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THE WINDMILLS OF KINDERDIJK AND CITY OF DORDRECHT

I'm doing well.  The world seems also to be okay, with no weather calamities and the wars in Ukraine and Gasa Strip in some  kind of stalemate.  Will Iran take revenge?  Will there be a truce and hostage exchange?  The ship daily provides the USA Times. On the Donald Trump front, nothing much.  The  hush money criminal trial  will proceed in New York City on April 15, the Supreme Court will on April 25 hear oral arguments about his immunity request and Fani Willis is still on the Georgia RICO case.   Who leads today , Trump or Biden?  Who cares.  These trials will make the difference on November 5. In sports. March Madness came and went, with Connecticut repeating as men's champs, and South Carolina returning to the top for women.   I haven't seen any Major League Baseball game this year on TV and I've missed making roster adjustments with regularity, but my three ESPN fantasy teams still lead their leagues at #1. The Masters  begins in a few hours.  Tiger Woods is sche

TWO GRAND SUPPERS

 The hot topic across the USA is March Madness, also known as the Big Dance Each of the men's and women's bracket features 63 games.  Men start today and women tomorrow. No favorite in the men's side, but South Carolina women will almost surely prevail.  Watch to see what Florida Gulf Coast does.  In the past five years, 19 of 20 final four berths went to seeds 1 and 2. The player to watch is Caitlin Clark of Iowa.  She makes 3-point shots from near the half court line. If you want a long-shot for men's, pick San Diego State, Creighton, Tennessee or Providence.  Princeton always surprises. Your chances of getting all 63 games right is 9.2 quintillion to one.  No one has ever been officially recorded to succeed since the beginning of time. Which beer should you drink?   Click on this.   Hawaii has no chance against LSU, but The Athletic says try 337 blueberry blond lager of Adopted Dog Brewing from Lafayette.  The brewery just opened, so this would be a first for anyone.