The View from Lady Lake: It's Saturday and I'm working

It's okay. I'll be working until two days after I'm dead anyway...

This could well be the stupidist thing Creepy Joe's ever said...

Former Vice President Joe Biden praised Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman after the official was escorted out of the White House Friday.

This guy had the balls to go in to work at the White House every day? Wow.

“And by the way, Colonel Vindman got thrown out of the White House today, got walked out. Trump should have been pinning a medal on Vindman and not on Rush Limbaugh," Biden said during the 2020 primary debate in New Hampshire, referring to President Trump's awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative talk radio host Limbaugh during Tuesday's State of the Union address.

"I think we should all give Colonel Vindman a show of how much we supported him. Get up a clap for Vindman,” Biden said, sparking a standing ovation from the crowd. The remark came after Vindman was escorted out of the White House on Friday and told to leave his position at the National Security Council (NSC).

Vindman was a key witnesses who testified during the House’s impeachment inquiry about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine's president, during which Trump discussed investigations of former Biden and his son’s dealings in Ukraine.

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When I was a kid this magazine was treasured.

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I been sayin' all along these guys ain't that good. I frikkin'KNEW IT.

Just when you thought the worst of the Houston Astros cheating scandal had come and gone, new details uncovered by the Wall Street Journal are showing just how widespread the cheating scheme was in Houston’s front office.

Not only did Astros players and coaches use a camera, TV screen and garbage can to electronically steal signs and relay them to hitters, but the entire operation was fueled by an Excel spreadsheet developed by a then-intern that used an algorithm to decode opposing team’s signs.

Members of the Astros front office called it “Codebreaker,” according to documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal, and often referred to their tactics as the “dark arts.” The system and the front-office employees that manned it were part of the process of figuring out opposing teams’ signs and ultimately getting the information to Astros players to use on the field.

This adds a new layer to one of baseball’s biggest scandals, which until this point was characterized as “player-led” by MLB. Instead, this new information suggests a top-down scheme that obtained information and filtered it to players.

Among the other details that have come to light:

• The use of Codebreaker continued into 2018 and not just at home games, but also on the road. Until this point, it was assumed that the Astros only used their system at home. This story suggests they used at least some version of it on the road.

• Luhnow, however, told MLB that he thought the use of Codebreaker was only for decoding signs after games, not in real-time.

• The Codebreaker system was developed by Derek Vigoa, then an intern and now the Astros’ senior manager for team operations.

• Tom Koch-Weser, the team’s director of advance information, plays a central role in this latest story. He told MLB investigators Luhnow would “giggle” at the name “Codebreaker.” Koch-Weser said Luhnow would sometimes say, “You guys Codebreaking?” when he came to the Astros video room during road games. Luhnow denied this to the Wall Street Journal.

• Koch-Weser would often call the system the Astros’ “dark arts,” according to e-mails obtained by MLB. He said once in a team Slack channel, referring to Luhnow: “I know the secrets that made us a championship team, some of which he[’]d definitely feel a lot safer if they were kept in-house.”

• Another Astros front-office staffer Matt Hogan told MLB investigators that no one tried to hide their actions from Luhnow. “It would have been something to show we were working and get validation of our work,” Hogan told investigators.

• Luhnow was updated via e-mail by many in the front office about Codebreaker, the investigation shows, however Luhnow’s defense was that he didn’t read the full e-mails.

• Regardless of Luhnow’s claim he didn’t know about any of this, Manfred’s letter said, “there is more than sufficient evidence to support a conclusion that you knew—and overwhelming evidence that you should have known—that the Astros maintained a sign-stealing program that violated MLB’s rules.”
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This is pretty funny...

"Allow me a moment to thank — and this may be a bit of a surprise — Adam Schiff. Were it not for his crack investigation skills, @realDonaldTrump might have had a tougher time unearthing who all needed to be fired," Trump Jr. said. "Thanks, Adam!"
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What a great shot. The building in the middle is the Dakota Apartment building where Yoko Whackjob lives...
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This is another great kit. Perfect for taking your handgun to the range.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS:

DBTAC Gun Range Bag with Lockable Zipper for Handguns and Ammo (Tan)
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A look like that means you're either in a lotta trouble -

or yer gonna get somethin' REAL special. Could go either way.

How can ya NOT like the NY Post?

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What a great picture of her...
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How does he come up with this shit?
Man this guy is fuckin' dangerous...
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Wanna know how close you are to dying?

Put a % after your age - it's THAT easy...

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Korean War Goodbye Kiss. Los Angeles 1950
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Wanna know why states like NJ are going broke? This is fucking insane:

$327K retirement payout approved for Paterson, NJ police chief after less than 2 years in top job

Municipal officials have approved $326,382 in “separation” pay for retired police chief Troy Oswald on Tuesday.

Records show the city is paying $169,459 for 1,382.25 hours of unused leave time, $58,846 for 480 hours of compensatory time, $88,269 for 720 hours of muster/debriefing, formerly known as terminal leave, and $9,808 for 80 hours of two-week holdback.

Oswald was forced to retire on Feb. 1 as part of a settlement agreement. He was embroiled in a salary dispute with mayor Andre Sayegh and his cabinet members, business administrator Vaughn McKoy and chief of staff Kathleen Long, that led to a lawsuit. He was making $210,600 annually, according to state payroll data.

PLUS - He'll get a lifetime pension in excess of $ 100,000 a year and he's only 55. Fucking insanity.

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See if you can figure out what this story is about:

Construction of a restroom at the Shay Gate will begin later this month on the Historic Side of The Villages. The work is scheduled to begin Feb. 18, after being delayed by a mixup in the permitting process. Lake County ultimately issued the permit for the work. In October, the Amenity Authority Committee approved a bid for the work of $159,355 from Genesis Construction and Management Inc. The gate is located at the corner of Shay Boulevard and Griffin Road.

( I live in a gated community that really isn't that secure)

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I installed a couple of these for a guy last week. The technology is truly amazing. You can monitor your house from anywhere on your frikkin' phone!

Check this thing out - it's the full package: