https://youtu.be/C11MzbEcHlw T: With apologies to Meat Loaf (the singer, not the artery-clogger), Joe Biden is going to announce his Vice President choice in the next week or so. "So who's it gonna be, boy?" J: I'd say Kamala Harris has the inside track. T: I watched the FiveThirtyEight podcast yesterday; they listed several candidates, … Continue reading Slack Chat: Vet the House on the Dark Horse
I don’t understand how Rodriquez didn’t win more MVPs early in his career. Take 1996. He is a solid fielding shortstop who is just 21 years old. He wins the batting title and scores 141 runs to lead the league. You want power, you have power, 54 doubles (to lead the league) and 31 home … Continue reading No. 29 Alex Rodriguez (Number 2 Shortstop)
T: Hey J, how deep is Trump's foot in it this time? He called the Floyd protesters thugs. The Floyd protest isn’t a thug movement, is it? I mean, Trump does the ‘thinly veiled racist comment’ thing all the time, but that’s a very thin veil. J: At any other time and any other place, … Continue reading Slack Chat: Did I say that out loud?
Today's Chief Executive is Chester (or Chet, as I like to call him) Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. He was succeeded by a Grover, a Teddy, a Bennie, two Willies and a Woody and preceded by an Abraham, a Ulysses and a Rutherford. This places Chet near the pinnacle of the Era … Continue reading Cake’s Presidential Quickies: Chet Arthur
Today's Chief Executive is Harry Truman, failed haberdasher and artillery battery commander. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and worked on the family farm into his twenties, when he was drafted into the Army and served in France during World War I. The artillery brigade he served with provided support for a … Continue reading Cake’s Presidential Quickies: Harry Truman
Today’s featured Chief is Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States. Fillmore was a congressman from New York State when he was chosen to be Zachary Taylor’s running mate. Fillmore was chosen because he had actual positions on issues, which distinguished him from Taylor, who had no public positions on anything. But Taylor … Continue reading Cake’s Presidential Quickies: Millard Fillmore
Today's chief executive is Grover Cleveland, the 22nd AND 24th President of the United States. Cleveland is the only president ever that the people said "Hey, how about we elect that guy we had before?" Cleveland was born in western New York; his birth name was Stephen Grover Cleveland, but being a man of … Continue reading Cake’s Presidential Quickies: Grover Cleveland
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T: Another year, another Betty White grave-dancing party. J: I don’t think she really does that. T: No, of course not. She just walks by the cemetery, blowing the smoke off her pistol. J: She may outlive us all; she turns 98 in January. T: She's immoral, man. J: I’m sure she knows her way … Continue reading Slack Chat — Revenge of the Betty III: The Class of 2019 Gets Dirty
