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For lunch Saturday I cashed in my birthday meal voucher at Bad Daddy's Burgers. Not a good photo of the Smokehouse Burger, which included two burger patties, brisket, BBQ sauce, and fried onions. Juicy and tremendous. Every bite was heavenly. Selected sweet potato fries over tots or regular fries. They filled the bill. Great service, which included a free chocolate milkshake to boot. Totally worth getting stuffed.

Saturday morning Ceil went to the pop up farmer's market at the Carter Center with A&C. This meant we had fresh vegetables for supper.

Buck Belue continues to play the part of the old guy. He only has an hour on 680 the Fan, and I worry they're going to take that away from him. I'm old as well and make plenty of old guy takes, but I swear I try my best to stay young.

A slick video about our office plays on a loop in our lobby. The one part that bothers me is when two guys pass each other in the lobby - without looking or even acknowledging each other, like strangers on the street. This past week I happened to pass a coworker at that same spot - while this part of the video was playing right next to us. As we passed and said hello, I mentioned how much better we performed the pass, unrehearsed as it was.

Aristotle's guidelines for happiness.

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FRANK J. THOMAS  [SABR Bio] was an original New York Met. He studied to become a Catholic priest. As a teenager he attended a seminary in Niagara Falls, Canada studying for 4-1/2 years to enter the Roman Catholic priesthood, before entering pro baseball. He hit more than twice the home runs of any of his teammates in that first National League expansion year. The next highest total on the team was Marv Throneberry's sixteen. The year he made his first All-Star team, he led the National League in being hit‑by‑pitch. In 1954, he was plunked ten times. In the ASG, he got to pinch-hit, but struck out looking. Now a widower, he has, among other descendants, seven great-grandchildren. Before his wife Dolores passed away, they had been married for 60 years.

ME: this was the 50's Braves Frank Thomas, as opposed to the 90's White Sox Frank Thomas, or my friend Frank Thomas from Cubs Fantasy camp. 

NOLAN RYAN  [SABR Bio] struck out more batters in a major league career than anyone else: 5,714..No one else is close. He once struck out Cecil Cooper, an All-Star, six times in one game on Flag Day, 14-Jun-1974 Don Sutton surrendered Ryan's first home run as a batter on 12-Apr-1980 . Ryan homered once more, 8 years later.

DENISON: According to the Wall Street Journal, legal historians could not remember a case in which the FBI searched the home of a former president. Only 13% of American voters believe our nation is on the right track. A majority of American voters across nearly all demographics and ideologies believe our system of government does not work. Our system of government was founded on a belief in "self-evident" truths and "unalienable rights." George Washington reminded the nation "Of all the habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." Postmodern relativism subverts these by convincing society that "my truth" is as true as "your truth" or "our truth." All morality is viewed as personal. Tolerance of all views is now mandated. But what are we to do when decisions must be made and governance is required? Amid the rancor of our culture, Jesus calls us to "love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return" (Luke 6:35). When we face opposition, we are told, "Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing" (1 Peter 3:9).