A Lazily Updated Canadian Flag Day Post

[In attempt to meet my quota from the #content mines, and in respect of Canada's 150th birthday this coming July 1, I am republishing my Flag Day post from last year, with updates to obsolete information & additions of information I found fascinating for my students. If you emigrate here, you'll need

The only acceptable way to expand the NFL Playoffs

So, writers across the country are trying to fill space between playoff games by deriding Roger Goodell's idea for expansion of the playoffs solely because of this weekend's particularly sucky games.  Granted, it's an over-reaction, but any time anyone gives Roger Goodell shit for being a National Disgrace, it's also

How your teenager can learn to drive better by watching NASCAR

Author's Note: Today is the beginning of the offseason for 62.5% of the NFL teams.  Thus, our offseason DFO #content begins!  Stay tuned for a 2017 AFL Season Preview and many more surprises.  Trust me, 2017 is going to be a great year!  I can feel it.  I was born in

Better Know A Trump Appointee – Vincent Viola

The hits just keep on coming with Donald Trump. At this point, it looks like membership in only one organization qualifies you for consideration for a cabinet position:   Something tells me Pharrell doesn't fit in with the rest of Trump's picks. I wonder if Trump knows it's not a real club. Name: Vincent

15 quejas sur la Week 16

This was quite a week, wasn't it? So, by my reckoning, the path to the Super Bowl is pretty much laid out in plushy feathers for the New England Patriots.  There is only one combination of factors that result in there being a chance, A CHANCE, of anyone else representing the

“How R Babbies Maid?” – Individual Complaints to the FCC About The Walking Dead

As expected, people complained about the season premiere of "The Walking Dead". Specifically, about this: Also about Negan's flowery language, but mostly the violence. I am actually kind of shocked, because normally it is nudity that sends the prudes scurrying to their keyboards. The stereotype of American gun culture being what it's

“The Episode That Saved The Season” – The ‘Fall Finale’ Walking Dead Recap

Well, this was the best episode of the season so far. It's just too bad there was so much garbage in between it and the season-opener. I guess the show justified all the disparate locations so they could wrap up this half by having the 90-minutes filled with scenes in every

Balls’ Bedtime Stories – Chapter 15 (Le Fin)

Balls was left alone with the three new arrivals and Goodell.  Goodell addressed each of them individually by name in vain hope of saving his life. "Ben, don't do...whatever you plan on doing!  Mike, I brought you back into the fold!  Thanks to me, you got a bunch of money you