Heading to San Diego on Friday. Primary objective is seeing #2 son, who the US Navy and Covid have conspired against us seeing since October 2019.

We have a pretty solid list of stuff to do, but this board has always been great about travel advice.

Currently on the list:
Sub tours are back open, so we'll get to tour his sub, and I can't wait
Zoo
Safari Park
Sea World
Cabrillo/Point Loma
USS Midway Island Tour
Gaslamp Quarter
Blenders Eyewear store for guess who
Trip to LA (engagement party, Hollywood walk of fame, maybe side trip to Joshua Tree)
Torrey Pines Natural Area was on the list, but now I just found out the US Open in there that week

So, primarily looking for restaurants and can't miss attractions to fill out the week.

My vote is Matt Rhule once we finally move on from a guy who’s completely incapable of beating a Top 10 team! I believe Matt Rhule is a perfect fit for Penn State in every conceivable way.

Talk about looking/sounding old and out of it. The geezer did that in spades at the NY Econ Club today.

Trump Bombs His Big Economic Speech​

This afternoon, Donald Trump gave a speech at the Economic Club of New York, which was purportedly going to reveal his big policy agenda for the country’s finances. He was going to take a page from Elon Musk, and make a push for more oil drilling. But he reverted to a long, droning, low-energy speech, where he appeared bored and tired. It was a bomb of a speech a day after Kamala Harris unveiled a major tax policy proposal and a pledge to support 25 million new small businesses.
A political speech about economics is always a hard sell, but this was for an audience that would be into it. John Paulson, the hedge fund manager and major Trump supporter, was among the major finance and legal executives in attendance. But at the ECNY, Trump looked gaunt and spoke as if he was going through the motions. “We delivered an economic miracle that Kamala and Joe turned into an economic disaster,” was among his zingers, which did not deviate much from his single-not drone. His lack of dynamism, coupled with the monotony of his topic, made his weaving style of speech especially difficult to follow. It would challenge even the most ardent fans of La Monte Young.
If you listened, though, there was some news here. Musk has apparently agreed to head a commission that would root out what Trump calls government fraud and abuse. . Government waste, particularly in the form of fraudulent spending, is in fact a major problem in the budget, with the Government Accountability Office estimating that it reaches more than $500 billion a year. (Trump’s plan is also similar to the GAO’s Biden-era approach for rooting it out). He also pledged to increase oil drilling in the U.S, and, maybe, to lock up Harris. Hard to tell if he was actually serious about that last one, or if he was just trying to get his audience to wake up.

now, he's like 80 or something. I am willing to bet the old school democrats are toast. The woke race-baiting success model has been broken. The Pelosi/Clinton cabal is gone. Obama and Schumer are sucking wind. Kamala, being part of this mess, if on life support. The media enablers are going to follow. Amazing what an election will do.

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which is all but killing it. His choice to "pause" means he didn't want to piss off the left by dropping it but knows it won't survive appeal. So a "pause" is politically correct.

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Live thoughts

I thought Army would be higher than 24--not much but a little bit
South Carolina and LSU ahead of Mizzou....hmmm (the entire SEC is basically ranked)
Louisville ahead of South Carolina and Mizzou is...a choice...all with 3 losses
No love for SMU Still
Georgia first out but still in the top 12
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Bracket
Boise State fell a spot
Ole Miss up to 11--I guess that's why Georgia is 12--curious to see what they do if Georgia beats Tennessee
Miami is way too high at 9
Wow--Tennessee fell behind BYU but we didn't???
The committee loves the Big Ten's top teams--4 of the top 5
We're still ahead of Indiana
Still not ahead of Texas but I'll take 4--hosting Ole Miss

I’m already starting the 28 campaign against FetterMoron 4yrs early, shouldn't be to difficult as-long-as Republicans run a competent candidate!

Trib HSSN football player of the week – Kemon Spell

School: McKeesport

Class: Sophomore

Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds

Position: Running back, cornerback

#Earned: When Mars and McKeesport met in Week 7 for first place in the Class 4A Great Allegheny Conference last month, the Tigers defeated the Fightin’ Planets, 28-7. So with Mars brewing up a dish of revenge and jumping out to an early lead, McKeesport turned to witchcraft and cast a fatal Spell on the Planets. After falling behind, the Tigers scored 35 unanswered points with most of the damage done by sophomore running back Kemon Spell, who carried the ball 15 times for 281 yards and scored three long touchdowns on runs of 55, 36 and 56 yards. In two playoffs wins over Belle Vernon and Mars, Spell has carried the ball 41 times for 558 yards and five TDs.

What coach says: “He has been great all year, but (on Friday), he was able to run through tackles and then make the long run from there,” McKeesport coach Matt Miller said. “I thought he also played an outstanding game at cornerback.”

“He has definitely gotten better each and every week. He had a small injury that kept him out of camp, and it seemed to slow him down early in the year, but as of late, he has been amazing.”

“He has embraced the role as a major contributor to our offense this season and has become more vocal and a leader by his hard work.”

“His youth is so exciting for me, because he is only going to get better over the next couple of years. He has great vision, power and breakaway speed. He is also humble and a true team player, and he will be a great example for younger players coming up through our program.”

Background: McKeesport has a long list of successful running backs over the decades that have enjoyed great scholastic careers running out of the old George Smith flex-bone offense. As a freshman last fall, Kemon Spell finished third on the team in rushing behind Anthony Boyd and Keith Spell with 517 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has moved into the top 10 in rushing in the WPIAL this season with 1,617 yards and in scoring with 24 touchdowns. Even though he’s only a sophomore, Spell has already committed to Penn State. He said he had always wanted to play there, and when they offered earlier this season, he jumped at it. Spell played baseball and basketball through middle school but does plan of joining the McKeesport track team for the first time this spring. As a lifetime McKeesport resident, Spell grew up emulating former Tigers running back and safety Khaleke Hudson, who played his college ball at Michigan and in the pros with Washington and now Cleveland.

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Handling USC 10-0.. Might not have to wait until Minnesota for that 2nd loss.

Trump has said numerous times his solution for lowering inflation is 'drill baby drill'. Problems for that solution start with the fact the US is already drilling/producing more oi; than ever. Add to that the fact a number of oil execs have said they have no plans of increasing production (world oil supplies are high and demand is slowing). Oil refining capacity (US) is not goingto increase so there is a choke point there.

Maybe he economics expert DJT needs to have a backup plan. Tariffs would also be inflationary. What's a president elect to do?

according to this. Honestly, not sure if I believe it. Wouldn't that be a bribe?

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Any word or rumors on how the University will handle ticket sales?

"It's not about how I play but how we play," Beck said. "Our identity is to run the ball. We just weren't able to do that tonight. Maybe whenever that happens, I have to step up, and we have to make some explosive plays in the passing game. Or maybe I got to start making some plays on the ground. Someone has to step up and make a play whenever we're not able to run the ball comfortably."

Not only is he trying to kill his draft stock on the field but decided to do so when speaking with the media as well. That's not leadership.

well deserved

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In his 1948 book "1984" he describes a dystopian world of the future. I would argue that we have arrived at such a world, perhaps, but maybe Big Brother is actually us. We the people are now--thanks to technology--able to watch our government leaders more than they can monitor us. The internet, chat rooms, podcasts and mostly uncensored social media that we take for granted is clearly a game-changer.

I think this explains why the good guys won the 2024 election. At least 51% of us were able to see through the state-crafted narrative of Twice-impeached, Convicted Felon Hitler 2.0 vs the First Woman of Color for the Presidency.

We simply elected the better candidate and policies. No wonder they are freaking out on the left.

Melania NOT attending the meeting of Biden's and Trumps this week. Of course, Melania lived in the white house so doesn't need the "tour". But there seems to be more than that at play here....at least according to this post:

'A source close to Melania pointed to FBI agents searching through her personal items during the classified documents probe—an investigation that was later dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon in July.'

So far we have four murdered, and a suicide by derange lefties falling the election. There have been threats of violence against conservatives, threats of poisoning, assassination threats against the president and Trump supporters, and so and so on.

When will you piece of crap lefties realize that you’re the bad people? That you are the deranged people? You are the stupid people?

You’re as bad as anyone out there claims .

Today and everyday, thank you for your service and sacrifices.