New Shoes in the Rain

Hello, friends.  Don't often post on Tuesdays, but it's not so that I can keep you guessing! I had originally conceived a pretty significant rant in the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday night.  It seemed to me and my wife as we watched that game that the television announcers were squarely in favor of the Chiefs winning (by winning they qualified for their third Super Bowl in four years) despite some grudging compliments toward the Bengals, who started the game slowly but gained momentum and looked to be in position to win. The other group that seemed unfairly favoring the Chiefs were the officiating crew.  Several calls were iffy, to say the least, there was a do-over opportunity given them by the striped shirts, and in the end a penalty against the Bengals sealed the chance to win for Kansas City. With a little more time having passed since that game ended, I don't really think that the officials were in the tank for the Chiefs, but it

Thank goodness we made it to the weekend, people.  I don't know about you, but I had a pretty hectic week, capped off by acquiring some sort of respiratory issue while on a business trip.  But that's not why I stopped by for a few comments. No, I'm going to vent for a minute or two about Twitter.  Not because they are not moderating incendiary content. Not because the platform is owned by a megalomaniac who is apparently open to allowing another back onto the platform.  Not because he's laid off the bulk of the workforce who kept the thing going for most of the time. I'm mad because I have to use the Twitter app. Let me explain.  Regular visitors to this space know that I've mentioned my Twitter tactics previously.  I routinely go through the list of feeds that I follow, purging those from whom I feel I gain no benefit in following, or those with whom I've become a little bored, or interests that have moved elsewhere. I've also mentioned that I prefer to

First post of 2023!  How's it going for everyone? My new year is off to a fast start, already have one overnight business trip under my belt and another coming next week.  Rental cars and hotels, same stuff, different day/week/month.  So they say. My family had a very nice holiday season, thanks, and I hope yours did as well.  Our son bought and hid a new television in our garage for a time, and I helped him install his mount for it shortly before Christmas.  Family likes it very much and they also enjoy additional living room floor space, as they no longer need a console on which to place said television.  Nice improvement!  And his two older kids received new phones for Christmas (the younger grandson had never had one), so more people for me to harass via iMessage!  Our daughter and her gang also got new phones, since the cellular companies are again practically giving them away! We've resisted, although my wife would like to replace her phone sometime in the not too distant