Mon Thoughts

No doubt, the weather here today and yesterday have been more uncomfortable for me (and Karen) than last week in Las Vegas.  Running, mowing the lawn, biking, cleaning the garage, weeding, anything just finds the sweat rolling off me--and it doesn't stop even if I do.  Yes, 117 degrees is hot, but....

Why does MLB allow fans to choose the All-Star starters?  I know the rationale is that the game is for the fans, but fans pick their favorite players, not necessarily the best.  (That's like students identifying as their "best" teacher the one who was their "favorite."  That could be worlds of difference.)  Two points to make about this.  First, how can this possibly be Miggy Cabrera's first start in an All-Star game?  Well, that's because fans pick their favorites, not the best players.  Perhaps the name of the game should be changed?  Second, why don't fans also, then, pick the pitchers and back-up players?  After all....

So, apparently the pilot of the plane that crashed at SFO was landing that particular plane for the first time?  Hmmm......  I'm certainly no expert on flying--in fact, I don't like it!  But, if I remember correctly, SFO's landing come in over the water, with the landing strip suddenly appearing.  It's like flying into Logan in Boston, flying over the ocean, with a crash seeming imminent and then the runway sprouting up out of nowhere.  Maybe an easier landing would have been better for an inaugural landing?  Of course, as Karen noted, there's so much computer assistance, maybe my thought is off-base.

OK, lots to do, even with the thunderstorm still raging--almost an hour now.  Out......