A Little Rain

My hometown of Nashville, Tennessee has been in a drought that was relieved a bit yesterday when there finally was some rain. It was not enough where we were able to break the dry spell, but it brought the temperature down from ninety-eight degrees to eighty-five. Some are still hawking "global warming" or "man-caused climate change", but I have witnessed this summer pattern here my entire life, and I am about to turn sixty (Lord willing). I believe it is just weather in a Tennessee summer, not some sky is falling new catastrophe that we must urgently address. 

To the Gun

You play till the final whistle or the blank fired to show time has run out. Both Colorado and Georgia Tech looked as if they had won with time rapidly dwindling in their televised contest. The visitors found themselves down with no timeouts and less than two minutes to play after a Tech field goal brought the host team's lead to six. Then, the Buffaloes rushed down field to score a touchdown with little time left to put themselves up by a single point. All was not lost though for Tech who followed brilliant Indiana transfer Mendoza down the field into field goal range in record time. Unfortunately for the Atlanta boys who had already blocked a field goal themselves, the mountain men had a trick up their sleeve and blocked a field goal attempt of their own to preserve the one point win. What excitement for a season-opening game, and may the rest of the year live up to this glorious beginning! 

Impose Knife Control

We must ban sharp pointy things and rocks too as they can be used to hurt folks. From now on, you will not be able to cut your meat or vegetables, so let us hope you have strong jaws and teeth, but do not dare bite anyone, or those chompers have to go as well. After all, we want to keep everybody safe. 

Summon Social Workers

The Times Square horror stabbings should demonstrate conclusively that the "abolish policing movement" does not have a leg to stand on, as having social workers as first responders would only have resulted in dead or wounded social workers and more innocent civilian deaths. Cops are not always right, but properly trained law enforcement is needed when someone attacks community members with potentially deadly force. Kitchen knives can kill and indeed, in this instance, did. We need professional policing to keep the citizenry safe. A social worker offering group therapy, classes, or a pamphlet would have only been stabbed themselves. Thank goodness the NYPD put an end to the stabbing spree. 

Just Abolish Police?

In recent election cycles, we have heard the far left demand that police (and also incidentally prisons) should be abolished. These radicals called our law enforcement "slave catchers". Cops are not perfect but are absolutely essential in preventing chaos. Without competent and professional policing, society would rapidly fall into bloody anarchy. Social workers would not have stopped the Times Square stabbing, but well-placed shots by the NYPD did, and that protected innocent lives. 

Not the Issue

Whether or not illegal aliens are obtaining commercial driver's licenses from American driving schools is not the Issue. The issue is in fact, what are "illegal aliens" doing here in the first place after several years of Trump in charge of immigration (albeit separated by the interval of the Biden administration). We should have the most secure nation on earth with all the Trump tough talk and bloviating. 

Too Early Predictions

I attended my first Titans game of the season, that happened to be the last of the preseason. Has Tennessee improved? Probably, but not enough to have a winning season and certainly not transforming into a playoff contender. I was also struck that so many of my fellow attendees were sporting Bears colors. I would say half the crowd was rooting for the visitors. Will Levis does not look like a quarterback who is capable of success in the National Football League, but then again Cam Ward has not looked much better in his preseason appearances. Chicago looked dominant at the line of scrimmage, but of course, the Titans best linemen did not even play. I say the Bears are an NFC playoff team, but the Titans regrettably will earn an early draft pick again as they further slip into the category of perennial losers.