Highlight and Favorite 2024 Tweets On X

Here are my 15+5=20 highlight Tweets on X and 4 favorite Favorites Tweets on X in 2024. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 26: Just RT: Commentator Dave Ross shared his only collaboration with the late Charles Osgood on Apr 1992. The topic was Earth Day. They sang a song as world leaders. "There's a hole in the ozone . . . Link.

Jan 29: We work, when we come home, we work some more.

Feb 26: A life wisdom is never give up. A person is one away from success. . . Pic.

Feb 26: . . . On the other hand, sometimes giving up is the correct choice. Quit while ahead. Quit before crap happens. Pic.

Mar 23: You can bring a horse to the river. You can't make the horse drink.

Mar 30: @fermatslibrary, Newton's Laws 1st: An object at rest stays at rest an object in motion stays in motion. 2nd: Force = Mass×Acceleration. The more you push the faster you'll go. 3rd: For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. A rocket can lift off by expelling gas downward. Pic.

Apr 15: YouTube video brief explanation of black holes. Earth is the size of a grape. Sun is the size of an elephant. Distance between grape and elephant is four soccer fields. Black holes are stars at their end of life exploding as supernovas. Link.

Apr 15: Many black holes are smaller than a grain of sand. A singularity is something in the middle. A singularity is the mass. The black sphere around the singularity is the event horizon. Anything inside the event horizon turns into spaghetti noodles.

Apr 24: A woman happily in love, she burns the souffle. A woman unhappily in love, she forgets to turn on the oven. --Baron St. Fontanel, Sabrina (1954)

May 23: @espn, The NCAA and its leagues are moving forward with a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement that will allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the history of college sports. Link.

Jun 20: Weaponized incompetence. Weaponized ignorance. The Office Of Strategic Service (OSS) was the US intelligence agency during WW2. The OSS published a sabotage manual in Jan 1944. Declassified in Feb 1963. Download the .pdf file Link.

Jun 20: Examples of office sabotage: 1 Insist on doing everything through "channels." Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. 2 In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first. See that the import jobs are assigned to inefficient

Jun 20: workers . . . . 3 Hold conferences when there is more, critical work to be done. 4 Spread disturbing rumors that sound like inside dope. 5 Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible, without getting yourself into trouble.

Aug 10: @NBCSports, SPLASH AFTER SPLASH AFTER SPLASH AFTER SPLASH! Steph Curry couldn't miss in the final minutes! #ParisOlympics Link.

Sep 19: @Dodgers, HISTORY! SHOHEI OHTANI IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE 50/50 CLUB. Link.

Sep 28: A Freakonomics podcast talked about multitasking. Almost all of us don't multitask. We prioritize. We switch attention between tasks. An air traffic controller is an example of a multitasker. Link.

Sep 30: @NBCSGiants, BREAKING: The Giants have parted ways with president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi after six years and replaced him with franchise icon Buster Posey (via @PavlovicNBCS) Link.

Oct 08: I live near a laundromat. I exchanged two $1 bills for eight quarters. It took me decades to realize I could get quarters at a laundromat instead of buying something at a retail store.

Dec 04: A good lie is say "grandma's homemade secret recipe" or "grandpa's hearty secret recipe."

Dec 30: The excuses are justified.

Favorite Favorites

Feb 20: @SexWithEmily, Fun fact about condoms, they slip more frequently than they break! Use lube: counterintuitive though it may seem, it helps prevent the condom from "catching" on skin and coming off. Happy #NationalCondomWeek!

Apr 16: @Variety, #SNL star Heidi Gardner will "never be able to shake looking over my shoulder and seeing what I saw" during the "Beavis and Butt-Head” sketch that made her break. "I left the stage a little bit in shock. Then the anxiety set in and I was like, 'Oh my God, was that okay?' I had some friends in my dressing room, and they were like, 'Of course, it was okay.' So many other writers and cast members came up and said, 'Good job.' I’m like, 'What? I actually didn’t do my job' . . . It's really hard for me to give myself any sort of credit because I didn't do the job." Read more here: Link.

Aug 10: @NBCSAuthentic, Steph took his iconic celebration to the global stage after his dagger three against France Link.

Sep 23: @abc7newsbayarea, With the A's down to just three games left to play in Oakland, team owner John Fisher finally addressed and apologized on Monday for the team's departure from Oakland. Sports Director @LarryBeilABC7 gives his passionate reaction to the letter. Link.

Throwback Blog: A Second Look At 2010

Blogger's Note: Throwback blogs are blogs from my past. I start posting past blogs reflecting what I wrote. It's like my "A Second Look" blogs for which I give myself feedback.

Today's throwback blog is titled A Second Look At 2010 written on May 13, 2011. Today's blog started A Second Look blogs for which the title is somewhat self-explanatory. I looked at the previous year's blogs. They were not year-end reviews. I commented myself. I provided feedback to myself.

I second looked at my 2010, 2011, and 2012 blog years six months later in its next year. The six months later was changed to 12 months later thereafter. My year-end reviews started with the blog A Brief 2005 Year In Review And Not Jinxing 2006 written on Dec 23, 2005. I brought them back starting with Moment Of The Years written on Jan 14, 2016 which briefly reviewed years 1998-2015. The previous individual year-end reviews were written two or three months on its next year which started with 2016 Year In Review. Is 2016 or 2007 The Worst Year Of My Life? written on Feb 5, 2017. There are no new year's resolutions blogs.

Today's throwback blog is my second A Second Look. My first throwback blog A Second Look was Throwback Blog: A Second Look At 2015 written on Apr 28, 2024. Today's throwback blog is different. I take a third look at the nine blogs. I write my Second Feedback below the Link. I edit when appropriate.

A Second Look At 2010
Friday May 13, 2011

I'm taking a second look at my 2010 blogs to provide comments and feedback. Was I correct? Was I wrong? OMG, I wrote that--what was I thinking? Was it true? Did it happen? For the record, this blog is not a 2010 review. I don't believe in [year-end] reviews and new [year's] resolutions. I believe a person should evaluate and critique their lives daily and make changes immediately.

My goal is to learn from my mistakes, reinforce my lessons, remind myself my moments, and rethink again. I gathered all my 2010 blogs including my weekly De Anza blogs, read them, and posted my self-evaluation. I included the title, date, blog summary, and feedback. The link is provided to read the original blog entry.

Blog title: The State Of My Life
Date: Feb 25
Summary: I wrote there was a moment I felt depressed and out of control. Regardless, life continues day by day. There is no time to sulk. Do anything to regain control of your life and get out of being depressed.
Feedback: OMG, I wrote that! I must have been depressed to blog something depressing and sad in Feb. I remember from 2000-2004, March had always been my depressing month. I hope my Feb 2011 is not depressing. Given it's May 2011, March 2011 was a bad month. Hence, I continue to experience depressing days. We're human.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/state-of-my-life.html
Second Feedback: It's normal to feel depressed. Don't use depression as an excuse to stop living life. If you feel better, then solve problems.

Blog title: De Anza Week Mar 22 2010
Date: Mar 26
Summary: I wrote my highlights for Winter '10 quarter at De Anza. I blogged my mistakes which were I didn't drop singing class and I should have stopped attending free salsa lessons.
Feedback: Continuing singing class was the worse choice I made in De Anza to date. The class failed to meet my expectations. The instructor lost her voice for three weeks. We had classes the instructor didn't feel like teaching.

I attended free salsa lessons too many times. It took too much time away for other important activities. There were times when one must stop his/her obligations. I had to stop attending the salsa lessons. Too much to do and, yes, gym was important to stay in shape.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/de-anza-week-mar-22-2010.html
Second Feedback: Two life lessons worth reminding. First lesson: Quit when something is not working out. Second lesson: prioritize. It's okay to keep the foot on the accelerator. There are times the foot must be let go; otherwise, the engine overheats.

Blog title: How to Build a Lasting Relationship
Date: Apr 15
Summary: Zig Ziglar wrote an article how to build long term relationships. The point was, "Compromise is not denying right and wrong; it's admitting that both sides can have some right and both sides can have some wrong."
Feedback: Reading the article made me think about my guilty conscious indirectly related to the article. I fear that one mistake jeopardizes my relationship with my family and friends. The little mistakes are not a problem. I should know that we're human and we make mistakes big and small. I should also know that almost all mistakes don't lead to an immediate break up. I never experienced any breakup from a mistake I made.

On second thought, yes, I experienced a breakup. I was in 8th grade. It was the summer before I started my freshmen year in high school. I went on a date with my friend's ex-girlfriend. My friend and I started high school. He never spoke to me throughout our four years. I was in 8th grade and I was immature for a 13 year kid.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-to-build-lasting-relationship.html
Second Feedback: Compromise is required for strong human relationships. On the other hand, don't be taken advantaged. Some humans don't get along with other humans. Nobody gets along with everybody.

Blog title: The Year Was 2007
Date: May 17
Summary: I blogged how 2007 is the worse year in my life. I wrote [a] Q&A as if I was interviewed by 60 minutes.
Feedback: Lol, I wrote a similar blog titled "2007 Was Actually A Bad Year" on Mon Oct 13, 2008. Click to read it: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/2007-was-actually-bad-year.html.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/year-was-2007.html
Second Feedback: 2016 is the worst year of my life. Read the blog 2016 Year In Review. Is 2016 or 2007 The Worst Year Of My Life? written on Feb 5, 2017.

Blog title: Bruce Lee Is The Man
Date: Oct 8
Summary: I paralleled Bruce Lee's philosophy with some of my top 30 blogs.
Feedback: I posted this blog to review Bruce Lee's famous quotes and how they match my top 30 blogs. Lee quoted he never reach achievement and "learning is boundless." I posted blogs reiterating that quote.

Side note: To view my top 30 blogs, click to read it: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/300.html.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/bruce-lee-is-man.html
Second Feedback: I wrote more Bruce Lee quotes in the Bruce Lee Was The Man Revisited blog on Nov 4, 2019. These quotes are from the movie Enter The Dragon.

Blog title: De Anza Week Oct 25, 2010
Date: Oct 28
Summary: I mentioned many students eat out instead of eating at home to save time and save money (arguable, eating out is cheaper).
Feedback: I looked at the nutrition information for a McDonald's Big Mac. That burger is fattening a frozen pizza is healthier. I promised myself I never eat a Big Mac for the rest of my life.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/de-anza-week-oct-25-2010.html
Second Feedback: I broke the promise in 2011.

Blog title: Why I Think The San Francisco Giants Won The World Series
Date: Nov 5
Summary: I shared my thoughts why the San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series. It was all action.
Feedback: Manager Bud Black from the San Diego Padres won manager of the year which he deserved. Bruce Bochy outmanaged Texas Rangers' Ron Washington. Good luck to the 2011 San Francisco Giants defending their world championship. The team must seek better actions to win the World Series.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-i-think-san-francisco-giants-won.html
Second Feedback: The Giants won two more championships in 2012 and 2014.

Blog title: De Anza Week Dec 6, 2010
Date: Dec 15
Summary: I wrote Fall '10 quarter was a bad quarter.
Feedback: Fall '10 really wasn't a bad quarter. Winter '10 was worse than Fall '10. Winter '11 is now the worse quarter.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/de-anza-week-dec-6-2010.html
Second Feedback: I change the feedback. The Fall 2010 and the Winter 2010 quarters were good.

Blog title: Happy Life
Date: Dec 21
Summary: Happy people earn their happiness working hard, doing better, innovating and improving indefinitely, and living life. The happiness becomes real. Innovate infinitely for a happy life.
Feedback: If there are awards for best blogs, Happy Life blog is a final nominee. The blog reminds me never take life for granted. Happy life is not for people who sit on the sofa watching TV. Happy life is not for people who play video games 24/7 and given shelter, food, and clothing from someone else.
Link: http://ininblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-life.html
Second Feedback: Happy Life is an all-time top blog. It's still true today.

Throwback Blog: Curses Are Meant To Be Broken

Blogger's Note: Throwback blogs are blogs from my past. I start posting past blogs reflecting what I wrote. It's like my "A Second Look" blogs for which I give myself feedback.

Today's throwback blog is titled Curses Are Meant To Be Broken written on Nov 5, 2010. I used Major League Baseball teams as examples curses were broken. The San Francisco Giants won two more World Series in 2012 and 2014. The Chiago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. The Cleveland Guardians, formerly the Cleveland Indians, continue waiting.

Here are recent first time franchise championships. I don't know their local franchise histories. I believe local fans say there were curses. The Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series. The Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals. The Florida Panthers won the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.

The title is self-explanatory. Curses are meant to be broken. However, it's unfortunate some people can't or don't break their curses for reasons beyond their control. Blame life.

The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series was in 1908, a span of 102 years which is the longest time a team hasn’t won. The second longest is the Cleveland Indians at 62 years. The third longest was the San Francisco Giants at 56 years. The key word is was.

The Giants won the 2010 World Series defeating the Texas Rangers four games to one. The win is the first time in San Francisco franchise history. The torture is over, and that includes torture Giants fans experienced during the last six weeks of the season. Edgar Renteria’s three run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the 7th inning is the Giants most memorable homerun in San Francisco Giants history. The championship is for the Willie Mays, Will Clark, and Barry Bonds eras. The win erases all the Giants curses. Here are some of curses I lived through:

*1987 NLCS. Candy Maldonado’s misplayed fly ball in Game 6 and Jose Oquendo hitting a homerun in Game 7 off Atlee Hammaker against the St. Louis Cardinals. Oquendo hit one homerun in the regular season.

*1989 World Series. Loma Prieta earthquake and the Oakland A’s swept.

*2002 World Series. Anaheim Angels’ Scott Spiezo’s three run go-ahead homerun against Felix Rodriguez in Game 6.

*2003 NLDS. J.T. Snow thrown out at the plate on the last play of the series against the Florida Marlins in Game 5.

Curses are meant to be broken. If you’re in a bad streak of sales, dates, homework and tests scores, interviews for a job, burning cooked dinners, or buying bad goods, don’t worry about it. Don’t give up! Curses are meant to be broken.

Side note: The Boston Red Sox’s broke their curse in 2004.

Top Ten Plus Two Equals Top Twelve I Hate

Today's blog I give myself permission to hate. I give myself permission no spinning the hate to something positive. There's nothing wrong with hate. Hate may be too negative for some people. Hate may be bad towards other people. There are some people we hate. There are some moments we hate. There are some ideas we hate. There are some objects we hate. There are some opinions we hate. Be honest. Nobody enjoys everything. Nobody approves everyone. We like some. We hate some.

There was a company located in Palo Alto, CA I worked for two days in Sep 2014. The two days were the worst days of my life as of today. The business activity was border line illegal. I emailed I quit to the manager and human resources manager the evening of my second day. I felt sorry for the uneducated and the unfortunate who needed the job to make money. The top ten plus two equals top twelve are nothing compared to the two days in Sep 2014.

12. The Academy Awards Best Picture Winners. The incorrect Oscar winners for Best Picture is an opinion hate. La La Land should have won over Moonlight in 2016. Saving Private Ryan should have won over Shakespeare In Love in 1998. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial should have won over Gandhi in 1982. Raiders Of The Lost Ark should have won over Chariots Of Fire in 1981. Star Wars IV should have won over Annie Hall in 1977. Taxi Driver or All The President's Men should have won over Rocky in 1976. The Graduate should have won over In The Heat Of The Night in 1967.

11. Anime Expo 2000. One of the worse anime conventions in the history of anime conventions. An anime convention held in Disneyland was trouble the second anime, convention, and Disney were mentioned together. Some Anime Expo attendees said Anime Expo 2000 never happened.

10. My Sister's Ex's. Full disclosure. All of my sister's ex's were losers. Most of them were idiots.

9. 2002 World Series Game 6. My San Francisco Giants vs. Anaheim Angels. Giants up 3-2 entering Game 6 at Anaheim. Giants lead 5-0 at the bottom of the seventh inning. Scott Spiezio hit a three-run home run off relief pitcher Felix Rodriguez who relieved starting pitcher Russ Ortiz. I didn't like Rodriguez. The Angels trailed 5-3 at the bottom of the eighth inning scored three runs to lead 6-5. Angels won Game 6 and won Game 7 to win the 2002 World Series.

8. Dust. I hate vacuuming dust. It's like I vacuumed dust one day. The dust came back days later.

7. Hoarding. Self-explanatory. Some people have too much junk. Too much junk requires additional time wasted to care for useless items.

6. Fakers. If you don't know it, then you don't know it. Faking something makes a person look stupid. Don't be stupid. Learn it. Research it. Ask for help.

5. Insincerely. There are some people who don't appreciate help. There are some ashamed people. There are some unkind people. I stay away from insincere people.

4. Waste Food. Self-explanatory. Buy what you need. Eat what you can. Be grateful what you have.

3. My Second Company I Worked After College. I experienced a common business wisdom: Bad companies don't exists--bad management exists. The real estate brokers were good. My co-worker in my department was an idiot. Management ignored problems hoping they disappeared. They didn't disappear resulting in staff departures.

Another wisdom I learned was have nothing, do nothing, get nothing, be nothing, and people treat you like nothing. My department manager was fired for doing nothing.

2. Job Hiring. I blame the job hiring system. A computer programmer who knows seven programming languages and acts like a jerk is more likely to be hired than a computer science college graduate. Nobody wants to train new employees. Companies want plug & play on day 1. Today's complex job hiring system is not your parent's and grandparent's job hiring system. Forget the old school good smile, good communication skills, and can-do attitude.

There are plenty of qualified and deserving domestic workers available for employment. There are too many incompetent workers employed.

Honorable mention: hot days. I sweat too easy. I sunburn too easy. There are more hot days because of climate change.

1. Me From The Day I Was Born To Sat Oct 4, 2008. I hated myself. I took life for granted. I was weak. I was naive. I was a wimp. I was immature.

I allow a positive spin. I was lucky on Sat Oct 4, 2008. I realized I must grow up. My life changed forever. The results were immediate. I purchased new clothes. I built a new desktop PC. I read 75% fiction books and 25% non-fiction books instead of 75% non-fiction books and 25% fiction books. I followed gym workout plans. I purchased a new mattress. I started to correct past mistakes. I started to catch up what I missed.

Update On A Past Blog

My retail rotation was adapted when I worked in retail jobs. Workers rotate shifts. Workers rotate responsibilities. I rotate my activities regardless of importance. My retail rotation balances my life. My retail rotation reduces stress.

I eliminate my retail rotation. I wrote about the incorrect retail rotation My Own Commentary On The Daily Life Of Raymond Mar written on Jul 31, 2013. I corrected the retail rotation I Corrected My Retail Rotation written on Dec 13, 2021. There is no retail rotation. There are priorities. Priorities can be rotated. I make a judgement call. First things first. Take everything one at a time. Multi-tasking can succeed in job interviews. Multi-tasking can fail in practice.

Are We Doing Too Much?

Time is unchanged since time was discovered. There are 60 minutes in one hour. There are 24 hours in one day. There are seven days a week. What is changed? We do more per day. There is more to do. There is too much to do.

Add everything up. We see the results. We experience the results. We witness other people's results. Stress. Overwhelm. Frustration. Mental health is affected such as memory problems and confusion. Physical health is affected such as fatigue and increased sickness. Emotional health is affected such as impatience, more haste, and rudeness. Spiritual health is affected such as less sleep. Financial health is affected spending more money to solve more problems which could have been prevented.

Welcome to today's Information Age life. We are expected to do more with less. We must complete responsibility one. We must complete responsibility two. We must complete responsibility three. We must complete responsibility n. There is a fear of missing out. There is a fear of falling back. There is a fear of being behind. There is a fear of missed opportunities.

There is no right or wrong. Be prepared to accept the sacrifices doing too much. Be prepared to reject the alternatives doing too much. More people are doing too much the bad way. Few people are doing too much the good way.

A Reminder

We forget maintenance. We forget personal checkups. We forget self-care. We forget priorities for which some responsibilities assigned a priority is not a priority. We forget ourselves.

Here is a reminder for those who forgot. Sleep. Eat healthy--avoid the processed foods. Read a book. Breathe. Clean the residence. Listen to music. There is no need to accomplish these every day except meals, breathe, and sleep. These reminders are old school which still works.

Update On A Past Blog

Everyone did everything correctly. Dot the i's. Cross the t's. Triple checked. Support staff proofread. Passed the trials. Unsuccessful at the end. The 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers did everything correctly. The 2021 San Francisco Giants did everything correctly. The start of the second half of the 2021 Major League Baseball season the Dodgers were one game behind the Giants for first place in the National League West Division. The second place Dodgers went 48-21 (.696). The first place San Francisco Giants went 49-22 (.690). The Dodgers gained zero games against the Giants. The Giants prevented the Dodgers from being tied or becoming the second place team winning one more game than the Dodgers. The Dodgers were 100% successful. The Giants were 100% successful. I could switch the order mentioning the Giants first and the Dodgers second. The switch or the reverse is logically correct. I elaborate the teams on Oct 16, 2021 in the blog The 2021 San Francisco Giants 107 Wins Plus 2 Equals 109 Wins. I also mention a counterintuitive decision Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts started a weaker pitcher instead of a stronger pitcher for Game 5 in the National League Division Series because if the Dodgers gave up runs to the Giants, then it's better to give up runs earlier in the game instead of later in the game. There are more innings for the Dodgers to catch up.

Highlight and Favorite 2021 Tweets

Here are my 21 highlight Tweets and 10 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2021. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 28: A GameStop story from a sports point of view. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and a finance tycoon bail out a hedge fund totaling $2.75B. The fund is down 30% which betted against GameStop. URL Link

Jan 29: transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding; exceeding usual limits #mynewwordoftheday

Feb 03: hyperbole: a deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect; e.g., "I could eat a million of these." #mynewwordoftheday

Mar 04: @rensationaI, friendly reminder to cut or rip the strings on your disposable masks! since this pandemic doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, disposable masks go into landfills & the strings can get caught on animals and hurt them, especially birds. don't forget to cut the strings!! Pic Link 1, Pic Link 2

Mar 06: Florence Nightingale used charts and graphs to convince Parliament hospitals increase the chances the sick and wounded survives with clean water, adequate sanitation, fresh air, and proper nutrition.

Mar 06: Nightingale's famous chart is the rose diagram. The right rose is deaths before hospital changes. The left rose is deaths after hospital changes. Deaths decreased significantly. Pic Link

Mar 11: Jesus, you can't make a buck in this market. The country's going to hell faster than when that son-of-a-bitch Roosevelt was in charge.

Mar 11: Too much cheap money sloushing around the world. Worst mistake we ever made was letting Nixon get off the gold standard. --Lou Mannheim, Wall Street, 1987

Mar 26: Call it YOLO. Call it all-in. Bet the ranch. The present is now. The San Francisco 49ers traded their 2021 first round pick (12th overall), 2022 first rounder, 2022 third rounder, and 2023 first rounder to the Miami Dolphins for their 2021 first round pick (3rd overall).

May 19: If you are attacked by a dog, push your forearm into the bite. Pushing into pries the jaws apart which prevents them from clamping down. Likewise for cats and humans.

May 19: A woman alone who needs assistance is actually far better off choosing someone and asking for help, as opposed to waiting for an unsolicited approach.

May 19: The person you choose is nowhere near as likely to bring you hazard as is the person who chooses you. --The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Jun 06: Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey in Ferris Bueller's Day Off police station scene. Drug junkie Sheen gives Grey life wisdom URL Link

Jun 11: Thank you Dave Ross for being honest luck is part of success URL Link

Jul 14: Seinfeld fans know The Stranded episode where Elaine says "Maybe the dingo ate your baby." In Aug 1980, a dingo dragged a baby from a family's tent in Australia. A dingo is a wild dog. URL Link

Jul 28: irascible: having or showing a tendency to be easily angered #mynewwordoftheday

Jul 29: Once bitten twice shy is an idiom which means the first time was a bad experience or failure the second time is with caution, fear, or avoidance. #mytriviaoftheday

Aug 28: People remember McDonald's Dollar Value Menu back in time. Inflation is not transitory. Pic Link

Oct 06: MLB history is made on Fri Oct 8, 2021. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants play in the postseason for the first time. Dodgers 106 wins vs Giants 107 wins. #sfgiants #postseason #mlb

Dec 10: The Dow Jones closed 35,970.99 up 216.30 (+0.60%), NASDAQ closed 15,630.60 up 113.23 (+0.73%), and S&P500 record closed 4,712.02 up 44.57 (+0.95%). The Nov 2021 Consumer Price Index or inflation is 6.8% from Nov 2020. It was 6.2% in Oct. Last time 6.8% was June 1982.

Dec 30: The Beatles officially broke up in Sep 1969.

Favorite Favorites

Mar 03: @rensationaI, friendly reminder to cut or rip the strings on your disposable masks! since this pandemic doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, disposable masks go into landfills & the strings can get caught on animals and hurt them, especially birds. don't forget to cut the strings!! Pic Link 1, Pic Link 2

Apr 29: @arstechnica, Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL after spending $9 billion on fallen giants URL Link

Oct 01: @ESPNStatsInfo, The Dodgers are 48-21 (.696) since the All-Star break, their best in a 2nd half since 1953. They've gained 0 games on the Giants over that span (49-22 since the break). Pic Link

Oct 03: @ESPNStatsInfo, The Dodgers tied their franchise record with 106 wins and finished in 2nd in the NL West. No team in MLB history has ever won more games and NOT finished in 1st place in its division or league. Pic Link

Oct 05: @SexWithEmily, If you want to try something new in the bedroom, bring it up! Our partners aren't mind readers.

Oct 27: @wizardingworld, Who'd have thought a mountain troll would be the pivotal moment for the Golden Trio's friendship Pic Link

Nov 04: @NBCSGiants, Forever Giant. Thank you for the memories and Buster hugs Pic Link

Nov 07: @SJEarthquakes, The hometown kid didn't want to do it in a press conference. He wanted to announce it in front of the San Jose faithful. Legend. #WondoForever URL Link

Dec 14: @957thegame, Steph Curry: "I never wanted to call myself the greatest shooter until I got this record. Now, I feel comfortable saying that."

Dec 15: @WarriorNationCP, Mark Jackson already knew that Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were gonna be this great Pic Link

Black Friday 2022

There was one Black Friday 2022 shopping on Fri Nov 25. Most of my Black Friday shopping was online. I picked up most of my orders at the retail stores. All retail stores online and offline offered fewer Black Friday deals during the Thanksgiving week. Black Friday 2022 was my worse Black Friday since I started shopping Black Friday in 2004. One Cyber Monday 2022 purchase was cheaper than Black Friday 2022.

Tue Nov 22

Samsung 256GB FIT Plus USB 3.1 flash drive at NewEgg. The flash drive was backordered.

Thur Nov 24

Two Head & Shoulders 23.7oz shampoo bottles purchased online at Walgreens.

A three pack Calvin Klein classic boxers underwear purchased online at Kohl's.

Workout socks, casual socks, and two performance shorts purchased online at Under Armour. Socks and shorts were delivered.

Hotel Collection 500 thread count Micro Cotton Queen bed set purchased online at Macy's.

Fri Nov 25

Two Sara Lee frozen pound cakes at Grocery Outlet. The family went back in time when we ate Sara Lee pound cake at my grandparent's house in Santa Barbara, CA. The price wasn't Black Friday pricing. The price has been the same afterwards.

Sun Nov 27

Selected video games in the Valve Complete Pack for my Steam account. The purchase completed my Valve Complete Pack.

Mon Nov 28

Vanicream 3.9oz soap purchased online at Walgreens. The store I selected for pickup fulfilled half my order.

Hotel Collection 500 thread count Micro Cotton Queen bed set purchased online at Macy's for the second time. The Cyber Monday sale price was cheaper than the Black Friday sale price. It was the first time I experienced Cyber Monday cheaper than Black Friday. The Black Friday purchase must be returned when I picked up my Cyber Monday purchase. I couldn't refuse pick up.

Update On A Past Blog

The San Francisco Giants backed out of the 13-year, $350 million contract offer with all-start shortstop Carlos Correa. The Giants cancelled the introductory press conference on Tue Dec 20. Correa signed a 12-year, $315 million contract with the New York Mets later in the day. A professional sports media opinion said the Giants can't sign superstars. The Giants can't sign all-star talent. The Giants becoming a cheap franchise is debatable. Was the Giants feeling buyer's remorse?

The Giants are risk-adverse. The Giants are the runner ups. The Giants are the big free agents' second choice: Carlos Rodon, Kodai Senga, Carlos Correa, Aaron Judge, Brandon Nimmo, Dansby Swanson, Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani, and Giancarlo Stanton. The second choice reminded me of the blog I Can't Win The Freedom Championship written on Jul 18, 2021. The Giants can't win the big prize free agent(s) for whatever reasons.

The Real Life Felix Felicis

Felix Felicis is a potion from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The drinker becomes lucky for a period of time. Everything attempted becomes successful. The potion is also called "Liquid Luck." The drinker must not take Felix Felicis in excess which causes giddiness, recklessness, and dangerous overconfidence.

I share three real Felix Felicis. The first is a moment. The second is a partial Felix Felicis in a calendar year. The third is a complete Felix Felicis in a calendar year. Good luck was excellent. Life flowed my way. I could do anything successfully. Good fortunes came to me.

The Felix Felicis moment happened Apr 2-6, 2017. I admitted myself to the emergency room at O'Connor Hospital for severe stomach pains. I was diagnosed with Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis. I required two surgeries which were successful. The first surgery was Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography which removed gallstones. The second surgery was Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy which removed my gallbladder. The five days at O'Connor went smoothly. The emergency room was quiet. All tests, checkups, and follow-ups went as schedule. The only delay was waiting for the doctors to discharge me. My floor where I stayed was quiet except my last night. The victims of a major car accident stayed around my room. One of them shared my double occupancy room. They were quiet and problem free. One may say I'm still paying back the Felix Felicis Apr 2017 today.

The Felix Felicis partial calendar year happened in 2010. I attended De Anza College to earn an A.A. degree in Accounting. I earned A's in all my classes. I rented a DVD movie from the library once a week. The two anime conventions I attended were perfect. I went to a Paul McCartney concert. I played StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The San Francisco Giants Won the 2010 World Series which was their first in San Francisco franchise history. I rode the San Francisco cable car for the first time.

Felix Felicis didn't work for my Beginning Singing class in Winter Quarter 2010 and my Cost Accounting class in Spring Quarter 2010. I should have dropped both classes. The Beginning Singing class didn't meet my expectations. It was a waste of time. The instructor for the Cost Accounting was ineffective. I should have taken the class at a future quarter with a different instructor.

The Felix Felicis complete calendar year happened in 2005. I visited Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, Canada for the first time. I purchased my first laptop which was a Dell Inspiron 8600 on sale. I created my Innovating Common Knowledge blog.

Side note: 2009 can be the Felix Felicis complete calendar year instead 2005. I graded 2009 and 2005 an A+ from Grading My Past Years blog on Aug 13, 2018. The difference is 2009 went downhill in Dec.

Shelter In-Place COVID-19 Blog May 2022

California issued shelter in-place orders on Tue Mar 17, 2020. I have been logging the highlights and lowlights. Positive rates continued to increase. All governments issued no long-term mask mandates. Monkeypox was in the news. The May month was faster than Apr.

Mon May 2. Completed local errands post office, Nob Hill, and Target.

Tue May 3. Completed local errands Nob Hill and AAA insurance first thing in the morning. More people were maskless outdoors.

Wed May 4. The Center For Disease Control (CDC) recommended masks on all public transportation despite a federal judge struck down the federal mask mandate for public transportation.

The first US COVID-19 death was Feb 29, 2020; although, multiple reports stated doctors revised a past death certificate the first US COVID-19 death was Jan 9, 2020. Coroners found earlier instances of COVID-19 deaths. 100 US COVID-19 deaths on Mar 17, 2020. 5,000 US COVID-19 deaths on Mar 31, 2020. 10,000 US COVID-19 deaths on Apr 4, 2020. 100,000 US COVID-19 deaths on May 23, 2020. 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths on Feb 21, 2021. 1,000,000 US COVID-19 deaths on May 4, 2022.

Secretary Of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19. Blinken was fully vaccinated and boosted. Mild symptoms.

Thur May 5. San Mateo County was one of the first counties in CA to build a test and treatment center. The location was the College Of San Mateo. People could get tested and get medications if qualified.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 15 million people died from COVID-19 worldwide. The 15 million included people impacted by overwhelmed health systems; for example, cancer patients unable to get treatment at a hospital full of COVID-19 patients. Most of the deaths occurred in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) limited the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to the rare risk of blood clots. Adults who couldn't get another vaccine or specifically requested Johnson & Johnson vaccine could get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The clot forms within the first two weeks. There is no worry afterwards.

Mon May 9. The City Of San Jose reinstated mask mandates for city workers effective Fri May 6 for two weeks.

Wed May 11. North Korea locked down acknowledging a COVID-19 outbreak. The leader Kim Jong Un wore a mask in public. Experts said North Korea might be seeking outside aid.

Thur May 12. COVID-19 cases increased in CA. San Francisco county's positive rate 9.4% was one of the highest in the state. Hospitalization rates were low.

North Korea reported six people died and 350,000 people treated for COVID-19. One of the six deaths was infected with omicron.

Fri May 13. All Bay Area counties had the highest infection rates in CA. Officials said case numbers are likely higher because home testers don't report their positively rates. Counties asked everyone to wear masks indoors and get vaccinated and boosted if eligible.

Mon May 16. The federal government offered residents up to eight COVID-19 rapid antigen tests shipped free via the United States Postal Service.

Tue May 17. The FDA authorized the Pfizer booster shots for children ages 5-11. The booster shot was administered at least five months after the second shot.

Thur May 19. The CDC recommended the Pfizer booster shots for children ages 5-11. The booster shot was administered at least five months after the second shot.

Fri May 20. I watched the San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants from the 8th inning to the 10th inning.

Berkeley Unified School District reinstated indoor mask mandates starting Mon May 23. The previously indoor mask mandate ended on Mar 2022.

Sun May 22. The WHO said the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. 1 billion people in lower income countries haven't been vaccinated. 60% of the world population is unvaccinated. 70 countries reported case numbers increasing.

Wed May 25. Pfizer provided COVID-19 vaccines, medicines, and medical products to treat other diseases and cancer to 45 lower-income countries at not-for-profit prices.

Thur May 26. COVID-19 omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants were detected in South Africa, parts of Europe, and the US.

Sat May 28. CA Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19. Mild symptoms. Newsome was vaccinated and boosted twice. Newsom was isolated. He took the Paxlovid antivirus pill.

Mon May 30. The City Of San Jose extended a city program providing up to $15,000 grants to support small businesses with rent and utilities related to COVID-19 to Jun 30, 2022. The dates the small businesses affected were from Mar 24, 2020 to Aug 19, 2021. The grants are funded from the American Rescue Plan Act. 300 grants are available. The qualifications are the business reside in San Jose, employ fewer than 10 full time employees, and earned less than $3 million in 2020 or 2021.

Tue May 31. Mailed a letter at the post office and shopped for groceries at Costco and Safeway. There were lots of cars entering Costco. There were few shoppers inside the warehouse. Many cars entering Costco drove to the gas station. It must be cars filling up gas after the Memorial Day weekend.

Highlight and Favorite 2020 Tweets

Here are my 16 highlight Tweets and 8 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2020. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 26: @espn, Kobe Bryant was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash, as first reported by TMZ and confirmed by @wojespn.\n\nHe was 41. Link

Feb 20: Movie Spy Game (2001). Robert Redford teaches Brad Pitt to be a CIA agent. All you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife, and a smile. . . . Always carry cigarettes and a lighter, too. Great ice breaker. Link

Feb 22: magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or injury, especially toward a rival or less powerful person #mynewwordoftheday

Feb 24: non sequitur: a conclusion or reply which doesn't follow logically from the previous statement; a reply which has no relevance. #mynewwordoftheday

Mar 12: A different perspective why there's not enough housing and not enough apartments. Single people. For example, 44% of all residences in Manhattan are inhabited by single people.

Jun 18: Excel format cells tip. Cell A1 is My number is *number*. Press Ctrl+A1-->Number-->Category-->Custom-->Type. Under Type, type "My number is "#. Press OK. User types a number in Cell A1 instead of typing My number is *number*. Cell A1 displays My number is *number*. #exceltip

Sep 18: Display the number zero as n/a or as a blank cell in Excel using Format Cells. Numbers are between 0 and 99,999. \n Cell A1 is 0. Cell B1 displays n/a custom format cell #,###;;"n/a". Cell C1 displays blank cell custom format cell #,###;; #exceltip

Nov 02: Human reproduction is the same from the dawn of the human being to today. These four old educational videos on the male reproduction and the female reproduction are relevant today they stand the test of time. No need to change how reproduction is taught.

Nov 02: Teenage physical changes during puberty Link

Nov 02: Parents talk about sex to their children Link

Nov 02: The female menstruation cycle Link

Nov 02: The male wet dream Link

Nov 04: Most driving experts say increase speed when hitting a deer is inevitable instead of breaking hard or swerving. The front of the car rises increasing the chances of going over the deer at impact.

Nov 04: Increase speed is better than breaking for which the front of the car drops increasing the chances the deer goes through the windshield.

Nov 04: Drive with high beams and slow down in deer areas. Article Link

Dec 19: #24 San Jose State Spartans are the 2020 Mountain West champions. #sjsu #gospartans #ncaacfp

Favorite Favorites

Jan 09: @SexWithEmily, The whole notion of vagina's being "loose" or "stretched" is a myth - the vagina has pelvic floor muscles that can become weak, but we can do kegels to build those muscles back up and make them strong again.

Apr 27: @SexWithEmily, Vaginismus The body's automatic reaction to the fear of some or all types of vaginal penetration. Whenever penetration is attempted, your vaginal pelvic floor muscles tighten up on their own. It can be painful and distressing, but it can be treated.

May 05: @NBCSWarriors, The night Headband Klay was born. NBA record 14 threes in a game. Watch it tonight at 8 pm on NBC Sports Bay Area Link

Sep 05: @SFGiants, The legend of Madison Bumgarner will live forever in San Francisco. Thanks, MadBum. Link

Sep 10: @espn, Today is the first day EVER that the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLS and NHL will all play on the same day (h/t @EliasSports) Link

Dec 03: @arstechnica, Feds say Facebook broke US law offering permanent jobs to H-1B workers by @binarybits Link

Dec 19: @SanJoseStateFB, Climbed the mountain. The Spartans are the 2020 Mountain West CHAMPIONS! #SpartanUp | #AtThePeak Link

Dec 20: @SanJoseStateFB, Making moves The Mountain West champs are ranked #19 in the nation. @AP_Top25 | #SpartanUp Link

San Francisco Giants Catcher Buster Posey Retires His Way

Buster Posey announced his retirement on Thur Nov 4, 2021. He played all 12 years of his professional baseball career with the San Francisco Giants from 2009-2021. Posey retired happily. Posey retired on his terms. His awards and accolades below:

*2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 All Star
*2010 Rookie Of The Year
*2012 Batting Title
*2012 NL MVP
*2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 Silver Slugger
*2016 Gold Glove
*2012, 2021 Wilson Defensive Player Of The Year
*2012, 2021 NL Comeback Player Of The Year
*2010, 2012, 2014 World Series Champion

My favorite Posey moments are his 2012 National League Division Series Game 5 grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds, 2012 World Series Game 4 two-run game leading home run, and his 17th regular season home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his 2010 rookie season. I was joyful when the Giants recalled Posey in 2010. He became the starting catcher, battled clean up in the starting lineup, and an instant spark in the clubhouse. A true professional.

Buster Posey wrote a message to the Giants fans. The Giants posed the message on its Twitter page @SFGiants A message from Buster. The message is below:

To the best fans in baseball . . .

You have most likely heard by now that I have decided to step away from the game and officially retire.

As you can imagine, this was not an easy decision. Kristen and I spent a lot of time discussing and weighing what would be best for our family. I ultimately felt that now is the right time to start a new chapter in my life.

Throughout my life, I have been incredibly fortunate to play the greatest game in the world. Not many kids who start playing baseball at the age of five have the opportunity to continue to play the game they love beyond Little League or even high school. I was one of the lucky ones, and I am truly grateful for all that the game has given to me and my family. It has taken me from my hometown in Georgia to Florida State University to ultimately San Francisco, with many stops in between. The people I’ve met, the experiences I’ve shared with my teammates and family are beyond what I expected. Our family has created a lifetime of memories and lifelong friendships.

During the press conference, I had the opportunity to thank the countless number of people who have supported me throughout my career - Kristen, our children Addi, Lee, Ada and Livvi, my parents, grandparents, siblings, teammates, coaches, training and clubhouse staff, the Giants ownership group and front office. They were the driving force who helped me and inspired me to make my baseball dream a reality.

And, of course, our great fans. How do you thank a fan base? The Giants fan base is more than just fans. It's a community. That sense of community is something we as players can feel in the ballpark when we take the field each night. I hope you have felt it too.

I hope over the years you've been able to see in our teams the sense of pride we all take in coming together each day working hard and pushing each other toward a common goal. Oddly, some of the best times when you look back are the challenging times. When you're going through them they don't tend to be very fun, but when you get on the other side you realize that you've grown from these experiences. I think that's one of the best things about sports and hopefully something a lot of fans can also identify with.

Over the years, I've heard a lot of stories from different fans about what the Giants mean to them. Or, what baseball means to them. When I think back on those stories, there's usually one common denominator -- family and friends. When I was a child, one of my earliest baseball memories was Sid Bream of the Atlanta Braves sliding into home plate to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game Seven of the NLCS to send the Braves to the World Series. To be able to share in the joy with my grandad that Christmas as he proudly displayed a picture of Sid Bream sliding into home on his t-shirt is a memory that I'll never forget.

I'm sure there are kids out there today -- who might actually be adults now -- and parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who can remember exactly where they were when in 2010 Edgar Renteria hit the game-winning homer in Texas that led the Giants to their first World Series title since moving to San Francisco. Or when Sergio Romo stood on the mound, shook me off from throwing a slider (which still scares me to this day) and snuck a fastball past Miguel Cabrera to clinch the second title in three years. Or when Madison Bumgarner came out of the bullpen in Kansas City in Game Seven and 45,000 people went deathly silent because they knew at that point, the World Series was over. Or you remember where you were when Matt Cain stood on the back of the mound and gazed up at the crowd, taking it all in before he recorded the final out of the first ever perfect game in Giants franchise history.

To me, this is what baseball is all about. It's a lot more than just winning or losing a game – although the wins do feel a lot better. It's about time spent with family on countless nights and days pulling for your team, riding the emotions of the highs and the lows. It's ultimately about the people who have come along with you for the ride and making great memories together.

I am so very humbled to have played a part in some of those memories. Thank you for welcoming me into the Giants community 12 seasons ago and for supporting me every step of the way. I look forward to creating new memories of my own and sharing them with my children as I pull for the Giants for years to come.

With deep admiration and appreciation,

Buster Posey

The 2021 San Francisco Giants 107 Wins Plus 2 Equals 109 Wins

Choose your perspective. Choose your viewpoint. Choose your narrative. Spin it any way. Multiple interpretations. There are multiple sides of the story. The second place Los Angeles Dodgers went 48-21 (.696) after the 2021 all-star break. The first place San Francisco Giants went 49-22 (.690) after the 2021 all-star break. The Dodgers gained zero games against the Giants. Or the first place San Francisco Giants went 49-22 (.690) after the 2021 all-star break. The second place Los Angeles Dodgers went 48-21 (.696) after the 2021 all-star break. The Giants prevented the Dodgers from being tied or becoming second place winning one more game than the Dodgers. Fair or unfair. It's life.

The Giants won 107 regular season games which is a franchise record. The Dodgers won 106 regular season games which tied the franchise record. The 2021 National League West division was an outlier. The Dodgers won their wild card game against the St. Louis Cardinals to face the Giants in the National League Division Series (NLDS). The Dodgers and Giants each won two games out of a best of five games. The teams entered Game 5 with 109 total wins. The Dodgers won Game 5 with a score of 2-1 advancing to the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Atlanta Braves.

Game 5 ended on a controversial check swing called strike three. The umpire made an incorrect call. Bad calls happen all the time in competitive sports. Umpires are human beings like you and me. Humans make mistakes. Bad luck and bad timing the bad calls went against the Giants. Giants lost. Move on. It's life.

History was made in Major League Baseball. The Giants and the Dodgers played in the postseason against each other for the first time. The ending narrative was ugly. The series ended on a controversy.

The umpire bad calls didn't cause the Giants to lose the NLDS. The Giants batted .182 overall. The Giants batted .125 with runners in scoring position. The low batting averages were not going to get it done. Were the Giants fatigued? I didn't see fatigue. The Dodgers earned the series win. The Dodgers were the deeper team. Their were more playmakers in the Dodgers team compared to the Giants team. Mookie Betts manufactured a run in Game 5. Max Scherzer saved Game 5 which was Manager Dave Roberts correct decision instead of Kenley Jansen. Jansen had blown saves in past postseason games.

Moreover, the Giants failed to adjust to the home plate umpire's wide strike zone. Adjustments are part of daily life. Some adjustments we like. Some adjustments we don't like.

Finally, the Dodgers changed their Game 5 starting pitcher from Julio Urias to Corey Knebel. Roberts choose a bullpen pitcher using the opener pitching strategy. Why did Roberts changed the starting pitcher? All sports analysts and sports journalists I read didn't know why. My intuition was counterintuitive. If the Dodgers wanted to give up runs to the Giants, then give up runs early. Urias pitches in the middle to late innings to lower the chances of the Giants scoring runs. If the Dodgers trailed early, then the Dodgers had more innings to score runs. My question is why give up runs early in the game. No team wants to give up runs. On the other hand, don't waste time figuring out something which doesn't make sense. Regardless, the opener pitching strategy didn't affect the outcome of the game. Roberts texted Giants Manager Gabe Kapler the night before Game 5 he changed the starting pitcher. The text was an example of a John Wick profession courtesy.

Update On A Past Blog

The Washington Nationals lost 97 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 101 games. The Texas Rangers lost 102 games. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles each lost 110 games. The teams were tanking. I wrote Is Tanking The New Way To Succeed? on Oct 16, 2020. These teams believed a mediocre record is not worth the effort. Tank the season. Take advantage of the upcoming offseason high draft picks for the worse standings.

Highlight and Favorite 2019 Tweets

Here are my 16 highlight Tweets or 23 highlight Tweets in total and 15 favorite Favorites Tweets in 2019. The goals delaying one year are relearning from my mistakes, reinforcing my lessons, reminding myself my moments, refreshing acquired knowledge, rediscovering new wisdom, and sharing changes. Follow me @inin61. Enjoy!

Highlights

Jan 21: A conversation starter. Ask the question, "What keeps you busy?"

Jan 30: Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills. It may be the piano song your heard in the past and never knew the title. #mysongoftheday Video

Mar 25: NCAA reports one person predicted all 16 men's basketball teams in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time. The teams includes #12 seeded Oregon. Also, the person predicted #13 UC Irvine defeated #4 Kansas State in the first round. Article

Apr 1: jewel: a person unique, beautiful, pure, sweet like an angel; a precious possession; a person or thing treasured. #mynewwordoftheday

Apr 8: Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins #mysongoftheday Video

Jun 1: Knowledge = power = energy = matter = mass

Jun 17: Dear Abby Sun Jun 16 advice on practicing getting up after falling down without using hands for the elderly. Roll onto your knees and lift yourself up one leg at at a time Article

Jun 17: I use another technique. I roll on my back. Perform one sit-up without going down. I use my legs to stand up. If a person can do one sit-up, he or she can stand up without using hands and arms.

Jul 28: I'm not dumbing down. Never dumb down your life. Don't be an asshole for yourself. Don't let people drag you down. Nobody holds your back.

Jul 28: These people must leave your life. People come and go for good or for bad. Some people leave your life. New people enter your life.

Aug 18: Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre asked backup quarterback Ty Detmer a basic football concept in Favre's second year in the NFL. What's a nickel defense? Football fans laugh at Favre's answer response. Video

Aug 24: GetResponse published an article on the most hated business words. These words were valuable, inspiring, and full of strength once upon a time. Not anymore. Clique can be an understatement. Article

Aug 24: Samples. Most common jargon for "better results": "best practices" and "raise the bar." Most passive aggressive email lines: "as per my last email" and "just a friendly reminder."

Aug 24: Top five out of 30 least favorite business jargon terms: synergy, teamwork, touch base, raising the bar, and think outside the box. My personal worst term on the list is "it is what it is...". Intelligent people never say it is what it is.

Sep 6: Winter Games by David Foster the theme song for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada #mysongoftheday Video

Sep 8: perverse: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary; disobedient #mynewwordoftheday

Sep 19: Congratulations to Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool winning two awards in the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control.

Sep 19: The Carpool Karaoke primetime special is the complete The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke with James Corden and Paul McCartney.

Sep 22: I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption. My high school and college friend watched the movie when it was released in theaters. It was the most boring movie he watched. He didn't understand the point. I avoided the movie.

Sep 22: I choose to watch the movie decades later. Good movie. Recommended. The movie is slow. I put the pieces together watching the movie without success.

Sep 22: My friend is correct up to the climax of the movie. It's the best full circle movie I have ever watched. Stick around. Don't give up. Have hope. The pieces are together. Good things can happen.

Sep 25: The female middle school student was wise beyond her years. RT @BoyYeetsWorld: one time in middle school i dated a girl for 4 days and when she broke up with me she posted on facebook sometimes your knight in shining armor is really just a loser in tinfoil and to this day that the sickest burn I've ever gotten.

Dec 5: The first procedure buying gas with a credit card is check the pump's credit card reader for a skimmer. Pic 1, Pic 2

Favorite Favorites

Mar 19: @dakanya, co-worker: how did you learn to code. me: mash until it works.

Apr 11: @arstechnica, Another Slack Overflow developer survey, another year of Visual Basic being as unpopular as ever Developers love Python and TypeScript, get paid for Clojure, and aren’t using blockchain.

Apr 23: @NBCSSharks, BARCLAY GOODROW!!! Watch the Sharks winger's game-winning overtime goal to give San Jose an epic Game 7 victory. Pic Video.

May 12: @SportsCenter, KAWHI. GAME 7. FOR THE WIN. Pic Video.

May 12: @espn, Another look at Kawhi's Game 7 winner. Pic Video.

May 18: @SJEarthquakes, CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI. KING. #WondoWatched Pic Video.

Jun 13: @SportsCenter, Klay turning around in the tunnel and coming back out to shoot free throws had Oracle going nuts. Pic Video.

Jun 13: @BayAreaSportsHQ, This moment is an all-timer. Pic Video.

Jul 14: @SportsCenter, GAME. SET. MATCH. Novak Djokovic outlasts Roger Federer in an epic five-set #WimbledonFinal Pic Video.

Jul 14: @espn, Longest final in #Wimbledon history: 4 hours 55 minutes, 422 points, 68 games, 35 aces. Pic.

Aug 12: @SexWithEmily, As much as we like to beat around the bush, dropping hints to your partner is not the best way of communicating -- your chances of being understood are much higher when you are direct about what needs fixing. #sexwithemily #communicationisalubrication

Sep 14: @HistoryInPics, The Beatle's last live concerts—at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966 and then on a London rooftop three years later—have gone down as some of the most significant events in pop music history. Collector Finds Rare Footage of The Beatles's Top of the Pops Performance in His Attic.

Nov 19: @WakeOfWeek, I will always root for this man because of the way he has handled himself in hard times -- from bad coaches to having a different offensive coordinator every year to losing his job to Kaep to... this. #AlexSmith @lizbsmith11. Alex Smith’s wife celebrates ex-49er’s recovery from ghastly leg injury in emotional Instagram post.

Dec 11: @espn, Bill Belichick has his players focused on the 53 players in their locker room, not on social media. Pic.

Dec 16: @NBCSGiants, So many memories. @PavlovicNBCS takes you back through all of the best -- and funniest -- moments from MadBum's legendary Giants career. Pic Tweet Article.

There's An A In Overachieving

The 2020 American League West Champions Oakland A's were defeated by the Houston Astros on Thur Oct 8, 2020. The A's defeated the Chicago White Sox in the Wild Card round for their first postseason series win since 2006 when the A's played in the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers. The A's has lost 10 of its past 11 postseason series. The bullpen was the A's strength with the lowest ERA in the major leagues at 2.72. On the other hand, the starting pitching ranked 16th in the major leagues at a 4.49 ERA. Poor starting pitching resulted in a fatigued bullpen. The team batting average .225 was the second lowest in the American League.

One superstar plus good coaching plus good management or good ownership equals a championship. 1+1+1=3. The 1+1+1=3 odds improve to win a championship are higher than teams with a sum less than three. The superstar is a high impact player with leadership, charism, highest performance on the field, strong, and intelligent. There have been professional sport teams following the 1+1+1=3 formula in history. Here are some examples below:

*Joe Montana+Bill Walsh+San Francisco 49ers=three Super Bowl championships in the 1980s
*Michael Jordan+Phil Jackson+Chicago Bulls=six NBA Finals championships in the 1990s
*Buster Posey+Bruce Bochy+San Francisco Giants=three World Series championships in five years between 2010-2014
*Derek Jeter+Joe Torre+New York Yankees=five World Series championships 1996, 1998-2000, 2009
*Sidney Crosby+Mike Sullivan+Pittsburg Penguins= back to back Stanley Cup championships 2016 and 2017 for the first time in the salary cap era
*Stephen Curry+Steve Kerr+Golden State Warriors=five consecutive NBA Finals appearances 2015-2019 winning three
*Tom Brady+Bill Belichick+New England Patriots=six Super Bowl championships 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019

There are 1+1+1=3 examples of teams winning one championship. One championship is good enough in some cases.

*Russell Wilson+Pete Carroll+Seattle Seahawks=2014 Super Bowl Champions
*Patrick Mahomes+Andy Reid+Kansas City Chiefs=2020 Super Bowl Champions

The A's disagree with 1+1+1=3. The team have been overachievers 0+0+0=0. There are no superstars. Manager Bob Melvin should be fired. Ownership is cheap. The A's is a ball team with one of the lowest baseball payrolls. Ownership doesn't pay big contracts to superstar players. The A's develop their young talent, play the best young talent in the major league level with all-star performance, and acquire veteran free agents at the end of their careers. The offseason the A's trade their young all-start talent for new younger potential talent. Buy low, sell high. The A's baseball team plan is Moneyball. The Moneyball method is using statistical analysis and paying bargain contracts for a winning baseball team explained in plain English. Maybe 50 years from now the Moneyball method wins a World Series Championship for the Oakland A's. Prove me wrong.

Top Ten All-Time Bay Area Professional Athletes

KGMZ 95.7 FM The Game requested sports fans to submit their top ten best Bay Area professional athletes. The Game's sports journalists share their lists starting Mon Jul 6, 2020. Here's my top ten list I submitted.

10. Madison Bumgarner, Giants. The 2014 World Series was all Bumgarner. He needs a no-hitter for his career.

9. Joe Thornton, Sharks. A future hall of famer in the Sharks organization and in the NHL.

8. Ronnie Lott, 49ers. Defense wins football games. He was part of the glory years during the 1980s.

7. Klay Thompson, Warriors. Thompson is playoffs dependable game 6 Klay including the 2016 Game 6 Western Conference Finals vs. Oklahoma City Thunder.

6. Rickey Henderson, A's. The greatest leadoff hitter in the history of the MLB. He's the all-time leader in stolen bases.

5. Barry Bonds, Giants. He's the all-time leader in home runs.

4. Jerry Rice, 49ers. The greatest wide receiver in the history of the NFL. He's the all-time leader in touchdown receptions.

3. Willie Mays, Giants. His career numbers stand the test of time: 660 HR, .302 BA, 1,903 RBI, two-time MVP, 24-time all-star, and 12 Gold Gloves.

2. Joe Montana, 49ers. Children growing up in the 1980s needed to know Joe Montana to be a 49ers fan.

I add the honorable mentions for my blog. They're the following: Rick Barry, Warriors; Frank Gore, 49ers; Shane Lechler, Raiders; Tim Lincecum, Giants; Patrick Marleau, Sharks; Willie McCovey, Giants; Buster Posey, Giants; Joe Staley, 49ers; Chris Wondolowski, Earthquakes; and Steve Young, 49ers.

1. Stephen Curry, Warriors. He revolutionized basketball.

Edit Fri Jul 10, 2020: I made a mistake. An example of poor research and an example my memory is not perfect. Marcus Allen played for the Raiders in Los Angeles. I thought he played for the Raiders in Oakland before moving to Los Angeles. Allen is removed from the honorable mention. Rick Barry from the Warriors replaces Allen.

Instant Bullets Blog Jun 21, 2020

*Costco refuses the following items returned for a refund due to COVID-19: toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizing wipes, water, rice, and Lysol. Good idea. Screw the hoarders.


*The Movie Gigi On Marriage. Don't marry at once. Marry at last.

*Senior Sports Analyst Ray Ratto Shared A Story. Ratto is currently working at 95.7 The Game KGMZ-FM. He shared a story from his mentor Nick Peters when Ratto started his sports journalist career. Ratto asked Peters how do you work as a sports journalist. Peters said, "never show fear." Ratto interviewed former San Francisco Giants manager Frank Robinson. Robinson answered Ratto's initial questions with short answers. Ratto told Robinson if you don't want to do this, let's not do it. Ratto began to leave the room. Robinson replied, "What do you want to know?" Robinson tested Ratto if he was brave or a scary cat. Robinson had an ability to smell fear in a person. Here's an article The World According to Ray Ratto.

*Dr. Anthony Fauci People's 2020 Sexiest Man Alive. There are online petitions People magazine should award Dr. Fauci 2020 Sexiest Man Alive. I agree. Integrity, strength, intelligence, professional, confidence, and respect are sexy. Many men have few of the above or none of the above.

*Earn A Cake. The Question Is What Kind Of Cake. The cake is earned. A plain cake is delicious. Earn more. Add frosting. Complete more. Add the filling. Continue. Add fruit, candles, and whipped cream. Complete satisfactory and sincerely. Add happy birthday on the cake. 04/05/20 before I slept and after watching Harry Potter #3.

*I Promise My Dad I Date When I'm 35. I have a thought for the young men and young women who desire older men and older women. The younger men and younger women can wait to be older to find a lover at a matching older age.

*What Is The Secret To Find A Spouse? What is the secret to attract people? Be useful. Don't be a nobody. Don't be nothing. I knew the answer years ago from number 40 in my Top 40 Most Memorable Moments. Don't ask why it took me additional years to connect the dots.

*When Does The Fun Begin? My answer is when you're better. My answer is when you're getting stronger.

*A Thought On The Current President And Past Presidents. I start with President Bill Clinton from 1993-2000, continuing with President George W. Bush from 2001-2008, President Barrick Obama from 2009-2016, and ending with President Donald Trump from 2017-present. These presidents had or have an opportunity to end racism. They had or have an opportunity to end police brutality. Equal justice under the law is equal like a math equation. Likewise with Congress, state governors, courts, and The Supreme Court. Why is President Trump with less than one presidential term at fault for unequal social justice? Why is President Trump blamed for inequality? Why is President Trump accused of poor leadership? I welcome all opinions.

*Where Is The Source Of The Leaks? I'm not talking about water plumbing leaks. I'm talking about information leaks. The chances are the source originates from the dissatisfied party.

*I Play The Fantasy Game. Playing the fantasy game is like a hypothetical situation.

*How many years does it take to overcome a mid-life crisis? My intuitive answer is six years. The average length is six years. Personally speaking, I'm lucky I didn't experience a mid-life crisis. Or I already experienced a mid-life crisis I didn't realize which is solved.

*Are Geniuses Cynics? Geniuses think about problems. Geniuses create solutions. Geniuses are cynics by nature. Geniuses think about answers like breathing. They anticipate problems. The possible answers to the problems are infinite. They think bad to be good.

Ending 2019 With History To Remember Beginning 2020 With Luck

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The newspapers end 2019 and begin 2020. There are three pics on President Donald Trump. Today is *fill in the blank* mat. The 2010 Bay Area sports decade is a brief substitute for no sports due to COVID-19. I can't visit The Ferry Building for the first time because od COVID-19. Some people with no breaks and bad luck can be worse due to COVID-19. Pic knowledge on tires, a physical dashboard instead of on a computer screen, and movie songs.

The Reader Takes Something Away With These Pics

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Past architecture buildings and signs are remembered in time. Everyone must share their favorite music genres. All music is music. Ignorance is bliss. There is a safety reason never hide electrical outlets. Take advantage of retail deals. People can be winners losing more than winning. Today's COVID-19 is a reminder we take the outdoors for granted. On the other hand, some retail deals are terrible.

That Was Then, This Is Now, Coming Up Next

Then	Now	Next
Yahoo	Google	?
Blockbuster Video	Netflix	?
Local Stores	Amazon	?
MySpace	Facebook	?
Domestic USA Autos	Foreign Autos	?
General Electric (Market Cap)	Apple (Market Cap)	?
IBM	Microsoft	?
Taxis	Uber and Lyft	?
Sony	Samsung	?
San Francisco Giants	Various Teams	?
Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs	Golden State Warriors	?

Life is a cycle. Out with the old, in with the new is a common life wisdom. Business professions know the business cycle. Sports fans know the sports cycle. The best anything does is maximize greatness long-term. Something else is being created to replace the best. The best anyone does is maximize greatness in the present. The best maintains their dominance.

The best can't control everything. There are circumstances beyond the best's control unfortunate moments result in losing dominance. The best can delay the life cycle going down by never settling. The best stays hungry.

Someone else is working to be the next best. The unknown businesses, companies, teams, and people are building their championships. One of them takes over their respective industries and professions being the next number ones. One of them becomes the new household names. Eventually the present best becomes the past best. The present best used all their resources. The future best vision is new changes, innovations, and new ideas. Time is up. Nothing lasts forever.

Update On A Past Blog

I shared my opinion the most influential websites globally on Raymond Mar One Liners 2 on Jun 1, 2019. I listed nine websites. I correct the list. The first correction is removing eBay and Craigslist. The second correction is adding Wikipedia. The updated most influential websites globally are Google, YouTube, Reddit, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Wikipedia.