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My View.   A Tale of Two Clubs.    The Debt – my daughter and I watched this movie the other night.  Great writing, great acting, and a very strong message.  It has been out a few years….you can find it on Netflix or Amazon. Conor McGregor – you are a great example of what we, as… Continue reading Short Takes. #ATLUTD Supporters.

Fake Weather.   Does He Stay or Does He Go?  Ole Red.  Meltdown. Can You Say Punk? With all due respect to the reporters who really do put their lives at stake trying to give us live updates on weather conditions, this type of reporting just needs to stop:    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article218461770.html   Yes, it is quite funny… Continue reading Is It Really Mid-September?

Some Rants for the Second Sunday of September. NASA wants to get back to the moon but at over $2 billion per launch look for Blue Origin and #SpaceX to play a huge role in future space exploration and space commerce.  That is if Elon Musk can ‘get out of the weeds’. Let me get… Continue reading Short Takes.

Length Does Matter.  DNA This.  Coaching Changes.  Space Race. Matty Ice Better Get Hot. I get it. Obviously the longer the television broadcast the greater amount of opportunity for commercial and promotional spots. The money derived from sponsors provides the networks with the necessary dollars to bid on broadcast properties.  As someone who watches college… Continue reading Takes For The First Sunday in September.

The Hanoi Hilton.   A Contingency.   Fish Kill.   Real Estate Woes?  The United Factor.  Thanks. Shot down over enemy lines, he spent five years in hell, or what the North Vietnamese called prison.  He had a tremendous run, making his mark in the world of politics and took a very hard stance with protecting all Americans. … Continue reading End of August Takes.

Another One Gone.  Make Up Your Mind.  Viral Elimination.  Stand For The Flag. Mom, Why Are There Horses Boarding The Plane? Sarasota Soccer In The Summer. Last Thursday she passed away of pancreatic cancer a the age of 76.  Born to a musical family in Memphis she became famous in the ’60s for her one-of-a-kind… Continue reading Queen of Soul. Fatty. Ebola. Show Respect. Oh Wilbur. Never Too Old?

1800 Sorties.  It Started With the Ottoman Empire.  Hate Not.  Kane & Progba.  Six Innings of Fun. The real question to be answered is the ability for any unauthorized person to get into the cockpit of a commercial airliner, taxi out to a runway, and takeoff.  We will look to the authorities at the Sea-Tac… Continue reading Operation Noble Eagle. Not A Strip Tease. It is 2018. The EPL. Perfect Pitch.

The Miracle of Durango. Football & Football.  Weed and the Jetsons. Judgement Day.  Johnny Be Bad.  A Wager.  Thanks. Amazing that an aircraft filled with 100 passengers lifts off the runway at Mexico’s Durango airport only to be pushed back down by the force of wind shear.  The plane is slammed back down and the… Continue reading Short Takes For The First Sunday of August

Who Would Have Thought?   Walmart Television.  Service This.   What Should We Cover Now.  Welcome Juventus to Atlanta. Doug Roberson is the Atlanta Constitution and Journal’s beat writer who does a great job of covering #AtlantaUnited.  His peers at the AJC include Steve Hummer, an award-winning sports writer who has been with the AJC for over… Continue reading Hummer. Streaming Service. It Is A Service Dog. TV Content. Wednesday Night Fun.

E-Commerce.  Dog Track.   No More Uber.   GE Sad.  The Euros.  Zeke. The success of Amazon and their bold and aggressive strategies have changed the commerce model in the United States, if not the world.  Then we learn more about Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant with 552 million active Chinese-based consumers.  What Jack Ma has done… Continue reading Random Rants and Thoughts.