{"id":12540,"date":"2017-02-05T14:27:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T22:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=12540"},"modified":"2017-02-05T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T22:27:09","slug":"first-post-sunday-february-5-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2017\/02\/05\/first-post-sunday-february-5-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, February 5, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bombast and repetition, repetition and bombast. The admen will be reaching for your wallet via a little misdirection through your heartstrings and funnybone. Let&rsquo;s fetishize everything today. U-S-A! U-S-A! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&rsquo;murrikan Gridiron Throwball players as cyborgs &mdash; no wonder The League has a disconnect when it comes to injury. Ex-jocks as Mission Control Commanders &mdash; so this is why we wait breathlessly on their every word. Watch TV all day and there&rsquo;ll be more meaningful action from the hucksters and spinners than from the athletes themselves. EVERYTHING IS&#8230;GIANT. Hoo-boy. <\/p>\n<p>And then the spectacle is over and the adrenalin is ebbing and here is where the opiates and <strong>SO<\/strong>cial <strong>ME<\/strong>dia take over. No one can afford for you to be quiet, to be a little alone and reflective. THEY NEED you to be hooked on a <em>constant stream<\/em>, man. You monetize them, but only if you buy into it.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore, Malaysia true rivals for 21st Century Dominance: no needless distractions in either of those places, no drooling fascination with pretty girls or beefroid-injected boys. Rather, they are turning out only smart kids who are not fetishizing every last thing. As well, it might have been that the 20th Century as the &rsquo;murrikan Century was not a matter of exceptionalism but mere happenstance: Europe was bombed out twice, Asia was hiding and this country was the only place for the SMART IMMIGRANTS to come to. Just wondering&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>N.B. There are people out there who KNOW that Sandy Hook was a hoax, and that the Holocaust was fake, too. Why?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqueduct<\/strong> 4, <em>7<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Gulfstream Park Proper<\/strong> <em>6<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>, <em>10<\/em>, 11<br \/>\n<strong>Santa Anita<\/strong> 1, 4, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay-side (<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLL1&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekday<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLLS&#038;Category_Code=\">Weekend<\/a>)<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden Gate<\/strong> 8<br \/>\n<strong>Laurel<\/strong> 5, 8<br \/>\n<strong>Oaklawn<\/strong> 1, <em>3<\/em>, <em>4<\/em>, 5<br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> <em>3<\/em>, 5, <em>7<\/em>, <em>8<\/em>, <em>9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&rsquo;s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Looks OK for <strong>#3 Isabelle<\/strong> Huppert in <strong>Aqueduct 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday&rsquo;s Activity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Track (Win Mutuels $20+\/Gettable)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aqueduct (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Islanders edged by Carolina, 5-4, in OT; Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist for The Island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Wildflower collection returns to Shepherd U. after 64 yrs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Delta (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Oberlin police chief facing ethics charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fair Grounds (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Pelicans lose at Wash., D.C., 105-91; Anthony Davis led all scorers with 25 pts. for New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden Gate (4\/1&frac12;)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 2 was contentious, and players of all stripes gave a quick OK to Swift Approval, Fair Odds of 3&frac12;-1 and a field-best 91 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; she went gate-to-wire to win by 1&frac14; at $24.40. In Race 7, only Old-School Champeens had an airing of Dumont, Fair Odds of 2&frac12;-1 atop the conventional V6 Betting Line; she won by a clean neck at $30.40. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulf (2\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Heat cauterize Philalala, 125-102; Hassan Whiteside led all scorers with 30 pts. for Miami.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Houston (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Anti-Trump Sr. protests capitalize on Super Bowl crowds in Discovery Green.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurel (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Capitals edge Montreal, 3-2; Nicklas Backstrom&rsquo;s 15th goal of the season was the gamewinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mahoning (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Cries of boy, 5, lead authorities to double-overdose in Enon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oaklawn (2\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 4 was contentious, and players of all stripes did not laugh at first-timer Comic Summer, Fair Odds of 4&frac12;-1 and with a connection-line\/slashline readout of 11pc\/19pc\/33pc; she raced mane-to-wire to win by 1&frac14; at $43.40. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PennNat (2\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Host Flyers blanked by La-La Land, 1-nil, in OT; Michal Neuvirth stopped 27 of 28 shots he faced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keystone (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; See PennNat commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Anita (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; See PennNat commentary. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunland (2\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Residents rally at Las Cruces Islamic Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa (3\/1)<\/strong> &mdash; Race 10 was not contentious, but High-Octane Chancers and Progressive-Minded Eggheads channeled their inner Ed McMahon and voiced their support for Here&rsquo;s Johnny, 85 on the LifeLiner Spread Column analysis; he raced ribcage-to-wire to win by a clean neck at $29.60. Good work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turfway (1\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; NKY frets about stability of its hillsides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turf Paradise (0\/0)<\/strong> &mdash; Visiting Coyotes edge San Jose, 3-2, in shootout; Shane Doan and Ryan White were Arizona&rsquo;s regulation-time goalscorers. <\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Rally<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Gulf<\/strong> 7&frac12;f (T)<br \/>\n<strong>Oaklawn<\/strong> 1 1\/16m<br \/>\n<strong>Tampa<\/strong> 1 1\/16m (T)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: You&rsquo;re kidding, right? Because <em>24: Legacy<\/em> is everything tonight&#8230;EVERYTHING. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Jay Glazer, what&rsquo;s his shtick? Why is he even on TV, like Hank Goldberg? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombast and repetition, repetition and bombast. The admen will be reaching for your wallet via a little misdirection through your heartstrings and funnybone. Let&rsquo;s fetishize everything today. U-S-A! 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