Happy Holidays

 Merry Christmas to all.

I hope all of you have a wonderful 2023.

Purdue

 Purdue is still undefeated and top-ranked.

Coach Painter and I. by the way, went to the same high school.

Baseball

 A huge deal happened in MLB overnight.

I enjoy keeping up with baseball in the offseaason.

Storm

 We're heading into a big storm.

Yuck.

Cp;ts

 The Colts collapsed again.

Saturday probably won't be back next season.

Nuts

 The Colts and IU hoops play at the same time tomorrow.

Bummer.

Annoying

 Somebody kept ringing my doorbell this morning.

Annoying.

Lights

 The bottom string of lights on my Christmas tree has gone out

Darn.

Bathroom

 I'm having bat6hrroom issues again.

I haven't had a BM  since Friday morning.

YELLOWSTONE

 I've started watching YELLOWSTONE.

It's great.

Blogs

 I',,m ending my blogs by the end of the yearr

I want to focus on other things.

Laces

 We have trouble keeping my shoes tied.

One aide says I need cotton laces/

Jon

 My baby brother had a birthday yesterday.

Jon is 50.

Colta

 The Colts collapsed in the fourth quarter Sunday.

It was stunning.

Colts

 The Colts game ran late last night.

I'm watching the second half today.

Purdue

 Purdue plays ,Michigan for the Big Ten football championship tomorrow night.

Go Boilers!

Hoops

 IU. ND. and Purdue all won last night.

They''re all off to good starts.

Leftovers

 I finished Thanksgiving leftovers last night.

They were good.

Colts

 The Colts lost again last night.

Their season is pretty much over. 

Purdue

 Purdue's men's basketball team pounded Dike yesterday.

The Boilermakers looked great.

Thanksgving

 Happy Thanksgiving to all!

JFK

 JFK  was killed 59 years ago today.

The Government us still withholding information about what happened.

Colts

 The Colts barely lost to the Eagles yesterday.

They looked like the Colts of old, though.

IU

 I plan to watch IU hoops tonight instead of the news.

Just for fun.

Hand

 I'm having trouble running the computer today.

My hand is not cooperating.

Trump

 Donald Trump is running for president,

It will either be an extraordinary story or a disaster.

Chirp Chirp

 Ball State''s football game is on ESPN22 tonight.

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colrs

 The Colts won yesterday.

I had no idea what to expect.

Elections

 We still don't know who won several important elections.

This should be unacceptable.

Weather

 We're two weeks out from Thanksgiving and still having pretty nice weather.

Not bad.

Hoops

 Ball State won its first men's basketball game. 109-39.

The Cardinals beat Earlham.

Colts

 Frank Reich is out as head coach of the Colts.

In, on an interim basis, is Jeff Saturday, Peyton Manning's center.

Colts

 The Colts lost again yesterday.

This is not a playoff team.

Warm

 I'm warm again today.

It's crazy.

Baseball

 The Astroqs no--hit the Phillies last night.

The Series is 2-2.

Hot

 I'm actually hot today.

It's November.

Email

 I seem not to be getting all the emails sent to me.

Don't know why.

Colts

 The Colts lost a game they should have won yesterday.

Bummer.

Commercials

     I've noticed some TV commercials lately with patriotic themes.

You didn't see that for a while.

Birthdays

 Today is my brother  Jeff's birthday.

Our family has several October birthdays.

Winter

 It  looks like we are slipping towards winter.

We need this winter to be mild.

World Series

 It's the Phillies and the Astros in the World Series.

I'm picking the Astros in five.

Colts

 The Colts lost again yesterday.

I wish they'd blow somebody out.

World Series

 I hope the Astros and the Padres make the World Series.

Two warm weather sites.

Dad

 Today would've been Dad's birthday.

He would've been 90.

NBA

 The NBA season opens tonight.

Go Pacers.

Yodit

 Yodit, the aide I've depended on most foe years, is leaving.

I will miss her.

Colts

 The Colts got a big won yesterday.

They did it without 4 top players, too.

Walmart

     I accidentally got two Walmart orders yesterday instead of one.

Oh, well.

Baseball

 Yordan Alvarez is a stud.

Watch the Astros.

Flower

 There's a flower growing just outside my screened in porch.

I don't know what kind.

War

 An aide asked me recently if I thought there'd be niuclear war.  I said I didn't know.  She said she'd hoped I'd say no.

I can't honestly say no.

Baseball

 Baseball playoffs are in full swing.

It's fun.

Colts

 The Colts won in overtime last night.

There were no touchdowns in the game.

Colts

 The Colts play in Denver tonight without Jonathon Taylor.

That's not good.

Judge

 Aaron Judge cracked his 62nd homer last night, beating Roger Maris' record.

Good for him.

Birthday

 My  brother Jeff was over this morning, and we talked to sister Kim and sis-in-law Robin.

It's my birthday.

Colts

 The Colts lost again yesterday.

It's yet another slow start to a season.

Turow

 I started the new Scott Turow novels last night.

He's one of my favorites.

Walmart

 Getting groceries from Walmart is becoming more expensive.

II may have to cut back.

Weather

 It's getting cool already.

We need a mild winter, for several reasons.

ND

 Notre Dame looked more like Notre Dame Saturday.

The Irish beat North Carolina.

Colts

 The Colts stunned the Chiefs yesterday.

Stunned me, too.

BSU

 Ball State shut out Murray State last week.

Hopefully they can keep it going.

Autumn

 I see we're in for a cool period.

It's the first week of autumn, after all.

Judge

 Aaron Judge hit his 60th honer last night, tying Babe Ruth.

Of course, when Ruth hit 50, he had more homers than every other team in the league.   Judge is doing nothing remotely like that.

Media

 I watched a bit of FACE THE NATION Sunday.

It confirmed my decision to switch to  FOXNews.

Colts

 The Colts were shut out yesterday.

Next week they play the Chiefs.

Summer

 I see we might get into the 90s again next week.

Summer is hanging tough.

Accident

 I wet myself this morning.

First time in years.

Irish

 Notre Dame has lost its first two football games this season.

Bummer.

Toillet

 The new toilet is small.

I can move it when sitting on it.  Not good.

Colts

 So, the Colts didn't lose their season opener this year.

The game ended in a tie.

Jor Biden

 I've noticed other politicians, and even media types, often call President Biden "Joe."

I'd take that as disrespectful, but Joe doesn't seem to mind.

Kim

 My sister Kim has had a second  heart attack.

She is doing well.

BREAKING HISTORY

 I've just started Jared Kushner's new book, BREAKING HISTORY.

I'm starting on t6e Trump presidency.

AIR FORCE ONE

 I watched AIR FORCE ONE this morning.

The story is silly, but it's a really good movie.

Baseball

 MLB is winding down.

Since my Pirates are long out of it. I'm rooting for the Mariners.

Football

 Tennessee beat BSU 59--10 last night.

It wasn't even that close.

Joe

Recently, I had a dream i which I was with my late brother Joe.

Strange.

Pilloe

 I'm getting pillows for my couch.

I have a sore on my head where I lay on the couch's arm.

Shoes

 I bought new shoes on Amazon.

Mu old  ones were coming apart.

Colts

 The  Colts won Saturday.

Finally.

Gridiron

 College football starts this weekend.

Yay.

Bathroom

 Success in the bathroom last night.

I feel much better.

Bathroom

 I'm having bathroom issues again.

It's tough.

Aides

 My aide situation seems to be solved and stable for now.

That's good.

Colts

 The Colts lost again.

Boy.

Birthday

 I have a doctor's appointment scheduled for my birthday.

That's the second time in recent years it has happened.

BLOOD AND THUNDER

 I'm reading a great history of the American West.

It's called BLOOD AND THUNDER.

Bathroom

 It's been a tough few weeks this summer regarding bathroom issues.

I think it's mostly my age.

Books

 I finished another book  last night.

That's close to 40 since I got the Kindle.

Colts

 The Colts lost their first pre-season game Saturday.

As usual.

Homer

 I was watching baseball  yesterday when my aide said the guy at the plate would hit a home run.

A couple pitches after that, the guy did.

Kindle

 My Kindle had been giving me a hard time, but it's better recently.

I think those book files were the problem.

Bathroom

 I'm doing better in the bathroom.

It took another suppository, though.

FBI

 FBI agents raided Donald Trump's home yesterday.

Extraordinarily dangerous to the Republic.

Bathroom

 I haven't had a BM since Thursday morning.

It's no fun.

Jackie Walotski

 A US representative from Indiana was killed in a traffic accident this week.

It's a tragedy.

Taiwan

 China seems to be surrounding Taiwan and firing missiles over it.

Dangerous stuff.

Scully

 Vin Scully has passed away at 94.

He broadcasted Dodger baseball games for over 60 years.

Baseball

 Today is the trade deadline for major league baseball.

It's fun.

Again

 Five blown shifts over the weekend, starting Friday.

Pester

 A nurse is coming by today, just to make sure I'm here.

Pester.  Pester   Pester.

Colts

 Colts training camp is open.

They could be real contenders this season.

Big 10```

 I see USC and UCLA are joining the Big 10 in 2024.

Bizarre.

Rain

 It's raining today.

That's good for the crops.

Trips

 So, my aide Yodit  is going to Europe for two months, my brother and his wife have two trips planned the next two months, and one of the ladies that oversee my case is going on a cruise.

Mercy.

Attack

 A candidate for governor of New York was attacked with a blade at a campaign event yesterday.  The attacker was arrested and released.

Accepting violence in our political system would be the beginning of the end.

Biden

 President Biden seems to have COVID.

I hope he gets well soon.

Overmight

 No overnight aide came last night.

That has rarely happened.

Uvalde

 A report on the Uvalde mass shooting says there were nearly 400 police officers here.

That many probably leads to confusion and inaction.

Rain

 We got lots of rain yesterday.

It was needed.

IN COLD BLOOD

 I finished Truman Capote's IN COLD BLOOD last night.

It's a really good book.

Power

I had another power blip this morning.

It's been happening maybe weekly.

Carpet

 My carpet got cleaned yesterday.

It needed it.

Home

 I've lived here longer than I've lived anywhere except our childhood home in Muncie.

This is also my only home Mom never saw.

Weekend

 I had an easy weekend.

Basically, just watched baseball.

Rain

 It's finally raining today.

We need it.

Good Nrws

 I went to the urologist this morning, and I'm still cancer-free.

More good news--- I don't need to go back for two years.

99

 The temperature ht 99 yesterday.

It's going to be a long summer.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Happy Fourt

 May the Nation come back to itself.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Reynolds

 Brian Reynolds hit 3 honers in a game for my Pirates yesterday.

Wow.

Again

 Another blown shift.        

Again

 Another blown shift.

Bathroom Issues

 I haven't had a BM since Friday morning.

There's been some changing schedules and changing aides recently, and I'm not good at change thrust upon me.  I operate on a very narrow margin.

Roe

 The U. S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this morning.

CBS went right on airing THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

Westminster

 A bloodhound won best in show st Westminster.

It's a big, terrific dog.

Dogs

 I'm watching the Westminster Dog Show.

I love seeing all the dogs.

Baseball

 My Pirates have begun calling up their top young players from the minors-- principally from Indianapolis

Two of the guys had big games yesterday.

Again

 My daytime aide company blew all 6 shifts this weekend.

Again

 Yet another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Cookout

 We had a family cookout yesterday.

It was great.

Ball State

 BSU opens its football season against Tennessee.

Big time stuff.

Again

 Another blown shift last night.

Pirates

 I get to watch my Pirates today.

Yay!!

Aides

 One of my main aides s leaving after this weekend, and, to my knowledge, mt daytime company has yet to cover any of her shifts.

Incompetent.

Rain

 It's going to rain today/

I hope my aides don't have a problem getting here.

Weather

 We're looking at another nice weather weekend.

That's always good.

Baseball

 My Pirates just swept a series against the mighty Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Go Bucs.

Book

 I finished another book last night.

It was not one of the best.

Supper

 For supper last night I had pizza from Robin's son's high school graduation party and cake from Yodit's son's college graduation.

I'll probably have the same tonight.

Green Berets

 I watched THE GREEN BERETS this morning.

It's a solid John Wayne movie.

Blackouts

 The government says there might be rolling blackouts across the country this summer.

If that happens, on top of everything else, it should be the end of the Democratic Party.

Sad

 My sister had to put down her 15-year-old dachshund yesterday.

It's sad.

Shifts

 My daytime aide company seems to have solved the shift problem for the next month.

That's good.

500

 The 500 runs Sunday.

Qualificatiions are not what they used to be.

Melony

 My aide Melony came this morning after a few months.

I hope she comes regularly again.

Baseball

 One of  my aides went to the Indianapolis Indians game yesterday and brought me a rubber baseball.

Cool.

Hot

 It's going to be ho the next few days.

Maybe 90 degrees tomorrow.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Pelosi

 Nancy Pelosi called Donald Trump a "creature" on CNN yesterday.

A leader of a great nation should exercise more self-control.

Tragic

 One of my aides, sadly, lost her dog this week.

The dog was hit by a car.

Again

 My daytime aide company blew two shifts yesterday.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift this afternoon.

Ohtani

 I get to watch Shohei Ohtani today.

Cool.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Russia

 Russia is threatening to use nuclear weapons in Europe.

Scary stuff.

Cactus

 I have a cactus that's doing crazy stuff.

It's fun to watch.

Pirates

 My Pirates are hanging in at 8-10.

Hey, it could be worse.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

NFL

 The NFL draft is this week.

It'll be interesting to see who the Colts get.

Weather

 After snow earlier this week, we might hit 80 this weekend.

Crazy.

Pirates

 My Pirates are 5-7 so far/

Not bad.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Snow

 It snowed last night.

Snowed!

Hot

 I'm actually sitting here sweating.

Wow.

Yodit

 My aide Yodit came back last night.

Her mother is doing better.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

Another blown shift.

Ryan

 Matt Ryan is the newest Colt QB.

I thought Reich would develop quarterbacks, but they've gone a different route-- so far with middling results.

Colorado

 I watched a show yesterday about Durango and Telluride, Colorado.

I was out there about forty years ago.

UFO

 A 2010 Pentagon report, just released, says there is evidence for humans being injured and even abducted by UFOs.

Another huge story the establishment press missed completely.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

Another blown shift.

Final Two

 It's Kansas and North Carolina for the NCAA Championship tonight.

I'm staying with the Jayhawks.

Boom

 A big boom was heard over central Indiana yesterday.

They think it may have been a fireball meteor exploding in the air.

MLB

 Today was to be opening day for MLB.

Now, it's next week.

History

 I'm reading a book that sets human history in a new light based on new or previously overlooked evidence.

It's intriguing.

Biden

 The 25th amendment was adopted to deal with situations in which the president is not up to the job.

People in the right places should be looking at that amendment now.

Kansas

 The NCAA Final Four is set.

I'm picking Kansas.

Lewis

 Ball State has hired a new men's basketball head coach.

Micheal Lewis played for IU under Bob Knight.

Remodeling

 Maintenance has been here all morning, working o the kitchen and bathroom.

It's  a pain.

Rain

 It's raining again as I type.

It could be snow.

Weather

 I felt crummy yesterday, but a little better today.

I think it's the changing weather.

Purdue

 Purdue is in the Sweet 16.

They play Saint Peter's next.

IU

 IU was blasted last night.

Too bad.

NCAA

 IU and ND won their first round games in the NCAA tournament.

We'll see how far they get.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Brady

 Tom Brady will play next season.

Hopefully he doesn't play until he is seriously injured.

MLB

 Baseball is back.

Opening Day is April 7.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Putun

 I finished the Putin biography.

It ends in 2014 with that invasion of Ukraine.  It's not encouraging for this time.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Again

 Another blown shift.  My brother Jeff was over this morning, and he was going to stay until my aide arrived, but I said he didn't need to.

That was a mistake.

Walmart

 I did a Walmart order Thursday. Got nothing.  Tried again yesterday.  Got nothing.

Trying again today.

Baseball

 The major league baseball season is being delayed and shortened this year because of labor strife.

Too bad.

Yodit

 My aide Yodit leaves for Uganda Sunday; her mother is ill.  She expects to be gone a month.

I'll miss her.

IU

 IU has a big game against Rutgers tonight.

The Hoosiers really need a win.

Winter

 It seems winter is about over.

We had the one bad storm, and that was about it.

Putin

 Putin has put his nuclear forces on high alert.

People who dealt with him years ago say this is not the same man.  Great.

IU

 IU seems to be fading, and may not get an NCAA berth.

Too bad.

Ukraine

 Russia has invaded Ukraine.

 It could become an extraordinarily dangerous situation for the whole world.  And we have Biden.

UFO

 A pettition calling on the U. S. Government to release all its unclassified UFO video is making the rounds.

We'll see what happens.

Penny

 A penny has been in my living room for about two weeks.  None of my aides have taken it, even though it clearly belongs to one of them.

These are honest people.

Hioops

 I spent the weekend watching college basketball.

It was fun.

GUNSMOKE

 I'm watching GUNSMOKE in the mornings now.

It was a wonderful show.

Weather

 It  looks like the weather may be transitioning into spring a bit early.

That would be good.

Baseball

 Today was supposed to be the first day of baseball spring training.

It's not.  Owners and players are still fussing over a new collective bargaining agreement.

Putin

 I've just started a biography of Vladimir Putin.

Ironic fact-- he honeymooned in Ukraine.

SB LVI

 The Rams won the Super Bowl last night.

It was a rally good championship game.

Mom

 Today would've been Mom's 88th birthday.

She's been gone eight years.

MLB

 It  doesn't look as if baseball spring training will open next week as planned.

Bummer.

COVID

 One of my main aides had COVID last week.

So far, I'm okay.

Again

 Another blown shift.

Supper

 I skipped supper last night.

No aide came until it was too late to eat.

Commanders

 Washington's NFL team is now called the Commanders.

That's okay, but you can bet some smart alecks will call them the Commies.

Storm

 So far, so good with the storm.

Hopefully we can all safely get through one more day/

Storm

 We're having a major winter storm over the next couple days or so.

That's just what everyone needs right now.

Brady

 Tom Brady has retired.

I wonder if Bruce Arians will, too.

Super Bowl

 It'll be the Bengals and the Rams in the Super Bowl.

For now, I'm picking the Rams.

Playoff Picks

 I'm picking the Chiefs and the 49ers to play in the Super Bowl.

The Chiefs will win it all.

Ortiz

David Ortiz was elected to baseball's hall of fame in his first year of eligibility Tuesday.

Good for him.

Winter

 January is nearly over, and we've yet to have really bad winter weather.

That's a good thing.

NFL

 The NFL had a weekend of incredible playoff games.

The capper, the Chiefs-Bills game, will go down as perhaps the greatest game ever played.

COVID

 I may have been exposed to COVID last week.

I have since tested negative, however.

IU

 IU beat Purdue last night/

The Hoosers could be ranked next week.

Biden

 Today marks one year in office for President Biden.

It hasn't been a great 365.

Kindle

 I've had my Kindle for almost a year, and in that time, reading in bed before going to sleep, I've read about 20 books.

Not bad.

Hoops

 I watched Purdue, ND, and IU yesterday.

All three won.

Cowboys

 The Cowboys blew a chance to win a playoff game yesterday.

They have good players, but maybe not enough tough guys.

MLB

 Baseball negotiators met yesterday for the first time since December 2.

Hopefully, they'll get an agreement soon.

Baseball

 Still no word on MLB labor negotiationa.

 Bummer.

Winter

 We're almost halfway through January, and we haven't had any real bad weather yet.

That's good.

Georgia

 Georgia won the national football championship last night.

Good for the Bulldogs.

Colts

 The Colts lost yesterday, missing the playoffs.

It was a stunningly bad performance against a really bad team.

IU

 IU beat 13th-ranked Ohio Stare last night.

The Hoosiers are improving.

Walmart

 I've ordered from Walmart twice this week and got nothing.

Trying again today.

Again

 Another blown shift.

COVID

 There were a million COVID cases in the count6ry yesterday.

You have to wonder how many of those can be traced to the Mexican border.

Colts

 The Colts lost yesterday.

Now, they must beat the Jaguars.