- Baylor football was already a ton of fun to watch. Now,
the Bears will add nearly a quarter of a ton of enjoyment to their attack in
the form of 6-foot-7, 410-pound
offensive weapon and Swiss Army knife LaQuan McGowan. Fans who watched the Goodyear
Cotton Bowl back in January likely remember the massive McGowan rumbling down
the seam and snagging an 18-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Petty during the
Bears' 42-41 loss to Michigan State, a sight that will hopefully be replicated
many times this fall when Baylor resumes its pursuit of a national
championship. McGowan, logically slotted as an offensive lineman when he
arrived in Waco, has recently been spotted lining up at tight end and at H-back
during spring practices. He's even wearing a No. 80 jersey and looking
downright svelte at 410 pounds. "We're looking at him as kind of a slot-
and tight end-type of guy," Baylor coach Art Briles said. "He can
certainly help us in the run game in those situations. The way we're looking at
it is we've got three games in nonconference to kind of feel it out and see
what he can do and teach him what to do in live action." McGowan certainly
could be a help at offensive guard, where he lined up last season, but there’s
no way he’s going to be anywhere near as entertaining to watch – or as
terrifying to linebackers and safeties who have to cover or tackle him in the
open field – if he’s spending the whole game swapping paint up front with a
defensive tackle instead of going for glory on a post route…….
- Quick raise of hands….who knows where Suriname is, or even
if it’s an actual country or just a made up place adjacent to Narnia? The good
news is that you don’t need to know any of that to know that the race to
protect Suriname’s sprawling rainforest hinterland is on and indigenous tribes
in the South American nation – IT IS REAL! - presented lawmakers with an
ambitious proposal this week urging them to conserve roughly half of the
sparsely populated country in its natural state. Located on the northern edge
of the continent, Suriname boasts some of the world's largest near-pristine
tracts of tropical forest and is home to a massive collection of birds, fish,
plants and insects. Those creatures and organisms are in danger thanks to small-scale
mining operations and loggers who have been chewing up large stretches of
resource-rich land in the remote interior. As always happens in the dramatic
portion of the movie wherein a small town tries to fight off a greedy
corporation wanting to buy up their land and take over their town for its
profit-driven purposes, the little guy is getting some help. This time it’s Conservation
International, an Arlington, Virginia-based group that has worked for years in
Suriname. CI helped the Trio and Wayana indigenous communities pitch their "declaration
of cooperation" to the National Assembly, announcing what they describe as
an indigenous conservation corridor spanning nearly 28,000 square miles. Members
of parliament intimated they would consider the proposal, which seems to go
hand-in-hand with limits installed over the years on logging and setting aside
large rainforest preserves. Sadly for the indigenous folks, law enforcement in
Suriname is ridiculously weak, especially in the remote interior region in
dispute here. This will be a long and difficult fight…………
- The sequels keep coming, but the story has ended. “Toy
Story 3” was the third installment of a long-running story involving Sheriff
Woody and Buzz Lightyear, but that third chapter will be the final one in this
particular part of the tale. The franchise will live on, mind you, because there
is still a sh*t-ton of money to be made, but Pixar president Jim Morris says
the story arc will begin anew with “Toy Story 4.” The much-hyped sequel will be a
"separate story" designed as a "romantic comedy,” according to
Morris. The film is set for a June 16, 2017 release and is already in
production. Director John Lasseter, who helmed the original fim, will be back
and even though the story will be new, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen are set to
reprise their roles as Woody and Buzz Lightyear. “The third movie ended in a
beautiful way and completed a trilogy. I think this movie is not part of this
trilogy. It is a separate story, which in turn I do not know if will be
continued," Morris explained. "It is not a continuation of the end of
the story of ‘Toy Story 3.’ Temporarily
it is, but it will be a love story. It will be a romantic comedy. It will not
put much focus on the interaction between the characters and children. I think
it will be a very good movie.” What’s great for Disney is that it doesn’t matter
if it’s a very good movie or not because it will make a ton of money
regardless. Rashida Jones and Will McCormack have signed up to write “Toy Story 4,” adding even more name power to
the project……..
- Beware the fuh-jit-uz. You know, those Tex-Mex creations
consisting of grilled
meat served as a taco on a flour or corn tortilla. They’re mighty tasty and a
popular menu inclusion at Applebee’s, where the motto is, “Have the balls to
act like $20 for two entrees is a bargain.” They’re not as popular with a New
Jersey man who made the fatal mistake of bowing his head in prayer over a
sizzling steak fajita skillet at an Applebee’s in Burlington County. The man
has waged a legal fight for nearly five years after a fateful night in which he
lowered his head to thank the Almighty for his overpriced grub and things went
haywire from there. A New Jersey appellate court rejected the man’s quest to seek
damages for burns he suffered from his food. The court’s decision was released
this week, upholding a lower court ruling that dismissed his lawsuit. In a move
straight out of 1995, the man tried to build his case on a claim that his waitress
didn't warn him the dish was hot. The lower court deemed that irrelevant because
the man could have been reasonable expected to know that the contents of his
plate posed an "open and obvious" danger. Applebee’s could clearly
put that on the menu and the fajitas would have a more badass appeal, but in
this case the man bowed his head, then heard a loud sizzle followed by a grease
pop. He felt a burning sensation in his left eye and on his face and fearing he
was under attack by an overly hot main dish, he panicked and knocked the food
on his lap, causing more burns. Thankfully, he emerged without any actual
scarring and the only lasting marks he’ll have will be the shame of getting
smacked down by the legal system……….
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