My news item of the day has to do with my two ESPN women's March Madness bracket teams.  Presently both at the 99.4% level. espn59512106's Picks 1   22K   RANK 99.4%   PCT 300 PTS 1900 MAX Round of 64 POINTS   300/320 espn59512106's Picks 2   22K   RANK 99.4%   PCT 300 PTS 1900 MAX There are 3.4 million competitors and  only 551 are currently perfect. This was a good week.  Only went out once to have my taxes done, and did well.  On the way home did some shopping to complement my 15 Craigside take-out meals, plus a bento.  Only a little more than three weeks till our next trip to the Osaka Expo, returning via an Oceania cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver, then fly back to Honolulu.  Weather has recently been picturesque.  Kilauea Volcano is not now erupting, so the air is clear. Gave a Powerpoint presentation in the 15C theater on my life's  journey. 15C celebrated my day....St. Patrick's Day. Came with food and d...

Clearly, the star of the Paris Summer Olympics is the Eiffel Tower, for it stands out all the time.  It is exactly 300 meters ( 984 feet ) high, and was finished in 1889 for the Paris World's Fair.  It is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world, and attracts nearly 7 million/year. After day 2, Japan and Australia have won the most gold medals, 4, but the  USA has the most medals with 12 .  France second most, 8. Australia is doing well in swimming, but the star could well be Leon Marchand from France. The USA is surging. Torri Huske (right) and Gretchen Walsh won gold and silver in the 100M butterfly. Foil Fencer Lee Kiefer, won a gold, topping Lauren Scruggs, also of the U.S.  Kiefer also got the gold in Tokyo. The US Women's soccer team beat Zambia 3-0 and Germany 4-1. Lebron James ( 39 ) and Kevin Durant ( 35 ) led the way to crush Serbia 110-84 in men's basketball. Russia and Belarus teams were banned, but certain individuals were allowed...

Part 2 of our OMG Adventure follows the further travails of Donald Trump. Someone came up with having his sycophants and potential Veep candidates show up at his trial.  Yesterday, two U.S. senators and a rep, plus.  Today, Speaker Mike Johnson and Vivek Ramaswamy.  Son Eric has been there, and so has his wife, Republican National Committee co-Chair Lara Trump. But no other close family has come. The biggest missing piece is Melania Trump.  All  reports show that she won't show .  Too  bad, for jurors are human, and her daily presence, holding his hands coming and going, can make that crucial difference.  Perhaps she can be enticed to show up at the end for some reward.  After all,  their marriage has become a business arrangement . Oh, in case you missed it,  Michael Cohen again was on the stand today , with Todd Blanche of the defense attempting to poke holes in his story.  He seems always to be at Trump's side outside of cou...