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[Zzzptm]

I read this today, what a woman! Foster mother to 92 children!

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/towering-statue-unveiled-in-london-to-honor-a-national-hero-youve-probably-never-heard-of/

[Charger]

This is NOT a Halloween prank...the commander in Senile...I mean commander in chief actually said these things...

https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/biden-suggests-he-spoke-to-doctor-who-invented-insulin-and-died-before-he-was-born/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow

Lying about his son dying in the Irak war is quite a feat...

This guy really does speak out of his ass...

Can't really see him being much better than Trump with his obvious lies either.

[Vyn]

That's at least the second time President Biden has stated his son died in Iraq. Regardless of what "maybe this, maybe that" scenario I attach to it, the end conclusion I draw is that President Biden needs some medical attention.

[Zzzptm]

Yeah, he old. I know he got support for saying he was going to do just one term, but I'm sure there are people pushing he does a second term for reasons. Across the board, I'd like to see some younger persons coming forward for national leadership. But with longer lifespans, politicians who have been waiting for "their turn" can wait a long, long, LONG time indeed. And with the offices that have no term limits, they can decide that "their turn" has no sell-by date.

In other news, this story brought me great big smiles:

https://london.ctvnews.ca/zamboni-halloween-costume-is-labour-of-love-for-dad-and-special-needs-son-1.6133030



I'm nominating that legend for Dad of the Year 2022!

[Vyn]

Yeah, that's pretty cool - and that kid looks like he's having a great time!

[Zzzptm]

Gotta confess, I wish I had a Zamboni to tool around in...

[Zzzptm]

This from Peter King's Football Morning in America:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/07/jets-bears-justin-fields-peter-king-fmia-week-9/?cid=nbcsports

The Jason Jenkins Award

Lawrence Guy, defensive end, New England. Last week, Guy and his wife Andrea hosted their second annual baby shower for new or expectant single mothers in Massachusetts. While in labor for the couple’s third child, Andrea shared a hospital room with a woman who was without supplies and a support system after giving birth, inspiring the Guys to help her personally, but furthermore to help others like her. The Guy Family Foundation baby shower includes gifts and necessities to help mothers meet the demands of parenthood – like diapers, car seats, blankets, and strollers – and also provides a support network in the form of the Patriots Women’s Association.

Good news, that one. Good news.

[Zzzptm]

Read this excerpt from Jimmy Johnson's book:

Johnson, on his son Chad’s trials with alcohol:

“I didn’t even realize Chad was having a problem. He became an alcoholic. I mean, I could tell you stories that he went through. Just devastating, because I didn’t even know it was going on. He went to a couple rehab centers. I’d lay in bed at night, crying my eyes out. Saying, ‘I’d give a million dollars if somebody could get him back on track.’ When he absolutely did hit rock bottom, we got him into a halfway house. Next thing, he started getting better. He ends up taking over the halfway house. He took over the whole facility. He went and got doctors and consultants to get it certified as a rehab center and they became just unbelievably successful … Now, he’s opening another one up in Austin. I would go and I’d sit in the audience next to Chad, and, like, a mother and daddy would go up to the podium. They’d have all the recovering alcoholics and all their families there. The mother and daddy would say, Chad, thanks for saving my son’s life.

“And then a mother would go up. She told this story. Chad, you picked up my daughter at 3 o’clock in the morning and drove her around for four hours talking to her and then took her to detox. Thanks for saving her life. I mean, I’m tearing up now just talking about it. Businesses had tried to buy Chad’s facility and he said, Daddy, I’m not in it to make money. He said if a business bought it, they’d have like one counselor for 10 or 20 clients. We have one counselor for every four clients. That’s why we’re successful. He said I don’t care about making money; I’m doing something to help people. I mean, it’s such a success story that I’m so proud. When I talked to him, I said listen, I had a couple undefeated national championship teams, as a player, as a coach. Won a couple Super Bowls. College and pro football hall of fame. Broadcasting hall of fame. Nothing that I’ve ever accomplished comes anywhere close to what you’re doing in saving people’s lives. I mean, it’s touching to me.”

[Charger]

Apparently Horses down under are snoblind!

https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/queensland-horse-tests-positive-for-cocaine-following-win-in-200000-race/news-story/0dd51fed8a98daba91855f9be71f3332

[Zzzptm]

A coke-snorting horse, wow...

[Jack the Stripper]

Not unusual down here. Been a few horses that have tested positive to cocaine over the years including a couple from a leading female trainer. Makes them run quicker apparently 

[Zzzptm]

Horse should have been racing in Illinois: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-16-0502160251-story.html

True, the story is from 2005, but it does note that horses don't need that much coke to have a major pain-reducing effect, allowing them to run harder. And in Illinois at the time, that amount of cocaine was OK in equine drug tests.

[Charger]

Looks like after 4 years of total idiocy and financial chaos we're finally getting rid of the crazy left wing government and getting a proper sensible one!

Maybe this will finally be a step upwards again for the Finnish economy.

And as an icing on the cake the candidate I voted got through as well...a first timer so I am happy for that as well!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

The UK are hosting the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday. The annual coming together of European countries to sing songs  at each other... and vote for a winner. Although some other non-European countries take part such as Israel and Australia and I'm sure Morocco took part a very long time ago... and, of course, some countries are banned or can't be bothered.

Anyway, last year Ukraine won (a sympathy vote under the circumstances but it would probably have done ok anyway), and the UK came second. For some strange reason the Ukraine can't host year so the UK are hosting on their behalf. It's being held in Liverpool and there is wall to wall coverage of it!

I can't stand this annual garbage...

... and I hope we never host it again. If you don't hear from me tomorrow it's because I've hibernated with a bottle of alcohol Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime!

[Vyn]

I've heard of Eurovision, but didn't know anything about it.

Well, now I know a few more things regarding Eurovision, haha! I searched for them online and hit their website.

https://eurovision.tv/

For me, it put to truth the words of KiloDeltaCharlie.

But, one thing KCD did not mention is that they have a multitude of products for sale. All of them branded with "Eurovision Song Contest". They even have tattoos at 5 euro a pop. Wooooo *cough*, *choke*, oooo.