The Day after a Year After

A year after Hamas' genocidal attack on Israel, we still wonder what the plan was. Our guess is that Sinwar et al thought they'd bring about a revolution via bloodletting, Hezbollah would join the war followed by Iran. Netanyahu would resign, sparking a crisis of confidence and resolve in Israel, which would lead to the nation's collapse. Needless to say, the war has not gone according to Hamas' plan. However, Sinwar probably thinks he's winning in the long run, with some justification. Sinwar will think he's winning right up until Israeli commandos riddle him with bullets. 

Last night's football contest between the Chefs* and Saints was called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. The duo is generally fine. But they do talk too much. Aikman says three words when two will do and ends his sentences with football gibberish. He over compliments as well. A few seconds of silence after the play would do so much. But overall, Buck and Aikman are alright. Of course we grew up with Phil Rizzuto so our bar is low.**

Related: the Israelis are being thorough: 'The Jets have shockingly fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday after a 2-3 start to the season. Saleh was 20-36 as the Jets coach five games into his fourth season on the job. The Jets entered the 2024 season with Super Bowl aspirations as quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned from a season-ending injury in 2023.' The imams are right. The Jew is clever. As we write this the Israelis are hitting Beirut once again. A tough night for Lebanon. We kid, we kid.

'You don't think this has something to do with the flag thing, do you?' a friend from a nation that does not enjoy good relations with Israel asked. 'What do you mean?' we replied. Turns out there's some criticisms of Saleh wearing a Lebanese flag last weekend. Not a Hezbollah or even a Palestinian flag, mind you. A Lebanese flag. These criticisms are asinine. This blog has no problem whatsoever with Saleh's show of support for his ancestral land. Anyway, Saleh's record speaks for itself. He sucks. But firing the coach in the middle of the season never works in the NFL. Expect the Jets to remain a mess. Bottom line, same old Jets.  

Fun fact, the Jets had another Arab American head coach, the infamous Dick Kotite. He sucked even worse than Saleh, and represents the absolute rock bottom a Jets team can hit. [This isn't rock bottom?-Ed] No, it's not. Funner fact, the first Giant we remember isn't Phil Simms. It's not even Lawrence Tayler. Oh no. It's kicker Ali Haji Shiek. 

So a friend from a European nation that has an NFL football team named after its ancestors said he wanted to see another To Defend the Earth novel. We sigh with great melancholy. We have ideas, enough for at least three novels, including one where humanity attacks the Jai home world. It was Epsilon Eridani, wasn't it? On well. If newer reader(s) don't know what we're talking about, one may buy a copy of To Defend the Earth here. 

*IYKYK.

** 'Rizzuto broke rigid rules innocently; mingling play-by-play with sighs, birthday greetings, his favorite pasta dishes and extraneous. reflections.' Don't forget the canoles. That's not the half of it. He would have conversations with his producer on air. One would just hear Rizutto say, 'Oh...oh okay!' Tom Seaver once slammed Rizzuto to his face on air over the matter. Here's another good one. Rizzuto was the ultimate homer. He was good at being 'the Scooter' but not so good at calling the ballgame.