First Post: Friday, December 16, 2016

Good morning (PST) now. Continue reading

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First Post: Thursday, December 15, 2016

Detroit: 16°F. Cleveland: same. Pgh.: 11°F. Green Bay: 10°F. Charlotte: 38°F. Studio City, Calif.: 63°F, with rain approx. 90 mins. away. Continue reading

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First Post: Wednesday, December 14, 2016

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Sunny skies for the weekend and beyond…

Shirtless outdoor tennis this morning here on the public courts of Studio City, Calif., upper-60s°F. Rain coming, though, for your Thursday & Friday, according to Jackie’s forecast. How’s it by you over there in the Rust Belt & Bible Belt? Continue reading

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Tuesday Sniping: Moral Compass Edition

All right, all right, ya Slim Pickens fans! Take it easy! From 1:38 to the end, you can begin to understand what’s going on with the incoming presidential administration right about now, with added emphasis at the 2:12 and 2:35 marks. Hoo-boy. In other words, if you don’t know any better, how can you do any better? If I alone do it, it ain’t stealin’, Jethro! The ultimate in moral relativism! Now what? Continue reading

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Monday Boxing: Mortal Jeff Fisher Edition

Silent Stan Kroenke sacks him. Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, December 11, 2016

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‘One of these things is not like the others…’

Because, you know, being adorable is a tiring job… Continue reading

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First Post: Saturday, December 10, 2016

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3-1 to the Arsenal

Here’s Alex Iwobi (17) beating Stoke keeper Lee Grant all ends up to seal a 3-1 win for the Gunners at The Emirates. Continue reading

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First Post: Friday, December 9, 2016

SWAMP NOT DRAINING! SWAMP STILL SWAMPY! LOCK THEM UP! TO CABINET JOBS! U-S-A! U…S…A!

http://theweek.com/articles/666154/donald-trumps-mobster-mentality

(N.B. The Week is a balanced source, preferring logos and ethos over pure pathos or ideology. The Week airs all viewpoints, as long as they are coherent and can be reasonably defended. Thank you.)

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First Post: Thursday, December 8, 2016

All right, all right, ya Roman Catholics — even the lapsed ones such as ourselves. Take it easy! If you still practice the faith, don’t forget that today is a Holy Day of Obligation: the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Amen. Continue reading

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First Post: Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Seventy-five years on… Continue reading

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