The Brian Speckner Method Of Selecting Horses From The Racing Form Or Telegraph

I have no idea who Brian Speckner was, but evidently he was a gambling man for I found his method of selecting horses from the Racing Form or Telegraph between the pages of an old book (circa 1950's) I bought at a garage sale.

Not being a gambling man myself, I have no idea if this sort of thing works or not. If anyone tries it, let me know your results.

   

A Keen Interest In Everything Coupled With Ambition

Being of independent means

Is really the way to go

If you want to be able to do, that is

Whatever it is you want to do

Bear in mind, however,

It is not the only way 

To be able to do whatever it is you want to do

It is just one of the easier ways

A Glance At The Old Steel Mill & Environs In Pueblo, Colorado

I Dedicate This House To The Griswold Family Christmas

Magniloquence

The word of the day is magniloquence. It is used to describe a pompous grandiosity in language, either spoken or written.

For example, instead of stating "This beer is pretty good," a person states instead, "The mellifluous tones of the oak tannins are barely hinted at, which gives a subtle yet pleasing buttery feel to the overall crispy richness of the beverage, even if the aftertaste is still a tad too structured."

As if they were a wine sommelier or some such character.

Magniloquence is in itself, an extremely magniloquent word. 

It's An Abstract, Conceptual, Interpretive Kinda Christmas Thing

Sunday Morning Chargers / Steelers Analysis

This morning I was upstairs wrapping presents for a very early in the month Christmas party I've gotta attend tonight, and downstairs MJM was watching Game Day Sunday Morning on the NFL network.

Out of coffee, so I picked up my mug (The one that has the island of Japan and Mt Fuji featured prominently on it that my brother TL brought me back as a souvenir of Japan, which I happen to love simply because it is a souvenir of Japan that has a big "Made in Japan" sticker on it) and walk downstairs to get a refill.

While in the kitchen refilling the aforementioned mug, I overhear one of the talking heads on the sports talk show giving an analysis of tonight's San Diego vs. Pittsburgh game state that "...the Steelers have something the Chargers don't have."

And I immediately shout out, "No, the Chargers have exactly what the Steelers have, and do you know what that is MJM?"

MJM shouts back, "No, what's that?"

I reply, "A loss to the Denver Broncos."

Laughs galore ensue.