Your “Paraskevidekatriaphobia” Friday Evening Open Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDt42Vs-teI I don't believe in luck, good or bad.  I do believe in chance and random occurrences, however.  I also believe that our actions, or in some cases our REactions, will determine, or at least influence, certain outcomes.  Life happens. Example #1 (bad): When I was a kid, a friend of mine's brother

Terrell Who?

I'm not taking sides here.  Really.  And I get the reasoning regarding the ceremony in Canton itself. But this is a bad look for both Owens and Canton, IMHO. "The focus is on the guys who are here," Hall of Fame executive director Joe Horrigan told Clark Judge of the Talk of

Friday Open – The King is Dead, Long Live The King

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Balls. tWBS is... out.  So,  i'm taking over tonight's Sexy Friday thread and ... I've got some bad news . . . . . . This is your last Sexy Friday. For some of you, that's not a problem.  Truth be told,  Sexy Friday had gotten to be a pain for tWBS to write

Your “I Was Nowhere Near New Jersey When I Killed Him” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News Janoris Jenkins is the new Orenthal James Simpson.  Maybe.  Hopefully not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOURLAgQT_8   In all seriousness, and in spite of my very witty post title.... All of the details aren't yet available here, so let's not rush to judgement.  But it is being investigated as a homicide by "strangulation/suffocation" currently.  Then again, it

Hey Look, It’s The Next LaVar Ball Everybody!!!!

Wendell Carter Jr.'s mom has beef with Coach K after Marvin Bagley came to Duke early  (CBSSports.com) "My initial reaction, I was pissed," Kylia Carter, Wendell's mom, told NBC Sports. "And it wasn't pissed because Marvin was coming. To be honest, I felt like that was information that was kept from

TGISF … Solstice, Schmolstice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bUmx-hk-c OK, here's the deal... This week's theme was predetermined a while ago.  The calendar does what it does, I don't control it.  And days ago, I began thinking through what I wanted to say this week to try to make you idiots laugh.  Because I think I'm funny even if you

Fan Injured By Phillie Phanatic’s Hot Dog Cannon

Yes, the jokes write themselves on this one... Phillie Phanatic's hot dog cannon sends Phillies fan to emergency room (CBSSports.com) From deep within the bowels of the inevitable comes this: A fan has been injured by a projectile from the Phillie Phanatic's hot dog cannon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RSqIflCa3o -

TGISF… Quite Contrary

I've used that particular banner image up there for TGISF once before.  Not quite ten months ago, when talking about libraries and reading books. But this is not about books or libraries this week.  Nope, this week we're talking about gardening n junk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxyRObLtYCk - Who's Got Two Thumbs, Neither Of Which Are Green? Yet

TGISF… Whose Side Are You On, Anyway?

Recently, while on the beach, I spied a group of a half dozen or so lovely young ladies.  Shut up, I said "spied", not "stalked". Nonetheless, there they were right before me.  I couldn't exactly not look.  Some were swimming, some were sunning.  They seemed to be having a nice time. 

Does Anyone Really Want To Go To Staten Island This Badly?

I'm calling bullshit. FREE LENNY!!!!!!!!!!!! - Police: Lenny Dykstra threatened to blow his Uber driver's head off, said he was kidnapped  (CBSSports.com) Dykstra, per the reports, requested an Uber ride from Linden, N.J., to nearby Clark Township. But when he entered the vehicle that picked him up, he allegedly demanded to be driven to

TGISF…In Repose

re·pose1 rəˈpōz/ noun noun: repose 1. a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. "in repose her face looked relaxed" synonyms: rest, relaxation, inactivity; More sleep, slumber "a face in repose" composure. "he had lost none of his grace or his repose" synonyms: peace, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness, calm, tranquility More "they found true repose" composure, serenity, equanimity, poise, self-possession, aplomb "he lost his

Goddess II – Epilogue

EXTERIOR, Balls' beach house, pool deck, San Felipe,  Baja California,  México The sun is slowly setting on the mountains at Balls' back leaving streaks of pink, orange, and yellow across the cloudy sky. In front of Balls, the Sea of Cortés is calm and reflects the light of the bluish-purplish sky as