We’re Watching the Slow Death of the NFL
Millions will tune in the Super Bowl on Sunday – but won’t be watching the game I reminded Leslie that the Super Bowl was tomorrow. Her response was, “Justin Timberlake right?” She’s never been a football fan, thinking the game slow and stupid, but she does like the halftime show – and after the CRTC overruled the commercial embargo, the awesome commercials. I used to be a football fan, but not being paid to be one any longer, combined with…
The Video the NFL Does Not Want You to See…
Like every NFL season, this year has brought amazing catches, incredible runs, and great defensive stands. But there was another kind of record hit this season: a destructive one, with an astounding 281 concussions from the NFL preseason until today, according to the league’s own aggregate statistics. That’s the most concussions since the NFL started keeping track six years ago. Enjoy the game on Sunday.
Dumbledore was gay all his life – but not now?
JK Rowling produced a world of magic and tolerance that changed a generation and weirdly she’s turning her back on all of that. When the author of the Harry Potter series revealed that Dumbledore was gay in 2007, she didn’t write it into the books. And she didn’t put it into the movies. But she did act astonished at the idea that everybody hadn’t already realised that Dumbledore was gay. I didn’t know, to be honest. I always thought he and Minerva McGonigal…
Chief Wahoo Off to His Happy Hunting Grounds
The first time I wrote about this obviously offensive logo was in 1998 – and no, I can’t find it dammit! Regardless, it was a hot button issue back then and twenty years later, the Chief Wahoo logo is finally being removed from the Cleveland Indians’ uniform next year. Not this year. Next year. Why a whole year? Because the Indians organization are looking forward to being talked about for a full year debating this undebatable issue. Used in various expressions…
Relatively speaking – American politics is nuts
def. Moral Relativism (or Ethical Relativism): The position that moral or ethical propositions do not reflect objective and/or universal moral truths, but instead make claims relative to social, cultural, historical or personal circumstances. The reason for this lofty-sounding philosophical gobbledygook is due to this chart that was released by Gallup today measuring the satisfaction with the moral and ethical climate in the United States. The red line indicates that Republicans are now more satisfied with the “moral and ethical climate” of the…
No Such thing as a Free Lunch – or WiFi
It’s a common scenario: You drop into the local coffee shop and having a few extra minutes on your hands, you pull out your phone or your laptop and fire it up. Then the next thing you do is look for the free WiFi, and then you… should stop! Unless of course, you feel like sharing everything you have on your computer or phone with a hacker that is. Then, knock yourself out. Wi-Fi hotspots are seemingly everywhere now and…
Dougall is AWESOME at Christmas
Sometimes we go over the top a bit….
Every year it’s the same thing, except every year it gets harder it seems. If you have a 15′ ceiling in your house, Leslie believes that means we should have a 15′ tree. This one though – it almost killed us. But worth it in the end, I guess….
Winterize Your Home in 2018 Completely For Free*
*Okay, it’s not really free, but in the end, you’ll save more than you’ll spend so technically… let’s just get into it and you’ll see. Winters are the hardest season on our homes, and our wallets. Keeping us warm and cozy costs money and potentially not just in our energy bills as repairs from seasonal damage are never cheap. Yet, the cost of owning a home in Canada can be lessened by taking some time, expending some energy and spending…