Shaking Out The Notebook

The Schloss-Blog shook out the notebook and look what fell out. A lot of things I can't stand...like Republicans, COVID-postponed sporting events and vaccination appointments that don't exist.

For instance:

*I don't know about you, but I watch golf, I play golf, I've even got a little bit of game. But I watch in head-scratching wonder as all these pros line up putts, take 5-10 minutes to do so, and then miss them when they misread them anyway. When I play, I line up putts on a glance - OK, two glances - settle myself over it, and then hit it.

And miss it. But so do they.

*I lost a couple of bets on Tampa Bay beating Kansas City in the Super Bowl. Tampa Bay will not repeat. Wanna' bet on it?

*Will Serena Williams ever win that record-tying 24th major? Only if someone does her a favor and beats Naomi Osaka on the other side of the bracket.

*I'm watching as teams continue to experience canceled or postponed games, only to have some of them shoehorned into the tail end of their schedules for make-up as more games continue to get postponed or canceled because of COVID. What did pro leagues and college and high school conferences think was going to happen when they decided to play all these games outside of a bubble? And the high schools are making athletes wear masks while competing. Good luck with that.

*Republicans, the ones who don't care if you die, are opposed to the $1.9 trillion relief package for Americans struggling through the economic fallout of the COVID crisis. They're going to come after Social Security and Medicare next, just watch.

*Donald Trump, who will likely be on trial for something in 2024, if not already convicted, remains the de facto leader of the Republican Party. He maintains he won the 2020 election. He also maintains he never paid off or slept with Stormy Daniels or Karen McDougal.

Tell that to Melania, a woman who is very patiently waiting to play her hand and he hasn't slept with since conceiving Barron 15 years ago. Assuming he's the father, that is.

*Hundreds of thousands if not millions of Americans, including 140 Republican congressmen and many senators, believe or are touting the belief that Trump won the election. They should be denied vaccinations. More on them, much more, in next week's Schloss-Blog.

*Speaking of vaccinations, getting an appointment for one has practically become an Olympic competition. "Refresh, refresh, refresh." And pray. I will never understand why the government didn't start with the most vulnerable and work back, summoning people for their vaccinations in priority order instead of making them compete for slots.

*I cannot understand the Tide pods commercial with the typical suburban couple whose two kids get dirty before they even get out of bed. The final kids-versus-dirt encounter is the two youngsters rolling in a huge mud pit in the backyard. Who has wrestling mud pits like that in their backyards? Me and my cousins will be right over to use it.

*I subscribe to the "rightwing.org" newsletter because I want to see what the "other side" is saying and promoting. It's disgusting. It includes: Democrats are going to use some finagling with the Supreme Court to woo middle-class voters; How to fall asleep in 8 minutes, guaranteed (hint: watch CPAC speeches); Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz have hooked up with a lifesaving, life-invigorating product of some kind if you can stand to watch the 45-minute video to find out what it is that hasn't received FDA approval; and Democrats want to give all illegals citizenship.

You know, the ones Donald Trump said were murderers, rapists and MS-13 members.

*Josh Hawley, that paragon of insurrection, is insisting that his life, my life, your life is being threatened by those who are trying to restrict what we see in media, in movies, in print, at religious services and even in our thoughts.

Sounds like he just described the Republican Party agenda.

OK, that's it for today. Got to save my thumb power for "refresh, refresh, refresh."

Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

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