here if you click on the individual name tabs.
www.aarp.org

6 Stories From Those Who Recall the Pearl Harbor Attack

The generation that remembers Pearl Harbor is fading, but some whose lives were forever changed can still share their tales. Here are a few of their stories.
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Good morning D-League.

We have 61° with some fog coming off of the lake. Clouds will be with us most of the day with some sunshine peeking through. Our high should reach 73°.

I had an interesting conversation with someone who moved down here from Chicago. Their family restaurant of 3 generations went out of business when the mayor shut the city down. 30 years gone down the drain. I told him welcome to our state and I hope he opens a restaurant down here and I will be his first customer. He promised to never vote for another liberal for the rest of his life. I like folks like him and welcome them because they will be good neighbors.

Trust all have a great day and live your life in freedom.

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MdWIldcat55 said:
Good morning D-League. I hope all i well.

80 years since Pearl Harbor. What a remarkable day and era for America.

I don't normally bring my work here, but I thought some of you guys would be interested in a project I commissioned and edited - written by the notable WW2 historian Alex Kershaw. Some interesting stories here if you click on the individual name tabs.
www.aarp.org

6 Stories From Those Who Recall the Pearl Harbor Attack

The generation that remembers Pearl Harbor is fading, but some whose lives were forever changed can still share their tales. Here are a few of their stories.
www.aarp.org www.aarp.org
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Thank you for these stories. We owe these folks a lot of respect and gratitude. Being born in the middle of WWII I grew up with images of Pearl Harbor and "Never Forget" was the sentiment of most Americans. We played games with that theme. Growing up I saw how WWII effected my uncles and father and grandfathers. Some of our family did not make it back home, others were wounded and others received medals for bravery in battle.

Serving our country was something we looked forward to. I joined the military because I did not want to be drafted. I wanted to be RA. My granddaughter had an interview a week ago for an appointment to the Air Force Academy. If she accepts she will continue the family tradition of service to our nation. God bless our veterans, especially ones who went through the hell of serving in the South Pacific and the European Campaign. They earned our eternal thanks.
 
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It makes my blood boil knowing there are citizens of our country who want to tear these monuments down. Anyone caught in the act should be shot down like a rabid animal. When this tearing monuments down started it was not Robert E Lee they were after it was the very core of American history. So if you cheered when the Confederate monuments were torn down or put in a garbage dump, don't cry when they are going after Washington, Jefferson and every monument in Washington DC. That is their ultimate goal.

Socialism and Communism is a cancer that starts out gradually and before you know it you are in Stage 4 and a death sentence is your future. Keep America Free and Never Forget
 
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Good morning! Woke up at 0735 and figured I might as well make a go of it. Went to sleep at 0300 so if a nap slips up on me today, I won't be surprised at all.

Should be a good game for us tonight. Not necessarily a good game, but a good game for us since we'll be almost at full strength. Glad to see that Mintz will be back. I trust him.

28° here this morning but that don't confront me none because I don't intend to leave this house.

Have a great day and endeavor to persevere!
 
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Thank you for these stories. We owe these folks a lot of respect and gratitude. Being born in the middle of WWII I grew up with images of Pearl Harbor and "Never Forget" was the sentiment of most Americans. We played games with that theme. Growing up I saw how WWII effected my uncles and father and grandfathers. Some of our family did not make it back home, others were wounded and others received medals for bravery in battle.

Serving our country was something we looked forward to. I joined the military because I did not want to be drafted. I wanted to be RA. My granddaughter had an interview a week ago for an appointment to the Air Force Academy. If she accepts she will continue the family tradition of service to our nation. God bless our veterans, especially ones who went through the hell of serving in the South Pacific and the European Campaign. They earned our eternal thanks.
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Thanks Sawnee. I appreciate your kind words about the piece. We intentionally wanted to tell the story of how unified America was after Pearl Harbor - the Japanese American we profile in Hawaii at the time of the attack who ends up fighting in Italy, the African American who becomes a dedicated fighter pilot, the Navajo who ends up on Iwo Jima, and so on.

There was prejudice and inequality in America in 1941, but all those people still loved the country, recognized it even then as the best place in a world of tyranny and oppression, and were willing to risk everything to defend it. We're hoping people see the contrast between that and a much more privileged and coddled generation finding tiny reasons to feel aggrieved constantly.

Anyway, I hope people have time to read some of these stories.
 
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It makes my blood boil knowing there are citizens of our country who want to tear these monuments down. Anyone caught in the act should be shot down like a rabid animal. When this tearing monuments down started it was not Robert E Lee they were after it was the very core of American history. So if you cheered when the Confederate monuments were torn down or put in a garbage dump, don't cry when they are going after Washington, Jefferson and every monument in Washington DC. That is their ultimate goal.

Socialism and Communism is a cancer that starts out gradually and before you know it you are in Stage 4 and a death sentence is your future. Keep America Free and Never Forget
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If that WW2 monument offends someone, then they're living in the wrong country. It also makes me mad knowing people want to tear down all these other statues, while erecting ones for a criminal like George Floyd. Sometimes you question your own sanity, due to the fact that things are so ass backwards in the world today.
 
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If that WW2 monument offends someone, then they're living in the wrong country. It also makes me mad knowing people want to tear down all these other statues, while erecting ones for a criminal like George Floyd. Sometimes you question your own sanity, due to the fact that things are so ass backwards in the world today.
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History tells us this is the pattern to overthrow a country and replace the government with socialism/communism.. Our problem in America is public schools do not teach real history and young skulls full of mush have no idea what our forefathers did not establish the greatest country in the history of the world. So they fall for the lies they are taught and are willing to tear it down in the name of diversity.
 
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History tells us this is the pattern to overthrow a country and replace the government with socialism/communism.. Our problem in America is public schools do not teach real history and young skulls full of mush have no idea what our forefathers did not establish the greatest country in the history of the world. So they fall for the lies they are taught and are willing to tear it down in the name of diversity.
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It seems quite clear that our public school system is geared to produce a citizenry that is incapable of logical thought. The last thing a ruling government wants is having its servants think for themselves. Can't have too many seeing that the Emperor is naked.

I was just reading a story this morning about public schools dumbing down the math classes because whites and affluent students perform better in math on the standardized tests. They are also doing away with advanced classes because only certain people qualify for them. Is that what someone would do if they were actually wanting to bring the bottom up? Or does it sound exactly like it is and they are trying to bring the top down?

The biggest lie the libs ever got their useful idiots to believe is that they are the "educated" party. I was listening to the Jones Show earlier and they mentioned it was Dec 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. Sad thing is, none of the 3 of them knew that the attack occurred in 1941. 3 grown liberals who don't know when the US entered WWII. They tried to make excuses for why they didn't know and blamed it on being live on the radio.

A day that will live in infamy...until libs have total control and WWII is cancelled due to us nuking POC.

We already have diversity. What they are after is unity and they are too stupid to know it.
 
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