But first, 5November2024 is less than a week away.  All polls show that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are nearly tied in the key battleground states.  I ask myself, how can this be happening? Early this year,  Donald Trump was rated #45, the worst president in the history of the USA, by 154 political scientists .   Joe Biden was ranked #14. #1 was Abraham Lincoln, with Franklin D. Roosevelt #2 and George Washington #3. Barack Obama came in at #7. Donald Trump is a convicted felon, the first American president in history. Earlier this year  Common Cause said Trump should be disqualified from running again .  They cited ten reasons, and some of them included violation of the 14th Amendment, he is a danger to our Democracy, etc. Trump lies more than tells the truth, is a mysogynist, has been disloyal to his wife, only thinks about himself,  has already told us he will become a dictator and this list can go and on for pages and pages. Kamala Harris i...

As far as I know, the only evidence of the Queen Mary 2 celebrating the Kentucky Derby is me having two mint juleps, and taste-testing Woodward Reserve and Makers Mark Kentucky bourbons.  No Old Forrester on the ship.  Also I don't hold much hope for the sports channels to show the derby.  All they play are soccer, auto/bike racing, darts, with an occasional NBA game. While testing Kentucky whiskies, I also saw a Japanese scotch.  So I tried it too. Post-time for this  150th Kentucky Derb y is 6:57 PM ET today.   The heavy favorite is Sierra Leone at 3-1.  He is a late closer, and there are 20 other horses running, so that could be a major problem.  Starts out of gate 2. I like longer shots, and my favorite is  Forever Young  (right), a 10-1 shot from Japan out of the 11th position.  He has never lost yet. Last night was Gala Evening Attire night, so I had on my ascot set.  For those who don't know,  ascots are making...