Thoughts on writing, living, and believing…
WARNING: This post may contain strong and/or unpopular opinions.
I wasn’t going to weigh in on this as I kinda already have elsewhere, but after listening to all the furor yesterday on sports radio, I just have to get this off my chest.
For those of you who don’t know, Michael Sam is an All-American football player at the University of Missouri. He is projected to go pretty high in the upcoming NFL draft.
Okay, so what’s the big deal?
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Everybody’s doing Beatles tributes to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the boys coming to America, so I figured, “Hey, I need web traffic! I will too!”
That tingling feeling you have going up your spine right now, is because I have conditioned you to expect the worst.
Behold, the worst!
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You ladies in the audience should turn the channel. I need to speak to the guys for a sec, m’kay?
Are they gone?
Okay.
Just some thoughts about the past weekend buzzing around in my head. At least the ones that didn’t get stuck in all the cobwebs:
1. Roger “Don Fanucci” Goodell clearly sold the NFL to the devil. While the rest of the country is dealing with all this damn global warming, it’s 50 degrees in New Jersey. Just sayin’. Things that make you go “hmmm…”
2. Every year the Superbowl ads get worse. I chuckled at the Doberhuahua, but that’d be about it. Oh, and I did go “awww” at the Budweiser Clydesdale ad.
3. Every year the Superbowl half-time show gets more incomprehensible. Just more light-effects, fireworks, and musical acts I’ve never heard of. You kids get off my lawn!
4. Cheers to Queen Latifah for her rendition of America the Beautiful. Jeers to Renee Flemming for yodeling all over the National Anthem. It’s not just pop-stars who try to make it all about them.
5. Thank you Terry McAulay and crew for not getting in the way.
6. How ya gonna be 6′ 5″ and not be able to throw over a defensive lineman?? Peyton had more batted balls than an afternoon at Wimbledon! Geez. Even Cooper’s gonna start making fun of him now! It’s time to retire old man. At least you’ve already got a Buick.
7. And while I’m on the topic, how did the Broncos manage to get through the season when they come out that flat and discombobulated in their biggest game? The Bears with Sexy Rexy Grossman at the helm looked better.
8. So do the folks in Seattle celebrate by brewing up double lattes, eating organically sustainable scones, and listening to some alternative grunge? Hippies.
9. For the love of God Spartans! Ditch those hideous “bronze” unis! They just call attention to your lousy effort in the Garden on national TV. In other news, Go Hoosiers!
10. Pitchers and catchers report in 10 days. September can’t come soon enough!
A friend of mine who is rather skeptical of the Roman Catholic Church and Christianity in general, recently asked me what I think about Pope Francis I appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone.
I replied, “I don’t.”
Not satisfied with that answer, she said that she thought it was kind of neat to see him there. To her, he projects—and I’m paraphrasing here—a hip, modern flair. Surely that is what the Church needs right now, no? After all, he wants to bring people back right?
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Well, Chinese New Year. Oh, and it’s tomorrow not today, but, you know…
The Chinese lunar calendar is very complex. Animals recur every 60 years. Within that system, there is this “stem-branch” arrangement that spans 12 years and…
Like I said, it’s complex.
2014 is the Year of the Horse. In case you missed it, 2013 was the year of the Snake (Was it ever! Boy, howdy), and next year we get Sheep. The year after, Monkey.
So we got that goin’ for us.
I guess if you’re a horse, you should take advantage of it now.
Hear that Cedric?
