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In two days the NFL Draft extravaganza begins in Nashville, TN.  However, there was a problem  The original indoor/outdoor event plans needed a few cherry blossom trees cut down moved.  When this became public knowledge, the locals weren’t happy.  The league altered its plans to work around the problem, in essence passing the political football.  …

Didn’t get enough protein on your three-day Easter weekend?  We have some early morning nuggets to help.  No dyed eggs though.  We’ve had enough already till next year.  Ten nuggets to add to your basket are below.  The San Jose Sharks scored a goal in a second overtime over the Vegas Golden Knights in the …

Back when the 1973 New York Mets, aka “The Amazins,”  were making their very improbable run all the way to the World Series, team member Tug McGraw coined a phrase.    It was “Ya Gotta Believe.”  And believe the Mets did, going from last place in their division on a very late in the season …

Last night the injured, but still proud, New York Yankees beat the uninjured, but not so proud anymore, Boston Red Sox.  The 5-3 final completed a three game sweep over the listing 2018 World Series Champions.  “Get out da broomz and swept out da trash” in a heavy “New Yawk” accent could be heard from …

A whole flock of small rubber ducks just hit the river.  And, with it, the great race for 2020 has begun.  If you are watching it on TV it’s abundantly clear that the race downriver is from right to left. The flapping, quacking, and invisible web-footed paddling is robust.  It’s about 20 such newbies or …

Friends Today’s earnings releases produced a mixed bag of share price reactions. Johnson & Johnson had a very nice earnings beat and for the most part the stock reacted positively. United Healthcare had what looked like a nice earnings scorecard but the shares, after rallying initially, spent the day down significantly. Bank of America had a nice earnings beat, but […]

It’s tasty Tuesday.  You’re hungry.  With the NBA playoffs, MLB off to a fine start, the Masters, and the NFL draft upcoming there is plenty to chew on.  Ten Nuggets await your consumption below. If you like Tiger or if not (and most do) you have to tip your golf visor his way.  Four back …

As we wrote Wednesday, the Washington Generals are off to a rough start with a won/loss record of 1-17,000.  It’s a winning percentage of roughly 0.0001 or one one hundredth of one percent.  But there is a certain 2019 major league baseball player who is actually off to a worse start.  Chris Davis, of the …

Hello friends.  Ten very quick thoughts on The Masters which begins its annual walk among the azaleas today.  It’s the most anticipated week of the year for golf purists.  Second place isn’t close. Anyone and everyone that has been shouts to those who have not, “you HAVE to go!” If Tiger is threatening on Sunday, …

Friends Market participants waited breathlessly for the Fed Minutes today (not really), as stocks just drifted aimlessly until the release. Not much changed after the release as stocks tilted quietly to the upside until the close of the session. Basically, the Fed minutes indicated that most of the Fed officials don’t see a likelihood that rates would need to be […]