With the Olympics kicking off yesterday, Paris hasn't been able to deliver on all of its promises. The river where the triathlon swimming events will be held is still too dirty for humans despite the multimillion dollar cleanup project. Temporary restrictions on intercity travel have been extended through the end of the games. Sure hosting a perfect Olympics is an impossible task, but some are labeling it a dystopian nightmare...days before the opening cermony.
Yesterday the US men's team lost their first soccer game of the Olympiad. A Canadian soccer coach was sent home after flying a drone over the practice of their opening round opponent.
Benefits of exercise: lower cholesterol, lower triglycerides, lower risk of high blood pressure, reduced inflammation, better blood vessels, lower risk of diabetes, a hedge against colon cancer, strong bones, weight loss, and a longer life span. Guess I forgot to include the link to the article.
Man that last round of physical therapy has my lower back hurting – the pain that started all this some four weeks ago. Skipped the gym this morning.
Shoes are something I enjoy. Perhaps a passion. I have too many. Try to wear all my different shoes, though its hard. Got to thinking about how when I retire I won't be going quite as many places as before. My need for 30 pairs of shoes will be even less. Should I quit buying so many shoes? Should I not get those Nike Dunks? Sad times.
Ceil had gone shopping late yesterday, so I had the house to myself for an hour or so after work. She fixed grits and eggs for supper. After Biden's address she watched a Hallmark Channel movie. I had to take Winnie outside at 12:30 this morning.
The girls are spending the night tonight, so I won't be able to rest my aching back.
This coming Sunday night we may be eating at Kimball House in Decatur, where Matthew works. A&C are headed there tomorrow.
KEN GRIFFEY Jr. [SABR Bio] tied Don Mattingly and Dale Long for hitting a home run in the most consecutive games. Each homered in 8 straight games. Griffey 20-28-July 1993. Dale Long did it for the Pirates from 19-28 May 1956. Mattingly's streak was 08-18 Jul 1987. On 11-Jun-2005,Raphael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, and Griffey appeared in the same game, the first time three members of the 500-home-run club played in the same game. Ken's brother Craig Griffey, three years younger than Jr., played professional baseball from 1991 to 1997. Craig was drafted out of Ohio State University and advanced as high as AAA in the minors.
Best scenic road trips for families. Includes the Blue Ridge Parkway and Pacific Coast Highway.
Article: the creative and spiritual rewards of solitude. Seems like some people have to be constantly yapping on the phone or blasting music. When do they ever stop and think?
Democracy in action: a pastor received death threats and was forced into hiding after revealing who he is voting for.
DENISON: in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record fourth address to a joint meeting of Congress, he portrayed the Gaza war as a "clash between barbarism and civilization" and claimed, "Our enemies are your enemies. Our fight is your fight." Israel appears closer than ever to a war with Hezbollah that would dwarf the conflict in Gaza. As I have written often, these conflicts are ideological and spiritual at their core. Israel claims land given by God to Abraham's Jewish descendants (cf. Genesis 12:1–3), while Muslims are equally convinced that Allah intended this land for Ishmael's Arab descendants and that the Jews have stolen it. The leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah see this "theft" as an attack on Islam, requiring a response that would annihilate the Jewish state. Like Israel, Christians are locked in a spiritual battle with an enemy who seeks to destroy us.
Netanyahu addresses Congress, Biden addresses the nation (denisonforum.org)
RANT: I want a candidate with substance, who takes seriously the issues of the day, who doesn't laugh off questions like this is just a big party. A candidate who wants to lead and serve the citizens of the United States, and put their concerns first. Is that a bad thing?
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