Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Honestly tough to comprehend that the B-2 bombers that hit Iran in Operation Midnight Hammer took off from middle America and were in the air for more than 35-hours non-stop without a shot being fired at them. Unbelievable... Always get a kick out of this... Meant to mention I watched Keagan Bradley's thrilling last hole victory at the Travelers Sunday. This came the same week the Vermonter appeared on Ryen Russillo's podcast. If I were Bradley I'd make arrangements to next appear on the podcast the week of the Masters... Just a thought but with Iran voting to "close" the Strait of Hormuz could the US Navy seize any Iranian tanker they find and use the seized oil to help refill the strategic oil reserve? Fair's fair. But with the cease fire being announced in the 12 Days War between Iran and Israel I guess we’ll never find out.. Brad Stevens traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trailblazers for Anthony Simmons and 2 second round draft picks. Knew Holiday was getting traded for salary purposes but everyone was predicting it to a playoff contender… Learn something new every day: Alzheimer's disease is also called by some Type 3 diabetes... So Iran voted to close the Strait of Hormuz but Chiba warned don’t close it because trade in the Persian Gulf is a vital interest to them. Now what does Iran do? Did that announcement play a role in the cease fire?… Speaking of podcasting - Dan Carlin just celebrated 20-years in podcasting. He's become a must listen for me... Mea culpa! Watched the game with the volume down and thought Tyrese Haliburton reinjured his calf. Was unaware he injured his Achilles instead. That means Haliburton is probably out all next season too... Rooting for both Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton to get voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both should be locks but still rooting for them. Tuukka Rask is a Hall of Famer to me - hope he makes the actual Hall... The B-2 is over 30-years old and I have to wonder if the military has some newer weapon that it just hasn't unveiled in battle yet. Maybe the X-37B space plane with missiles?... Happy 77th birthday to Clarence Thomas. He is the rock on which the Supreme Court is built…

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