2016 Detroit Lions Bye Week Update

  The Detroit Lions, a team in the NFC North, are currently 5 - 4 and are in first place by virtue of a win last week over the suddenly super-shitty Vikings.  Because I am not a Lions fan and haven't watched any of their games this year, I did some research*

A New Yorker’s Postmortem on This Election

Well, this election has come and gone and taken years off our life with its vitriol. Colbert was right, too much venom and it feels like we all ODed. By the last few weeks I just wanted it to be over and after I went and voted I sat in

Why the TV ratings are down and why it doesn’t matter because the NFL is dying

There have been many, and I mean MANY, articles out recently trying to explain the NFL ratings decline.  For the most part, I've heard about them from Twitter and from comments here.  Once I get to the article, I skim it to see what the author's underlying reason is.  Then,

And Now, Please Rise For Our National Anthem

Oh, say can you see, By the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed, At the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, Were so gallantly streaming. And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there. Oh say

NFL Disintegration

There is a reason this is being posted in the middle of the night.  Now, to get the full experience, follow along: Light a black candle Light a clove incense stick Turn the lights off Hit Play on the YouTube link below and scroll in time with the lyrics Oh I miss the kiss of