SHAKING MY BRAIN --PART 2

 Real Christmas trees MUST have tinsel.

Bubble lights are the best on a tree.

Waiting for the Thursday newspaper so you knew where the movies were playing.

Ushers in movie theatres.

Walking from Northlake to the York theatre.

Shoveling roofs for $20 after a blizzard. How dumb were we?

The Oasis outdoor theatre.

Hated rainy days as a kid. Love them now.

1966 Mustang convertible. Red.

Aunt Lorraine's fantastic cooking.

My stepmom Florence made the best fried chicken.

Was Franklin Park really better than Northlake?

Amaretto Disaronno

Jack Daniels

My first bar fight.

How sad my Dad was when Florence died.

How sad I was when my sister Barb died.

Warm eggnog with brandy.

Finding out where my parents hid the Christmas gifts. Terry's fault.

Smoking my first two cigarettes...and throwing up.

Finding out that my stepdad's uncle had served time for armed robbery.

Coke was just a beverage.

Pepsi is still best.

My brother showing me how to steal pop from the outside machine at the gas station.

My first kiss with a girl named Donna.

First time I felt a boob. Thank you Donna.

Finding out at the reunion that Donna had 5 kids. 😲

Aquariums are restful.

The Northlake Bank robbery.

First time I heard that a priest was a bad guy.

Moser's bakery.

Merry Christmas, Willie Mays.

Sharks.

Mr. Boyd's corner house dressed in solid blue lights for Christmas.

I hated the 10:00 high mass on Sunday. Took forever.

My Dad insisting that burnt chicken from the grill was "good for your system."

No Kleenex in our house. Use toilet paper.

Carry a hanky if you needed to blow your nose. GAG! 

Aunt Alma always had a hanky up the sleeve of her sweater.

The kid's table for holidays.

Carrie Underwood singing "Oh, Holy Night" (google it) In-freaking-credible 

Yes, I still sing Christmas carols as loud as I can out on the deck facing the cemetery. I figure they will appreciate the songs. My speakers are at top volume and so am I. It's normally an hour concert and I have never received a single complaint.

Downsizing.

Is there Christmas in the ghetto?

How do you live with rats and cockroaches?

The Christmas Song is one of my favorites. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...."

What the hell is a chestnut?

Why does Carrie Underwood always wear boots?

"I'll be home for Christmas"

Beignets with cold milk.

Biscuits & gravy. One of my all time favorites.

Liver & onions. ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Surprising someone you care about with a nice Christmas gift.

Bosch on Netflix.

Too many surgeries. 26 and counting.

Don't let your kids play tackle football.

I just re-counted. 27 surgeries.

Golfing with nephew Frank.

Sebastian Maniscalco.

Jimmy Kimmel.

Robert de Niro.

New Christmas commercial that I hate: a choir singing on the front porch about Verizon's new phone. Lead singer is a bulgy eyed woman with a red beret. Obnoxious.

OK, I think I have freed my brain enough for now. I want everyone to enjoy the weather and have SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. And of course, stay out of Chicago where car thefts are up 108% this year. 😦😬😲

SHAKING MY BRAIN OUT

 Every once in a while, I have to empty my skull of all the random thoughts rolling around so please indulge me as we enter December.

I love Christmas songs and sing them all the time--sometimes even in the summer.

I hate that commercial, 1-877-Kars for Kids. Hate the song and the kids singing it and the guy who wrote the original commercial.

I love when people decorate outside for the holidays.

I do not like it when the Bears lose or have a sucky team. Both this year.

Why are ALL the Chicago sports teams bad at the same time? 

Gaza and Ukraine now have the same problem. Rebuilding will take decades and it's not done yet in either place.

I totally understand the anger of Israel.

Where are the American hostages?

I think pumpkin pie is still the best at Thanksgiving but pecan is a close second.

NO SUCH THING as good stuffing. Close behind are green bean casseroles and cheesy potatoes. Even the dog leaves the area when he smells those god-awful creations.

How lucky have we been with the weather?

Give me 3 inches of snow on the 23rd and 50 degrees and sunny for a couple of days right after Christmas and the roads and sidewalks are clear for New Year's Eve. Perfect.

Remember how exciting Christmas Eve was as a kid?

My father making split pea soup with a large hambone in a huge pot and the flame on 'low' all day long until he got home. I hated that too.

Small towns still do it best for major holidays.

Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, should be closed on Christmas Day.

Smelling the pasta and gravy being cooked at Mrs. Cervone's house. Almost every day.

Being invited to eat at the Cervone house. A kid's delight.

Climbing on top of Whittier School to collect tennis and rubber balls that went up there while playing 'up against the wall' and fouling a pitch up on the roof.

Being greeted by one of Northlake's finest when I was climbing down. A stiff warning and he let me keep the bag of balls. And no call to my parents.

Catching my sister coming home from a date past curfew.

Babysitting for 50 cents an hour. Not a lot of pay but unlimited Pepsi and chips.

My first car. 1956 Ford Fairlane. Paid $100 and it lasted almost two years. fair deal.

Failing miserably at learning the guitar.

ditto for the keyboard.

ditto again for reading music. But I can sing and carry a tune with no problem.

"THRILLER" was 40 freaking years ago.

"ROCKY" was 46 years ago.

Why are pears always so hard?

Medicare appears to be a pretty good deal.

Toasted coconut ice cream bars.

Jerry Reinsdorf should sell. Everything.

The White Sox will lose 100 games again.

It's almost impossible to buy a good Christmas present for a man over the age of 50.

I love my electric palm tree because it signals warm weather is here.

Women, no matter the age, are much easier for which to buy a present.

I really like torches on a warm summer night.

I miss the voice of VIN SCULLY on a summer night.

Thom Mcan shoes.

Robert Hall clothes.

My surgeon is the grandson of Robert Hall.

My great niece playing hockey at the age of 10. What?

Cats have interesting personalities.

My Dad hated cats. Said they were sneaky. How else do you catch a mouse?

Sitting right behind home plate on a summer day. Cold beverage. Hot dog.

The price of tickets.....to anything.

I like picnics but nobody has them anymore.

The old Chicago Stadium.

Ok, I think that's enough for today but I only emptied about half of what's running around up there. Stay warm and stay out of Chicago.

 

IT'S SPORTS TIME!

Hello to 3 new readers down in Florida.

I have just 6 words for Bear fans: CALEB WILLIAMS...MARVIN HARRISON..... and the embattled JIM HARBAUGH. Simple solution to a lot of problems. 

Harbaugh is extremely unhappy at Michigan despite having one of the best teams in the country and feels the university did not back him earlier in the year when he was accused of recruiting violations and handed him an earlier 3 game suspension.

And now, the situation is reversed and the university is not happy with Harbaugh because he was obviously involved in breaking the scouting rules and claimed he knew nothing about it and has embarrassed the school. They want him gone and he wants to leave. Hello Chicago?

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Congrats to the TEXAS RANGERS who finally won a world series after being so close TWICE ten years ago. They hit the bejesus out of the baseball and came up with some timely pitching and despite losing two key players, dominated the DIAMONDBACKS and won the series, 4-1.

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Back to the Bears, they just suck and I think it's time to pull the plug on the MATT EBERFLUS/RYAN POLES experiment. Some guys are great assistants but when charged with the big show, they melt like a cheap candle. (google Matt Nagy or Buddy Ryan). JUSTIN FIELDS isn't the answer so draft another QB (see first sentence of this column) and keep TYSON BAGENT as the backup. Add by subtracting. 

Their defense is ok and will get even better when players return from the injured list but YOU HAVE TO SCORE POINTS to win in today's NFL and and it all starts at quarterback.  The PACKERS are learning that lesson this year after having HOF's at that position for thirty years and now they suffer with JORDAN LOVE, who is a disaster and if they think he's the long term answer, they will be looking up in that division for a long time.

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BEST college team? GEORGIA, until they lose.

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The WHITE SOX have begun the total tear down and I say bravo! That group had their chance to ring the bell and never advanced in the playoffs before bottoming out the last two years and so the exodus began at the trade deadline and continued when the season ended.

Just a few highlights: 

TIM ANDERSON was too busy making babies out of wedlock so he "couldn't focus on baseball" and sucked the entire year but he still cashed those big checks. Go bag groceries.

LANCE LYNN was too busy hanging out at the all-you-can-eat buffet so he got traded and then the DODGERS found out just how much that fat piece of garbage sucked when he gave up 5 homers in less than 3 innings in the biggest game of the year.

KENYAN MIDDLETON...JAKE BURGER....MIKE CLEVENGER....JOE KELLY....KENDALL GRAVEMAN....LUCAS GIOLITO....BRYAN SHAW....and many more to follow as they empty the barrel and start over.......AGAIN.

JOSE ABREU didn't realize how lucky he was to get out of town when he did.

And now the Sox lose one of the best announcers in MLB as JASON BENETTI bails out on this dumpster fire and heads up to call the games for the fast improving Detroit Tigers.

And the White Sox were concerned about attendance THIS YEAR???

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The north siders are involved in an interesting chess match as they try to attract quality free agents, first by hiring CRAIG COUNSELL as their manager, a known winner who got the most out of some average teams up in Milwaukee and is well respected throughout the league and I AM HERE TO HELP THE CUBS REBUILD.  

They have to replace big time contributors like CODY BELLINGER, MARCUS STROMAN and even long time utility player JEIMER CANDELARIO, who came to the Cubs at the trading deadline and played both first and third. You have to replace Bellinger's offense and Stroman's all-star performance in the first half. Who to pursue?

Ok, forget OHTANI cause he ain't playing in cold weather and there's no place colder than Wrigley in April & May plus the park smells like urine when the warm weather does arrive. 

May I suggest BLAKE SNELL of the Padres? Left handed CY YOUNG WINNER will cost the smarmy TOM RICKETTS a few bucks but he has more than enough to grab the 30 yr. old Snell to a long term contract. They need pitching badly and he fills a need. Currently males 10 million.

JOSH HADER is also available. He's only 29 and the best reliever in baseball. Just make sure that getting a haircut is part of any contract. Current salary is 14 million.

Third base?? Professional midget NICK MADRIGAL is not the answer because he has to take 4 steps towards first before he throws and PATRICK WISDOM is laughable as an everyday player so just make the call to Toronto and grab free agent MATT CHAPMAN, a 4 time gold glover who only hits .240 but is a vacuum at third and makes a paltry 12 million. 

These 3 amigos would help the ball club immediately and then keep looking for some power for the outfield.  You're welcome.

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CONNOR BEDARD of the Blackhawks is 'must see' tv as he is rapidly becoming the only highlight on another crappy Chicago team. Went to see him in Tampa and got 2 & 2 in a 5-3 win and then he scored 2 more goals today in a 5-4 loss. He is incredible.

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Here's your happy hour trivia. The tallest professional athlete is Connor Bedard, Nick Madrigal or Marcus Stroman?  Hmmmmmmm

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Job opening at TEXAS A&M. Bur don't feel bad for JIMBO FISHER. His severance is 75 million. Time to go fishing.

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That's it for now. Enjoy the weather this week and stay alive by staying out of Chicago. Oh yeah, the tallest is Bedard at 5'10.

 

                                                                        

IT'S A NO BAD NEWS BLOG

 All of the turmoil in the world is wearing me out so it's time for good news based on real stories and my observations.

McDonalds still has the best French fries.

BOSCH is well worth your time if you have Amazon Prime. BOSCH LEGACY is the second part so don't watch that before BOSCH.

The tv strikes were brutal but finally settled. Maybe January for the returning shows.

Love the commercial where the kid brings a pair of slippers to Santa.

Hate the commercial where the wife buys him a watch and he buys a set of trucks and she steals the one he wants. GMC has run that commercial 3 years in a row and I am ready to throw a shoe unless he divorces her.

Lady in Chicago with terminal cancer takes in 7 migrants who were residing in a police station. "They needed a home and I appreciate the company." Sounds like a win-win.

Should the groom exclude relatives that always drink too much and cause fights? Hey, it's YOUR wedding so invite who you want and if the drunks ask why they weren't invited, tell the truth and I'm sure you have several examples to remind them of their stupidity.

Just located Judy's recipe for NON-ALCOHOLIC hot buttered rum. awesome.

The world series has the lowest ratings in years. Game 1 had the lowest first game ratings IN HISTORY. ugh.

Although October is celebrated world-wide because it's my birthday month, this year saw us lose too many people with whom you were familiar. We say farewell and Godspeed to:

MATTHEW PERRY of Friends was one of the few people on tv who, as CHANDLER BING, could make me laugh out loud with his sarcastic remarks and self deprecating humor.

DICK BUTKUS, a total animal on the football field and that compliment isn't given to  many players. He was the GREATEST linebacker in the history of the NFL.

SUZANNE SOMERS, the blonde cutie from THREE'S COMPANY who unfortunately, was  better known for her 23 year battle with cancer and alternative medicine.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE, the man who was SHAFT in 5 different movies and was part of the blaxploitation genre which showed black men as tough and strong.

The snow and cold weather on Halloween was just like spring training in baseball. Just getting you ready for the long season ahead.😬⛄

SANTA & MRS CLAUS will be riding special  holiday trains over the Metra routes beginning December 2. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased online starting today. All trains are expected to sell out. For more information      metra.com/holiday/trains 

Eggnog should be here soon. Yes, I know, you all love it just like you loved gelled cranberries in a can at Thanksgiving.

Least favorite for me? Stuffing and green bean casserole. No thank you.

For those who heat up the eggnog to make an adult beverage, do you use whiskey, brandy or rum? I like them all. Our family called that combination a TOM & JERRY, although a legit T&J has cognac and we couldn't even spell that, let alone afford it.

At 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 2nd on 93.9 LITE FM, their 23 year tradition of around-the-clock CHRISTMAS MUSIC begins. I know it can irritate some people but that's why they give you choices on your radio system.  

Finally, one more reason to enjoy November 2nd. THE LAST NEW Beatles song will be released. "NOW AND THEN" features all of the Beatles. Google the song for more.

And that's it. Hope I put a smile on your face because we all need it about now.

Talk to you soon.

MORE RATS COVER THEIR ASS

 BOOM! In a stunning turn of events, Donald Trump's chief of staff MARK MEADOWS has accepted TOTAL IMMUNITY to testify against the former president. Meadows has told Special Counsel JACK SMITH that trump was "dishonest" on election night and had absolutely no factual information that he had won the election.

Meadows also said that he and Attorney General BILL BARR met with Trump at the white house in mid-December and told him that RUDY GIULIANI had only produced conspiracy theories but had produced zero evidence to support the allegations and Barr insisted that there was no evidence and that the 2020 election was the most secure in history.

While Trump has verbally discarded the three attorneys who have accepted plea bargains, he has repeatedly said the Meadows was a "special friend" and "a great chief of staff, as good as it gets."  I think once again someone accepted a deal rather than, at the age of 64, spend serious time in prison. MORE TO COME!

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But is Trump laying low? Stop yourself!! He went public today when the Republicans came out with a new nominee for Speaker and told the world that voting for TOM EMMERS of Minnesota "would be a tragic mistake." The far right Republicans (and I mean FAR right) immediately took the whipping from Trump and railed against Emmers, who promptly dropped out of the race. The big mistake for the guy from Minnesota?? He had the audacity to vote for certification of the 2020 election! Shame, shame!

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I am a moderate Republican but this party ******** bad language coming********is so fucked up that I can almost guarantee that they won't elect a Speaker without the help of the Democrats. I think most regret dumping KEVIN McCARTHY because they thought it would be easy to elect a new Speaker but apparently not so much.

A rumor making the rounds is that McCARTHY is floating a plan to re-instate himself as Speaker and make psuedo-nazi JIM JORDAN as the assistant. Jordan is also a strong ally of Trump and believes 2020 was stolen. Wonderful.

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Moving on from the garbage, the Justice Department is investigating AMAZON because they charge too much . A quick trip in the time machine: When I was a kid, my Dad asked me where I was going to buy a new baseball and I told him Mercury Sports, a local store that was close by but my Dad told me to wait until the weekend and he would take me to the Ben Franklin because it was cheaper. He was right and I got 3 baseballs for the price of  2.

BOTTOM LINE...They can go to the Ben Franklin if they want but if people want to pay the price for the convenience of home delivery, it's up to them and quite frankly, none of the government's business. You don't have anything more important to do??  

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You know the guy with the eye patch who runs the OATH KEEPERS and was just sentenced to 18 years for his part on January 6th? STEWART RHODES has a degree in political science and also graduated from YALE UNIVERSITY law school and it is not easy to gain entrance to their law program but color me surprised when I found out those facts.

Why was I checking on the pirate-like Rhodes? (by the way, he shot his own eye out) Because the Justice Department has filed an appeal trying to get his sentenced INCREASED! In all my years associated with law enforcement, I have never heard of an action like this. I get the feeling that Justice doesn't care for Mr. Rhodes.

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Think your dog is getting old? My friend's TONY & BARB have one that's 16 but that is just half the age of the recently deceased 31 year old named BOBI who was a purebred RAFEIRO do ALENTEJO and lived on a farm in Lisbon, Portugal with his owner and 4 cats. The owner got the dog for his 8th birthday.  I've never heard of this breed but they normally live 10-14 years. Man, that was a lot of dog food.

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ISRAEL keeps pounding the north side of GAZA and I think that will continue until every building is leveled. Two more recently released hostages stated that Hamas lives underground just like the Vietcong did back in the day so when the ground assault starts, that will be the priority.

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OATH KEEPERS on the roster of the CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT????? One of mayor-elect Johnson's promises was to get rid of anyone aligned with a seditious group. I'm sure the new police Superintendent was just thrilled when that 'secret' membership list became public. "There's no place on the Chicago Police Department for individuals like that. Tough to rebuild trust in the community like that,"

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Okay, time to watch game 7. Stay safe and stay out of Chicago. Enjoy the next couple of days and also stock up on firewood. 83 degrees today and 42 a week from now.

YIKES  

THE RATS START TO SCURRY

This is what I get for not finishing what I start on Thursday.

One thing you can always be sure of and that's when a ship begins to take on water, the rats are the first ones to find a way out and this adage also applies to humans involved in a criminal conspiracy such as the election fraud case in Georgia.

Attorney SIDNEY POWELL accepted a plea bargain in which she pleaded guilty to six counts of election interference in exchange for six years of probation AND TESTIFYING TRUTHFULLY in the case against Donald Trump. She will also testify to a meeting she attended at the white house after the election in which the main topics were how to manipulate the outcome of the election held a month earlier.

Apparently Powell decided that at the age of 68, she wanted no part of prison time and found it easier to testify against trump in return for probation and now we'll see if the second attorney charged will also see the light.

Co-defendant KEN CHESEBRO recently lost in a bid to have his indictment dismissed and is scheduled for trial soon. Any bets that Chesebro decides that he'd rather live with his wife in their new home in Puerto Rico rather than checking into the federal prison up in freaking Minnesota? Me thinks I smell ANOTHER plea bargain soon.

Chesebro accepted a plea Friday morning, similar to his cohort, Sidney Powell.

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I need to revise my position on Palestine. I was angry when I wrote that every Palestinian male should be killed when I should have stipulated that it should be limited to adult males who live in GAZA. Again, it's a harsh position but HAMAS long ago was designated a terrorist organization and it's members need to be put down and remember that adult males  who chose to live there ALWAYS had a choice to move out of Gaza but they made their choice to live in an area governed by a terrorist group. Now live with it. Or die. 

GAZA is 5 miles wide and 25 miles long, about the size of Philadelphia, and continued bombing should bring most, if not all, of the buildings to the ground and then it's the job of the 350,000 foot soldiers to ferret out the cowards hiding in the tunnels and light them up with phosphorus grenades and melt them in place.

My one fear is as the good citizens of Gaza are moving to the south, what's to prevent Hamas members from blending in with the others and escaping, only to continue their hatred in the future?

And the hostages are now numbered at 203. Hamas will have a choice to make very soon:

1) Release all the hostages

2) Release some as a show of good faith

3) Start killing them on a live video feed

The mother/daughter from Illinois were released Friday afternoon.

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Moving along, as the nights get colder and colder and winter sets in, any volunteers to sleep in the city's 'winterized' tents they're setting up for the migrants? Just curious. There are currently 26 abandoned schools in Chicago and two things need to happen: 1) Convert them to livable space for families and 2) Get those residents WORK VISAS as soon as possible and maybe we wouldn't have as many HELP WANTED signs in commercial windows.

Do the buildings need work? Of course they do but get them off the streets and back to work and eventually, they'll be renting their own apartment or home. WIN WIN. Do you think they'd rather be in a converted school or a tent? 

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But neighborhoods are now rebelling at their lands/ buildings being used to house the migrants. Yesterday a brawl broke out in BRIGHTON PARK as residents protested the 'tent city' that is being erected there. I was wondering when that would start.

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Ohio congressman JIM JORDAN lost again on Friday, his third attempt at being SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE and despite getting less votes each time, says he will keep on trying.......which ties up congress on both sides of the aisle and nothing gets done. Two weeks and counting.......

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A very special and sad good-bye to BURT YOUNG, the actor who played in all the ROCKY movies as his brother-in-law Paulie and received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the original film. Young was also a prolific painter and author. He was 83. 

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Another summer has passed and STILL no one has taken me fishing. I have never caught a fresh water fish bigger than a dinky perch. Once again, I will put away my ZEBCO and my RON POPIEL POCKET FISHERMAN for the winter.

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Hey, if you see a bat on the outside of your house, just leave him be because he's just trying to get warm on these cold nights and rest up for the rest of his journey down south. Remember these mammals eat mosquitos, cockroaches and garden pests all summer long. Those who don't migrate will settle into old mines and inside of older trees and hibernate for the winter. AND NO, all bats don't have rabies.

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Meteor shower this weekend around 0200 hrs Sunday morning. If you can get to a dark area, settle into a lawn chair and look southeast.

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Hey, at least one of the airlines is listening! Starting next week, United will let people holding window seats board first, followed by middles and finally aisle seats boarding last.

That should eliminate most of the up & down of boarding. (families in the same row will still board together)

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That's all I have. Don't forget the forecast says low 70's this coming Tuesday so maybe take a sick day and enjoy summer one more time. Stay out of Chicago and stay safe. 

 

A VERY SAD DAY IN THE WORLD

When you've been around as long as I have plus having 25 years in law enforcement, you see some pretty terrible things and wonder just what the hell is wrong with the world but last weekend's unjustified and unprovoked attack by HAMAS on unarmed civilians in ISRAEL and the savage massacre AND BUTCHERY of women and children have just brought me to the edge and it is time for Israel to end this, once and for all.

I know that Israel has about 9 million citizens and Palestine about half that but the power has been turned off and they have no water and Israel just activated 350,000 reservists and they eventually will begin the ground assault and there is just one way to do it. EVERY ADULT MALE in Pakistan should be shot and killed because even the non-hamas followers hate Israel and they need to be taken down like the rabid dogs they are. 

I thought for sure once Israel started the bombs and rockets, that the governing body of Palestine (Hamas) would give it up but even today they continue the assault so Israel has stepped up their long range attack with even more bombs and rockets, obliterating homes, churches, schools and hospitals. Cruel, yes. But when the enemy is using those buildings to hide, Israel has no choice.

A Lt. Colonel said in today's interview, "Our objective is to continue this assault until Hamas is no more. We will continue the fighting until we are sure this type of attack will NEVER happen again. NEVER." The look in his eyes said it all and I pity the enemy who comes in contact.  STILL THINK THEIR RESPONSE IS WRONG ?  READ ON.

A kibbutz is like a neighborhood and the first one attacked was full of young families trying to get their lives started and none were military but those psychos chopped up the babies and toddlers and beheaded many of them and then just shot the adults in the head and moved to the next unarmed house and continued the carnage. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL BEHEADS A BABY? 

And how about the annual festival where 900 young people were listening to music IN AN OPEN FIELD and Hamas rode up on motorcycles and 4-wheelers and just opened fire and then grabbed a couple dozen young people and took them as hostages. Will they survive? I think you know the answer to that because Israel will not negotiate this time.

And so it must happen to protect their future. Every Pakistani adult male must die when the ground attack begins. Spare the woman and children unless they offer resistance and then, they too must die. This has to be a total and complete purge for Israel to ensure a safe future.

This is so sick.

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Professional jerkoff and serial liar Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (r) of New York appears to have finally run out of time because the testosterone-lacking Republican members of congress have finally been beaten up enough by the media and the general population and figured they better get him expelled before the next election rolls around. Santos was sworn in this past January and is on the payroll for an annual salary of $174,000 and has continued to collect despite being exposed numerous times as a liar and a cheat, including the resume he submitted when running for office and he repeatedly said that he wouldn't resign because he didn't do anything 'that bad.'

Check out the charges in the indictment. (grab a fresh cup because this will take a while)

CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE U.S., 

WIRE FRAUD,  

MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, 

FALSIFYING RECORDS TO THE FEC, 

AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, 

MONEY LAUNDERING, 

THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS and so on and so on.....a total of 23 charges and a very good possibility of 10 years in prison. Santos has pled not guilty to all charges and returns to court October 23rd.

BUT........The woman who was his campaign treasurer pled guilty last week to all sorts of connected charges and will testify against Santos to get a reduction in prison time. I truly hope he goes to trial AND TAKES THE STAND because I want to listen to him explain.

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DOROTHY HOFFNER was a hoot! The 104 year old went skydiving on October 1st and set the Guinness Book record for oldest skydiver and simply said the "the jump was nice & peaceful and my age has nothing to do with anything" On October 9th, Dorothy passed away peacefully in her sleep. She could play on my team anytime. R.I.P. Dorothy.

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More crazy people! MAISON DES CHAMPS, an anti-abortion activist known as the "PRO-LIFE SPIDER MAN" was arrested after scaling a 42 story building in downtown Chicago with use of any ropes or tools. He was greeted at the top by some not-so-happy police officers and immediately taken into custody and charged with trespass. One anonymous officer said that "they should add up the cost of dispatching fire department personnel and police personnel and make him pay for the time. Maybe he won't think it's so funny next time." 

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Finally, a sad note from the world of sports and the city of Chicago as Chicago Bear DICK BUTKUS, the best middle linebacker to ever play the game, passed away last week at the age of 80. Butkus truly was a 'monster of the midway' and it's a known fact that players on the other team would tell their quarterback to change the play if it required them to go anywhere near #51.

HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACK LENNY MOORE :  "He was simply the best and if the Bears were losing, which happened a lot, he would get in a real foul mood and if you had the ball anywhere near him, you were in for a world of hurt. Dick didn't just tackle you, he bear hugged you and then slammed you to the ground with his 250 pounds on top of you and then he'd threaten you that if you came in the middle again, he would break your leg. And we all believed him!!"

He only played 9 years because of bad knees but was elected to the HALL OF FAME the first year he was eligible. One of a kind. GODSPEED, MR. BUTKUS.

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That's it for now and I'm sorry that most of this post was terrible news but it just couldn't be avoided. Hopefully next time will be better.