Friday Fish Fry - Trump to rename Sacramento, San Diego, New Mexico and Baja

Misunderstanding allows Lake Berryessa to remain Lake Berryessa

TRUMPERS OR NOT TRUMPERS? ... The great divide in our country has made for some awkward social situations, but I'm here to help.

Let's say you have relatives visiting from North Dakota and you want to know if they're Trumpers without having to ask them and getting into a heated argument that ruins the family reunion.

Or you have a new nextdoor neighbor or a new co-worker and you don't want to offend or be offended.

So what you need is a foolproof way to determine their political leanings without having to ask them straight out.

And I'm not talking about those who drive around town in an F-150 with the American flag flapping out the back.

Or those with "Davis is for Everybody" signs in their front yard.

We know where both of those groups stand.

So here's the deal.

Upon the first introductory handshake with the obligatory "How are you doing?," you answer "I'm frankly worried about what's going on in Washington."

This gives your new acquaintance the opportunity to say, "Trump is going to fix all that," or, conversely, "I'm sure going to miss Joe Biden."

In either case, you can just silently nod, release the grip from your handshake, and walk away knowing exactly where this person stands, without creating any sort of confrontation.

Of course, you can only do this between now and Monday, but I guarantee it's foolproof.

Best of all, my advice is free.

BORDER CROSSINGS INCREASE ... And now we learn that Mexican firefighters have been streaming across the border to help victims of the tragedy unfolding in Los Angeles.

I'm sure Donald Trump will put a stop to that.

SPEAKING OF MEXICO ... Donald Trump has announced that on Day One he plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Which is fine and dandy.

But, he also plans to allow military bases to revert to their Confederate names because changing names is an attempt to rewrite history and robs those areas of their "glorious" pasts.

The same, apparently, doesn't hold for the Gulf of Mexico.

However, he may change his mind, given that the Gulf of Mexico touches only red states, where tourist businesses have relied on that name for centuries and won't be happy about having to change their address.

EVEN MORE NAME CHANGES ... Since "Mexico" is now a banned word in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, the state of New Mexico will now become simply "New" and the famous town of Truth or Consequences in that state will become Truth Social.

Mexican jumping beans will be known as American jumping beans, Vallejo and Benicia will be Him and Her, and the cities of Mexico, Maine and Mexico, Pennsylvania and Mexico, Missouri and Mexico, Indiana and Mexico Beach, Florida will all have to vote on new names.