Thursday, July 31, 2025

Today Is ...

I like avocados.

July 31, 2025, at home

I like chili, but not on hot dogs. I only top my hot dogs with ketchup.

July 31, 2025, at home

I like raspberries. (I am not such a fan of cake, although I do like frosting.)

July 31, 2025, at home

I like mutts.

July 31, 2025, at home





Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Trump Hatred

This is absolutely true. Just watch the obsession with hating Trump on MSNBC and CNN. On second thought, don't watch. 😁

July 30, 2025, at home




Winner

July 30, 2025, at home



Father-In-Laws & Cheesecakes

Happy Father-in-Law Day to my father-in-law Bob (R.I.P.). He was not only down to earth but also larger than life. Here I am with Bob and my mother-in-law Lorna (R.I.P.) at our wedding reception when I married their daughter Aileen (Debbie) on February 4, 2006. Bob, you are sorely missed and forever in our thoughts and within our hearts. Of course, we also sorely miss Lorna.

July 30, 2025, at home

I do NOT like cheesecake all that much.

July 30, 2025, at home




Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Today Is ...

I prefer ravioli, stuffed shells, and manicotti to lasagna.

July 29, 2025, at home

I do not particularly like chicken wings.

July 29, 2025, at home

Tigers are not native to Africa, so lions and tigers don't hang with each other. Tigers are native to India. Lions and tigers were thrown together to make old jungle movies more exotic.

July 29, 2025, at home





Strength After 6 Months

TRUTH, and it continues to get better.

July 29, 2025, at home




Monday, July 28, 2025

Unbiased Extinction

I agree, and I was an unbiased journalist from 1982 to 2017. It saddens me how journalism has become nothing more than leftist propaganda. Thankfully, President Trump and the Congress have defunded PBS and NPR, which are quintessential offenders in this regard. I have been a staunch Republican for my entire life and, more recently, a staunch MAGA Republican. I have always separated my political beliefs and my profession.

July 28, 2025, at home



Nobody Really Cares

That's true. Many people are concerned about what people think of them, when that's a waste of time. If they knew that people don't have time to care about their lives because they are too obsessed with their own lives, surviving, paying the rent, dealing with illnesses, people would take more risks in the pursuit of success.

Milk Chocolate Day

I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate.

July 28, 2025, at home


Sunday, July 27, 2025

Today Is ...

I sometimes like a Crème Brûlée.

July 27, 2025, at home

I lived in New Jersey (two residences) from around 1994 until 1998, when I moved to southeastern Florida. I moved to New Jersey from Long Island, New York. I worked in New York City (Manhattan) from 1991 to 1998.

July 27, 2025, at home

I do like the occasional scotch, but I prefer bourbon whiskey.

July 27, 2025, at home

Many thanks go to my parents.

July 27, 2025, at home






Belgian Grand Prix

I am watching live coverage of the thirteenth race of the 2025 Formula 1 racing season on July 27, 2025. The Belgium Grand Prix is being broadcast on ESPN from a feed from Sky Sports F1. The 44-lap race started at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States).

Below is a diagram of the famous Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium (capacity: 90,000). Each circuit (track) around the world has a different configuration, therefore a different dynamic, regarding turns and elevation fluctuations.

This season's 24-race schedule is as follows: Australia, China, Japan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Miami (U.S.), Italy, Monaco, Spain, Canada, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, Hungary, The Netherlands, Italy (different circuit), Azerbaijan, Singapore, Austin (U.S.), Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas (U.S.), Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.

Before each race, there are two or three days of practice/qualifying. The races run every week or every other week from March into December, with a month-long summer break.

In Formula 1 racing, there are 20 (male) drivers, with ZERO drivers from the United States.

There are 10 teams (with two drivers on each team), so not only do drivers compete against their rivals, but they also compete against their teammates. There are two championships: one for the drivers and one for the constructor teams.

The 10 constructors are Alpine, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, Kick Sauber, McClaren, Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Red Bull Racing, and Williams.

This season, as with last season, there are three races in the United States. In fairly recent years, there were no drivers from the United States and no races in the United States.

Formula 1 racing is the only sport that I actively follow. I have been a fan for decades. I watched my first F1 race decades ago on television at the home of one of my many Austrian cousins while on vacation in Austria.


Saturday, July 26, 2025

Deportation Flights Start

GOOD NEWS !!!

"Deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, Gov. DeSantis says"

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/748966-deportation-flights-from-floridas-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center-have-begun-gov-desantis-says/

July 26, 2025, at home

Minimum Wage Destruction

Unfortunately, this is the rule instead of the exception. This also happened in Seattle, Washington. Raising the minimum wage causes higher prices, reduced working hours, and loss of jobs. Wages would be higher if the minimum wage did not exist.

"Study shows that California's $20 minimum wage hike cost state 18,000 jobs"

www.foxbusiness.com/media/study-shows-californias-20-minimum-wage-hike-cost-state-18000-jobs.amp

July 26, 2025, at home

Best Drummer(s)

Andy Newmark (with Bryan Ferry, formerly Roxy Music); Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, formerly with Frank Zappa); Chad Wackerman (Zappa); Kenney Jones (The Who); Chris Frantz (Tom Tom Club, formerly Talking Heads); Larry Mullen Jr. (U2); Bill Berry (R.E.M.); Gilson Lavis (Squeeze); Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys); Chris Whitten (Paul McCartney); Ringo Starr (Ringo Starr); Sheila E. (Ringo Starr); Graham Broad (Roger Waters); many more

July 26, 2025, at home


Today Is ...

As for bagels, I prefer a straight sesame bagel, but I must say that I prefer a plain bialy to any bagel, with plain butter or sometimes cream cheese.

July 26, 2025, at home

Well, yes. I do like coffee milkshakes, but I prefer Black-and-Whites (shakes with chocolate syrup with vanilla ice cream). I believe that I enjoy straight chocolate shakes best: chocolate syrup with chocolate ice cream. Well, no: Black-and-Whites are actually the best due to posterity, and I like saying it.

July 26, 2025, at home

My heartfelt love goes to all of my many aunts and my many uncles out there. I love you all.

July 26, 2025, at home

My love goes to all of the disabled people out there, including myself.

July 26, 2025, at home

Throw caution to the wind, and go for broke. 

July 26, 2025, at home






Friday, July 25, 2025

Today Is ...

I LOVE hot fudge sundaes. When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I often ordered them with the fudge on the bottom, so I could save the fudge for last, after I ate all of the ice cream. Almost all of the fudge normally ended up down there anyway.

July 25, 2025, at home

I am not such a fan of consuming wine and cheese together. I do like drinking a fruity red wine (Chianti) while eating pieces of very dark chocolate.

July 25, 2025, at home

I used to hand-sew a little, when I was a young boy in the mid-1960s, as taught by my paternal grandmother on the kitchen table of my grandparents house.

July 25, 2025, at home

I am not such a fan of the Merry-Go-Round ride.

July 25, 2025, at home






R.I.P. Kenneth Washington

R.I.P. Kenneth Washington (October 19, 1936 – July 18, 2025): last surviving member of the TV series "Hogan's Heroes"

July 25, 2025, at home



Thursday, July 24, 2025

Trump Signs PBS, NPR Bill

GOOD NEWS !!!

"Trump signs law yanking $9B from NPR, PBS, foreign aid"

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072425_media_aid_funding/trump-signs-law-yanking-9b-from-npr-pbs-foreign-aid/

July 24, 2025, at home

Pot Roast Stew

My wonderful wife made pot roast stew today (July 24, 2025).




R.I.P. Chuck

R.I.P.

"Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84"

https://longisland.news12.com/jazz-legend-chuck-mangione-known-for-feels-so-good-dies-at-84

July 24, 2025, at home

I sometimes like slowly sipping on expensive smoky tequila. I also like pounding cheap shots of tequila with salt and lime wedges. I also enjoy tequila in a Tequila Sunrise and in a Frozen Margarita WITH a salted glass brim. (I like doing all of that, but I have definitely NOT done any of that lately.)

July 24, 2025, at home

Hello to all of my cousins. I love you all. ♥️👍

July 24, 2025, at home

I still require much more than self care these days due to extensive medical issues. Many thanks go to my wonderful wife and terrific mother for their help, plus to the many doctors and nurses whom I have recently encountered.

July 24, 2025, at home

Since I was a kid in the 1960s until fairly recently, I thought the word "refreshments" referred to only beverages. It can technically also refer to food.

July 24, 2025, at home

Drive-thrus are definitely convenient.

July 24, 2025, at home








R.I.P. Hulk Hogan

R.I.P. Terry Gene Bollea

https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-dead/

July 24, 2025, at home

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Vanilla Ice Cream & Lemon

I don't particularly like vanilla ice cream. However, for some reason, I like a "Black and White," a shake made with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. I usually like hardcore chocolate confections. I think that I like the milder Black and White because I just like saying it.

July 23, 2025, at home

I prefer limes to lemons, but I prefer lemons to oranges, and I prefer oranges to grapefruits.

July 23, 2025, at home



4B

After Trump was elected president, many liberal women started doing the 4B Movement. What's funny is: That is exactly what conservatives have been trying to get liberal women to do for decades. LOL 😆😆😆 ... and the ultimate result is fewer liberals, and that's a good thing.

July 23, 2025, at home

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Thank You To Well-Wishers

Many heartfelt thanks go to the well-wishers of my wonderful wife on her birthday today (July 22, 2025). Be well. ♥️♥️♥️



Cheers

July 22, 2025, at home




She Likes Men

August 12, 2025, at home