Yeah, I know its a shock that I dragged my ass out of bed today…like every other weekday with the exception of a few, to do the links.  My wife sure was shocked too.

::rolls eyes::

Djoker rolling along in Sydney

Anyhoo, the Aussie Open is underway, and I’m gonna focus much of my sports attention there.  Why?  Maybe because its good to see people outside in beautiful weather playing a game.  The Men’s draw is progressing as planned for the top players, with Nadal and Djoker other advancing, and Federer looking strong in his match, up 2 sets to 0 as I write this.  On the Ladies side, Sharapova has advanced and will face off in the third round against the top seed, Simona Halep. Should be interesting to see how Sharapova does with the potentially high pollen count. You know, what with her severe asthma she apparently suffered from for several years.

In mens hoops, Ohio State continued their torrid pace in conference play, although this time they had to hang on after a late Northwestern charge too win their seventh conference game to start the season, which a rookie coach at a Big Ten school hasn’t done in nearly 100 years.

On the ice (and I mean in hockey stadiums, not the back yards and city streets of almost every state in the nation), the Bruins topped les Canadiens and the Mighty Ducks dropped the Penguins. Those were the only games played.

That’s it for sports.  And now…the links!

The victim of California government assholery.

California government: Christ, what a bunch of assholes.

The largest, and most liberal at least when I was there, newspaper in Puerto Rico has a pretty hot take published on the problems the island has faces after Hurricane Maria. My Struggle in getting through it had less to do with the subject matter than the language barrier. But I putsched through until the end.

It would appear that there is nothing left to cut in the British government, and things are actually so good they’re putting together new, more wasteful ministries. Seriously. What’s next, the Ministry of Dreary Weather?

Remember the Las Vegas massacre where 58 people were killed and news or discussion about the investigation simply vanished into thin air? Well now the idea is being floated that others could be charged. Although the article is short on any new information, which seems strange seeing as the dude killed 58 people and injured hundreds more and the news media has exerted less effort on the story than they did a winter storm. I’m sorry, but the whole thing stinks like rotted fish left out on a summer day.

ICE head: Bunsen Honeydew Thomas Homan

It looks like the federal government, who has sole authority over immigration laws, and the state of California, who considers itself a sanctuary state, are about to have a showdown. I’ll get the free-range, vegan, non-GMO popcorn.

I’m pretty sure I’ve posted stories about how dysfunctional and corrupt the brass running the Chicago Public Schools system are. But just in case you missed it, here’s the latest.

Hey dummy, don’t you read the news out of New York City? You don’t solicit prostitutes when you’re a cop. That results in an arrest. You’re supposed to just pull women over while in duty and then have sex with them, claiming later that it wasn’t under duress.  That way you get your whoring done and you don’t even have to pay.

That’s all for the links. Now enjoy a little music. Feel free to skip ahead :50 if you don’t want the weirdness.

Enjoy the thawing process, friends. I know I will.