Happy New Year everyone. I’m back from vacation & looking forward to seeing how the playoffs & coaching changes work themselves out. I’m only working Thursday this week due to playoffs, but am on my usual off-season weeknight routine starting next week.
NFL News:
- Sad news for fans of hillbilly names: Jim Bob Cooter has been released by the Lions.
- When you’re given no running backs & Fat Sackford is your QB, that’s the inevitable result.
- Mike McCarthy is reportedly interviewing with the Browns & Jets, possibly even this week.
- And actually turned down the Cardinals, which is kinda understandable since they got him fired in the first place.
- The NFL has decided to go with Caesars as its first casino sponsor.
- I guess Mark Davis decided to fuck (over) Sheldon Adelson one more time.
- Seven NFL Clubs have relationships with Caesars Entertainment: the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.
- The courts have made Dan Snyder’s day, as the domestic violence charges against Reuben Foster have been dropped.
- “A judge ruled there was no probable cause on the first two charges after Ennis recanted the allegations and the judge found no other evidence to support the charges.”
- He’s still on the Reserve/Commissioner Exempt List, so he’ll likely miss some time in 2019 for violating Goodell’s ambiguous “personal conduct” policy.
Finally, umm…
Mike Mayock is now the titular Raiders GM?
- Derek Carr must be fucking thrilled. Apparently, his ‘skill’ at assessing draft talent is what makes him eminently qualified to take over for Reggie McKenzie.
Tonight’s sports:
- Hockey:
- NHL: the Leafs, Habs, Flames & Canucks are all regional broadcasts tonight
- Blackhawks at Islanders – 7:30PM | NBCSN
- Capitals at Blues – 8:00PM | Sportsnet
- Bolts at Kings – 10:30PM | Sportsnet
- World Juniors:
- NOTHING MATTERS BECAUSE CANADA LOST TO FUCKING FINLAND!!1!!1
- Actually, on Friday afternoon – 4:00/1:00 – the USA plays Russia in the semi-finals – TSN / NHLN.
- I’ll be there wearing my finest Tretiak CCCP jersey.
- NHL: the Leafs, Habs, Flames & Canucks are all regional broadcasts tonight
- Basketball:
- NBA:
- Raptors at Spurs – 8:00PM | TNT / Sportsnet1
- Rockets at Warriors – 10:30PM | TNT / Sportsnet1
- NCAA:
- Illinois at Indiana – 7:00PM | FS1
- North Carolina State at Miami – 7:00PM | ESPNU
- Penn State at Michigan – 7:00PM | ESPN
- Colorado at Arizona – 9:00PM | FS1
- St. Mary’s (Cal.) at San Francisco – 9:00PM | ESPN2
- NBA:
Long story short: we went to New York for Christmas, mostly to avoid family dramas during this festive season, but also because I did drag her across Scotland for my birthday. There will be a full report at a later date. NO REGRETS!
I have been trying to impress upon my wife the art of killing time, which I perfected when I was in South Africa. Today’s demonstration was how to spend six hours making a scratching post for the cat.
¡Guba! is Mexican for “Ook!”
That sounds dangerously productive. I’ll continue wasting the day away mindlessly browsing the web.
Fuck you, I will use the back of your couch, and you’ll like it! – Rikki’s cat
Have you tried meth?
Stop giving Redshirt PTSD-related flashbacks.
The sour I had earlier. if you like sours go for it.
Haven’t liked any I’ve had so far, but I’m willing to try.
That’s what one past GF said about anal.
I keep trying but their appeal is lost on me.
I’ve had a few that were good, but for me one has to be in the mood and it is usually drink one and move one. Not a style of beer you’re going to pound the sixer you just bought at the liquor in the parking lot.
Only sour I’ve ever had and liked was Almanac’s Rose. I couldn’t drink it all the time, but one or two makes for a nice change of pace.
This game was dope.
Man city vs liv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mz9Uyq2iiA
UConn is down by 7. Please do not panic, but please also start hoarding food.
Paging Redshirt, aisle 7.
The Titan Games is… kinda corny.
It looks like American Gladiators minus the gladiators.
And also, I assume a copious amount of PEDs
So its American Gladiators and American Ninja Warrior, only without the fun?
Bingo.
The UConn women are losing by 1 at the half. Please stay tuned for more instructions as to how to handle a national emergency should this continue.
So, 41st game of the year, Habs v. Canucks. 2-0 Canadiens at the start of the third. This is a team that, right now, is headed for the playoffs. Whether they will get there or not in another 41 games is almost beside the point. Hell, I saw predictions of 15-20 wins for the season… they are over-achieving. Or maybe better than advertised.
Smallest team in the league.
They prefer “grittiest.”
That’s what she said.
Ice Giants need to start driving the tank in the right direction. Lose damnit!
I slipped my Khalil Mack jersey on over my uniform today as I walked into work. It had the desired effect of getting me cussed out and threatened by my Raider-fan sergeant.
What is this I hear about Hue going to the Vikings?
Minus about 200 nanometers, I’d say.
Christ I hope so. Apologies to yeah, right, but that would just make my little testes tingle.
No, that was me whistling.
Huh, I swore I just heard the sound of two knees giving out at once, followed by a lengthy sequence of swearing.
Nice to know that rumor I started is still going around.
Thank goodness I don’t have to teach until Monday. Instead I have a rehearsal that was canceled today. And I picked up a second gig for Sunday!
So my results from the Instant Pot Chili weren’t great last night, as it turned out to be more of a stew. Now, after looking over the damn thing to see if there was a good way to fix that, there’s a pre-set button literally called CHILI.
FUCK YOU non-Sunday Gravy online recipe that told me to manually pressure cook this concoction!
Hmmmm, indica or sativa?
Shitty Wolves less shitty on the hardwood, for a change. Nice road win.
Gotta go back to work tomorrow for an unexpected hearing, but it even more unexpectedly got moved to 2. So….
That’s a purdy beer ya got ‘dere.
There were two 4-packs at the store yesterday.
Now there are 7.5 of them at my house.
I’d fuck it for sure.
ah, I finally get it. Dance Party is a clever “clubbing” reference/wordplay.
Please do not tell my daughter that. She thinks the can is cute.
An IPA with lactose? How is it?
Delicious. It’s a local beer out from Shebeen Brewing in Wolcott, CT. It’s on my list of “see it, buy it” beers.
Not generally an IPA guy, but I would be curious enough to try one of those.
Any beer is worth trying once, (exhibit A being the sour I choked down earlier tonight), but if you don’t like IPAs I’m not sure you’d dig this one. It’s very much an IPA.
God help me, I’m actually watching primetime TV for the first time in 15 years.
ARE YOU READY TO LAUGH????
[eating 75% off pre-cooked honey-garlic wings]
Bon Jovi’s ‘Living On A Prayer’ is really hitting home for me right now*
*btw, I’m more than half-way there*
*OH, WHOA!
This isn’t a joke; I am completely serious. This is happening every time my phone bleeps for a text message, email or new alert:
(bleep)
(removes phone from pocket)
“Don’t be Hue. Don’t be Hue. Don’t be Hue.”
(checks phone)
(sighs)
(puts phone back in pocket)
A certain Ms. Hynde feels that you should put brass in pocket…
You’re describing me leading up to the impending Football Clippers move. I hope you have a better outcome.
Gruden would’ve hired Mel Kiper as GM but his remote is broken and he can’t change the channel from NFLN.
THIS GUY, MARK DAVIS, I CALL HIM DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE HE’S A PETULANT MAN-CHILD WITH DADDY ISSUES WHOSE SUCCESS IS A PRODUCT OF NEPOTISM AND ONLY HIRES PEOPLE HE AGREES WITH ON THE TV BOX WHO ARE TOO AFRAID TO TELL HIM THAT HIS HAIR IS THE SUBJECT OF CONSTANT MOCKING AND A SYMBOL FOR HIS ETERNAL INEPTITUDE TO EVEN GET SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A HAIRCUT RIGHT.
Is that too long for the banner?
“Not too long for The Banner but way too long for me.”
-The Hulk
Low Commander, you’re hilarious comment is putting me in a position to defend Donald Trump. Please consider ceasing and desisting. I’ve been cold turkey from the Republican Party for several months. I don’t want to go back into that darkness.
Please don’t let me go back into the darkness.
Don’t go friend, just laugh and have a(nother) beer with me.
Oh, amber elixir. Please dull the pain away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2_dhUv_CrI&ab_channel=zioanza
Tom Selleck is now hocking reverse mortgages. Guess the Magnum PI residuals finally ran out.
I’ve been told by certain people in the know that Mr. Selleck laid down a significant amount of cash on the bushy ‘stache coming back into vogue. Millennials and their beards wiped out most of his life savings.
/placing dicey bets on The Hollywood Facial Hair Exchange never works out-trust me on this
He has got to do a cameo on the new Magnum if he is that hard up.
He really seems sincere about how reverse mortgages aren’t some kind of scam! I believe him!
Thank gawd Prince died so that the guardians of his estate could finally squeeze some money from Capital One for the right to use ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ in one of their ads.
It’s been done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xou_HMcIiPA&ab_channel=enfreygo
Also, has Finland ever booted Canada out of any hockey competition before yesterday? I had this discussion with guys at work today and we all of us came up empty.
Booted? I thought that was more of an Aussie thing.
First day back on the job and I’ve got a splitting headache that won’t go away. Think I can finally get that doctor’s note that states that I’m allergic to work?
The (Dead Mothers) Club is a hard watch. Damn.