For those not into fantasy baseball, come back tomorrow.  That is, unless you have interest in the marital status of Shohei Ohtani.  If so, read on. If I can be condemned for wasting any time, it is in fantasy baseball.  I was once into more, including football, basketball and golf.  I pretty much now only bother with major league baseball.  Why? During summer months, there is no University of Hawaii sports.  Baseball begins at the end of March and continues into October. One problem is that I travel in March and April, as I again will this year.  It's difficult to keep up with U.S. sports when I'm around the world. There are several competitions which cost money.  I even flew to Las Vegas one year to participate in drafting players.  Now I only stick to ESPN for MLB and NFL, as they're free.   This year I will again draft three fantasy baseball teams. As I indicated at the top, one problem with this free ESPN baseball competition is that it wastes a lot time.  I need to ad

Hanukkah is a joyous Jewish festival.  Don't worry too much about the spelling, for there must be half a dozen ways to do that.  This 8-day festival of lights starts at sundown tonight ( always on Sunday ) and runs through December 6 this year.  The start date can vary from around Thanksgiving to after Christmas. Each night one more candle is lit on a candelebrum called a chanukiah, placed at a window to the left of the door, if possible.  But you ask,  why are there 9 lights/candles ?  Especially as there are 8 days of lighting and the seal of the State of Israel has 7, which is the standard menorah.   The middle one, the shamash ( means attendant, and is always higher or lower than the other candles ), is the helper candle that is used to light the others.  There is an order beginning with one the first night, plus the samash, lighted after sunset, except for that Friday ( because of the Sabbat, so the lighting should begin before sunset ) with one more each night.  Each candle m