Oh, I watched it. There must have been a hell of a talk in that locker room at halftime because they did clean up their act considerably. But will they remember it next week? The rest of the season? 

Or was Mack a beast because the Packers’ O-line once again sucked and left Rodgers open to yet another injury? You’d think even Sweaty Genius McCarthy would start to realize that the key to staying viable this season is keeping Rodgers upright. Rodgers can do his magic in just about any situation, but not when he’s…

I’m getting dragged over the coals by some of my friends for this, but, frankly, these kinds of calls are kind of garden-variety for tennis. Serena is awesome, love her athletic and passionate play, and I think she’s one of the very few players who makes tennis interesting these days. She pushes the envelope, which is…

McEnroe was kicked out of tournaments and fined tens of thousands during his career. As was Ille Nastase, Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi. And they were all, at one point or another, labeled as asshole hotheads. Now, I do think that Serena Williams is kickass and I love to watch her game. But tennis is one of those…

True (yay! Mystery box on the doorstep!), but I’ve also known people of declining faculties who have rooms full of unopened boxes of stuff they’ve ordered through the mail over the years. 

What worries me are these moment-of-conception fanatics who freak out over emergency medications or very early term procedures. Many pregnancies end imperceptibly. That late period. Or heavier-than-usual flow. Or a blighted ovum that is, by definition, a fertilized egg that fails to develop and that the body “kicks…

Question though: isn’t the person actually performing the abortion procedure an MD? The one who did mine was, and for that, I’m grateful. “Abortionist” harkens back to the days when the procedure could be done by any Tom, Dick and Mary. We should hope that this term can be retired. 

More disturbing than funny. Ok, maybe a little funny, especially with the old fart behind him mouthing “anonymous.” But he’s been doing more of that loose-dentures lisp, as well as forgetting words, sometimes looking behind him for some sort of backup. He’s definitely starting to blow more circuitry. I wonder what…

I’ve made a decent approximation with cauliflower. But I hope to god this wasn’t some kind of vegetable matter processed and extruded into a chicken-like texture. 

Will there be nurses on duty during the service? (Several black churches in my city include that in their advertising. I find that intriguing.)

Yeah, I have a few relatives who are moving to Arizona one after another so they can live in gated communities and golf. Should be interesting when they run out of water sources. (Frankly, I can’t imagine anything more boring. My folks made me learn to golf because it was considered a necessary skill for business, but…

Of course. The Irish and Scots particularly hate him for this reason. But one of our local links tried to pull this shit too, announcing the imminent groundbreaking of a new “enhancement” that would have screwed up a local park. Thanks to fast-acting neighbors, it was radically scaled back, but the condescension from…

What? Unscrupulous behavior in the world of golf?!? Seriously, golf has to be the most dickbag sports out there. My son worked at a private club for a few summers, and brought home tales of casual sexism (they still had a “men’s lounge”) and out and out skeeviness (prostitutes hired for “entertainment“ at their annual…

Lest we forget ... tRump went to “military school” because he was an out-of-control asshole kid and his parents wanted to get him out of their hair, not because of any kind of deep-seated patriotism. 

Yes, that’s what the kerfuffle in France was all about. Having to wear them and still play at the level she does is incredible. But that’s gotta be uncomfortable. I’ve personally worn compression garments (shorts) for soccer, and even though they make it easier to move around, they’re still beastly on a hot summer…

That skirt just screams “itchy” to me. And I can’t imagine wearing leggings of any kind while playing tennis in the summer, because every time I play, I continue to sweat for hours afterwards. (But lord, I wish I could play one percent of how well she does.)

Really a stark reminder of what “the good old days” actually represented for a lot of people. Beating your wife wasn’t considered that big a deal, especially among the men in charge. Among the other wives, however, abusive husbands were held as personae non grata. One of my dad’s friends - a union leader and a…

I can’t understand the love for these things. They’re ugly, uncomfortable, and sticky-hot and I’ve had a few doctors tell me they’re actually bad for your feet. Mucking about in the garden? Sure. Throwing them on to run out to the mailbox? Ok. But wearing them all day? Hells no. (Oh, and now there’s the whole…

My Celtic heritage guarantees that mine will always be plentiful and unruly. But I do remember the last time this look was a thing ... and it’s not a thing that works for everyone. No, it is not. Do it wrong and it comes close to Scary Clown City. 

Well, yes, so they can very seriously believe that they’re doing God’s Work when they vote for “pro-life” Republicans. After all, it’s just proof that they are saving all those millions of babies - just think how sad it is that our world isn’t blessed with all of them, including the severely disabled ones and all the…