Barry Bonds v. Mariano Rivera; only time they faced each other
Who wins the duel…
From Pew; An easy chart of America’s beliefs and practices
The Pew Research Firm is very reliable and thanks to EM for sending this to me – As of 2023, about 218 million of the 262 million adults in the United States said they believe in God or a universal spirit. Large numbers like these can be difficult to picture, but what if we scaled … Read more
Why Microsoft stock dropped 10% yesterday.
I don’t usually post about business but this is interesting and gives an insight into current stock market dynamics. Yesterday Microsoft stock price fell from 488 to 433. Despite a generally very good quarterly report from them, their cloud business – azure – only grew 38%. It was expected to grow 39%. And the whisper … Read more
Friday cocktail – the Velvet Hammer!
What a cool name. Trouble is, there are eight or nine recipes for this cocktail. Here’s what looks to be a good take on it and using Cognac (we haven’t tried it yet). Farandaville version is below. Farandaville version – 1 oz. vodka 3/4 oz Cointreau or any orange liqueur. 3/4 oz Creme do Cacao. … Read more
WSJ: Minneapolis Police Union President speaks out
I think I read somewhere that a Minneapolis police official said they did offer some support to the ICE people but were told it wasn’t needed. This seems to directly contradict that. Why are the ICE agents involved in these two tragedies still on duty? They should be on leave UPDATE: TWO WERE JUST PLACED … Read more
Mamdani blames Adams for City financial woes.
Your basic smooth politician, like De Blasio he blames his predecessor. I hope Eric Adams responds.