Saturday, August 31, 2024

Red Flags, Hugs, Handshakes and Caleb Debuts

Schloss-Blog watching so much stuff on the heels of the Democratic National Convention...

But first... I never want to be on the road with the two lunatics in the Safelite commercials. They are dangerous, careless and clearly unobservant of the things around them on the road.

Hopefully, they are not representative of their Gen Z generation.

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Kamala is ready to be president. Trump just whines and whines and whines. Tiresome. I stand by my prediction: Trump will skip the debate on Sept. 10 because he knows he'll be blown out. This is not a rematch with a stumbling Biden; it's a matchup with a capable prosecutor who will have the answers for everything and will over and over remind Trump that he is a convicted felon.

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Maybe the Bears will have a great season. They have an easy, early schedule with only two playoff teams from last year in their first nine games and no division games at all, which means no Lions or Packers.

In their preseason game against Cincinnati, Caleb Williams, for all his talent and athleticism, was about to have a fourth straight 3-and-out until Cincinnati committed a dumb pass interference penalty which allowed the nifty pass and catch with Rome Odunze everyone raved about against a bunch of Cincinnati second-stringers.

But Wlliams is going to be good and the Bears schedule will help him develop quickly against weak opposition.

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Staying in touch with lots of former students, I hear horror dating stories, especially pertaining to dating apps.

The NY Times knows why.

In its July 26 "Well" newsletter, one reason to be cautious is if your date says every ex has“been a horrible, borderline-crazy person,” and that just might be what He (or she) is saying about you down the road. Red flag.

Or if you're in a relationship in which you have "rose-tinted glasses on." take some advice from friends who don't and offer up a precautionary message, especially about that significant other who has had a bunch of ex's who were those horrible, borderline-crazy persons.

Want more? Check out the "Well" newsletter item, linked above.

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Some quick post-DNC observations:

**Trump is still talking about "Black" jobs and has even expanded to "Hispanic" jobs.

**Michelle Obama for president. Or at least a Cabinet post.

**Trump is so desperate he was posting to Truth Social at a rapid pace in real time with Kamala's acceptance speech. He can't stand her stealing his media time.

**The Fox anchors at the DNC, to whom Trump called in during Kamala's speech, cut him off while he was griping to them.

**Does Robert Kennedy Jr quitting the race make a difference?  Not much, probably. People backing him didn't want Trump or Biden.

**Trump is unhinged, so where are Mark Esper, Mad Dog Mattes and John Kelly, the former Trump administration officials who know he's a danger to democracy. They need to do more to prevent the catastrophe that is Trump.

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Do you play golf, watch it? 

Men shake hands after a round. Women hug.

Huh?

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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Kamala Harris.

More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show.


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