Of Kyrgios, Cereal Killers, Gas at $4 and Being Upside Down on Gym Equipment

The Schloss-Blog is back in The Valley, battling himself, his computer, his software, his bookshelves (that he walks into and cuts his head open on) and reloading software on his laptop without the help of his trusty sidekick, Jocelyn.

OK, I'm really her trusty sidekick.

But really, as you read through this, remember it's actually a cry out to her, on the road, for H-E-L-P!

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Hey, did you hear the one about the U.S. Open Tennis championships, where Australian Nick Kyrgios is doing his best John McEnroe?

Except without the major championships that Mac compiled. That would be 17. Nick has zero. Nada, Nil. None.

But spends his time on court, approaching major titles while talking to himself, the coaches and his lady friend in his box and anyone who will listen to him curse, chatter, stall, shrug and be every bit the iconoclastic idiot McEnroe could be.

Without the championship. Nick, shut up until you win one, OK?

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Inflation is still a problem, and the Fed is raising interest rates to combat it while a favorable labor market and declining gas prices keep us from slipping into an outright recession.

Republicans are running on inflation, which is skidding, and abortion, which is going kill (pun attended) a lot of their unworthy candidates, especially for the Senate.

Let's hope Democratic initiatives to control inflation and raise the American anger level about Roe being overturned becomes votes at the ballot box in November.

Let's hope.

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Did you hear the one about the woman who got stuck upside down in an exercise machine and had to call 911 to get freed?

Really 

https://nypost.com/2022/09/01/woman-stuck-upside-down-in-exercise-machine-calls-911-for-help-so-embarrassing/

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Looks like the Cereal Killers have been caught, just couldn't stay out of their own way. No, literally.

Their UK string of cafes by that name have supposedly closed, although their Dubai location reportedly remains open (you can't kill over-the-top ideas in Dubai).

Brothers Dean and Gary Keery opened the chain and remain the operators, blaming the aftermath of COVID for their UK closings.

Maybe it was the menu.

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People are talking about civil war, people like Republican senators and congressmen, if Donald Trump gets indicted, current DOJ appeals of the judge's "special master" order notwithstanding.

History tells us that after Ruby Ridge in 1992 and the Waco standoff with David Koresh in 1993, what happened next was Timothy McVeigh's conviction as a domestic terrorist for the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people in 1995. Domestic terrorist attack followed supposed government harassment of citizens.

So don't say there might not be a civil war or elements thereof coming when we've already had them (see 6th, January, 2021) in the wake of domestic standoffs with alleged dangerous elements.

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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Queen Elizabeth.

More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show, which is always followed by the Bohemian NightCat, @JohnKirkDeritis.