Temptation Island Talk – Episode 8

Welcome back to Temptation Island Talk! This week's episode is titled "The Beginning of The End". I don't think anyone actually said those words during the episode, so my episode-naming theory needs to be reworked. Before we get started, let us refresh our memories as to what these idiot

NFL Speakeasy Stories: Sunsets

Libertine, Downtown. 2:47 am, November 27th, 2018 Fortune Favors the Bold. Or so she had been told. But she had been told many things. She had been told that it was what was on the inside that counts. She had also been told that being an NFL wife would be a wonderful life

Your “Colours Make Things Interesting – Part Two” Friday Evening Open Thread

I started this two weeks ago.  And as promised, we will occasionally continue to bounce back to it as the weeks pass. /sigh //deep breath (this one is gonna hurt) I once had a whirlwind romance with a girl who is a Mexican national.  At least I presume she still is. She is also a

Marty Mornhinweg’s Wacky Weapons: Animal Bombs

People talk about coaches' ability to control the locker room, and how it's an important one. Some people say I never did that so well. I call bullshit on them. You know what's hard to control? Animals. Football players are comparatively a walk in the park to work with, especially

AFLW Round Five 2019

This week, We hang out on a fence We are happy again https://twitter.com/taylaharriss/status/1102012852032827392 Tayla Harris has a great sense of humor and We stick our tongues out Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! AFLW Round 5 Recaps Round 5 began with my Geelong Cats taking on the Brisbane Lions in a second consecutive battle of the #2 and

Temptation Island Talk – Episode 7

Welcome back to Temptation Island Talk! Before I get into this week's recap, I want to talk about the science of serialized TV shows. Have you ever noticed that sometimes there is one episode in which nothing much happens but it's still vital because it sets up the action for

Your “Slippery When Wet” Friday Evening Open Thread

Since last weekend, we've gotten nearly 7 inches of rain where I live.  One literally can't walk outside without sinking. The one day we didn't get rain (Tuesday) the wind was blowing so hard that it blew a tree over (which was because the rain had loosened its roots) and cut

AFLW Round Four 2019

This week, Tayla Harris really likes poles Balls was happy on Friday night and Somewhere, Blair Walsh sulks Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! AFLW Round 4 Recaps Round 4 began at a civilized time on Friday night for yours truly, so I was able to watch my Geelong Cats take on the Carlton Blues at home

Temptation Island Talk – Episode 6

Welcome back to Temptation Island Talk! Before I get into this week's recap, I want to talk a bit about why I love this show so much. Last week, and really every week, you all wonder in amazement as to why I would put myself through this and write

Your “Colours Make Things Interesting – Part One” Friday Evening Open Thread

Okay.  I have to try to say this in a way which won't sound racist.... For the few years I've been writing Sexy Friday now, I've often drifted in a direction which reflects the bulk of my life experience.  Most of the ladies I've dated in my life have been blonde