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Washington Football Team - By Any Other Name, They Still Beat The Cowboys.

Washington Football Team. Lifelong fans of the Washington Football Team will understand when I say that, no matter the final record, it is a successful season when the team defeats the Dallas Cowboys. But, as I watched my lifelong favorite team destroy the Cowboys last night, I couldn't help but think that maybe the name change was a good thing. There is an unwritten rule in trial law that you should be careful with objections to unfavorable testimony. The reason is that, by objecting, you call attention to the testimony, and, win or lose the argument, you can never erase the testimony from a fact finder's mind. Like picking at a scab, the results can be catastrophic. Now, imagine you are watching a football team with no name. It is the Washington Football Team. What is the immediate image that goes through your mind? In fact, doesn't this whole debacle just fix the image of the old logo in your mind? Will you ever be able to erase the image of the old logo, and the old name from your mind? Hail to the Football Team. Hail, Victory. Members of the Football Team on the warpath. Fight for old D.C.

Black Friday During A Pandemic? No Problem.

Black Friday Tech Deals. The answer to an age old question is revealed today. Why did God invent the Internet? Why, so we wouldn't have to wear a mask shopping for deals on Black Friday, of course. While I am certain that some brave souls will brave the pandemic today to shop for bargains, most of us will be sitting in front of a computer monitor looking at tech bargains. A little online shopping therapy seems to be in order, no?

#PoetryFriday - Tarot

We all want to believe that a magic card or wand can determine our future. We all want to believe that our fate can be changed with a turn of a card. Sometimes, however, it is better to realize that our fate is an unknown, and that the better course is to accept it, whatever it is, and change ourselves instead.

Tarot

He studied her as she placed the cards
upon the table.
Did she hear his beating heart?
Could she sense his prayer
for a future of loving her?
Could she read the desire in his body?

Or was it all a game?

She read the cards to him.
She knew that he was bound to the past,
a past that carried only broken love
and incomplete promises.

He was a budding plant,
growing towards a powerful sun,
reaching for the sky,
a boy-man,
learning to love.

The cards told him that he had much work to do.

Today I Give Thanks For This Wonderful Woman.

Every Thanksgiving, we give thanks for everything, both joyous and sad. Today, I give thanks for the gift of this woman in my life. This photo, taken as she rode a dolphin at Dolphin Cove in the Cayman Islands on our honeymoon, says everything you need to know about her joy of life, happy disposition, unconquerable spirit, and unreasoning love of this lucky man. Thanks, Diane, for making my life better. To all my friends and family, this is my challenge on Thanksgiving Day. Share someone for whom you are thankful today. 

Holidays Are For Gadgets And Fun

Google brings the Mandalorian to AR in its new App. Some of you have asked how I was able to put the Mandalorian in my office and den. Well, a new AR app that works on newer 5G phones is the answer. This cool app promises to get better as new abilities are added; but, for now, once set up, the Mandalorian will appear in any reality you happen to be, and you can share the images. There are a lot of valid reasons to celebrate holidays; but, since I was a kid, and I still am, I have enjoyed celebrating the joy of living with gadgets, toys, and, recently computers and tech. So, while I am waiting on my new Augmented Reality headset, I will be fooling around with my Smartphone, my Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset, and my computers. You can find your own fun stuff, can't you? If you are reading this after I die, know that, while I lived, I had fun doing it, and, if I wasn't having fun, I wasn't doing it. Enjoy the day. Be thankful.

Thanksgiving Day - It Should Be Every Day

We All Support Each Other. Today is a time to highlight the fact that we should be thankful for being alive. Everything else is either a boon or a challenge. We will all have plenty of both. But, try to adopt a mindset that you will find joy in everything, good or bad, and you will have a satisfying life. I have found most of my happiness comes out of tragedy. The death of my wife, and the year of agony watching it happen, has turned into a life filled with happy days, and great memories. Even the pain becomes wisdom. One of the toughest pieces of wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, at least for me, is the precept that we are all connected, and we should accept each other, or endure each other. "Human beings have been made for the sake of one another. Teach them or endure them." So, expect that there will be many humans that vex you, and interfere with you, and are just plain difficult to live with. Don't judge them. Teach them. If they won't be taught, endure them. After all, is the option to carry hate and anger in your heart a better solution for living happily? Didn't think so.

Giving Thanks On A Day Of Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for a world in which there will always be a need for lawyers.

Living With The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian followed me home, and is now standing in my den. 

Alexa Is In Your Head With The New Echo Frames.

Echo Frames.  Okay, you don't like the in your face aesthetic of my Bose Frames. The Wayfarer frames belong in the 1950's, you say. Well, the new Echo Frames are bluetooth enabled glasses that have a lighter touch, and I am certain that many will prefer the design. But, is the sound Bose quality? That remains to be seen, as preorders will be delivered December 10th, just in time for Xmas.

Looking For Intelligence In The Universe.

Watching the news, reading newspapers, looking for intelligence in the universe, I always think of Clara Peller. Why do we spend our lives discussing and pondering useless things? We certainly don't have that much time.