Riddleblog and Blessed Hope Podcast Updates:
The R’s and a dozen or so friends were headed to the Civil War battlefields of Manassas, Harper’s Ferry, Antietam, and Gettysburg, before spending a few days playing tourist in Washington DC. Alas the government shutdown forced us to reschedule for next Spring. We are disappointed—but for a whole bunch of reasons, the cancellation was providential and also allowed me to take a short break
I am close to wrapping up my exegetical work in 2 Corinthians, and then it is on to Romans! I can’t wait! Lord willing, the Blessed Hope Podcast will resume in a couple of weeks and I’ll finish up chapters 5-13 of 2 Corinthians
Thinking Out Loud:
My contempt for our current Congress (both parties) grows by the day
Gambling in the NBA? “I’m shocked, shocked to find gambling is going on in here” (using my best Claude Rains accent)
I’ve been a die-hard baseball fan since I saw the Angels play the Yankees in Dodger Stadium on July 29,1964 (Anaheim Stadium was still under construction and BTW, the Yankees won 5-0 behind Jim Bouton’s 4 hitter). I’ve seen lots of great players come and go, but Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player I’ve ever seen, period. People talk about Babe Ruth doing similar things, but we didn’t get to watch the Babe—we just remember his accomplishments. But we do get to see Shohei play. But after playing an 18 inning game and starting the next game Shohei came back to earth and looked tired during the last two games in Toronto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was 4-0 with 1.13 ERA in the World Series (including last year). Then to come back and win Game 7 after going 6 innings and winning Game 6 was simply amazing. But lest we forget, Madison Bumgarner's World Series stats include a career record of 4-0, a remarkable 0.25 ERA, 31 strikeouts, and one save. His 0.25 career World Series ERA is the lowest in history for a pitcher with at least 20 innings pitched. Baseball fans really do live in the moment
When Don Mattingly played for the Yankees, he was my favorite player—evident by my signed Mattingly print in the background of the cigar photo above. After 40 years in baseball, Donny Baseball finally made it to the World Series as the bench coach for the Blue Jays. Does retirement await? If so, he’s earned it
Trump-achadnezzar plans to build a monument to himself. Sorta echoes Daniel 3
Trump called Reagan’s speech on tariffs, “fake news.” Trump obviously has not listened to to Reagan’s remarks lately. I have. I think Reagan was absolutely right that tariffs are a tax on consumers and raise prices, but then I’m a Milton Friedman, F. A. Hayek guy when it comes to economics
Good ole governor Gavin signs 700 new laws—just what California needs, more regulation
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