Exactly this. Says a lot about England that they weren’t able to adapt n their own sometime during the first half and apparently needed the half time break to screw their heads on.

Of course I have to weigh in on this. Lots of words below, but TL;DR: Italy was legal, and Eddie Jones needs to quit his bitching.

I’m a rugby ref (as the name implies). One of the key principles of the game is respect for the match officials. There are any number of reasons for this, including the that control and discipline is required in our violent, physical sport and that we always suffer from shortages of refs as the game grows…

Neal Stephenson is my favorite author, and Snow Crash is the first book I recommend to people. It’s like a gateway drug. Approachable, without as many of the wild tangents he loves to explore in his larger volumes while still delving deeply in to Sumerian language and mythology and being downright prescient about…

No Giacomin, the chants at the Garden reached 7.5 on the Richter Scale.

The thing about Javert is that he acts out of his quite sincerely held beliefs - Trump has none of those. One way they are alike, however, is the absolute lack of compassion and empathy.

Um, that’s Valjean.

Rule against perpetuities, bitches.

You know, people like to hate on dad jokes, but I find that a sense of humor is all relative.

+1 Knufflebunny at the laundromat

That article proves that not all heroes wear capes:

Born and raised in Houston, now in NY. Energy and its adjuncts were the only busy spots of the past couple years - I’ve worked on a couple of them.

As a guy who’s spent his career in complex bankruptcies and corporate restructurings, I hope you’re right on interest rates. Our business has been in the doldrums for years (with the brief exception of 2009, which may have been my busiest year ever). Maybe the days of amend, extend, and pretend are coming to an end?

1932 Cadillac Limousine with suicide doors and a jumpseat.

Also in Chicago, immediately after the Cubs won the Series, Ireland defeated the New Zealand, indisputably the best national rugby team in the word, at a sold-out Soldier Field, ending the All Blacks’ 111-year domination of the lads in green.

+1 disaster

Wrong, ironically.

I’m a lawyer, too. My specialty is talking potential law students out of making a life destroying mistake.

Speaking of fashion, how about the sewn-on wedding dress in the Pagan Poetry video?

My kid played goalie AND catcher. Clearly, his head is made of stone. Next thing you know, he’ll tell me he wants to go to law school, and I’ll really have to sit him down for the talk.