Kayaking!

We went kayaking yesterday and we were soaked from waves and rainstorms.  Not sure where they came from...noting in the forecast,,,but we made it though.  

At least the water levels rose and we glided over rocks we normally had to paddle around or get out and carry our craft over,

I did not see many fish, though it might have had something to do with the rain.

Yes, there was the sign requiring mask but we ignored it and no one said anything. Some things are just too stupid to take seriously.

It was a good time to spend a Sunday.  Monday comes back around way too soon!

Post 500!

We have been in Arizona for the last two weeks and it was a great trip.  For some reason, they insist that we wear masks in the middle of a national park in 110 degree heat...took those off right away.  No illnesses...Think about it!

We hiked around the Supersition Mountains...no gold, but lots of catus and sweat!  It is fun to hike over rocks and get a lot of exercise from just walking.  We saw lots of lizards and coyotes and even some roadrunners.  The Southwest is a lot different than the East Coast.  The heat is pretty oppressive but at least you don't have to deal with humidity.

The feeling of open space is amazing!

In New York, you can feel hemmed in by the buildings and at least in Pittsburgh, you can see between the buildings!  The only other place of openness like this was in Saskatchewan.

We have returned to the East and can't wait to go back.

Of course, we have to wait out the crappy sequence of events that 2020 has thrown at us before decidiing what to do next.

We will never be bored!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

CHOP shoots black teen

Told you it would get interesting...

Let's get this straight:  Protesters set up police-free zone to protest police killing of unarmed black citizen and call it "CHAZ", then "CHOP".  Then they have their own rifle toting security at the "border".  Lawless ensures, "Lord of the Flies" style.

Now, CHOP security have shot a black teen in a stolen car to death.

Remember the book Animal Farm?

Past time to shut it down and with all necessary force.  Time to charge the security with murder, toss out the mayor, and get Seattle back on the painful path to something approaching normalcy.

Or watch the increasingly hilarious show

Unfortunately, the price has been three lives.

For everyone's sake, please shut it down.

This should be interesting...

It appears that some "protesters" have set their own independent country in the middle of Seattle called the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) and then renamed it the Capital Hill Organized Protest (CHOP).  No Seattle police department to be seen.  In fact, they abandoned the precinct.

The mayor of Seattle appeared supportive but the protesters are calling for her resignation.  Meanwhile, description of life inside the CHOP has varied from Woodstock to Lord of the Flies.  Most alarming are the reports of assaults and extortion from small businesses.

Meanwhile, since Seattle seems unable, or unwilling, to handle the situation.  Meanwhile a convoy of bikers is heading to Seattle to take the area back.  In the meantime, the allegedly liberal CHOP has an armed border and "stop and frisk" searches.

Typical liberal hypocrisy. 

In the meantime, the Governor of Tennesee says he will not all the same thing to happen in Nashville even though tents are appearing.  But this comes as no surprise.

He is a spineless Republican.

See, I am an equal opportunity insulter.

In the meantime, if I were unfortunate enough to live in Seattle, I would get in my lawnchair, take some popcorn, and watch the show.

Sound be interesting.

COVID Cup

The National Hockey League has unveiled a proposal to for the 2019-2020 season to resume and end with a "worthy Stanley Cup champion".

I am happy to see that they are going to give it a try, though I am not sure it will work.

The playoffs would start with each conference having the top four slots occupied by teams with the highest point totals at the pause playing in a round robin to determine the top four slots.  Teams 5-12 play in a best of five to complete the ranking and then we are back to an eight team tourney.  The games are to be played in two or three "hub cities".

So far, so good.

Then there are the seemingly thousands of regulations about social distancing and temperature checks.  Here is where it can go off the rails, especially when it comes to "self-quarantine" if a player tests positive.

Then there are other considerations like having the season ending in July and what if there is a stoppage in the middle of the playoffs?  The next season is right behind this one.  There is a short enough break as it is.

Then there is the quality of the games.  Is hitting allowed?  No fans? Forget home ice advantage.

And then there is the stigma of being the "COVID Cup Champs".  It is like having an asterisk by the name.

I guess it is better than no hockey and my Penguins have Montreal first.

Might be better to lose.

On the other hand, at least they are trying!

Happy Memorial Day!

OK, still looking over the hockey proposal :-)

In the meantime, Happy Memorial Day!