Big Blue Didn't Blow

Good morning, Stroock's Books reader(s). Baaaah...the foot is better than yesterday but still tight and sore with a sharp pain or two. We remain annoyed. 

So we had our annual Diwali block party last night. Diwali is basically Chanukah and the 4th of July rolled into one. It is literally the festival of lights. Midway through, after the fireworks got going, the cops showed up. Actually, the police cruiser rolled up on us. The cop rolled down his window, pointed a finger at us and asked, 'Do you have a permit for those fireworks?'

'It's Diwali,' we said.

'I don't care,' the cop replied.

At this point we we're thinking of going all Arlo Guthrie on Officer Obie there, but we played it cool. So did the officer, who said just lay off the big rockets that had gotten his attention. And so we did. 

Overall the Diwali party was fun. Huh, no one brought samosas. Anyway, we had a couple of drinks at the party and ate way too much.

The planned Kristallnacht in Philadelphia yesterday was a bust, with the dozens of bike riding Nazis met by hundreds of patriotic counterprotesters and customers. Reggie Jackson, a north Philly man himself, entered the fray. Reggie! Reggie! Reggie! Once again, Reggie answered the whole world. 

More Kristallnachts are coming through. Can the patriots rally again? 

We've no idea what to do about it. 

Today is the anniversary of the actual Kristallnacht. 

Sports wrap...an ugly win for the New York Giants in Philadelphia. Ugly win. But the Giants are 5-2-1 and lead the division. That's the first time the Giants have won in Philadelphia in 13 years. This game was a test and the Giants passed it.  Are the Giants great? No, of course not. What kind of ridiculous question is that. Are they good? Maybe.

DOGE report. We read through most of the Battle of Nueva Segovia chapter yesterday. It's fine but needs more explanation. Basically we need a scene with Enrique Bermudez looking at map, describing the Department of Nueva Segovia and saying, 'This task force is here. This task force is there. There's Santa Clara. There's Ocotal.' etc etc....Also, the chapter was too wordy.