Sunday Morning Coming Down

The Chicago Cubs will miss the playoffs this year.  According to Five Thirty Eight;  as of September 3, 2019 they were projected to have a record of  88-74.  Comfortably ahead of the Brewers. It's September 24, 2019 and now the Cubs are projected to win 85 games while the Brewers are a lock on making the Playoffs and are projected to win 89 games.

I'm going to watch the All American Futurity on Labor Day.  That is if Dorian goes far enough away from Miami that the electricity and internet are not fouled up.  This year's race will have a few issues that should be as big as the $3,000,000 purse. 1) Trey Wood, the trainer of 31 horses that were scheduled for the trials that lead up to the AAF was suspended because one of his horses tested positive for albuterol.  At first it was thought that none of his horses would be able to run in the trials.  But: “Under advisement from the attorney general's office, after reviewing all the facts, it was felt this was only fair to allow these owners to have their horses transferred to other trainers,”. “The stewards will come in tomorrow to process trainer transfers for these horses.”. And here are the final ten qualifiers: One Hot Habit (5-1) Eduardo Nicasio One Famous Beau (10-1) Cody Jensen Magical Jess (15-1) Jaime Parga Leos Koolnfamous (15-1) G.R. Carter Jr...

A three horse stakes race at Saratoga.  The Lake George Stakes: $130,000 GIII and all three horses were trained by Chad Brown.   I can only imagine the instructions to the jockeys and what the owners were thinking in what could have been potentially a merry-go-round race. Something is very wrong with this picture.  According to the   Bloodhorse all the other runners scratched.  If this can happen at Saratoga, similar races are happening at other tracks.  Horses are entered so races are filled and then scratched.  At best the trainer may looking for a softer field or it has rained or possibly it is just a straw entry Folks in Chicago would have seen a sweep of Arlington Park's signature races by Chad Brown winning the Pucker Up, Beverly D, and The Arlington Million. Chad Brown is a really good trainer and he has a stable full of really good horses.  He found three good races. The number of throughbreds foaled in 2019 is less than half the n...

Well at least the new immigration regulations didn't say anything about public education. The idea of restricting permanent residence to those able to stand on their own two feet and not become a public charge has a certain appeal. Ironically, you already need a physical exam to get a green card.  I believe it is called an I-693. Undocumented immigrants are generally not eligible to receive public benefits.. Generally no. Undocumented immigrants, including DACA holders, are ineligible to receive most federal public benefits , including means-tested benefits such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps), regular Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and are prohibited from purchasing unsubsidized health coverage on ACA exchanges. So I guess that the issue is re...

Boycotting stuff is a choice at this time.  There may come a time when your choices are limited and a boycott may not be practical.  I've been told you only have one mother and the absolute truth is you have very little choice in this matter. As a rule I'm not in favor of boycotts because of the tangled nature of stuff that is related to the the parties in a boycott. How many things in life are: : categorical , unequivocal , absolute , uncompromising , unconditional , unqualified , unambiguous , clear , clear-cut , positive , straightforward , definite , or definitive. The owner of the Miami Dolphins Football Team has been called out for being a supporter of Donald Trump.  Steven Ross is also a major stock holder in Equinox and Soul Cycle and The Related Group. Soul Cycle's Mission: " Our mission is to bring Soul to the people. Our one of a kind, rock star instructors guide riders through an inspirational, meditative fitness experience that’s designed to bene...

It's the "Hurricane Season".  There are a long disorganized band of showers to the southeast of Miami and they are moving north and east with a good chance of further organization.  Six days or so away from Florida the detention center's residents were evacuated according to a report from the Miami Herald. The population has been going down as visits have increased.  There have been many questions about where these kids have been moved.  I don't want to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole which is the follow up to my earlier concern about "And how are the Children". A potentially really unmanageable situation can focus the bureaucracy or contractors. It's the "Hurricane Season" and the NOAA Hurricane Center is now on my homepage,

A high school classmate went on a rant about free tuition, free health care, free abortions, free housing .... The gist being that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are possible, but that nothing is free.  I get it.  Government can't do everything and individual effort is essential. How anybody could use the term "snowflake" as related to affordable education, a woman's right to choice, affordable health care for everyone, and affordable housing, is out of touch with the reality many people face. " Snowflake is a 2010s derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions. " In some ways the idea of entitlement is a pejorative term in this context.  As if all entitlements are earned when in fact they are not.  Opportunity is often restricted, artificial barriers established and pr...