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 Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- An interesting look at the Wuhan Virus data.

- One of my favorite Venn Diagrams

- Jason Whitlock makes a very good argument

- Nebraska football players sue the Big 10. If at the least this lawsuit gets the Big 10 to publicly release how each of the university President's voted on cancelling football - this will be a win. 

- Tesla employee forgoes $1 million payment, works with FBI to thwart cybersecurity attack. This story easily could be made into a movie.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How to clear the data off your old phone before you sell it

- Nice shot

- Where the top American-made cars are manufactured

- Is Roger Goodell deliberately pushing the NFL leftward? By Jason Whitlock?

- And in a related story - Vin Scully says he will no longer watch another NFL game because of the Anthem protests. 

- I love these stories.

- Agreed - still the greatest tourism poster ever made.

Todd Haley and the Kansas City Chiefs

Very enjoyable read by Jason Whitlock on why he feels Todd Haley is not a legit NFL coach.

Nicely done.

It also - without expressly saying it - greatly complements Bill Belichick who hasn't lost a step in the personnel department despite losing Scott Pioli. Look at some of the draft picks and free agents that are helping the Patriots this year and it is hard not to think that Belichick may not just be the best coach in the NFL but also the best GM.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- The Vancouver Aquarium's holiday card is awesome

- Very Cool. Snowflakes under an electron microscope

- If you are in a technology industry you might find this amusing

- This is why teachers drink As an aside - when I hear the word "Forex" I think condom - so to me Forex Mom = Condom Mom.

- Is Chipper Jones a Hall of Famer? I think so.

- Jason Whitlock on Sexy Ryan. I agree with Whitlock 100% - Ryan has to stop being a clown and start being a coach. I'd take it one step forward - he should step up and own the foot fetish story. If he goes to the podium and says, "Yes that is me and my wife in the videos. I love my wife. I love her feet, I love everything about her. Some men are leg men, some men like breasts best - I like feet. This has nothing to do with our preparations for this Sunday's game so I will not be answering any other questions about it."

Top 5 - Reasons Jason Whitlock Left the KC Star

Jason Whitlock has left the Kansas City Star "to pursue other interests". Here are my top 5 guesses at what those other interests may be.

1. Starting a Rap Singer Management Company
2. Decided to run for Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska
3. Working on his new book The Fans Complete Guide to The Wire
4. Taking over as agent for Jeff George under the belief that George isn't that old and hasn't worn out his welcome with all of the NFL teams
5. Making pilgrimages to all of the top BBQ joints in the country

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Whitlock's Strange Tang would make a good name for a fantasy football team. Or a lesbian Motown cover band... Darvin Moon is the WSOP chip leader for the Main Event final table. According to Gene Bromberg - Darvin won his seat at a Wheeling WV casino and usually plays at the local VFW. What a great story it would be if Moon was to win it all. With Phil Ivey also at the final table - this could shape up to the equivalent of a local pro beating out Tiger Woods at the US Open... Kegs, pegs and eggs! Beer, cribbage and breakfast on a Sunday morning. What a great combo! If I were to open a bar - I definitely would do something line this every Sunday... Dreamt last night that Emo Philips was taking my order at a Starbucks. He kept screwing up the order. Maybe I was seeing into the future?... In Minneapolis there is an adult gift/sex toy shop called Lickety Split. I have the sense of humor of 12 yr old since I was amused by that. Still am...

Top 5 - Truths about Jason Whitlock's Truths

Jason Whitlock has an interesting year-end truth telling column. Here's a few comments of my own on his comments:

1. I agree that in NFL reporting - right now there's Jay Glazer and then everyone else.

2. I'm a huge football fan but I've yet to watch Football Night in America once this year with the sound not turned off. I'm not a Keith Olbermann fan and it's not because of his politics. It's because you know he thinks he's the smartest person in any room he's in and that he never played any sports and that he made Suzy Kolber cry. I can't look at him and not think "Dickhead!" Sure Dan and Keith were great in the 80's but so were Hall and Oates (if you go by hit records). I'm not interested in a Hall and Oates reunion tour any more than I'm interested in Dan and Keith trading inside jokes on prime time. Plus Tiki Barber and Jerome Bettis? Yuk.

3. Bill Simmons deserves all the praise that his supporters give him. He also very often deserves the criticisms he receives. Rick Reilly just deserves all the criticisms he receives.

4. Jason is 100% right about the Sam Cunningham route. Winning does trump whining every day of the week. Success is what matters in sports. I'm really rooting for the MAC teams to make inroads in beating "traditional" powers on a regular basis. Turner Gill should be a coach at a major program. His success will be such that it will be impossible to overlook.

5. Jason is wrong about Charles Barkley being the only major commentator to be "punished" for his views outside his area of expertise. Don Cherry was taken far more to task for his comments about the Iraq War than Barkley has for any of the myriad of subjects he's touched on.

Bonus observation - there's not a heterosexual man in the US who doesn't first stare at Erin Andrews' chest and then only second try to figure out what she's saying. Sorry - that's just the truth.