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The Wild are 3-6-3, losers of five in a row, and the second longest losing streak in the league right now behind the Blues at 6. Islanders and Maple Leafs are also off to a slow start. The Flames have six points, worst in the league, while the Penguins and Avalanche both have 18 points, top in the NHL.

Original Halloween is a good movie, Halloween 2 is popular and well liked, though I never got into it. Halloween 3 is a different animal. Halloween 4 is a movie that I like early on but it falls apart, Halloween movies five and six are terrible.

Slap on the wrist for the Ravens as the NFL continues to make questionable decisions on handing out punishment. Ravens were fined 100 grand for their injury report violation last week, a situation that should have been looked at more seriously after what we just saw in the NBA, though I can't say I am surprised. No loss of a draft pick so the Ravens avoid any major consequences. No fine for the head coach, just the organization. Great job, NFL. Colts RB Jonathan Taylor has been named AFC offensive player of the month. The Colts are sitting pretty at 7-1, best record in the NFL, and are getting ready to go into Pittsburgh and face the Steelers on Sunday. Though the game of the week is in Buffalo as the Bills host the Chiefs. KC has come on strong of late after starting slow, while the Bills are 5-2, one up in the loss column on the Chiefs. Very possible that this game will be the deciding factor on who gets home field if these two meet in the playoffs. The night game is Seattle at Washington, and Monday night is Arizona at Dallas.

There is something extra enjoyable about the black and white in classic horror movies like Psycho, Night of the Living Dead, Frankenstein, ect. Holy jumping Jack-O-Lantern's look at the date! Happy Halloween everyone!

The Dodgers were off their game on Wednesday night, and the Blue Jays took advantage, winning 6-1 and taking a 3-2 series lead back up to Canada. Game six is on Friday.

No update on the investigation yet, however Lamar Jackson is expected to start on Thursday night when the Ravens play the Dolphins. The Dolphins are coming off a big upset win against the Falcons.

Watched a terrible B-movie last night called Cherry Falls. It is a slasher film from 25 years ago where a serial killer is attacking teenagers in a small town. Britany Murphy and Jay Mohr are in it.

Big game for both teams tonight, winner will go up 3-2 and be one win away from the title. Bigger game for LA imo because if they lose, they will have to win the next two on the road. But if they win, they put pressure on the BJs and have the momentum going back to Toronto, where they already split the first two.

Not all artificial is bad. Do you have any experience with breast implants? I couldn't resist.

Sadly, that much like many other good ideas, there will be people who abuse it. It seems like every time technology solves one problem; it also creates another.

Unfortunately the language was a problem, and I stopped reading shortly after starting. Sounds like I needed to give it more time. I am now reading Framed by John Grisham, but I might try Frankenstein at a later time and will let you know my thoughts if I do. Thanks for your interest. Do you read a lot of science fiction?

Crazy game three that went 18 innings and saw the Dodgers win 6-5. It was only the second game in World Series history to go 18 innings. The other being the Dodgers Red Sox in 2018. Ohtani reached base nine times, a WS record. Hard to imagine even getting nine plate appetences in a game, but he reached on all of them. He was 4-4 and had five walks. That would be a good series for many players, he did it in one night. The win could swing momentum strongly in favor of LA, as the pressure is on Toronto to win game 4. Dodgers have a 2-1 series lead. I rarely do this, but I am cheering for Canada. The Blue Jays have not won a WS since 1993 and teams like the Dodgers have such a big advantage because of their payroll. I am not expected the Jays to win, but I hope they do. Anyway, game four is tonight. Let's see what happens with this one.

Watched the classic Night of the Living Dead last night. It had been years since I'd seen it.

The Ravens are being investigated for possibly violating the injury report rules. Jackson was listed as a "full participant" in practice on Friday, but he wasn't. Then on Saturday he was ruled out. Why does this matter? Because it changed the betting lines. The Ravens went from 6.5-point favorites on Friday, to 2.5 after Jackson was ruled out. This coming just two days after the bombshell NBA betting scandal that rocked the sports world. A current NBA player and head coach were both arrested for illegal gambling, and further accusations of players giving inside information about player injuries to bookies, and players faking injuries to rig bets. Goodell should come down hard on the Ravens to send a message that this is not going to be tolerated. John Harbaugh claims that it was an honest mistake, but the league could still punish the team with a fine and a loss of a draft pick. In the eyes of many fans the integrity of sports have been compromised due to the increased interest these leagues have with the gambling world, where the gambling ads seem to get more common every year. The timing on this could not have been worse for the Ravens and this could prove to be a very costly mistake.

When I was in LA last week I saw self driving cars on the street for the first time up close. I didn't ride in one but the few people I talked to who did told me that they are great. I don't know enough about it to have an option, but I have concerns of self driving vehicles being hacked and replacing jobs. There will be no Uber drivers in ten years, it will all be self driving pick up. Same with truck drivers and bus drivers. AI is going to take jobs from people who are already struggling to get by and I have concerns that this will lead to more homelessness, more theft, and more social unrest.