Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The reason why Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for days without White House, the rest of his department, or the press reporting anything remains a mystery. But the complete breakdown of how the system is supposed to work should be clearer to people by the day. Why Austin still has a job also remans a mystery but I think many are chalking it up to incompetence… So now that Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the race and endorsed Donald Trump, do his supporters automatically give their votes to DJT? It will be interesting to watch... Eagles center, 6-time All-Pro, and probable future Hall of Famer Jason Kelce, announced his retirement Monday after the loss to Tampa Bay. It was a tough way for the player to go out but it was time. I liked him much more than his brother... Seems the the Democrats Party mindset... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is a difficult name to spell. I never get that one right... It seems like a two-team race between Atlanta and Dallas to see who gets Bill Belichick as their next head coach. My gut says BB signs with the Falcons and the Cowboys end up being the frontrunners for Mike Vrabel as their consolation prize. Look for the Pittsburgh Steelers being the spoilers in all of this no matter what Mile Tomlin says. Remember that Belichick also had a year left on his deal with his long-time team... Truth... Of all the teams to lose first round playoff games - the one nobody is saying needs to change their coaching staff or make drastic player changes is the LA Rams. They were picked by many (me included) to be among the worst teams in the NFL. Instead they made the playoffs. Needs to be said - good job!… Wait - what?… RFK Jr. is not the only candidate making a third party run at the Presidency - Cornell West is also running. His main attractions seems to be that he’s black and supports Palestine. You’re forgiven if you’ve forgotten all about him… Am I the only one to find it funny that Green Day still tries to be punk in the 50’s and the Rolling Stone keep trying to rock at their age? Think Billy Joel had the right idea - once you get to a certain age just play the hits…

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