NFL News:

• The Colts have signed Antonio Cromartie. For future reference, the closest Planned Parenthood office is 4.7 miles due North from Lucas Oil Stadium.
• The “Al-Jazeera Four” have had their meeting dates set:
  • Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers will be interviewed on Wednesday, August 24 in Green Bay,
  • Mike Neal will be interviewed on Thursday, August 25 in Chicago,
  • Steelers linebacker James Harrison will be interviewed on Tuesday, August 30 in Pittsburgh.
    • no word on if Goodell will take up Deebo’s offer to sit on the couch beside him
• Dez Bryant has a concussion and won’t play against Seattle on Thursday.
• Trevor Siemian didn’t throw at Tuesday’s Broncos practice, leaving Kubes to put everything in the capable hands of one Mark Sanchez. They have until Saturday to sort all of this out before someone starts against the Rams.
• Break out the non-fat ice milk – Joe Flacco is expected to start this week versus the Lions.
• Speaking of playing for the first time – Aaron Rodgers is expected to play (at least a half) in this week’s preseason game.
• This does not bode well: Steelers Union rep Ramon Foster told players to start saving money for a potentil 2021 work stoppage.
• Michael Bennett thinks Pete Carroll is a combination of Benjamin Button and Willy Wonka. I don’t see it, but okay.

Josh Norman is a quote machine in an article for ESPN The Magazine. Among the highlights:

• “I’m part Native American on both my mom’s and my dad’s side. It’s kind of a funny thing, though. A [*Redacted] playing for the [*Redacted] s.”
  • That quote probably gave Dan Snyder a hard on bigger than the one he got when he raised parking prices.
• “They [the Panthers] kind of shunned me,” he said. “They turned down a lot of stuff for me, interviews, sponsorship deals, stuff I didn’t even know about. They wanted it to be about the two main guys, Cam [Newton] and Luke [Kuechly].”
• “[Beckham] lost so much respect from people for that little tantrum. I’ve already got a couple people telling me, ‘OK, I’ve got a hit out on him.’ It’s going to be rough for him this year.”

From Deadspin – drink it in Jets fans:

Chances are, you see each one of these fellows start a game for you this season. I can’t wait for the DFO preview.

Finally, the MMQB has a good story on how Trent Richardson is getting nickel & dimed to death by various personal & family leeches.

https://youtu.be/AWYR69miMLo

It’s amazing how good some of them are without Allagash Pete breathing down their neck.

Last night was my 18th wedding anniversary. I believe the only wager left outstanding from our wedding day is “20 years”. So far, I’ve heard of bets on “one year”, “two years”, “five years”, “10 years” and “during the ceremony”. It’s strange, but also a relief, that no one considered the idea that I’d ever have a mistress – probably due to my exotic combination of general cheapness and crippling self-esteem issues.

Thanks be to Sill for what he provided in my absence.

Dinner was at Postmark Brewing, a brewpub/”urban winery”,

I had their Saison Francaise and their Blonde. Both were crisp & delicious.

Have a gander at their menu, if you feel like planning a visit.

Like most Vancouver breweries, they go for that Portland experience of having many small batches in constant rotation. The advantage to Postmark is that they also have a winery and restaurant attached, so – like a fine mullet – they are business in the front and a party in the back.

This was followed by ice cream at La Casa Gelato, a place with 238 flavours.

I had a cone with Strawberry Cheesecake as the bottom scoop, with Rice Krispie Square as the top.

After 18 years, that’s a solid evening. Anything else, or flowers, and her tendency to question my motives would have come into play. Plus, I don’t want to have to move all my stuff.

Tonight’s sports:

• Little League World Series: U.S. elimination game – 7:30PM | ESPN
• Premier Boxing Champions: Plant-De Angel (super middleweights) – 9:00 | FS1
• MLB Baseball: Yankees at Mariners – 10:00 | ESPN