The Changes Brought by Covid-19

I now preach to an empty sanctuary--strange.  Thanks, by the way, to Steve Ornee for all of his hard work in putting our weekly Lord's Day video together.

I get to hear Rev. Lenzner sing the doxology -- solo.

I get to wear what I want under my robe

I get to watch myself preach on Sunday morning from my recliner with my good buddy, Charley.

The Revenge of the Yankees Upon the Sign-Stealing Astros

As a Yankees fan, I've grown to intensely dislike the Astros.  They are good, smug, and have an edge about them that really makes it hard to lose to them, as the Yankees have.

I am not surprised about the recent revelation that the Astros developed a sophisticated form of cheating, which entailed using a centerfield camera to capture the catcher's signs to the pitcher, and then banging on a hidden trash can twice to alert the batter to the type of pitch that was coming (usually a breaking-ball).

One of the Yankee farm teams (the Staten Island Yankees) has decided to take revenge by trolling the Astros with a delightful give-away program.  (s.t. John Siston)

If you’re paying any attention – at all – to Major League Baseball these days, you’re well aware of the Houston Astros’ blatant and relatively appalling use of technology to steal signs through the use of cameras, monitors, text messages and … banging loudly on trash cans before certain pitches – including their at-bats during the World Series.

As punishment, the Astros just lost their GM and manager to a one-year suspension (they’ve both since been fired) in addition to a $5M fine (the max allowed by the league office) and a loss of their first and second round pick in both the 2020 and 2021 and draft. Frankly, I believe that’s a stern, but just response by MLB, even if it comes up short in a few ways.

Of course, the league isn’t the only one punishing the Astros for their misdeeds. The rest of baseball is taking care of that just fine:  https://twitter.com/SIYanks/status/1217180321973776385?s=20

Yep. The New York Yankees Class-A affiliate (the Staten Island Yankees) are hosting the Astros’ affiliate (the Tri-City Valley Cats) on September 3rd this season, and they’ll be handing out mini TRASH CANS AS THE GIVEAWAY!!

You can find the article here:  Yankees Minor League Affiliate Trolls Astros

Absolutely brilliant and great pay-back!

The Old Age App

Before

After

This App didn't work at all!

For man about to turn 65 . . . nothing to see here . . . 

But I do think baseball legend, Satchel Paige, was right when he quipped, "if you didn't know how old you was, how old would you be?" 

When Life Imitates Chess

Queen to B3.  Bishop to C6 . . .

A Sheologian?

Water From Iraq?

The media's ignorance of the most basic biblical facts and Christian doctine continues to amaze me.  Even the otherwise reliable Wall Street Journal was forced to recant their recent statement that according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "Moses brought water from Iraq . . ."

Of course the correct statement is "Moses brought forth water from a rock."

Read about it here:  Water from Iraq?

The Pastor's Monday Morning Presser

h. t. Greg Smith

I Knew It!

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have finally concluded what some of us have known all along--bald guys appear more masculine and dominant!  Bald Guys

This confirms my theory that hair is a consequence of the Fall and that guys like me are already in our semi-eschatological state.

Hard to Predict What the Future Holds . . .

The photo is from a 70's sports site (Super70sSports), but I saw it on Ben Sasse's twitter feed.  Wow, who'd have guessed . . .

The Short and the Tall of It

The world of sports is filled with contrasts:

Aaron Judge (6' 8") and Ronald Torreyes (5' 8").

Manute Bol (7' 7") and Spud Webb (5' 7")

Wilt Chamberlain (7' 1") and Willie Shoemaker (4' 11")