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ON PURELY CHASTE, PRISTINE, AND RANDOM THOUGHTS XXVII

March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Here we go once more…my 27^th. This one’s a mixed bag, with both sports and personal commentaries.

Still fighting to keep my weight down. My diet, described in an earlier newsletter, has really helped.
Humanity can survive without numerous amenities. However, it cannot survive without energy or potable water.
Had a successful visit with three of my guys to the simulcast facility at Monmouth Park Racetrack and (naturally) dropped by their Sport Book. My bets? The Nets (750-1) to win it all. The Mets (22-1), Atlanta (18-1), and Diamondback (750-1) to win it all. Virginia (15-1), Buffalo (75-1), Tennessee (16-1), Kentucky (17-1) and we have Marquette (25-1) to win the NCAA. Partners with two others. Wish me luck.
Working on desalination projects. Hoping to come up with a viable economic process that will provide potable water. Someone is going to get rich in this area but it won’t be me. My best so far involves geothermal energy. My associate and former classmate is working on mangroves and hybrid processes.
I’m also still working on accident and emergency planning/response issues, particularly as they apply to terrorism. Stopped giving seminars but my book is still selling.
NYRA is a disaster; they have effectively destroyed Belmont Park, the most beautiful racetrack in the world. But hope springs eternal. Kay, the CEO, has thankfully left. We now await another Cuomo political appointment who no doubt will also fail to right the ship.
I used to think that energy and water were the critical issues that mankind needed to address this century. Nope! It’s water, and solely water.
Go Mets!
I should stop complaining. I still go out for dinner, walk almost 2 miles a day, do 8 pushups on awakening, write books, keep pace with my newsletter, go to the track several days a week, bet horses every day, etc.
A few of my guys are now claiming they have property in Oz.
Insecure people use profanity.
There are days when I wish I could go back in time and relive my Killen’s Tavern basketball memories.
I have tremendous difficulty throwing anything away, particularly things related to my books. And yet, when I go, they will certainly find a home in a circular file.
I’m still addicted to hot pastrami sandwiches, hot dogs with kraut and mustard and hamburgers. Perhaps Trump and I have something in common.
People continue to ask me out to lunch or dinner. My usual response: “Can I have the money instead?”
Please remember that the fanatical green environmental self-defined experts-engineers and scientists alike – who have certified (*!*$#%*) the existence of a global climate/warming problem would be out of business if no problem actually existed.
I’m often asked: How am I doing? I often respond with “How good could I be doing if I’m talking to you?” Is that a politically incorrect response?
I’ll be 85 come April. Hard to believe! But I’m still good looking…well, sort of.
The major effect of breaking my back (fractured vertebrae) 1 ½ years ago is that I am now 2 inches shorter. Not good for a guy like me.
Let’s hope one of the sports will ban players from spitting. It’s disgusting, particularly in baseball.
The second edition of my Basketball Coaching 101 book is now officially on hold due to numerous other commitments.
I hope to soon publish details on my basketball “umbrella offense.”
Travel has now become such a hassle. Visiting Florida is the only place that has been acceptable. There obviously will be less travel in the days ahead.
I’m hoping to do an article on taxes in the near future. Here is a checkbook list of mine: Federal, State, County (Nassau), Town (North Hempstead), Village (East Williston), and School (East Williston). Add to this sales, gasoline, gambling (when I occasionally win), etc. Twenty percent tipping has added to my woes.
Legendary sports historian Art Lovely (my dear friend) recently celebrated his 90^th birthday with his beloved Red Sox winning the 2018 World Series. Unfortunately, I needed the Dodgers at 8-1.
Kudos to yours truly. I hope sports officienadoes will finally come to agree with me that Eli Manning is the luckiest and most overrated athlete (not just quarterback) of all time. Thank you Lou for letting us know early on.
Blew a couple of big consulting jobs as an expert witness…more and more people are apparently questioning my claim to be the world’s premier environmental authority.
Every time I meet someone socially, I ask about the $20 they owe me. One guy recently and a gal sometime back took me seriously.
Every one of us is aware of the lazy, indifferent conduct of government employees…and most of us accept it. But now, their conduct has expanded to include criminality. The best way to solve the problem is to eliminate most of these positions.
Baseball pitchers (and managers) have yet to figure out the truly negative results produced by walks.
Hunkered down for another winter. Ouch! But I still have The Queen, the kids, and the grandkids, along with my other activities.