Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged! Or should we say Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! We're not sure who gets top billing. And they said it wouldn't last. Actually we said it too but we've already established in previous articles that we, can be wrong. We stand in contrast to all the rest of the players in the Journalism Matrix. So, it's no big deal.
And we wish Travis and Taylor all the best. Just a piece of advice though, don't become T&T or Swift-Kel or some other combination of your names. That's a recipe for disaster. Just ask Brangelina or J-rod.
And Cracker Barrel decided to change its famous Logo. They decided to take the old guy Uncle Herschel and the Barrels off. Why? "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?" The taking of Uncle Herschel off, was obviously ageism. But the Barrels? Kind of not too bright if the name of your Restaurant is Cracker Barrel. Well their customers and fans revolted. Worse than that their stock dropped like a rock. Then came the kiss of death. Donald John Trump 45th & 47th POTUS said they should make a U turn and bring back the Barrels and Uncle Herschel. Faster than you could say Uncle Herschel, the U-turn was made and the old Logo was back. Some things are just made to last.
Reacting to the fact that crime in D.C. has dropped precipitously while Chicago seems mired in a never ending crime wave, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proclaimed. "We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence." That sounds like a campaign slogan, if we ever heard one. Let's see how long he lasts with that one.
Then there are the Colorado Rockies in the National League West Division. They are 38 and 96. That is 38 wins and 96 losses. They are 39 games behind the Division leading Dodgers. They are 28.5 games behind the next worse team in their division the Diamondbacks. As they only have 28 games left in their season, they have no chance of ever catching those Diamondbacks. And, that is what we call, coming in last.
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* Walter B. Gibson, from the radio show The Shadow