Phenomenal.

I was there. At the Council meeting where the arena deal was approved. At the first day of demolition of the decrepit pit that was Downtown Plaza (my son and I are in the promotional video celebrating that day). I worked at KHTK, the Home of the Kings, when this all went down.

Stop with the Barnwell. ESPN’s not putting him in the weekly NFL prediction chair unless they have him locked up.

ESPN will soon file a story on how the AG is simply checking in, telling DraftKings and FanDuel what a great job they’re doing. And Darren Rovell will follow up with an article on how great this whole thing is for their Brands.

Ellroy and Chandler? That’s good stuff.

Stick and Maximum Bob are, absolutely, two of my favorites. I’m also a fan of the vastly underrated Tishomingo Blues, which is Leonard at his quirkiest. Mr. Majestyk is my favorite of his dark novels.

The Walmart that opened is in the north part of unincorporated Sacramento County. Saying a Walmart opened in Sacramento is like saying that Los Angeles opened a Walmart when the store is located in Pasadena. There is no Walmart in the city of Sacramento, nor anywhere nearby.

I hated George W. Bush and everything he stood for before 9/11, and even moreso after 9/11.

On the contrary, I’d argue that this is why we CAN have nice things.

Did someone say...

None.

Roger Goodell is the best booker in sports entertainment.

I hate idiots. I hate idiots who make money by sinking to the lowest common denominator. This guy in the story is one of those idiots.

How much does the military pay the NFL for these spots?

Well, at least he died doing something important, like yelling at a baseball player. That makes his whole life not a complete waste.

Don’t get my hopes up.

I don’t agree with much that Sarah Palin has ever said. Or written. Or probably thought, if “thought” is the word you’d assign to the stench that emanates from the cranial flatulence that floats around in her skull in place of a functioning human brain.

We are literally living out the story of Harrison Bergeron. Right now. In real life.