Author: sloopyinca

Greetings and salutations, dear friends. Its been a while…

I won’t even bother trying to do much of a sports update since so little happened yesterday (other than ManUre choking). That may take a couple days of me actually watching games to get back up to speed. I do know Liverpool also such into the knockout stages of the UCL. Let’s see what the final 16 draw brings. I need to get through another weekend of the NFL before I know what the hell is going on other than the Steelers shitting the bed. College bowl games start soon, I think. If I get a few minutes, I’ll create a bowl pick-em deal again, or someone else can, so we can measure ourselves against each other again. More details on that possibility coming soon. And that’s pretty much it for sports.

Hey, Henry IV was born on this day. So were: industrialist Werner von Siemens, theatergoer Mary Todd Lincoln, super-soldier (that’s actually a gross understatement) Sgt Alvin York, actor Van Heflin, boxer Archie Moore, comedic genius Dick Van Dyke, actor Christopher Plummer, guitarist Jeff Baxter, rocker Davy O’List, wrestler Sylvester “Junkyard Dog” Ritter, moron Ben Bernanke, snaggletooth actor Steve Buscemi, musical genius Morris Day, actor Jamie Foxx, singer Taylor Swift and sharp-dressing golfer Rickie Fowler.

Its also the day on which the following events occurred: Pope Paul III opened the Council Of Trent, Dartmouth College received its charter, The Nanking Massacre took place, Jackie Robinson was traded to the Giants but chose to retire rather than make the move, “Alice’s Restaurant” was released, Billy Martin was fired by…the MINNESOOOOODA TWIIIIIINS, Yasser Arafat addressed the UN in Geneva (and then promptly went back to his hidden fortune in Paris), Al Gore finally conceded the 2000 election, Saddam Hussein was captured and Salma Hayek fingered Harvey Weinstein in a claim of sexual assault.

That’s all for that. Now…the links!

Theresa May survived her no-confidence vote and will now seek a lifeline from EU leaders in order to save the shitty Brexit she negotiated. I still don’t see what’s wrong with unilaterally saying “these are our immigration rules for EU “citizens” and these are our trade offers…take them or leave them. Sure seems simpler than groveling with the people who you’re ending a relationship with who have no real mechanism to force you to stay.

You want a weird story? This is a weird story.. No spoilers, you gotta read it yourself.

Speaking of the aforementioned Weinstein, I think its safe to say his attorney is planning a vigorous defense.. I’m getting some popcorn. And no, not for $8 a box at the local theater but at home from my own popper.

This story is proof that the world is full of assholes. Way to teach your kids love and tolerance, assholes.

If you’re the kind of person who thinks its cool to literally piss on the floor of your workplace, then Chicago has a public sector union job for you! Apparently you can even take a shit in a plastic bag and not get fired.

Sometimes twitter people you respect come up with something so incredibly stupid that you don’t know if they’ll ever regain your trust. This is one of those times. Nerds, please address this in the comments.

Christ, what an asshole. Not that its surprising because it happens every year. But still…what an asshole.

Here’s a good one for you as we approach the Christmas season.

Now go give em hell, friends.

“Hail To The Victors”, my ass. That complete ass-beating was a treat to watch. Especially after every single pundit, including Herbie, on Gameday picked the Wolverines.  Hell, Desmond Howard went so far up his own asshole to say TTUN should have been ranked ahead of Notre Dame just before the noon kickoff and game of nightmares for his alma mater got underway.  It was like watching the dream sequence in “Dumb and Dumber” when Lloyd literally rips the heart out of the chef and drops it in a doggie bag for him. But at least there won’t be anybody blaming this one on the officials or not having a coach’s personnel yet. Elsewhere Notre Dame looked shaky in a win, Bama, Clemson and Georgia cruised, Oklahoma won their 7 on 7 drill, Washington helped us out by beating WSU, and LSU fell after 7 overtimes and a couple dubious calls/lucky breaks that all seemed to go aTm’s way. And in a game with no national ramifications, I’m giving a special shoutout to the Golden Gophers for sticking Paul Bunyon’s axe back in their trophy case after a 15 year hiatus. If I missed your team’s result, I apologize. Feel free to discuss in the comments. EDIT: Banjos has reminded me to point out how Arizona State shoved their fist up University of Arizona North Nogales’s collective bunghole and stole the Territorial Cup.

Oh yeah, twitter is awesome sometimes.

Across the pond, Real Madrid got smoked, Liverpool and Man City distanced themselves from Chelsea int he title hunt and ManUre fell back into old habits with a draw against Crystal Palace. But none of that matters much, because TTUN gave up the most points its ever given up in regulation to anyone...and the Buckeyes took a knee inside the 10 to end the game when they could have tried to score and go for 2 like Woody did 50 years ago this season. Oh well, we can try to run it to 70 in Ann Arbor next year.

Anyway, for those of you not into sports and for Ted especially because he had to know this kind of post would be in the offing today, here are…the links!

Algor accuses Trump of burying climate report…by releasing it! And the incessant coverage of it by the media has ensured that every talking head in the business will be reporting on manbearpig sightings with breathless anticipation.

I guess even Europeans can run out of patience about being overtaxed on the price of fuel.  Good for them.  Now hopefully they’ll start looking at everything else their governments are fucking them over on. But we all know they won’t.

Well, the EU have agreed with the Brexit deal. Now its time to see if it can get through the House of Commons. Why the brits needed the EU to “approve” anything is a mystery to me.  They should have simply said “fuck off, we’re out of your club. If you want to trade and have some form of immigration with us, that’s fine. If not, cheerio!”

Alabama cops fucked up and shot an innocent man. The spin machine is already working, but this one isn’t gonna stand.

Dwight Howard made the news. This story is bizarre as hell. I don’t know what else to say.

What a dumbass. He could have just followed the service cart and noted which passengers asked for extra free shit. Or which ones complained about the draft and dry air from the vents. Now he’s off to jail.

Here’s more info on the breaking story mentioned above. Enjoy.

And here’s some music for you to start your day.

Have a great day. Go Bucks. Beat TTUN (again…in 364 days)!

Last night was vintage Eli. Vintage! Which means he had a QBR in the 80s and threw for under 200 yards. Meh, only 7 more games to go for Giants fans out there who can’t wait to see him gone. Meanwhile on the ice, Carolina took down Chicago, the Rangers topped Vancouver, Columbus stung Dallas, the Mighty Ducks beat the Predators.

Lastly, the Angels Shohei Ohtani inexplicably won the AL Rookie Of The Year award going away afetr only playing in 80 games and having an ERA  of 3.33 (ten starts), and not even having enough plate appearances to qualify for season rankings.  I hate the Yankees, but Andujar got robbed. Debate it in the comments, but I know I’m right.

Edward III was born on this day. As were: founding father and governor of two different states John Dickinson, actor/brother Edwin Booth, author Robert Louis Stevenson, jurist Louis Brandeis, African-american baseball pioneer Buck O’Miel, actor Joe Mantegna, rocker Toy Caldwell, hockey legend Gilbert Perreault, drummer Bill Gibson, drummer Andy Ranken, Mexican president Andres Obrador, TNG actress Whoopi Goldberg, QB Vinny Testaverde, television person and hypocrite Jimmy Kimmel, and indescribably brave person Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Its also the day on which the following took place: Ben Franklin wrote “Nothing…certain but death and taxes”, Conrad’s “Heart Of Darkness” was published in a single volume, the Holland Tunnel opened, Disney’s “Fantasia” opened, “L’il Abner” made its final appearance, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC opened, Ray Mancini knocked Duk Koo Kim into the afterlife, Doc Gooden won the Cy Young award (at age 20!), “Goldeneye” hit the silver screen, and GWB signed an executive order allowing for military tribunals in the “War On Terror”.

OK, on to…the links!

South Florida does recounts as only South Florida can. And by that, I mean they do them in a way that can be questioned until the end of time.  Jesus, where are the state police to ensure access to observers?

The death toll from the California wildfires rose to 42, and the goddamn things are still almost completely out of control on all fronts. Oh yeah, and a dew one popped up yesterday.  Stay safe, California Glibs.

The Arizona election is over with Democrat Kyrsten Sinema winning. Its only fitting that they’d elect a Democrat with the recent success of Jeff Flake and John McCain paving the way.

And more bad news for California…. But don’t worry. They’ll still manage top blame obstructionist Republicans when their fiscal house of cards collapses.

This one might be worth grabbing some popcorn for. I don’t see what the problem is: he can buy the homes from the people at market value and build whatever he wants on the prop…oh that’s right. Its Chicago, where nothing gets done without a ton of crafty and private property rights are a joke.  Well, have fun, South Side residents. This is the shit you vote for in lockstep.

A comic book legend has died. RIP, Mr Lee.

Hey, what the fuck is this bullshit?!?! Technically its legal since its in the public, but its still immoral and there should be a way to outlaw it in my opinion.

This song would have made more sense two days ago, but I don’t plan when people are born. This song works any day of the year. As does this little ditty. Man, I love that band. I never got to see them either.

Well, go have a great day, friends.

Good morning and welcome to another week.  This one will hopefully be relaxing…for a few of you. It certainly won’t be for me.. But that’s fine. It also won’t be for Patriots fans after getting thumped by Tennessee yesterday.  That was a surprising one. The other NFL winners were: Buffalo (who crushed the Jets), Kansas City, Chicago (although they may want a new kicker), New Orleans (who may have scored again while these links were being written), Cleveland, Indianapolis, Washington (who are gonna win the NFC East now), San Diego (or whatever they’re going by), Green Bay (they may sneak in yet), the LA Rams (adios Seattle bandwagon fans from the last 6 or so years) and the Dallas Cowboys pushed the defending champion Eagles to the brink of disaster.

Winners from the top European games of the weekend were: Liverpool, Man City, Juventus, PSG, Naples, and Dortmund. IF you support somebody else, they either lost or tied. Unless you’re a Spurs fan. But then again, they’re not a top club.  College football went according to script this weekend. The SEC prepares for its fall break from decent opponents while the rest of the college football world continues to play decent opposition. And that’s about it for sports.

Those born on this day share it with: suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, sculptor Auguste Rodin, argon discoverer John William Strutt, bluesman Bukka White, American toy inventor Jack Ryan, the lovely Grace Kelly, crazy fuck Charles Manson, sportscaster/blowhard Al Michaels, Canadian singer Neil Young, rocker Donald Roeser, feminist Naomi Wolf, pharmacology fan and baseball player Sammy Sosa, Canadian “dreamboat” Ryan Gosling, retarded hottie Anne Hathaway, and Aussie golfer Jason Day.

Its also the day the following occurred: Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Union, the first photo of the Loch Ness monster was taken, the SF Bay Bridge was opened, “Song Of The South” hit the silver screen, Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes, Ellis Island closed, Ferdinand Marcos was elected president of the Philippines, Buzz Aldrin too the first selfie in space, and ISIS suicide bombers killed 43 people in Lebanon.

That’s it, here come…the links!

Tax man gonna get his money! I mean, shit, you didn’t expect the hotel lobby to get nothing in return for all those campaign donations, did you?

The wildfires continue to rage through both northern and Southern California. They really need to start considering forest management that involves removing or culling the decades of fuel buildup so as to minimize this kind of thing. Or they can just blame Trump.

The shitshow in Florida continues apace. And in Georgia, and in Arizona, and in California….etc, etc, etc. We need all paper ballots and we need a better system for counting absentee votes. Because this election in a few counties lacks any form of integrity or transparency.

When you’re a remora, you don’t bitch when your shark shakes you off.  You thank it for the ride. But when you’re the corporate equivalent, you just take your host to court, apparently.  My take: fuck you, hipsters. Go ruin something else that already sucks.

A Chicagoland machine politician is leading the charge to compete with Nancy Pelosi for Speaker Of The House. Frying pan…fire…wash, rinse, repeat.

President Trump plans to cut disaster relief to Puerto Rico rather than continue to give free shit away to the idiot complaining that she can’t get water while standing in front of pallet after pallet of bottled water. I, for one, welcome Puerto Rican independence.

Damn, Beto sure is out campaigning early for 2020. Oh, nevermind. Turns out it was somebody else.

Sorry, Canada. Young is too much of a dickhead to get airtime from me.  Instead you’re gonna get this. And of course you’re gonna get this. And if this surprises you, you’ve been under a rock.

Have a great day, friends. Especially those of you (like me) who will be working like a dog. And especially especially those of you who took time out of your lives to protect out nation by serving in the armed forces. God bless you most of all.

 

Not much of an NHL slate last night. The winners were Washington, Nashville and Anaheim. The Buckeyes took care of intrastate rival Cincinnati on the road last night even though the officials tried everything they could to screw them over. And across the pond, there was only one surprise in the UCL games, and that was ManUre beating Juventus.  Now they face Man City this weekend, who would like nothing better than to drive Mourinho out of town. But based on recent form, I think he survives a while longer, if not for the entire season.

Today’s birthday roster features the infamous Romanian Vlad the Impaler, astronomer Edmond Halley, author (this one’s an interesting coincidence) Bram Stoker, board game maker Milton Bradley, psychiatrist Hermann Rorshhach, southern author Margaret Mitchell, hero to math nerds Jack Kilby, rocker Doc Green, rocker Roy Wood, gun rights advocate Wayne LaPierre, drummer Terry Lee Miall, chef and character-asshole Gordon Ramsay, bad boob job recipient Tara Reid, and actress Parker Posey.

Its also the day the following took place: Cortez met Montezuma for the first time, Benjamin Franklin opened the first library in the colonies, Elijah Craig distilled the first batch of bourbon whiskey from corn, the failed Beer Hall Putsch took place, “Mutuny On The Bounty” hit the screen, and LBJ gave the NFL an antitrust exemption. There were also a bunch of election results, but those are boring.

OK, on to…the links!

Jim Acosta was banned from the White House after being a disruptive dick and pushing a female staffer during a press conference yesterday.

Some nut job killed a dozen people in California (where they have strict gun laws, so I assume he came from Indiana). Expect there to be more calls to take your rights away.  And expect the newly-minted Democrat majority in the House to put it to a vote.

“Antifa are the people who fought Franco. And they’re here to fight fascism as well.”  What, by storming Tucker Carlson’s home?

Jeff Sessions is out as Attorney General. And the left are flipping the fuck out because his temporary replacement once said he thought Mueller was overstepping his authority and that Rosenstein needed to reel him in.

Yes, but more importantly, was there the correct amount of diversity on the bus? And will the deceased be replaced by another “woman of color”? And not an Asian this time, since they may as well be white.

Taking the law into one’s own hands can be dangerous. But when the law takes the law into the law’s own hands, it gets really messy.

Tesla has a new chairman of the board. I’m curious how far up his ass Musk’s arm goes.  Either way, hiring a telecom exec to head your car manufacturing company probably won’t solve the structural assembly issues you’re having. So, best of luck with that move.

I really like this group.  They are vastly underrated.  And with hair like that they couldn’t get airplay today.  SO embrace the generation.

Now have a great day.  I’ve got an auction in 4 hours.  It’s my biggest solo one to date.

I can’t seem to get this damn thing to save the draft of this before I start writing it. I don’t know what’s causing it, but its driving me nuts.  Anyway, Duke crushed KY, Liverpool shit the bed, A bunch of other games were played with varying results.  That’s all I got.

Marie Curie was born on this day.  So was asshole Leon Trotsky, writer Albert Camus, evangelist Billy Graham, singer Johny Rivers, singer Joni Mitchell, knuckleballer Joe Niekro, philandering military leader David Petraeus, guitarist Tommy Thayer, Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, and person from the music business Lorde.

No events, as I’m behind while writing this. So here come…the links!

Well, actually, a series of links about the election, since that’s all anybody is going to talk about anyway.

Their definition of “down to the wire” isn’t the same as mine. But regardless, Zodiac is headed back to Washington and Beto is headed to the woods. But before he did so, he managed to really connect with young people by being hip and edgy. What a dreamboat.  I just hope he was courteous enough to catch an Uber home rather than drive that late at night.  El Paso doesn’t need another…”incident” like the last one.

Floridians do the right thing even if it will likely change the voting landscape there in a way that ushers in Moree Team Blue dipshittery.

Sorry, dude. Try again in four years.  The GOP holds the governorships in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Which I find simply shocking. I guess guns do matter to Vermonters after all.

There are some seats still up for grabs, but the Dems have taken the House. Which means my prediction was wrong.

Meanwhile, the GOP has padded their majority in the Senate. I got this one right along with everybody else.

That’s it.  It was a shitty group of birthdays. Thank God this guy saved the day.

Now go live the day like politics doesn’t matter. Because it doesn’t (not really, anyway).

Well, Election Day is here.  Everybody make their predictions in the comments.  I’ll give mine now: the Republicans hang on by a thread to a majority in the House but we won’t know that for a few days as several elections end up being too close to call tonight. They also gain 3-4 seats in the Senate and solidify their majority there. Not sure how the statehouse races go, but it looks like Dems will gain a governorship or two.

Sports news: the Cowboys have no offense and their QB is not going to make it in the NFL. Your hockey winners were: Montreal, New Jersey, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia (with their idiotic mascot). UCL returns today , and matchday 4 promises to bring a lot more clarity to who will advance to the knockout rounds from several groups.  Have fun watching if you’re lucky enough to get the chance.

Today is the birthday of: Ottoman Sultan Sueiman the Magnificent, composer John Philip Sousa, basketball inventor and Canadian-AMERICAN James Naismith, hurler Walter Johnson, actress (before she became an activist) Sally Field, singer Glenn Frey, actor Ethan Hawke, football player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, the lovely Emma Stone, and tennis star Ana Ivanovic.

Its also the day on which the following is celebrated (or reviled) for happening: Canada celebrated their first Thanksgiving Day, the commies bombed the Winter Palace in Petrograd to start the October Revolution, the first electric razor was patented, the first carrier landing was made with a. jet airplane, “Meet The Press” made its debut, Ted Kennedy was first elected Senator (and he celebrated with a drink…or 12), the Ayatollah took control of the Iranian government, Fernando Valenzuela became the first rookie to win the Cy Young award, Boris Yeltsin outlawed the communist party in Russia, Holyfield defeated Bowe for the heavyweight title and Art Modell announced that the Cleveland Browns were officially moving to Baltimore.

OK, now on to…the links!

Hey dumbass, when your ilk say this every two years without fail, it kinda loses its luster. Also, if you really gave a shit, you’d be working all the time on issues, not just for a few weeks every couple of years in an attempt to keep your face in the spotlight. Also also: shut up and dance.

This is a very refreshing sight. I hope the trend continues.

If this surprises you at all, you’ve been living under a rock. In fact, I daresay everything before the ellipses should probably be considered a scientific law by now.

If you think for a second that you actually own your own property in San Francisco, then think again. Jesus, I could just imagine them coming to collect that fine in a city that hasn’t all but confiscated everyone’s guns.  This is almost as outrageous a violation of their rights as I can imagine.

Just when you think a city government couldn’t get any more absurd with their priorities, Chicago says “hold my beer”. Not only are they stupid as shit-looking, they’re going to cause accidents, they’re going to become expensive to maintain (and yes, the city will ultimately pay for them), and they take away valuable spaces for…the cars people must drive to come into these areas and spend money.

OK, create a catchy headline I could have made up for this, because I’m drawing a blank. I suppose it could be something to do with “Hamburglar” but I can’t quite come up with it. Either way…what a dumbass.

You know, if he would have moved to do this a month ago, the election would be a lock. I’m still skeptical, but not because of Trump himself. Rather because of those he’s surrounded by (on both sides of the aisle) seeing the value in a perpetual police state.

Sometimes the birthdays are skimpy. Today is one of those days. But I’m gonna do my best. And yes, that will include The Eagles. And also a poorly-produced Miami Vice audition tape. Man, the 80’s was shit awesome.

Anyway, go vote. Or don’t. I don’t give a shit about that as much as I do your ability to bitch about all of the assholes in here.

Aaron Rogers spends half the game running from a collapsed pocket and Tom Brady sees pressure once as he’s tossing the ball to wide open guys and ESPN thinks the game showed who the GOAT is.  SMDH. Of course the Patriots won Your other NFL winers were: Chicago, Kansas City, Miami, Minnesoooooooooda, Hot-lanta, Carolina, the Pittsburgh Stillers, Houston (for the sixth time in a row after some people wrote the season off), San Diego Los Angeles (AFC), and New Orleans (over Los Angeles (NFC). The Cowboys pay the Titans tonight.

Across the pond, your EPL that matter results were: Man City won big. Chelsea won big and Liverpool drew Arsenhole, as all three remain undefeated but Man City went top with one fewer draw.  Liverpool need to start closing games out like this if they ant to win the league this year.

And after catching fire for a few games, the Red Wings are back to sucking ass. Meanwhile, Tampa, Toronto and the Islanders are hot in the Wales Conference while the Predators, Flames and MINNESOOOOODA WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILD are riding high in the Campbell.  Still early days though, so don’t start planning those banner ceremonies, Nashville or Tampa.

And on the CFB front, Alabama are proving to be worth the hype, Kentucky fell back to earth, Ohio State squeaked by a 2-7 shitty Nebraska team and Notre Dame have their destiny in their own hands. Also, the Pac 12 South is a dumpster fire of mediocrity.

If you were born on this day, you share that distinction with the following: Socialist Eugene V Debs, Senator Strom Thurmond, one of the most beautiful actresses of all time (and a freak!) Vivien Leigh, cowboy Roy Rogers, wife-beater Ike Turner, musician Art Garfunkel, former basketball player and idiot of an announcer Bill Walton, rockers Rob Fisher, Mike Score and David Moyse, Canadian person Bryan Adams, mannish actress Tilda Swinton, actress Tatum O’Neal, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, weepy asshat golfer Bubba Watson, and overrated football player (and sexual assault victim at the hands of Lena Dunham) Odell Beckham, Jr.

Its also the day on which the following events occurred: the Cubans taught Columbus about corn, Copernicus watched a lunar eclipse, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up King James I and the British parliament, Susan B Anthony first voted, the board game “Monopoly” was released, HOFer Jean Beliveau scored 3 goals in 44 seconds on HOFer Terry Sawchuk, the “Nat King Cole Show” debuted, George Foreman became heavyweight champion at the age of 45, Davey Johnson resigned…and was named AL Manager of the year two hours later, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death, and the Chinese government placed Ai Weiwei under house arrest.

That’s all of that.  Now…the links!

Dems and Repubs both brace for surprises as Election Day is almost upon us. They’ll do the same in two years when the next “most important election ever” takes place. Rinse and repeat every two years until the nation finally gets its shit together and has a (hopefully violence-free) civil war to break shit up.

Looks like tensions with Iran are running high again. Sorry, Iranian leaders. Oil prices are still dropping and your threats are becoming more and more meaningless.  Have a nice time until your people finally rise up and throw you in the Persian gulf.

SNL’s new motto: when they go low, we make fun of the ones on the other side who lost an eye in Afghanistan to an IED.  Its a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for them.

Are San Franciscans dumb enough to abdicate more of their rights as property owners?  Magic 8-ball says “Probably”. Actually, they’re not voting to give up their property rights. The people who don’t own property are voting to have the property rights taken away from the people who own it.  Because that’s what half of Democracy is: finding the percentage of voters you need in order to steal from the percentage that opposes you…and then holding an election.

Chicago abandons plan to sell valuable painting in order to fund library upgrade. Decides he will shakedown residents instead.

And more anti-Semitic attacks take place in that bastion of righter-wing extremism known as Brooklyn. No word yet which Dem politicians these attackers worked for, since they haven’t been caught yet. You know, because that’s what the last attacker’s deal was…although its been horribly underreported in the media.

And as the Taliban start flexing their muscles again in Afghanistan, maybe it’s finally time that we leave that place to the Afghanis to settle.

The first song I chose. The second song I chose. The third song I chose. I know there are some serious fans out there, but I never got all that into them. I consider them to be an adequate group with a catalog filled with mediocrity and the occasional gem…which I could say about a lot of groups.  Anyway, argue about it in the comments.

That’s all she wrote. Have a great day.

I bet Chucky wishes he’d have stayed the booth.  After all, you get to do the second-guessing there rather than the other way around.  I never thought the 49ers could beat anybody by 31 points. Hell, they probably couldn’t beat Bama by that many.  And to make matters worse, his only win this year is most likely due to some dubious officiating in the Browns game.  And from what I see, they only have 2 (at most) really winnable games left on their schedule. I guess we’re about to see if Vegas is a town that will support a football team good or bad. Because a shitty one is about to move there.

12th ranked UCF beat Temple 52-40 in a game that can’t give the CFB committee a lot of confidence in them. And your winners on the ice were: Winnepeg, Dallas, NY Islanders, Montreal, Ottawa, Detroit (who are riding a 3-game win streak!), Nashville, St Louis, Calgary, Edmonton, MY Rangers, Philadelphia and the Columbus Blue Jackets. In MSL news, Wayne Rooney, the toast of DC, missed a penalty as his team was knocked out of the playoffs. And RSL knocked LAFC out in surprising fashion.

Badass Daniel Boone was born on this day. He shares it with: Marie Antionette, president James Polk, mathematician George Boole, another president Warren G Harding, politician Aga Khan, actor Burt Lancaster, actor Ray Walston, wrestling legend Abdullah The Butcher, sociopath Pat Buchanan, rocker Keith Emerson, bassist Dave Pegg, malignant tumor David Brock, rocker Bobby Dall, annoying actor David Schwimmer, and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.

Its also the day on which the following occurred: George Washington says goodbye to the Army after curb-stomping the British in the War for Independence, abolitionist freedom fighter John Brown was found guilty of treason (against Virginia) and sentenced to hang, North and South Dakota became states, the Balfour Declaration was issued, Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose, Dewey Truman beats Truman Dewey, CBS bought an 80% stake in the New York Yankees, The Summit in Houston opened (its now Joel Osteen’s gaudy homage to God himself, Reagan signed a bill making MLK Day a national holiday, the final “Blackaddar” episode aired, and Roger Moore had his prostate removed.

Thats it. Here come…the links!

People from Honduras traveling through Mexico after refusing asylum there sue President Trump for violating their constitutional rights before they’re violated. Yeah, I need a fucking flowchart on how they reached the point of having standing without reaching the border or a US consulate.

I know I’m going way out on a limb here, but I’m gonna have to say I’m skeptical, at best, about these claims. Also, the head of “Flyers Rights” sounds like a fucking moron.

As Democrats become more confident that they’ll take the House (although I am far from convinced), the media are shifting attention to the Senate tossup races. Internal polling seems to contradict the former claim at the moment, as does the reported voter turnout numbers in several key races. But the chosen narrative ain’t gonna write itself.

Oh…my…God! WHO…FUCKING…CARES?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, this asshole doesn’t understand what an incentive is. Oh, he knows how to fuck people over, that’s for sure. But that’s not an incentive.

Whats even scarier than a teenage American drinking a 12 pack and getting behind a wheel? A Japanese pilot blowing a .189 before boarding his plane. Damn, dude. “Banzai!”, I guess.

Well, at least they took the claims seriously. Hopefully these assholes will get locked away for a long time…in cells adjacent to those of the people they sought to frame.

Yeah, baby!!!!!  Rock-n-Roll!!!!

That’s it for me for there week.  Have a great weekend, friends!

Well I hope everyone had a happy Halloween last night. It rained here for the second year in a row, but at least we got some candy-begging in.  And the nice part was: without a ton of kids out there, the people handing candy out were extra-generous.  So we got a good haul in without having to walk much more than a mile or so. Speaking of tricks, there was one single game on the ice last night, as Chicago fell to Vancouver 4-2. That’s it…one single freaking game the whole day. Way to go Bettman. No real other games of note, so in to the birthdays.

Novelist Stephen Crane was born on this day. So were: sportswriter Grantland Rice, golf great and ambassador of being a happy person Gary Player, alleged evildoer Charles Koch, smut-peddler Larry Flynt, musician Kinky Friedman, rocker Rick Greech, Hello Kitty creator Yuko Shimizu, rocker Dan Peek, singer Lyle Lovett, businessman Tim Cook, pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, rocker Anthony Kiedis, drummer Rick Allen, legendary goon Tie Domi, and baseball player Coco Crisp.

Its also the day Michelangelo’s works on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were unveiled to the public, Shakespeare presented “Othello”, so was “The Tempest”, John Adams moved into the White House, Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia, Ataturk took Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire ended, Dupont introduced synthetic rubber to the world, the first issue of “EBony” hit newsstands, Fulgencio Batista was elected president of Cuba, Jacques Plante became the first NHL goaltender to wear a mask, “Cool Hand Luke” hit the big screen, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” hit the stage, “Titanic” opened, and the Houston Astros won the World Series last year.

OK, on to…the links!

Don Lemon continues to insist that white men are “the biggest terror threat in this country”. And that terror threat, whether he’s right or wrong, is so minuscule as to be statistically irrelevant. Also, he’s a divisive asshole.

Trump surprises everyone, including the Pentagon, when he announces that troop levels at the southern border could reach 15,000. This is certainly a debate with some merit: is this a good move, is it a legal move and will it do any good?

I guess all those smug douchebag progressives who were going to happily tune in to see “The Conners” after Roseanne was unceremoniously removed from her show decided they had something better to do when the second episode rolled around. ABC has ordered just one more episode…probably to put a bullet in the show’s head.

A San Fran cop and paramedic were fired (well, one retired) for assaulting a patient that had been restrained in an ambulance.  And charges were actually filed, which is a miracle.

What is it with businesses in big cities and their desire to be lorded over by the state? Oh yeah, this is about creating barriers to entry. Silly me for thinking there was any other motive.

Trump channeled “Dingy Harry” in speech about ending birthright citizenship. And Reid fired back in his customary manner.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. This all happened a couple miles from my house. Thankfully they didn’t lock down the entire area.

Tough choice on music today. Since I played the Red Hot Chili Peppers so recently, I’m going in a different direction today with this song. And this one, which is part of a great debate. OK, I couldn’t completely resist.

Go have a great day, friends.