Grandson Collin graduates today from his first military training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego, California. Two proud parents will witness the “dress blue” event.
Grasshopper No.3 and wife flew out to San Diego on Wednesday. Wouldn’t you know that Southern California had an earthquake late in the afternoon measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale. It was centered in the desert north of San Diego so the effect on the city was noisy rumbling and shaking of the ground. I’m not sure what message the God’s intended but daughter-in-law Shelby’s mystic energy readings had to go wild. It will be a graduation to remember. The earth moved!
This falls into the categoy of “who gives a sh–“. LeBron James has decided to leave the fans of Cleveland to play basketball in Miami. I always wonder why the world tunes into to ESPN for a 3 hour special to find out where “King James” is going to make 20 kajillian dollars. How does this affect my life? I heard that the earth moved in Cleveland. Why is it everybody is always leaving Cleveland?
I lost a bet to Grandson Mitchell. I bet that LeBron would stay in Cleveland. My rationale was that he was raised in nearby Akron and he would stay close to home (and more money). Mitchell got it right. LeBron is chasing the dream of NBA championships and that stupid ring. How about the quality of life issues?
There are some job opportunities in Milwaukee. The Brewers pitching staff is filled with “rubber arms”. They can’t get anybody out. I volunteer my aging arm. The Brewers were willing to pay Jeff Suppon millions for not showing up. I work cheap. I’d take one million for the rest of the year and I’d pitch every 4th day (most pitchers do a 5 day rotation). I would also eliminate counting pitches. When a pitcher has thrown 80-100 pitches, they pull him out of the game because he might injure his arm. How is that working for the Brewers? The pitchers stink and the good ones are always on the disabled list. Not me. I’d pitch until my arm falls off. So Milwaukee, here I am. I will save you money and improve your performance. Getting hitters out in Milwaukee would be the equivalent of “moving the earth”.
Smash those mosquitos. Absorbine Jr. works.
Love,
Dad