Celebrating Memorial Day...

I would be agreeable to taking a vote of the American people

to change our National Anthem to "God Bless America"

I just think it's a better song. I like the words. I like the beat...ez to dance to...& it's short!

In the fall of 1938, as fascism and war threatened Europe, Irving Berlin decided to write a peace song. He recalled an unpublished version of a song that he had set aside in a trunk, took it out and shaped it into a second national anthem, "God Bless America."

nolan the Phd...

Nolan:  “If you turn yourself into a perceived victim, it justifies the horrible things that you do to them (immigrants)," said Nolan Cabrera, an education professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in the influence of whiteness. "But in order to see yourself as that you need to have an aggressor."

Think about it...Nolan Cabrera is an education professor (what is that?) at the 

University of Arizona.

He is talking about the great replacement theory.

He specializes in the influence of whiteness.

Things are getting really nuts !

Willie covers Charles...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2esWqNAec

When the Phillies win nine games in a row I will start watching them again!

 I mean, is that asking too much? Show us what you got Phils!

Game streaks[edit]

Regular season[edit]

This list contains the top 31 streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.

Rank	Games	Team	Season(s)	Season record(s)	Date	Score	Opponent	Date	Score	Opponent
					Beginning (first victory)			End (first defeat)
1	26^	New York Giants	1916	86–66	September 7, 1916	4–1	Brooklyn Robins	September 30, 1916	3–8	Boston Braves
2	22	Cleveland Indians	2017	102–60	August 24, 2017	13–6	Boston Red Sox	September 15, 2017	3–4	Kansas City Royals
3 (tie)	21^	Chicago White Stockings	1880	67–17	June 2, 1880	5–4	Boston Braves	July 10, 1880	0–2	Cleveland Blues
3 (tie)	21	Chicago Cubs	1935	100–54	September 4, 1935	8–2	Philadelphia Phillies	September 28, 1935	5–7 (11)	St. Louis Cardinals
5 (tie)	20	St. Louis Maroons	1884	94–19	April 20, 1884	7–2	Chicago/Pittsburgh	May 24, 1884	1–8	Boston Reds
5 (tie)	20	Providence Grays	1884	84–28	August 7, 1884	4–2	New York Giants	September 9, 1884	0–2	Buffalo Bisons
5 (tie)	20	Oakland Athletics	2002	103–59	August 13, 2002	5–4	Toronto Blue Jays	September 6, 2002	0–6	Minnesota Twins
8 (tie)	19^	Chicago White Sox	1906*	93–58	August 2, 1906	3–0	Boston Americans	August 25, 1906	4–5	Washington Senators
8 (tie)	19	New York Yankees	1947*	97–57	June 29, 1947	3–1	Washington Senators	July 18, 1947	0–8	Detroit Tigers
10 (tie)	18	Chicago White Stockings	1885	87–25	June 1, 1885	6–0	Detroit Wolverines	June 25, 1885	0–2	Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)	18^	Boston Beaneaters	1891	87–51	September 16, 1891	7–2	Chicago Colts	October 3, 1891	3–5	Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)	18	New York Giants	1904	106–47	June 16, 1904	4–3	St. Louis Cardinals	July 4, 1904	5–6	Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)	18	New York Yankees	1953*	99–52	May 27, 1953	3–1	Washington Senators	June 16, 1953	1–3	St. Louis Browns
14 (tie)	17	St. Louis Browns	18851	79–33	May 5, 1885	12–4	Louisville Colonels	June 2, 1885	1–7	Baltimore Orioles
14 (tie)	17	Boston Beaneaters	1897	93–39	May 31, 1897	25–5	St. Louis Cardinals	June 22, 1897	4–7	Brooklyn Bridegrooms
14 (tie)	17	New York Giants	1907	82–71	April 25, 1907	6–3	Philadelphia Phillies	May 20, 1907	4–6	St. Louis Cardinals
14 (tie)	17	Washington Senators	1912	91–61	May 30, 1912	5–0	Boston Red Sox	June 19, 1912	1–2	Philadelphia Athletics
14 (tie)	17	New York Giants	1916	86–66	May 9, 1916	13–5	Pittsburgh Pirates	May 30, 1916	1–5	Philadelphia Phillies
14 (tie)	17	Philadelphia Athletics	1931	107–45	May 5, 1931	4–1	Boston Red Sox	May 26, 1931	2–6	New York Yankees
14 (tie)	17	Pittsburgh Pirates**	1937 1938	86–68 86–64	September 24, 1937	8–2	Cincinnati Reds	April 26, 1938	3–5 (10)	Chicago Cubs
14 (tie)	17	St. Louis Cardinals	2021	90–72	September 11, 2021	6–4	Cincinnati Reds	September 29, 2021	0–4	Milwaukee Brewers
22 (tie)	16	St. Louis Maroons	1884	94–19	August 26, 1884	5–4	Chicago/Pittsburgh	September 18, 1884	2–4	Washington Nationals
22 (tie)	16^	Philadelphia Quakers	1887	75–48	September 15, 1887	8–4	Indianapolis Hoosiers	April 20, 1888	3–4	Boston Beaneaters
22 (tie)	16	Philadelphia Phillies	1890	78–53	July 8, 1890	9–4	Cincinnati Reds	July 28, 1890	4–12	Chicago Colts
22 (tie)	16	Philadelphia Phillies	1892	87–66	June 10, 1892	7–1	Cleveland Spiders	June 29, 1892	1–9	Boston Beaneaters
22 (tie)	16	Pittsburgh Pirates	1909*	110–42	September 9, 1909	3–1	Cincinnati Reds	September 27, 1909	7–8	New York Giants
22 (tie)	16	New York Giants	1912	103–48	June 19, 1912	6–5	Boston Braves	July 4, 1912	4–10	Brooklyn Dodgers
22 (tie)	16	New York Yankees	1926	91–63	May 10, 1926	13–9	Detroit Tigers	May 28, 1926	1–2	Philadelphia Athletics
22 (tie)	16	New York Giants	1951	98–59	August 12, 1951	3–2	Philadelphia Phillies	August 28, 1951	0–2	Pittsburgh Pirates
22 (tie)	16	Kansas City Royals	1977	102–60	August 31, 1977	5–4	Texas Rangers	September 16, 1977	1–4	Seattle Mariners
22 (tie)	16	Milwaukee Brewers**	1986 1987	77–84 91–71	October 3, 1986	4–1	Toronto Blue Jays	April 21, 1987	1–7	Chicago White Sox

MY peonies have lasted almost 18 days!

 Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.25–1 metre (1–3 ft) tall, but some are woody shrubs 0.25–3.5 metres (1–11 ft) tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves and large, often fragrant flowers, in colors ranging from purple and pink to red, white or yellow, in late spring and early summer. The flowers have a short blooming season, usually only 7–10 days.

Must be the fertilizer that Maureen spreads around every Fall!

Who'll Stop The Rain?

This is so stupid I'm thinking it must be a parody...

Definition of parody

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule.

Henry Hill and the original Karen!

RIP Ray...

Disgustingly, it looks like all those Uvalde, Texas cops were All Hat & No Balls!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10858529/Texas-cops-reveal-NO-armed-guard-campus-gunman-walked-unlocked-door.html

EZ Listening

Comrades! This is Julie Inman-Grant , Australia's eSafety Commissioner -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydW6wDMQHX8

Old legends playing guitars & singing a song...

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a32079472/john-prine-tribute-obit-bio-essay/

MLB Update...just wanted to see if it worked...

 

NL East	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Streak	RS	RA	Diff	L10
NY Mets	28	15	.651	0.0	13-8	15-7	W-1	194	152	42	6-4
Philadelphia	19	22	.463	8.0	11-13	8-9	W-1	184	173	11	5-5
Atlanta	19	22	.463	8.0	10-11	9-11	L-1	167	178	-11	5-5
Miami	18	22	.450	8.5	10-12	8-10	W-1	168	151	17	5-5
Washington	14	28	.333	13.5	5-15	9-13	W-1	167	217	-50	3-7

NL Central	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Streak	RS	RA	Diff	L10
Milwaukee	26	15	.634	0.0	14-6	12-9	L-1	193	161	32	6-4
St. Louis	23	18	.561	3.0	10-8	13-10	W-3	200	155	45	6-4
Pittsburgh	16	24	.400	9.5	9-13	7-11	L-3	133	221	-88	3-7
Chi Cubs	16	24	.400	9.5	7-15	9-9	W-1	166	168	-2	5-5
Cincinnati	12	28	.300	13.5	5-9	7-19	W-1	155	219	-64	6-4

NL West	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Streak	RS	RA	Diff	L10
LA Dodgers	27	13	.675	0.0	15-5	12-8	L-1	217	129	88	7-3
San Diego	27	14	.659	0.5	10-7	17-7	W-4	185	156	29	7-3
San Francisco	22	18	.550	5.0	11-10	11-8	L-4	198	174	24	4-6
Arizona	21	22	.488	7.5	10-11	11-11	L-1	164	186	-22	3-7
Colorado	19	21	.475	8.0	14-11	5-10	L-1	190	218	-28	3-7