Archive for August 25, 2014

The swing’s the thing?

August 25, 2014

Tiger Woods has parted ways with another swing coach. Wonder when Tiger will figure out – it’s not his swing coach.

 

Swing coach Sean Foley said his split with Tiger Woods was “amicable.” Well, duh, does anyone think Tiger is stupid enough to anger someone who knows how to wield a golf club?

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier has introduced a bill to eliminate the deadline for ERA ratification, as it fell 3 states short in 1982. Would be nice to have it finally adopted. Although these days it sometimes feels like a number of states wouldn’t ratify the 19th amendment.

Burger King is thinking of buying Canadian doughnut maker Tim Horton’s, so they can do an inversion and declare themselves a Canadian company for tax purposes. So where are the cries of patriotism from flag-waving conservatives on this one?

Airline logic at its finest again. United has equipped many of its flights with wi-fi, but no power outlets. And the wi-fi fee is per flight, not per hour…..

A good thing that journalist Peter Theo Curtis was released. Who’d ever think we’d say “luckily his kidnappers were only Al-Qaida.”

Two phrases #SFGiants fans would like to see retired in 2014. “Fill-in-the-blank pitcher just had his best outing of the year against the Giants” And “worst loss of the season.”

 

The Napa quake damaged some wineries while many escaped unscathed. But wonder who will be the first to bottle “VERY blended wines.”

The NFL gave Brandon Meriweather for the first two games of the season for another helmet-to-helmet hit. He can’t be at the team’s facility or have any contact with team personnel from Sept. 1-15. And presumably stay out of casino elevators?

New York CB Dimitri Patterson has now been suspended by the Jets, who apparently weren’t happy with his explanation as to why he was AWOL for 48 hours. Another example of why education matters. Seems like Patterson could have used creative writing and/or drama courses.

All shook up?

August 25, 2014

Today’s Napa quake injured over 100 people, but CNN host Ana Cabrera said it was “heartbreaking” to see images of broken wine bottles. And hey, maybe if Trader Joe’s lost all their inventory it would have been a wasted $100 worth of Two-Buck-Chuck.

But the much-derided and plumbing-challenged O.Co Coliseum appears to have received no damage in today’s Northern California quake. But thinking fans for tonight’s ESPN Sunday Night Baseball As vs Angels game had to be crossing their fingers when they flushed the toilets.

Former Redskins QB Joe Theismann last night said that Kirk Cousins has been a better quarterback than RGIII. Has to be a relief in some way for Washington. A potential controversy that doesn’t center around their name.

Only  good news Sunday for Northern California baseball fans – the Dodgers pitching did a pretty good job of trying to out suck the #SFGiants bullpen today.

 

Sony said today their PlayStation Network was targeted in a attack. Shocking. As in anyone thought it was worth attacking?

 

#NYJets cornerback Dimitri Patterson, who had disappearedfor 48 hours, is apparently safe and sound and ready to play . Jets fans wish the same could be said for the rest of the team’s offense.