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Do you remember Chad?  Unknown prior, he hung around in the year 2000 from Election Day till December 13th. Democratic nominee Al Gore, who had already invented the internet, insisted that he remain on the final stage until then as the presidential election results were in deep dispute deep in the state of Florida. It …

The SEC, ACC, and BIG 12 football schedules are half done, the BIG 10 is in week two, while the PAC-12 is just getting started.  This reminds us of the state by state vote count, but we digress. Abby, however, remains very focused.  Week six was another winner for her.  That brings the season-long total …

A funny thing happened on Election Day.  No one got elected. And a presidential race precedent or two was set.  We take a stab at those and give other random observations below in our Lucky 13.. Has there ever been a contest so hotly contested that five or six states are too close to call …

Today either marks the end of the wildest and whackiest four years in Washington D.C. or it begins the second and final four years of likely the same.  We have a few observations and a few points to ponder.  No one outworks The Donald.  His campaign stops (rallies) in the last 10 days have been …

Tomorrow is Election Day.  You already knew that though didn’t you? Have you already voted?   Good for you if you did.   It seems like it’s more than your right.  It’s your civic duty. It is estimated that over 80 million mostly U.S. citizens have voted early in these unprecedented, Covid 2020 times.  In 2016 rounded …

Abby provided another treat for our loyal subscribers last week. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?  It’s Halloween and she’s expecting more of the same- treats, not tricks that is.  Hopefully, those darn kids ringing the doorbell won’t disturb her too much while watching the games. For the season the w/l record is 14-11 …

Friends   Despite some good earnings reports, such as the one delivered by Microsoft after the close yesterday, stocks just could not overcome the wave of disturbing news concerning the coronavirus continuing to blow up in the U.S. and Europe. Add to that, that this week saw the possibility of a stimulus deal before the election go out the window, […]

Yesterday while channel surfing we stumbled across an NBA TV show celebrating Sir Charles Barkley’s 50th birthday.   Ernie Johnson sat down with Barkley and recounted his upbringing, his NBA highs and lows, his life post NBA, etc.  Nevermind that the show originally aired in 2013, it was quite good. Why was it quite good?  Barkley …

Tender and tasty mmm, mmm. Fresh from the oven to your email inbox comes Ten delicious Nuggets. The BIG 10 returned to action on the NCAA football fields and made us all feel a tad more normal Saturday. Three of their top four teams made positive statements right from the word go.  Wisconsin kicked things …

Abby felt a bit hungover Sunday.  After a four week run, her picks last week tasted as fine as warm Mad Dog 20/20 wine. The week brought reality back into the season-long results.  Wins are 11 v losses at nine.  One tie.  The most important bones wagered are 17 up v 13 down.  The hunch …