- Tim Tebow keeps on getting pulled from the game for
someone better. First, he led an NFL team to a playoff win only to be bounced
from the league not long after because he simply wasn’t that good of a
quarterback. He tried to earn his way back into the league by overhauling his
game with a respected quarterback coach, only to have a bunch of marginal
backup signal callers beat him out for a roster spot. Now, the former
University of Florida star has been passed over for a speaking slot at the
Republican National Convention, according to RNC chief spokesman Sean Spicer.
With rumors of Tebow delivering one of his stirring speeches at the convention
in Cleveland heating up, Spicer insisted that the former Heisman Trophy winner
would not be taking the stage in support of radioactive human pumpkin Donald
Trump. Tebow was one of a number of sports figures on the list of speakers
approved by Trump, but someone must have gotten to the GOP's presumptive
presidential nominee and convinced him that there were better options. "I
think that we would love to have him, don't get me wrong," Spicer said.
"There was some speculation that he might be coming. I think he's cleared
that up. Tebow also addressed the issue in a Facebook post, saying it was only
a rumor that that he is willing to do "anything for America," but
that won't include speaking on Trump's behalf. With all of Trump’s adult
children needing their own time to speak about their blowhard father, finding a
spot for Tebow definitely would be tough……….
- People are still idiots. Pokemon Go is merely confirming
what we already knew, as evidenced by the plight of a German man who was
arrested for evading a prison sentence after he ventured out to play the newly
launched smartphone game with friends. Not realizing that walking out into the
world for any reason when wanted by police is a risky proposition or perhaps
deciding that pursuing artificial, digital glory on a 5-inch screen was more
important than remaining a free man, this ass hat in the town of Trier, on
Germany's western border, went out with a group of friends to play the app
after it was officially rolled out in Germany earlier in the week. Police took
note of the group's "peculiar behavior" as they played the game in
the city, prompting officers to check their papers. The wanted man initially
gave a false identity but police quickly established that there was an arrest
warrant out for him because somehow a person with his level of genius was
unable to convincingly fake who he was. In the end, he was detained and is now
serving a six-month prison sentence he had previously avoided serving. Police
didn’t disclose what his original offense was, but based on the amount of
intelligence he’s disclosed in the past few days, one has to imagine it was an
incredibly intricate, high-level crime like punching a police horse or throwing
a half-empty liquor bottle at a passing police car……..
- Radiohead want your help. The British rockers have released
an alternative version of the track 'Daydreaming' and they want their fans to
help them complete their vignette series for their latest album, on which the
song appears. Every Friday since releasing their ninth studio album 'A Moon
Shaped Pool', Radiohead have posted artist-created vignettes for each album
track to their Instagram account, but they left one for the fans to contribute
to and have asked them to download the new version of 'Daydreaming' before
posting their visuals on social media. What’s unique about this particular
version of “Daydreaming” is that it features strings which aren't present on
the album version, so those who elect to do some free creative work for the
band will have a chance to put their own stamp on a take of the song that
hasn’t been available to others. In order to enter the contest, all fans need
to do is submit their video with the hashtag #RHVignette on Instagram, Twitter
or Facebook. After someone else does all of the heavy lifting for a minimal
amount of credit and recognition, Thom Yorke and his bandmates will choose
their favorite version and share it on their website. There are about two weeks
left in the competition, which closes on July 30, so those with creativity and
sufficient free time have plenty of days left to create a unique, original take
on the song and share it with the world………
- When everyone is going one way, it’s often wise to go the
other direction. While the recent police shootings that killed five officers in
Dallas have caused a lot of people to express appreciation for law enforcement
- although clearly many across the United States are very unhappy with the
police - a restaurant owner in a rural county about 70 miles north of Seattle
is going the other direction. According to the local sheriff, the owner of
Lucky's Teriyaki in Sedro-Woolley has asked that law enforcement no longer dine
at his fine establishment. Skagit County Sheriff Will Reichardt wrote in a post
on Facebook that after four deputies finished lunch at the eatery, the owner
asked them not to eat there anymore. His reason? Reichardt says the deputies
were told that customers didn't like law enforcement there. It’s an odd request
in a place that hasn’t exactly had a spate of police shootings at any point in
its history and it makes you wonder if a lot of drug dealers, wanted felons and
career arsonists are eating at Lucky's Teriyaki for its fine cuisine. After
hearing from his deputies what happened at the restaurant, the sheriff had his
chief deputy call the owner and to his surprise, the request was confirmed
along with a request to spread the word among other law enforcement agencies.
Publicly, the Sedro-Woolley Police Department insisted on its Facebook page
that while it’s disappointed by the request, its officers will continue to
respond to any calls from Lucky's Teriyaki in the same way they would any other
business. Privately, the owner of Lucky's Teriyaki should probably make sure
he’s closely adhering to any and all traffic laws and not jaywalking,
trespassing or littering as he goes throughout his day because rest assured,
law enforcement knows who he is, where he lives and works and what kind of
vehicle he drives. His chances of getting any sort of breaks or leniency in the
event he’s caught breaking even the most inane law are lower than low at this
point………..
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