It's the end of June and this is the first post of the month. Not much here to really write about, but I have a few thoughts on my mind.
-The World Cup Soccer Tournament is underway here in North America. Numerous tourists are here to watch the "Beautiful Game". I've watched the US play its three Group D matches, including a real 'who cares" game Thursday night. Türkiye beat the United States 3-2 on the final kick of the match. Türkiye gets to save a lot of money on hotels and food and go back home early. The US moves on to face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 on July 1st. Being retired, I've seen parts of quite a few games on TV. One of the things that has impressed me is the support of fans from around the world for their country's team. They are loyal and spend a lot of money following their teams. They've been complimentary of the host nations.
-This month also saw the completion of the NCAA Men's Baseball and Women's Softball College World Series tournaments. Congratulations to the Oklahoma men and Texas women. Gee, isn't it interesting both of these teams are members of the Southeast Conference. That's the same collegiate conference my beloved Missouri Tigers compete in. Personally, I rooted for both the schools' opponents in the finals. I wanted Texas Tech to knock off Texas and North Carolina to beat Oklahoma.
-We also saw the US Open Golf Tournament on Long Island, New York. It was played at Shinnecock Hills Country Club in the Hamptons. Wyndham Clark not only had to beat a very difficult course but also deal with a lot of nasty New Yorkers who didn't want him to win. More than just a few of the fans were assholes, but as one of my buddies put it, "they don't know any better. That's how they're raised".
-There's been a tempest in a teapot in Washington, D.C. over United States President Donald Trump's newly "refurbished" Reflecting Pool. After years of doing its job of reflecting the Lincoln Memorial and other monuments on the mall, Mr. Trump decided he wanted to paint it another color. Trump's cronies got a contract to do it, and now it looks like an algae-filled cesspool. The president is angry and claims his enemies put a "250 foot gash in the pool liner." Seriously? Mr. Trump is aware there are a multitude of security cameras trained on the mall at all times.
I'll tell you the same thing I do each month; "I plan to write more in the coming days", but, in reality, I'll probably have just a couple of posts and one will come at the end of the month to keep my monthly submission streak alive. Have a nice July.
