John’s ultimate explanation about his reluctance to demonstrate his intelligence as a consequence of growing up on a colony full of blue collar-types with little patience for brainy people was interesting, but also a bit unsatisfying as a one-paragraph synopsis for an entire lifetime of self-muting behavior.

Said it last week and I’ll say it again: Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter. Did he do much this year? Not really, but Twitter had a bigger year than anything in our society, with the possible exception of Mother Nature.

Racist beef...?

Hot take: The Buy One, Take One deal is a better single-visit deal than the Never Ending Pasta Bowl.

In all seriousness, if Jack Dorsey isn’t named Person of the Year, Time Magazine shouldn’t be in the business of reporting news or current events.

I was kind of confused by this story at first, because for years I was under the impression that Neal McCoy himself was part African-American. Nope — Wikipedia says he’s half-Filipino and half-Irish. He did tour with Charley Pride for most of the 1980s, though.

For this 6 Things, we’re looking at six actors and actresses pulling double duty on the big screen.

On Monday, Air Force officials admitted that Kelley’s domestic violence conviction was not entered into the federal background check database used to screen potential gun owners.

There was Jamiroquai’s Guinness World Record-breaking “Gig in the Sky” event in 2007 where he brought a bunch of fans on a Boeing 757 to set the record for the highest ever concert.

I am the opposite of the Internet. I do watch the video, and have nothing to say.

Transcribing as a public service. Of course a list of Top 5 loose cannons would have 6 entries.

1. Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are

Is there some unwritten rule that replies should talk obliquely about the video so that other people have to watch? I don’t play that.

We asked Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes, who play Betty and Veronica, to tell us five things they miss about their own hometowns, Bay Village, Ohio and Miami, Florida.

• This week in The West Wing: Pharma guys accused of racism for making their drugs too expensive, then firing back with facts about research cost in “In This White House,” and the President insisting on posing for a photo with an animal his staff has decided is not dignified and/or is an invitation for unflattering…

So that WAS Zoe McLellan as the Congress lawyer. Her hair looks longer and thicker, and her face seems fuller. I note this because I felt the same way about Italia Ricci in last week’s season premiere. After years of stringy-haired, skinny women on TV, this is a small but nice change.

I watched the video so you don’t have to, but...

Here’s the transcribed list. They aren’t ranked.

Coach K is the Hillary Clinton of sports; nothing can stay hidden because too many people want to see him fail. So there’s no logical basis that he could ever cheat in recruiting and avoid exposure.

Transcribing annotation-free Kinja video posts since September 2017.