July 1, 2024
We’re off again – this time our 34th. Here are over two dozen of my random thoughts that really don’t amount to much.
- Thank God I don’t stand alone; I have a host of people to fall back on.
- I still maintain that the most corrupt organization known to mankind is the NCAA.
- My latest book, Gambling at Casinos: The Definitive Guide, has gotten some decent reviews. I’m really shocked how few people know what’s going on with dice (or what the industry refers to as “craps”).
- I have two books in the works – one on hydrogen energy and another on air pollution control equipment. Work on the former has been a nightmare; the latter is a second edition of a 1981 book.
- Mary and the family threw a gala bash to celebrate my 90th several months ago. Over 80 attended the festivities.
- I got 90 in. Now hoping for another 5 years, but I’m not nearly as optimistic as I was 5 years ago.
- I was scheduled to present a paper in Calgary on the air pollution book in late June, but the air fare and hotel rates were prohibitive.
- Air travel continues to worsen.
- Sports authorities have yet to figure out that defense is the key to winning basketball games.
- Sports authorities have yet to figure out the disastrous effects of walks on the results of baseball games.
- The geniuses that run NYRA have successfully dismantled Belmont Park – the most beautiful racetrack in the world.
- We vacationed at the beautiful Sandcastle Resort in Sarasota, Florida this past Spring. The bad news? Our 46th year stay at the hotel will end, replaced by a high-rise condominium.
- Finished reading Willie Nelson’s autobiography. A great read.
- The recent eclipse? I stayed up all night to see where the sun went and then it suddenly dawned on me.
- The DOJ? For me, it’s become Droves of Jerks or is it Judges? Apologies to my dear FBI hero, Ernie Haridopolos, who is no longer with us.
- Seems to me that most doctors attack the effect and not the cause of our problems.
- Someone once said: “I want to live my life like a light bulb – burn brightly my entire life, and then suddenly burn out.”
- I believe the key to human longevity is walking and drinking water.
- My thoughts often return to the first responders during the COVID pandemic.
- We face a lot of problems in the future. Hopefully, technology will provide the solution(s).
- I still cannot understand the hatred some people have for Trump.
- Recently had dinner at the new Greek restaurant Plori in Carle Place. A great experience. I guess it’s the Greek in me since lamb and pastitsio are still my favorites.
- Survived the last winter but it gets more difficult with each passing year.
- I still diet one day a week.
- My two patents on potable water have gone nowhere.
- It’s amazing how often the media attempts to rewrite history.
- Had the house painted. Ugh. The money and the clutter.
- I continue to ask my friends for money instead of taking me out to dinner.
- Old age may be closing in around me but I still walk a mile a day, bet horses on a nearly daily basis, write books, write these articles, and dine out on a regular basis.
- We love dining out and listening to the music of two bands: Hambones and Hell or High Water.
- Had a $10 saver bet on the Panthers at 9 to 1.
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love this…we must get together this fall! J
John, Look forward to it. Give me a call. Lou