Ball Diamond Ball

Four old retired men are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, “Old Timers Bar – ALL drinks 10 cents.” They look at each other and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, “Come on in and let me pour one for you! What’ll it be, gentlemen?” There’s a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis shaken, not stirred and says, “That’ll be 10 cents each, please.” The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can’t believe their good luck. They… Continue reading →

Another Taliban attack has killed at least 140 Afghan soldiers on a base I know very well.  I’m kind of speechless.  I’m agnostic, but my prayers go out to those brothers in arms who died fighting the good fight.  I have eaten in the chow hall where many of them were killed, tramped the dusty road where dozens of them were blown up, met with counterparts next door to the base mosque where they were gunned down. The US no longer operates on that base.  The Afghans have no choice.

Yes.  It has burnt for years, and now the mere rabble may have had enough.  I cannot wait for the results of this election, I hope it will be LePen, and I don’t know much about her.  But she has all the right enemies. There are some who come unhinged when LePen pulls ahead, but who explain away murderous Islamic terrorism with a creepy facility.  The only shade that she (I mean, uh, some people) can throw at the most recent attack on Paris is to suggest that ISIS is only killing Parisians in order to provoke the French to vote for LePen.  This will enrage Muslims to attack the French. Deep thought.  Well, deep something anyway.  

I found this story heartening in the midst of watching  Antifa punks play at street thuggery in the US. This family reacted with strength, helping others and getting under cover with real villains pouring fire into innocents on the street. “I was very proud of how my wife and three boys reacted. They were urgent, but not panicked. There are people panicking everywhere. One lady with a baby fell down, and my son helped her up. Then another lady fell down and hit her head, and I helped her up,” he notes http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/exclusive-american-eyewitness-account-of-paris-terrorist-attack/ Good on ya.

It seems they have adjusted their menu. We know that the East Take-out Ham of many peas sandwiched on Nachos was discontinued.  Then the Blue Day Breakfast and The Korean Cabbage was deemed unworthy. Be advised the Oscar Meyer Hot Dog will no longer be steamed. The BDB coffee shop is always opened and please remember ….  

Here is a song I am just gorging upon.  I’m on a listening rampage.  I’m doing the chicken dance as I retrieve another bowl of green chile stew, and the sprinkler dance between typing sentences, chk-chk-chk.  This is as catchy as a velcro hangnail with gonorrhea.  More catch than a Bill Clinton used car.  This thing catches more than Barry Manilow. No clue who these knuckleheads are, other than a cover of a Daft Punk song, which, what the hey, let’s put that here too.

Somebody dropped a dime on me so I’m here to amaze and disappoint! Usually at the same time.

I was interviewed by a bright freelance reporter, Zach Koppang, back in February. Unfortunately, the media outlet he worked for went out of business before the article was published. Zach sold the article to Bakken.com and it was published today. Enjoy!  

For our callers abroad, BDB reports that the local dial-in numbers can try to trick you into hanging up by prematurely and erroneously informing you that there are no other callers. Upon your entering the access code, the voice tells you there are no other callers even if there are. Then it asks you for the host code or to just hit #. Do the latter. US: 515-604-9908 Access Code: [see chat] International Local Dial-in Numbers Corresponding to 515-604-9908 Albania +355 4 454 1702 Argentina +54 351 569-7183 Australia +61 2 8077 0505 Austria +43 1 2650524 Belgium +32 3 294 11 50 Brazil +55 11 3042-5274 Bulgaria +359 2 495 1701 Cambodia +855 96 696 7824 Chile +56 2 3210 9930 Colombia +57 6 7334210 Costa Rica +506 4090… Continue reading →