Author: sloopyinca

Well the year is all but over.  And it isn’t ending well for Freddie Kitchens. And I’m not sure it will end with Jason Garrett as coach of the Cowboys.  There will surely be more heads on the chopping blockout those two are the biggest names. The winners yesterday were: Miami (forcing New England into a Wild Card round game for the first time in a long time), NYJ, the Bungles, Packers, Chiefs, Bears, Falcons, Saints, Cowboys, Broncos, Rams, Eagles, Jags, Ravens, Titans and Niners.

Now let’s talk about who the year ended well for: Jurgen Klopp. His team haven’t lost since January 3. And the EPL is on straight up lockdown, as they’re 13 points clear of second place with. game still in hand against team barely above the drop.  Let’s hope they keep it up.

Roman emperor Titus was born on this day. As were author Rudyard Kipling, warming Japanese PM Hideki Tojo, musical legend Bo Diddley, pitcher Sandy Koufax, Monkees Davey Jones as well as Mike Nesmeth, Patti Smith, Jeff Lynne, powerlifter Kill Kazmaier, TV’s Matt Lauer, Canadian steroid user Ben Johnson, prostitute-to-madam Heidi Fleiss, golfer Eldrick Woods, basketball team-hopper LeBron James, and the lovely Eliza Dushku.

That went from music-heavy to sports-heavy and really ended up being a big day of birthdays.  But now it’s time to get down and dirty with…the links!

Rep John Lewis has Stage IV pancreatic cancer. Of course he won’t leave congress so someone else can do the job.  He want’s to go out like John McCain and take a victory lap around Washington so everybody can kiss his ass. Nevermind that he won’t be able to effectively represent his district.

There are actually dumbasses out there saying this is why we need gun control in places of worship. Seriously, they think gun-free zones wound have made this better instead of making sure the shooter had nothing but unarmed targets.

It sounds like this guy might be involved in more than the Hannukah stabbings. And they’ll be painting him as a Trump supporter in 3…2…1. I mean, why not? There are already a lot of talking heads saying that Trump being so supportive of Jews is what’s causing people to lash out at them.

Speaking of the guy above, if he’s not married, I think I could set him up with this chick. She seems like a real peach.

Jesus, talk about out of touch. I mean…Jesus, talk about out of touch.

There’s still a couple days for the stock market to go wild one way or the other. And stability is pretty much all up to the Norks and China not going apeshit crazy.

Enjoy. I will.

Now have a great day, friends.

Liverpool pounded Leicester and has the league by the throat.  My prediction for Everton is on schedule. Chelsea sucked eggs. Spuds won without their fans getting all racist. And ManUre looked actually good for a change. There were other games, but nothing exciting. More games today. And tomorrow. And Sunday. With many teams playing on just two days rest, which is criminal.

The Miami Hurricanes have reached rock-bottom as a football school.  They haven’t been the same since the Buckeyes wrecked their dominance in the 2002 National Championship game. Let’s hope the Buckeyes recapture that magic in the desert tomorrow night. I’m nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof about the game. Elsewhere, Pitt managed to recapture a bit of honor for the ACC by barely beating…a 6-6 Eastern Michigan team.  Pitiful. Just pitiful. Also, no hockey for a second day in a row.  You gotta get that fixed, NHL.

Astronomer Johannes Kepler was born on this day. So were milk ruiner Louis Pasteur (just kidding, kinda), Canadian steel magnate Cyrus Eaton, lovely actress Marlene Dietrich, actor John Amos, rocker Mick Jones, French actor and sexual deviant Gerard Depardieu, wrestler and (shouldn’t have been a ) playboy pictorial girl Chyna, and NFL flop Carson Palmer.

Look, I’m not one to give advice, but don’t go looking for that Chyna playboy pictorial. You’ll be racing off to an Arby’s, and they’re not open yet. Instead, stick around and comment in…the links!

The stock market gave a lot of people a late Christmas gift. Look for it to keep rolling too. And look for politicians to keep taking credit.

Now Chicagoans have Indiana to blame for something else. And I’m sure they will. And in this case, I’m curious why it took so long for the guy to be arrested. Looks like they had plenty of evidence a few weeks ago.

I wonder what she was carrying, and I sure hope it wasn’t contagious. I’m also certain Trump will be blamed.

Do parents not inspect these places before leaving their kids there five days a week? Seriously, they’d have to be clueless or way too trusting in a stranger.

Apparently there are even millionaire 1%ers ruining California…from beyond the grave. Also, those things ain’t got shit on the ones in south and west Texas.

So much for “stop, look, and listen”. Oh well, I’m sure its nothing a little extra training (at time and a half, obviously) can’t fix. Also, I’m glad the story lets us know the important person went home safely…and it’s no shock they refuse to give his name.

Here’s a lovely tune from an underrated band. Hope you enjoy it.

Well, that’s it for me.  The next post by me will hopefully be crowing about the game Saturday night.  But see my comment above. I’m cautiously optimistic…but nervous as hell.  Of course I always am.  But I digress. Have a good day, friends. And a great weekend!

Thanks, Limeys. You make this day a lot of fun with the marathon of soccer matches.  I’ll be tuned in all day and will be able to switch over to football immediately after its done.  Nothing happened yesterday sports-wise. That NBA thing on Christmas is stupid.

Which brings us to birthdays.  Famous pirate Calico Jack Rackham was born on this day. As were calculating machine inventor Charles Babbage, famous admiral George Dewey, outstanding author Henry Miller, sociopathic ChiCom murderer Mao Tse-Tung, the hilarious Steve Allen, substance abuser Kitty Dukakis, music mogul Phil Spector, “The Wizard Of Oz” Ozzie Smith, genius drummer Lars Ulrich, underrated actor Jared Leto, and another actor Kit Harrington.

That’s a pretty good list of heavyweights in their field. Nice! Let’s see if we can equal it with…the links!

Get a load of this bullshit. I guess all of human development, from the age of dinosaurs to the middle warming period never happened.

Rocket Man Reneges on Christmas Gift. Damn him. I was so looking forward to California being gone this morning.

Thanks a lot, Chicago. And thanks a lot, fuzzy new math used to come up with this statistic. Either way, the numbers are still astronomically low once you take bodily autonomy out of the equation.

This is a story as old as the concept of the “sugar daddy” himself. If this surprises you, you’ve been living under a rock.

How dare they leave the plantation! Get used to it, big taxers. Once marginalized people gain acceptance, expect them to abandon alliances that steal more and more of their money.

You know this will somehow be blamed on Uber. When anybody with a brain knows its the fault of the evil money-grab scheme by the municipalities.

I hope this doesn’t give anybody bright ideas about liquor. Seriously, these fucks need to look at ways to lower taxes, not raise them.

I love this song. And the overall greatness of the video can’t be disputed. Shit, I realized they cut off part of that. Here’s the “official” video with the whole song, but not as 80s as the other one.

Now go have a great (Boxing) day, friends!

Well, we’ve almost made it.  Except the Jews. They started their thing already.  And the heathens celebrated a few days ago, I think.  But to those of us that believe…SANTA IS ALMOST HERE!!! And for Packers fans, he got an early start as they won handily, if ugly, to lock the division down.  Hell, they may get a bye in the playoffs. Which seems crazy if you’ve watched them play much this year. But take solace, Minnesoooooda fans. (segue coming) Your Wild won last night. As did Toronto, Boston, Tampa, Columbus, Philly, Ottawa, Nashville, Montreal, New Jersey, Vancouver, Colorado and St Louis.  Meanwhile, across the pond, they’re criminalizing stupidity at sporting events. But that is just part of being more enlightened than letting the venue operator remove someone and letting the public shame them. I notice no arrests were made of the Spuds fans making monkey chants though. Guess they didn’t have enough police buses to arrest all of them.

Frontiersman and Indian-fighter Kit Carson was born on this day. As were billionaire industrialist Howard Hughes, lovely actress Ava Gardner, wrestler Iron Mike DiBiase, novelist Mary Higgins Clark, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, the man Lemmy, fashion designer Kate Spade, Puerto Rican heartthrob Ricky Martin, “novelist” Stephanie Meyer, and TV’s Ryan Seacrest.

The list mostly sucked. But whatever, we’ve got to keep trudging along.  And that means…the links!

Christ, what an asshole. I mean…damn.

Good thing they’ve now gotten these ::checks notes:: dangerous, non-addictive pain-killers off the street. Let’s be honest here. The real issue was not paying the taxman.

Merry Christmas!!! You’re fired. I mean, shouldn’t this have happened months ago?

Awwwwww, this is a touching story. No, seriously.  And not in some perverted way, which I bet half of you were thinking.

Real estate is always a smart investment. This story gets weirder every day.

Yeah, cool idea. And I’m sure there’s no way this turns into a shitshow of lawsuits. Like within a month.

Welcome to Texas! See you in hell! Pardon me for shedding exactly zero tears.

I assume some of you expected this to be the song today. But I bet none of you were expecting this second tune.

That’s it for me until Thursday.  I want to seriously wish you all a very Merry Christmas.  Thanks for making this place so wonderful, day-in, day-out. It truly is a pleasure to do these links as often as I get to do them. I hope the holidays treat you all as well as they’re treating me, Banjos and our family. May God bless you all. Make it a great day, friends!

Two days left till Christmas! I hope many of you are taking the whole week off.  I know I won’t be.  There’s literal work to get done as well as continuing to unpack and move stuff from the old house to the new one. Not to mention, I have a shitload of shit to build for Santa tomorrow night.  But that’s the way it goes. I’m not complaining.  I’ll leave that to Cleveland Browns fans. And complain they will. The way the end of the second quarter was coached yesterday would leave any fan sick to their stomach. Texans fans are happy.  As are Pats, 49ers, Falcons, Ravens, Saints, Colts, Dolphins (and Bengals, in a way), Jets, Giants, Raiders, Eagles (at the expense of the Cowboys, who should have fired their coach at the airport), Cardinals and Chiefs.

Across the pond, the misery of ManUre fans continues apace. Everton made a splash with a massive managerial hire…then played a snoozefest of a draw. Spuds lost to Chelski in humiliating fashion and some of their loser fans topped it off with racist monkey chants. Man City topped Liecester. And Liverpool won the Club World Cup. And Ohio State beat Kentucky in Vegas in basketball in a rather exciting game.

Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith was born on this day.  As were cosmetics magnate and first female African-American millionaire Madam CJ Walker, hard-of-hearing VP candidate James Stockdale, bowling legend Dick Weber, Japanese emperor Akihito, “The Golden boy” Paul Hornung, voice actor Harry Shearer, douchy general Wesley Clark, ageless daytime actress Susan Lucci, King Crimson’s Adrian Belew, enormous douche Bill Kristol, Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray, underachiever Jim Harbaugh, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, and legendary actor Corey Haim.

That’s quite a list.  But we have to move on to…the links!

Bill Cosby’s publicist is all out of fucks to give. Dude needs to have a pudding pop and relax.

Gee, this is a real surprise. Despots gonna despot.

This is part of the reason why I’m glad I left Virginia (twice). I’m just surprised it happened east of Richmond. This usually goes down west of Charlottesville.

Chicagoans want 2019 to go out with a bang. And they’re succeeding, sadly.

Christ, what an asshole. I can’t see ever doing something like this.

As the impeachment circus continues, Trump continues to remake the Judiciary. Nice job on the rules change, Dirty Harry. You should have listened to Cocaine Mitch.

Remember that cop in Fort Worth who shot a woman inside her home recently? He was just charged with murder. Which continues Texas’s streak of doing the right thing in these situations.

I’ll do a couple birthday songs today. Here’s the first one. And here’s the second. Sorry, Eddie, but you lost this argument. It’s still a catchy song.

And with that, I bid you good day.  Make it a great one, friends!

I’ve been out of the loop for two days, to say the least.  What can I say? Sometimes work just materializes out of nowhere and you gotta jump on it. This was most definitely one of those times.  But I’m back today to resume my duties.  And from the look of the sports news from yesterday, I didn’t miss much.  Almost nothing happened of note except the following hockey results: Dallas, NYI, Philly, Columbus, Ottawa, Chicago, Carolina, Montreal, the MINNESOOOOOOODA WIIIIILD, and Vancouver were your winners.  That’s. That’s all of sports.

Doctor Samuel Mudd (made famous by a Nic Cage movie) was born on this day. As were rubber tire magnate Harvey Firestone, baseball exec Branch Rickey, actress Irene Dunne, olympian and football player Bob Hayes, spoon-bender Uri Geller, TV “creator” Dick Wolf, cutting-edge music producer Alan Parsons, actor Jonah Hill, and soccer player Kylian Mbappe.

Jeez, the birthdays are as bad as the lack of sports stories. Let’s hope we find something better with…the links!

Man, when Boris says he wants to vote on Brexit before Christmas, apparently he means it. If only he’d had the foresight to mail out a turd in a box to put under every Remoaner’s tree.

Apparently, the Dems are convinced the majority set rules only when they’re in the majority. Best of luck, Nancy and Chuck.  But this ain’t how it work and you know it.

Man, there’s a bunch of butthurt Harry Potter fans out there today. I guess the tolerant left doesn’t extend their tolerance to people with differing views on free speech.

Give a Chicago teacher a rope, he thinks he’s a cowboy hangman. If you’re surprised by this, you know little about Chicago Public Schools or their teachers union.

The Epstein videotape shitshow continues. I’m sure this is totally legit and there’s nothing to see here, folks.  Move along. Move along.

The Pete and Lizzie show took center stage at the Dom debate last night.  Meanwhile, Uncle Joe stuttered intentionally and people (stupidly) went nuts about it.  Which is sad. It was probably the most logical point anyone on the stage made all night.

I wonder if the cause of this will ever be released. “No intoxication signs at the scene” though. Except for the smashed wreckage of the car that had been going the wrong way early in the morning.

Just in case you were wondering, this is where we all live. Hope you enjoy.

Now go have a great day, friends. And enjoy what I hope is the start of a long time off.

Thanks to OMWC for bailing me out yesterday.  Moving sucks. Just ask Raiders fans. Man, Josh Gordon needs to lay off the drugs.  Or the NFL needs to update its CBA to allow its employees to do what they want with their own bodies.

Drew Brees was nearly perfect as the New Orleans Saints (Buckeyes South) won big.  Liverpool play Villa in the League Cup today and play in the club World Cup tomorrow. They’re taking both matches about as seriously as they need to in order to keep rolling toward a EPL title, thankfully.  And your hockey winners last night were: Florida, Nashville, Columbus, St Louis, and Edmonton.

Publishing legend Bob Guccione was born on this day. As were commie Pope Francis, tingly-leg guy Chris Matthews, comedic genius Eugene Levy, Steely Dan drummer Jim Hodder, Spaceballs‘s Bill Pullman, MMA legend Chuck Liddell, the lovely Milla Jovovich, boxing stud Manny Pacquiao, leaker Bradley Manning, and underrated actor Giovanni Ribisi.

OK then, here come…the links!

The EU may be in trouble, as it appears the British have elected people who understand how negotiations actually work. Of course, the EU is in trouble as soon as one of their two cash cows bails anyway. Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of that globalist shitshow.

At first I thought this was a tragedy. Then I saw what the contents were. I’m firmly in the “meh” column now.

I wonder how hard they’re really looking for the person who did this. Also, don’t read the comments. Lots of fans of theft, censorship and banning of inanimate objects in there.

This is what’s called “tax evasion” when a normal person does it. When it’s a Chicago city employee, its called an error that they get to fix when caught.

Speaking of big money…this is pretty serious money. Jeez, Mormon Church. When is enough enough? Although I’m skeptical of the “whistleblower’s” motives.

A series of deadly storms ripped across the south, claiming one person. Man, that sucks.  I got nothing snarky to say.

This is my favorite version of this song. Suck it, John Legend.

That’s it. Go have a great day, friends.

The end of the week is all but upon us.  That’s when I usually get excited, but I can’t get pumped up for the Army-Navy game. I already miss college football. But the bowl games are a mere week and change away, so I’ll manage somehow. Like the UCL final 16 being set. I look forward to the draw Monday morning. And I bet Liverpool end up against a Spanish side from Madrid. You heard it here first.

The US got off to a rocky start at the Presidents Cup matches in Melbourne.  And Scott Boras got a lot wealthier as Anthony Rendon signed with Anaheim. This was hilarious. (Illinois beat Michigan in the game as well.) And your NHL winners were Washington, Montreal , and Colorado.

First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Jay was born this day. So were savior to train-hopping hobos Matthias Hohner, painter Edvard Munch, actor Edward G Robinson, “Old Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra, flying ace Arthur Hawkins, pet-neutering activist Bob Barker, NY mayor Ed Koch, guitarist Dickey Betts, punk pioneer Rob Tyner, drummer Clive Bunker, racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi, singer/drummer Sheila E, MMA legend Royce Gracie, and triplet Playboy models Nicole, Erica and Jaclyn Dahm.

That was a music-heavy list…of heavyweights, in my opinion.  Anyway, on to…the links!

I guess this is why Jim Comey’s twitter account was silent yesterday. But don’t worry, he’ll be back to his blathering as soon as someone not under oath says he wasn’t completely incompetent in his duties.

Biden’s campaign continues to be run about as well as his son’s life. Maybe a little cocaine would pep it up. And a trip to a strip club or two.

Speaking that son, he has until Friday to give his income information for the last five years to a judge in his child support case. I assume since its family court, the records will be sealed.  And that means they won’t get leaked to the public for a couple days.

Chicago Police Department continues its unblemished track record of being a shitshow. Just read for yourself. They can’t decide how to even promote people without causing grief.

Donald Trump: Diplomat. I find it hilarious that we have somebody in office causing gasps of the professional political class by…talking like a normal person would in a similar interaction. And I suspect that’s part of why he’s so despised by that “class” of people and those who believe we have “top men” who should run the world.

Meanwhile, the British version of Trump keeps doing what he does, and the media goes bonkers. Too bad for Labour their party is in complete disarray and their officials spout anti-semitic garbage all the time. Otherwise they could defeat this buffoonish guy with fantastic hair.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Makes me happy for our system of government and elections where we hold a vote and everybody grudgingly accepts the results and moves on with their lives.  Well, not anymore, but at least we only have to get flooded with election propaganda on a set schedule.

Tomorrow might be tough to find a song for. Until I hit that wall, go ahead and enjoy this gem.

Now get out there and make it a great day, friends!

A big sports news day yesterday, to say the least.  Gerrit Cole is now a Yankee after signing the biggest contract ever for a pitcher.  The Dallas Stars fired their coach for something non-results related (without saying what it was), and some teams punched their ticket to the UCL knockout stages including Liverpool and Napoli, the latter of which celebrated by firing their manager…who will probably be at Arsenal by Christmas. Some dude from an NAIA school scored 100 points in a basketball game. And Le’Veon Bell claims to have bowled a 251.

As for actual game results, the winners on the ice were Tampa, Montreal, Buffalo, Nashville, Anaheim, Winnipeg, the aforementioned Dallas Stars, Carolina, Calgary, Toronto, Vegas and LA.  And in college basketball, #1 Louisville got thumped by Texas Tech, Maryland went down to Penn State, Northern Iowa topped ranked Colorado State, while Kansas and Baylor managed to not lose.

Birthday celebrants for today are Florentine Pope Leo X, American patriot George Mason, Canadian brewer John Labatt, amusement park creator Walter Knott, Russian writer Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, actress Rita Moreno, Snow Miser cosplayer John Kerry, underrated comedic actress Teri Garr, Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx, wrestler Rey Mysterio, and NWA’s DJ Yella.

That’s a pretty diverse and quality roster, especially compared to the last couple of days.  Anyway, on to…the links!

A deal has been reached to replace NAFTA. The President says he got what he wanted. Pelosi said “we ate his lunch”. So since they’re both claiming to have gotten what they want, I assume it will be bad for everyone who it directly impacts. Since, you know, that’s what happens when politicians agree on something.

A handful of moderate vulnerable Democrats propose censure rather than impeachment. But Pelosi plans to move forward with the impeachment vote next week. And Trump wants a Senate trial in order to expose the House process. Meanwhile, the American people polled express little interest and continue to be polarized on the issue.

There aren’t that many people out there that like Michael Bloomberg. In fact, he’s downright loathed.  Which is a good thing. Meanwhile, Trump’s favorable/unfavorable numbers are better than any potential Dem opponent. Having said that, there may be some inherent bias in the polling, as some Dem voters may be saying their preferred candidate is favorable and their rivals for the nomination unfavorable but will later pull the lever for whoever wins the nomination…so long as it isn’t that asshole Bloomberg.

A chemical warfare attack was carried out in Florida. Looks like everybody is ok, thankfully, although the vehicle will need to be impounded and destroyed in the name of safety.

Gratuitous ass-slapper speaks out. Jesus, why are people treating this like it’s the end of the world.  The married church youth leader has been barred from future races. Because that’s what happens nowadays.

Teacher’s aide busted for having sex with a couple of students at a community pool. She also gave them booze and drugs, apparently. Hey, go big or go home.

Speaking of our educators, one came up with a modest proposal for fifth-graders to ponder over. Personally, I don’t have a problem with it. It was part of colonial life and puts the kids in the position of making a moral or financial decision when answering, which could have been an interesting learning exercise. But outragers gonna get outraged.

Jesus, that must have been one big tote-bag. Like those ones they give you at Ikea to carry around the store when you forget to grab a cart but find a few accent pillows and some batteries you just gotta have.

Continuing the theme for the week. I also just realized this is the kind of problematic song some dickhead like John Legend will try to remake someday for clout. I won’t be listening.

That’s it for me, friends.  Go have a great day.

It took the Eagles OT to beat the Giants. I repeat: it took the Eagles OT to beat the Giants.  Jesus, that’s bad. Stephen Strasburg is apparently about to sign a deal to stay with the Nats worth a quarter of a billion dollars. The British hate free speech. Liverpool have a huge fight on their hands today to qualify for the UCL knockout stages.  And two Buckeyes, An LSU Tiger (and graduate from OSU) and a Sooner (and graduate from Bama) are your Heisman finalists, although Burrow is effectively a lock for the award.

If you were born on this day, you share it with Scottish King James I, abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison, morose and tedious writer Emily Dickinson, terrorist organization founder Abu Abbas, the fine actor Michael Clarke Duncan, actor Kenneth Branagh, hockey player Rob Blake, and drummer Meg White.

Not exactly a superb list, but I will say this: if you haven’t seen The Slammin’ Salmon, you haven’t seen Michael Clarke Duncan at his best. And with that, we segue in to…the links!

Looks like the Democrats in the House will release two articles of impeachment today. Lindsay Graham announced that he’s not planning to call Schiff or others involved in the process as witnesses. Not sure I am happy about that, especially after yesterday’s farce where Nadler let Schiff’s right hand sit in the witness chair and give a 45 minute speech without being sworn in or taking questions and then sit on Nadler’s shoulder and question other witnesses.

The IG Report effectively lets the government get away with spying on an American political campaign based on bullshit. Well, for now anyway. There’s always hope Barr and Durham do something. but I won’t hold my breath.

Paul Volcker has died. The former Fed Chairman is credited with fighting inflation…and winning.

I don’t understand. I always assumed this is half of what Snapchat is for. And the other half was to drive parents crazy when their kids announce their life’s ambition is to become an “influencer”.

This is a good start. Now if they could only get strong enough to carry human bodies, this will get interesting.

It never surprises me that these situations almost always happen to journalists. And people always jump on it without knowing all the facts.  But that’s the world we live in.

I didn’t intend to set a theme for the week yesterday, but I suppose I did. And this continues it. Enjoy. I know I will.

Now get out there and have a great day!