Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 10 Famous Movie Lines You're Probably Misquoting
- Anthony Holden, author of Big Deal, passes aged 76. Just added his book to the list.
- An egregious example why civil forfeiture is wrong
- Could fixing the Patriots offense include benching Mac Jones? The question all of New England seems to be asking.
More stiff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tucker Carlson episode 24. Over 19.3 million views as I type this.
- Cool story on the relationship between Mac Jones and new TE Mike Gesicki. Like this Patriots team chemistry,
- Case against Texas AG Ken Paxton falls apart as witness after witness testify to having no evidence or reason to have a case in the first place. Cases made trying to weaponize the justice system disgust me,
One of the big stories about New England from the media is about DeAndre Hopkins and the Patriots. I'm always cautious when it comes to the media mentioning any player because the general rule of thumb is the Patriots don't mention specific players to the media. However, with it being confirmed that Hopkins is visiting both the Titans and New England I have my eyebrows raised. The fact is he could follow up these two visits with visits to the Bills, Chiefs and Browns. Doubtful he'd get the $15 million he's asking for from Bill Beichick but he could use Nashville and New England as stepping stones to an eventual payday with Cleveland. Belichick would use the opportunity to simply get intel on DeAndre.
Also put me in the camp thinkng Mac Jones will have a good season. Last year they put him in an awful position but coupled with new/old offensive coordinator Bill O'Brian, I see him having an even better year than Aaron Rodgers. Where do I bet that?
As far as the AFC East - put me in the camp of the meme above. Don't care if the Bills QB is Josh Allen or Jim Kelly - were pretty parochial here.(Photo via)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Alvin Bragg's Dangerous Stunt. Even someone from the Left like Eli Lake sees this as purely a political stunt.
- Morgan Housel on the Three Sides of Risk. The very powerful story is a couple years old but new to me.
- The Morgan Housel story made me think of this recent video.
- Bill Belichick has reportedly shopped Mac Jones this offseason. This is not the news I wanted to see this offseason. Of course the story could be false and someone could be playing Mike Florio for a fool.
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This is the proverbial tempest in a teacup but I'd be amused if offensive linemen for any Panthers opponents started saying, "Mac Jones says hello" after any pancake block of Brian Burns. This would have a strategic advantage for the Panthers opponents because you know such a comment would throw Burns off his game.
And it would make me laugh.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Actually think Bill Belichick did Cam Newton a favor by releasing him and would not be surprised if that request actually came from Cam Newton who has made as much money as he's going to make in New England. Cam has his signing bonus and his guaranteed base salary but there was no way he was going to make his incentives as a back up. Now he is free to sign with another team where he has a chance to be the starting QB... Potatoes were forbidden in England until the early 18th century for the simple reason that potatoes aren't mentioned in the Bible. You know what else isn't mentioned in the Bible? England!... If there was a Church of Bacon - I'd be a parishioner. Maybe even a priest... Beach and Pina Colada season is officially over. It is now beer and football season... Interesting nugget from ESPN, "In the last 39 seasons, no quarterback drafted out of Alabama has won more than seven starts in a single year." Wish I could bet that Mac Jones would break that trend - oh wait - I already did...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Admit I did not see this coming - New England releases QB Cam Newton. That means rookie Mac Jones is the starter. Hats off to Patriots beat reporters Mike Reiss and Phil Perry who speculated months ago that Jed Hoyer may have been signed as the back-up specifically if this situation ever came to pass... If Elon Musk put his mind to work on a competitor to Twitter I imagine, once launched, it would be a huge success. I'd certainly subscribe right away... Alan Sepinwall's appreciation of Ed Asner... Ilhan Omar (probably) on the Kabul airport bombings, "Some people did something"... Remember wondering how the fact that FDR was crippled and confined to a wheelchair could have been kept hidden from the American people by a willing and complicit US press for all of FDR's Presidency? Well future generations will wonder the same thing about Joe Biden's cognitive decline...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Perhaps the biggest thing that worries me about the Patriots taking Mac Jones in the NFL Draft is the fact that the last QB they took with the 15th pick of the draft was Tony Eason who happens to be the least favorite Patriots QB of my lifetime... Well technically doesn't that mean that their sacrifices may have worked?... Prosthetic Ears would be a good name for a band... Happy Money (which would also be a good name for a band)... I'm very disappointed that President Biden has not appointed Elizabeth Warren to be Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Please! Please! Please..
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
The 2021 net migration rate for Iraq is 0.359 per 1,000 population. That means net more people are moving into Iraq than into California or New York. Think about that for a minute... What will history recognize as the worse fashion fad? Pussy Hats or bell-bottom corduroy's?... Seems unfair that people remember Wally Pipp as the man who was replaced by Lou Gehrig but hardly anyone remembers Babe Dahlgren. He was the man who replaced Lou Gehrig... Salt (NaCl) is the only family of rocks eaten by humans... There were a lot of happy New England Patriots fans last night as Bill Belichick selected Alabama QB Mac Jones with the 15th pick. Belichick wasted no time submitting the pick either an indication they were really happy that the QB dropped to them. I hope the second-guessers at least give us a day to enjoy the pick... Would love to see a reporter ask a confused Joe Biden if he owns a pussy hat. How do you think Kamala Harris would react to such a question? Please someone make this happen...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Why can't Type II Diabetics sue Kellogg's for making Pop Tarts and McDonalds for Super-sized sodas the way lung cancer patients sued the tobacco companies? Would it surprise anyone if there were class action lawsuits down the line?... Vermont making billboards illegal really adds to the aesthetic of the state. Next they should outlaw just randomly leaving old tires on every other street. That would be nice... Was a little surprised at the news Elon Musk would be hosting SNL and "what's in it for him" is a valid question. I guess it's a cool thing billionaire geniuses get to do. I think if Tony Stark was a real life character he's host SNL too... Not sure where he'll end up but I find myself pulling for Mac Jones. Heard that he comes from a tennis background and that makes me think of Drew Brees who at one point was one of the top amateurs in the country and who was a training partner to Andre Agassi. Brees was picked 32nd in 2001 and he turned out pretty good...
