F the Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners of Fascism-vania (political correctness is an insidious form of fascism)  today decided to suspend injured back up catcher Steve Clevenger for the remainder of the season without pay for tweets he made in regards to the black lives matter inspired protests in North Carolina.

i can not abide by this. The tweets he made were supposedly in response to the riots turning more violent and a white man being beaten by black protesters.

The suspension for these comments is completely unwarranted.  Nobody would confuse professional athletes for geniuses and his comments were inarticulate.  However, the "meat" of the comments held true.  Let's clean it up a little to what i think he meant to say.

1) The protesters are acting in an uncivilized manner (kind of like, i don' t know, animals).
2) The violent protesters should be held accountable for their actions (like maybe incarceration).
3) There is somewhat of a double standard regarding the black lives matter group (a group where at least 140,000 people petitioned to be listed as a terrorist group - and by some definitions they should be).  

i am supremely disappointed in the Seattle Mariners exercising a fascist response to relatively innocuous free speech (which was not inherently racist).  i am so tired of people looking for any "racist" connotations in everything said or written.and the double standard in racism. (people in glass houses should not throw stones).  

Happy Friday the 13th 2016

Well, it's Friday the 13th (again).  i think this is the only Friday the 13th in 2016.

This is a day full of promise and serial killers (named Jason Voorhees - the first movie allegedly taking place on June 13, 1958, which actually was a Friday the 13th).  It was Friday the 13th in June of 1980 when the movie was released too (actually the movie was released April 9th).

Some people (except places like France where it is Tuesday the 13th) view this as unlucky.  For some reason the number 13 in not well thought of among the superstitious - most incorrect reasoning. Among some people the number 13 is considered lucky

Snow Storm 2016 (4/16/16)

Well, another "snow storm" hit the area where i am currently existing.  Ready for some bad pictures of patio furniture.  There normally would be dog pictures, but for some reason the dog is currently not allowed outside alone/off leash (partially due to the Blizzard of 2016). i guess this is technically April 15-17th before 9 AM local time).   i'm not sure which event saw more snow, but i think it was this one.

Wet sloppy snow sometimes collapses on itself - making any real measurements dicey (i wonder how those are done anyway).

Now for some bad pictures....

MLB: Who i want to make the playoffs this year

Another season of Major League Baseball is at hand.  After today, a team could still be in the race (at most 2 games behind).  So all teams have a theoretical shot at winning it all (only a theoretical chance though).

So far today i'm thinking... the Rangers won with one darn hit.

So what teams do i want to see in the playoffs.  No sane person would make these picks to make the playoffs .  If history is anything to go on the "formatting" will be messed up.

Donald Trump's Abortion Position Why Backpedal from a Correct Answer

Donald J Trump recently was recently under fire for comments he made about abortion.  The problem here is that his initial response was right.

First off, Chris Matthews (i think it was) asked him a bad question.  Why would any non-idiot even talk to MSNBC liberals anyway?  Why?  Abortion is a state issue not a federal issue (and not a court issue - to make a bad politically biased ruling on.  Courts are not supposed to legislate).

So, Donald Trump was asked if he were president should people seeking abortion be held accountable.  Then he was asked what kind of penalty he would give.  He wouldn't be in the position to dole out penalties, this is a state not federal level issue.  i don't see where the faux outrage comes from.  

Yes, if abortion were illegal women who seek it should be held accountable legally.  This is akin to someone hiring a hitman to kill a fetus.    

i am not pro-life, pro-abortion.  i am pro responsibility.  If people engage in sexual activity, there is an inherent risk of pregnancy (which can be largely mitigated but not eliminated).  i'll say life begins at implantation (so the "morning after pill" is not abortion).  i allow for no exception for rape/incest and the like (those are outliers) - it is my understanding that the Rowe vs Wade person lied about being raped anyway.  The only possible exception i see would be a medical necessity to save the mother's life.

i'm not saying all women are duplicitous liars who will say and do anything to avoid responsibility for their own actions, but i not saying they aren't either.

Eostre Candy: Have Cadbury Mini Eggs gone up in price or am i imagining it

This year, it seems like the Eostre staple Cadbury Mini Eggs seem to be more expensive than in the past.  Am i just imagining it, or have the prices (at least the ones i paid) gone up.  This is for the 10 ounce size (though i did occasionally buy the 18oz).  Some of my records may be a little off, as i might have put down the dollar amount without the quantity amount.  i didn't see anything but the 10 oz bags this year.  () is the after Eostre price.

As far as i know, Target never sold Mini Eggs for less than or more than $3.19, yet the 30% discount was off of $3.49.

Well i Don't See That Every Day

While i was walking to Target to check out Eostre candy (this is the worst year for Eostre candy sales in recent memory) i spotted something i've never seen before (at least in the "real" world).  i actually saw a DeLorean DMC-12 driving past me, turning onto the freeway.

If you don't know, the DeLorean is the iconic car made famous by Back To the Future.  If you don't know that, i hate (or at least really dislike) you.  This one seemed to be lacking a flux capacitor though.