I know nothing about the history of the flag, I just know it looks terrible on the uniforms. But when you put it in the end zone in one piece, not all chopped up and checker-boarded all over the place, it looks pretty cool.

Aroldis Chapman was suspended for the first 60 games of this season for a domestic violence dispute. He was with the Yankees, but has since been traded to the Cubs. So that's at least two instances in baseball this year. There were likely more in the past we didn't hear about because the policy to suspend players for…

And nothing is anywhere near as bad as the University of Maryland's football uniforms. How can you take a cool flag like Maryland's and turn it into a visual abortion like that?

I'd rather marry T. Boone Pickens myself. He's rich as fuck and super old!

Nick Offerman?

Sad upvote. Because I thought pretty much the same thing.

Disqus is no longer allowing me to upvote people in the little window in which I view my notifications. Which is annoying, because when somebody responds with a comment I'd normally upvote, I then have to go to the thread and find it if I want to do so. It's in and out whether I can reply to comments in the same way.

Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. They have the potential for a very potent offense as they have a senior quarterback returning and a deep, very talented receiving corps. The question mark is the line, but if they step up and one of the three main running backs makes progress they should score a lot of points. That is,…

I live in northeast Kansas, not far from Kansas City. And no, I won't be bummed at all if they move to Vegas. I think it fits with the late Al Davis' "fuck the other NFL pig owners" mentality. And it would make it cheaper to finally go to one of their home games. The only games of theirs I've attended are when they…

I'm pretty excited about the upcoming season. Being born and raised in Nebraska, and as a lifelong Husker fan it's pretty well conditioned into me to love this time of year. They play Fresno State Saturday at home and should be just fine. But I don't know what to think of their chances this year. Last year was pretty…

I'm a Raiders fan (I know, I know) and I'm very cautiously optimistic about this coming season. A lot of people are saying this is the year they could finally return to the playoffs. And they should be better, by all counts. However, after watching the last dozen or so seasons I'm ready for them to start to look…

It's gonna be a sports-y and boozey weekend, I have a feeling. On Saturday the wife and I are probably going to hang with some friends who are tailgating before a college football game. I live in a town where the local team sucks balls, but there can be some good tailgates. Sunday we're going to the Kansas City Royals…

I had a little bit of Kentucky Gentleman bourbon left over on Sunday night. I bought it because it's cheap and I needed a bourbon for some cocktails. So I finished it off by doing picklebacks, which are a shot of whiskey chased by pickle juice. It sounds disgusting to some, but I love 'em.

There was a scene where Benjamin Franklin recommended taking a mistress while Adams was working in Paris. And he reacted with a "good heavens, Dr. Franklin!" or something like that.

If you're interested in the subject matter, the series is definitely worth a watch. Paul Giamatti is great as always and Laura Linney is fantastic as Abigail Adams. It's on HBO Go if you have a password or one you can "borrow" from somebody.

I just want to say good luck. We're all counting on you.

"John Adams" by David McCullough. It's the biography of the second president on which the HBO miniseries with Paul Giamatti in the title role was based. I watched the series a while back via my friend's stolen password and enjoyed it thoroughly. I then found a copy at a closeout sale at my local Hastings store that…

Said money money won't getcha too far, getcha too far.

*Makes stupid-ass grunting noise*

But you know it don't matter anyway.