The sun is out for now, the Canadian wildfire smoke isn’t supposed to be back until tomorrow and it’s time for a dog days of summer edition of Saturday Screencaps where we scrape for content during these quiet times.
Let’s start by going to Chicago where Kristin Cavallari’s first pitch had the Cubs mascot a total mess. I have to give Cavs credit. She has been a complete drama queen over the years, but I’d be lying if I said she hasn’t provided us with millions of pageviews. She’s an absolute content hall of famer and last night was just another notch on the belt.
Remember, this woman turns 40 in January. She’s in rarified air. Typically, at this age, the B and C-listers typically turn into self-help gurus who suddenly start praying to some butterfly goddess while on a retreat in Costa Rica. I’ve seen it way too often where celebs will waste about a decade from 35-45 b—-ing about the government, Trump, etc.
Not Cavs. Just this week, she made headlines where she said her kids can sit in coach while she’s in first class on planes. Now she’s throwing out a first pitch in shredded jorts. THIS IS CONTENT 101. Keep the content flame burning. Thank you, Cavs.
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– Michael V. says: Hello Joe, hope all is well. Yes I have been to a bowling alley that has pins held up by plastic cords. It was a lucky strike (not sure if that counts as a real bowling alley) close to my house. I prefer bowling on a regular lane because I find the plastic cords get tangled and cause delays in play. AMF offers a great summer deal (#notsponsored) where you pay $50 per person and can play up to 2 games a day everyday until labor day. The pass pays for itself after 3 visits. My daughter and I have done it the past few summers and some of her friends join us now as well. Topgolf has a similar deal that is a bargain as long as you dont buy a lot of food and drinks when you go.
– Chris from California writes: Reading today’s column and Justin in Sherwood Park name checked my state and brought up how he feels our state government’s mismanaging of things has lead to more wildfires. Sadly, he couldn’t be more right.
I’ve lived in Southern California my entire life and year after year the wildfires seem to be getting worse and worse, yes some of it is environmental and based on the way a bunch of areas have been developed but a huge factor is the way our idiot government does things. I feel like there’s three major factors at play, one; there’s less controlled burns, clearing of brush, etc. all in the name of helping the environment (that then burns to the ground), two; a lack of oversight and holding utility companies accountable for faulty powerlines, infrastructure and that sort of thing and finally the way we handle water. The most cursory of Google searches will lead you to countless articles about the truly moronic way our state handles water, not routing it where it’s truly needed and can actually help the parts of my state that tend to be really dry. At this point, like with most things California does I’m not sure I can even logically explain to use the reasoning behind why any of this is done. I’d like to think I’m a relatively smart, educated person but most of the policies and laws enacted by this state and the reasoning behind it bounce off my brain because they simply don’t make any sense. It’s like a toddler throwing a box of crayons at a wall and then saying they painted a Picasso.
The only solace I can take is that my state seems to be slowly waking up to just how poorly we are run. There is an honest to God shot at a Republican being elected Governor and with each passing day, as Gavin Newsom gets closer to announcing his run at the Presidency, Republicans are frothing at the mouth and Democrats are trying to gird themselves because they all know if he runs he will get utterly destroyed. All anyone running against him has to do is bring up where California was 8 years ago and where it is now because of his mind-numbingly terrible leadership and he’ll be laughed into obscurity.
Also, to chime in on the pool thing, as well as something else that was brought up this week.
I own a pool and I have 3 boys, 14, 12 and 10 so I have a bunch of idiot teenager or almost teenagers over all the time. They all know they can act like idiot teenagers, but there’s a rules and limits to make sure they are safe and no one walks away with more than a skinned knee or a wedgie. Their parents all know and support this and likewise if my kids go over to their friends’ houses, they know not only do my rules apply, but whatever other rules the people that are hosting them might have as well.
This brings me to the other thing someone brought up about respect and being called, Mr., Mrs., etc. I’m not sure how I got so lucky but I’ve been very fortunate that all the parents that are part of my kids’ friend circles have the same views and rules I do for my kids. You treat all adults with respect and call them Mr. or Mrs. unless they tell you otherwise. You shake hands when you meet them, you follow their rules, etc. It took a bit of getting to know everyone and maybe we all gravitated towards each other because we had the same expectations for our kids and the way they are supposed to interact with society and we subconsciously excluded people that don’t hold those same views, but we all feel perfectly comfortable when they are over at each other’s houses because we all know there’s rules and a level of respect that each of them will observe. This has allowed us to create a nice “bubble” for lack of a better term where they can be moronic teenagers but within limits. It’s one thing to throw each other around on the giant trampoline in the backyard, boys will be boys, but the moment someone says stop or an adult tells you to do something, you do it. You treat every house like your own, you clean up after yourself without being asked, you say “please” and “thank you” every time, it’s just basic stuff that makes sure no matter the situation or the place they will be civil, respectful and responsible and that it’s okay to have fun, but not be dumb about it.
Kids don’t have to but when a young man comes up to me, looks me right in the eye, shakes my hand and calls me Mr., that goes a long way towards me being okay with my kids hanging out with him because I know the person that taught the kid that is gonna be pretty inline with my thinking. I’m pretty certain they think the same thing when my kid does it to them. It’s a small thing, but it’s those small things that add up to a complete, competent, productive, well-rounded member of society.
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– Carl was there: I was at the Blue Angels practice on Wed when the low flyover took place. It was incredible and everyone there loved it. They have two separate groups that practice. First, 4 planes practice (#1,2,3 and 5), then an hour later, they go home and #4 and #6 fly. There was another low pass over the pier that everyone thought the plane was going to hit the pier because it was so low. However, there were no people that far out on the pier because they restrict them to beginning of it. I missed the Thursday practice but people are saying the Blue Angel #3 wasn’t there. That is the same plane that did the low flyover. Also, Blue Angel #6 is the loudest, absolutely deafening! The Blue Angels are absolutely amazing.
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That is it this morning. I have a weekend facing me down. It’s time to get this published so I can close the laptop. Let’s get out there and create some new storylines for next week.
