Ball Diamond Ball

I have been reading The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. I am enjoying it.  This is my first  Michael Lewis book. What other book should I read from him?

What is everyone reading? Any good books lately?

For light reading I have been reading old mysteries, Charlie Chan and Lord Peter Wimsey.

 

I guess we ae seeing what Trump is made of.

Under fire from the media and the deep state, wavering Nevers getting bolder , he seems to have decided to fight and fight hard.

After months of hearing theory on Russian collusion based on purported wiretaps, the media suddenly realizes he just called their bluff and targeted their standard bearer who they must defend.

He either has rock solid proof from Rogers at the NSA that there was surveillance or he is going all in on a hunch. Either way, he just threw down and the opposition has two choices- either their allegations  are … Continue reading →

I hoping this will be a group exercise. The topic is to add to the list of things needed to run a successful hot dog stand. I know TKC and Liz have business experience. I am sure others do also.

I will start off the list with No. 1.

Hot Dogs

A group of hungry people who favor hot dogs and are willing to part with present or future earnings to acquire a hot dog and satisfy that hunger.

Refrigerator

Location

Signs

Mustard (in weaponized containers)

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Claire, I read your latest post carefully, but at the end I’m not quite sure exactly what it is you are going to do, single-handedly if necessary.
The options are limited in a political context. One could go with the current flow and trust in the American people to orient our leadership properly. One could argue vehemently against the current flow, but there’s so much healing necessary for our economy and culture that such a course might be counter productive. One could look backward and analyze what caused the current flow, but what does that produce?
Is it possible that a view of politics that assumes autocracy is always possible and that must be guarded against at all costs is not relevant in America? The examples … Continue reading →

“,,,who has left the family with “no funds to pay legitimate bills,” “maxed-out credit-card debt,” and saddled them with a “tax debt of at least $313,970.” Her filing paints such a dire situation that the couple has “bounced three checks to their housekeeper and owe medical providers and therapists for outstanding bills.”
This is the legacy of Trump. The Biden children did not do such monstrous things when Obama was presidentin’.

I am trying to decide if the Administration understood the deep state problem before they got attacked by it. It was pretty obvious for all to see in hindsight.

So, if they had advance knowledge, what strategy might they undertake ?

Fire them all? Not possible and very very bad optics.

Arrest the perps? Needed the Justice Dept fully staffed with loyalists.

It is possible they might have embarked on a very deliberate anti media campaign to blunt the delivery tool of the deep state- the NYT, CNN and so forth. If you spent December positioning the media as untrustworthy, lying jerks and the Dems as … Continue reading →

I have a question for the BDBheads, or the BDBers, or the BDB kids in the hall. (What do we call this taxonomy of folk?)

I post here because I see a community in formation, with some potential to be interesting. I hope that sentiment is shared.

So we need a name. I used to belong to group that had a name and it worked for a while.

So, folks, what is the name for members of the community?

Some suggestions

• BDBrawlers
• BDBumpkins
• BDBros
• BDBangers
• BDBeauties
• BDB plorables (before you are deplorable, one must be plorable, no?)
• BDBicans

Your suggestions needed. It … Continue reading →