Derek Jeter hangs up his cleats after a hall-of-fame career with the New York Yankees.
I’m not a big baseball fan, but I’ll make an exception in this case.
Congratulations to one of Kalamazoo’s favorite sons!
Great Scot!
Scotland votes for independence from Great Britain today. I’m not sure why this is a good idea, but in honor <ahem> of the rugged, Scottish people I give your the following.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to buy up every bottle of Glenlivet I can lay my hands on, ya know, just in case.
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Farewell Facetube
To paraphrase James May, I’m giving up Youbook for good. LinkedOut is next.
I’ve never been very good with “networking” which is probably why I don’t sell as many books as I’d like, but FB always made me itch.
Apart from the inordinate amount of unproductive time it can suck from you, the privacy issues, the voyeuristic, stalker-vibe involved, and the evil, I guess I never felt comfortable with the synthetic personal relationships it fosters.
Yes, I can hear some of you shouting at me, “Facebook allows me to make new friends, catch up with old friends, and keep contact with family who are far away.”
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This Week in Sprots
The less said about B1G football the better.
The less said about Chicago baseball the better.
So let’s turn our attention to the NFL, shall we?
NFL Commissioner Roger “Don Fanucci” Goodell is a hypocritical jerkass intent on strangling the goose that laid the golden egg. Way to go Rog.
Say, maybe Buffalo is better than we thought, huh?
Dear Mr. Head of NFL Officiating, Calvin Johnson caught that ball for a TD. Get a TV for cryin’ out loud!
Since we’re on the subject of the Loins: Let me quote Morgan Freeman in the movie Glory, “When? When O’ Lord is gonna be our time?”
Okay Bears fans, fess up now, how many of you yawned and turned the TV off at half time? Bear Down!
Is Drew Brees suffering from sleep-deprivation because of his new baby? Is he too tired to play football? For $10 million even I could complete one pass to my own team! Geez. Take a nap Drew!
Hats off to Drew Stanton for his journeyman performance for Arizona in relief of Carson Palmer. Eat ’em up!
Brian Hoyer leads the Browns to victory, despite having “Johnny Football” nipping at his ankles for the last four months. Eat ’em up!
And last, but not least, Kirk Cousins was a stud in relief of RGIII in Washington’s win! The fact that the Jaguars’ QB is from that little school in SE Michigan is just gravy. Rah, Rah, Rah!
But more important than their play on the field is the way they handle themselves off it. Humble, grateful, gracious, and sharp. SpartanNation is proud of all three of you!
And speaking of which…Hey Don Fanuch! There are lots of young men in the league who aren’t murdering, dope-smoking, wife-beating, child-abusing, dog-fighting, philandering, gun-toting thugs. They are smart, articulate, hard-working pros, who take care of their families and give back to their communities.
Why don’t you let them be the face of the NFL? Please. Or pretty soon, all we’ll have left is cricket and kickball.
<shudder>
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Never Forget
There are people in this world who, through their wildly misguided view of God, innate cruelty and hatred, wish others harm.
Just because we don’t see it outside our own window, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Take a second today to pray for the lost.
And, as distasteful as it may be, take another second to pray for those who murdered them.
Duck Season
Go Green!
Can I Get a Side of Fries with that?
WARNING: Rob’s got his napalm out again. Reading this post may cause you to send hate-mail. Please read with care.
The US Postmaster recently admitted that the single largest customer of the US Mail is, not you and me dear tax-paying citizen, but the bulk-mail industry. If not for the incessant stream of marketing mailers, catalogs, coupons, offers to sell your house, replace your windows, whiten your teeth, and now that the season is upon us, heaven help us, pleas for money and/or votes to send the next bunch of criminals to state and federal legislatures, the US Post would be kaput.
It’s because of bulk mail that I finally started recycling. From the mailbox directly to the blue bin. Very handy. Very wasteful.
But that’s not why you called.
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I am a Horrible Person
So I let the blog go dark for a couple months, only to jump out at you with two downer posts in a row. Ya know? I am a horrible person after all!
Let me lighten the mood a bit. From the City of Lights, we have such artistic geniuses as Zola, Monet, and Debussy. There’s great architecture, such as the Louvre, Versailles, and the Eiffel Tower. Great minds, great music, great food, great culture. We owe so much to the French for all the wonderful things they’ve contributed to Western Civilization!
But this ain’t one of ’em…
Never let it be said that I’m above picking on a little girl. Damn! And this was top of the charts in France when it came out! People have covered this song, for the love of Lafayette! Merde!
I’ve got to say though: there’s something eerily familiar about Ms. Paradis’ dance moves…hmmm…
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