Mickey7

Finishing up the sci-fi novel Mickey7, set in the distant future. Now I'll have to watch the movie, which looks darker than what my imagination had pictured in my mind.

Monday: we had a feast: grilled chicken tenders, fries hand cut and baked in the oven, and green beans that M had blanched with peach pit vinegar. I had worked until six, catching up on things since I'm spending so much time training Leo. After supper M had on his cooking shows. Pizza in NYC, etc.

Braves beat the Mets. Again. Soto had a chance to give the Mets the lead in the 8th but couldn't come through.

Tuesday: the Braves were on my TV last night, so we watched the whole game. Tried to make it exciting in the bottom of the 9th. Olsen had the big hit, but Allen had 3 hits as well.

Ceil cooked BBQ chicken for supper. It was good. But when we were cleaning up afterwards I was taking out the trash, and my stomach started feeling bad. Went inside and threw up my entire supper. Not sure what the deal was.

Made it to the gym this morning.

The SABR guys misspelled FREDDY FREEMAN [B-R Bio]  who hit it the only walk-off grand slam in World Series history, ending Game #1 of the 2024 Series vs NY with a 10th inning grand slam. His first major league home run was 21-Sep-2010 off Phillies' ace Roy Halladay, in Halladay's first year in the NL. Cal State Fullerton, NCAA champs in 2004, was his intended college destination, but he changed course when ATL drafted him in the 2^nd round in 2007, just two picks behind Giancarlo Stanton.

Denison: Iran's theocracy is built on the belief that the nation should be governed by Sharia law. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, postulated that as the clergy have the greatest understanding of Islamic law, they should be the guardians of state power. The Supreme Leader holds final religious and political authority over all affairs of the state, ruling by divine right. He can oppress his own people and lie to the world about his intentions in the service of advancing Islam as he understands it, or so he thinks. In Khamenei's view, "Iran is not important. Islam is important."

Biblical signs the world has entered the end of days, as the US bombs Iran?