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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Nike says goodbye to Tiger Woods after 27-year relationship. Fuck Nike!

- Wow- the FAA knew about the problem with Alaska Airlines but did not act.

- Jim Harbaugh's refusal to be comfortable.

- VDH on a Culture in Collapse

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Studies show that meat, eggs, and dairy are vital sources of "much-needed nutrients." The USDA's food pyramid has always been a bad joke.

- Really have to admit that Elon Musk would make a scary real-life Doctor Who or Bond villain. 

- Perhaps the greatest golf photo of all time

- Reminder of the kind of American Jim Brown was - RIP

Tiger Woods Bouncing Golf Ball Commercial

 

Hard to believe this real, often copied, but never duplicated commercial is almost 17-years old.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Twitter Files - The FBI Connection. "Twitter's contact with the FBI was constant and pervasive, as if they were a subsidiary."

- Fathers and sons.

- Don't think Biden would ever push back on Xi like this

- Facebook is also shadow banning.

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- Recognizing the lies we tell ourselves to help make better decisions.

- Well that explains that

-  Interesting - What to do with Fannie, Freddie. (Via Stephen Landry)

- Why eating processed food might will make you fat. Eat real food!

- Join the resistance!

- Tiger Woods being sued for wrongful death of a bartender who worked at his Florida restaurant. After reading the facts of the case I'm on Team Tiger on this one. I wonder if all the publicity from winning the Masters and this lawsuit contributed to his poor showing at Bethpage Black?

- Welcome to Boston

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This is why the Boston Marathon is different.

- Disney used to make hundreds of millions from Netflix. Now they will spend billions to fight them.

- Heh Heh

- An appreciation of the TV show Justified.

- Interesting profile of comedian Neal Brennan.

- Where is "Old Zealand"? 

- Really cool George R.R. Martin story.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Tiger wins the Masters! (And just like that millions of middle-aged white guys forget all about Colin Kaepernick.)... Heh Heh... I was at Fenway Park yesterday and the PA systems started playing Survivor's Eye of the Tiger then it was announced that Tiger had won the Masters with the centerfield scoreboard showing highlights. Tiger got a big round of applause from the crowd... Prosecutors in the Orchids of Asia case admit that there will be no charges related to human trafficking because they have no evidence that human trafficking was involved. Yet the sheriff's department went out of their way to mention potential human trafficking when allegations against Robert Kraft were made public. I hope there's a huge lawsuit coming out of this... Does this cut too close to the truth to be funny?... Today is Patriots Day in Massachusetts which is supposed to commemorate the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Yet that battle happened on April 19th. Today for most people is "Marathon Monday" with the running of the Boston Marathon and a special 11:00 am start for the Red Sox at Fenway. The true Patriots Day should be April 16th each year because that date celebrates both Bill Belichick's birthday and also the anniversary of drafting Tom Brady with the 199th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft....

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- Q: How come mankind was never able to leave the bonds of Earth? A: Space Herpes

- The NBA was tougher back in the day

- This article does a good job explaining the popularity of Trump among the Republican base.

- Are we still doing phrasing?

- This doctor should go to prison for life. But first all his assets should be sold and split among the kids he created.

- Roger Daltrey is the man

- Wait - Charlie Hunnam is the man

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- Heh Heh

- Jordan Peterson tackles Cain and Abel

- This is awesome - watch to the end!

- Six life lessons from the Battle of Gettysburg

- One picture illustrates how important Tiger Woods is to golf

- 7 traits of super-productive people

- Meanwhile in Philadelphia Markelle Fultz is trying to remember how to shoot a jump shot

Tiger Woods - Just Saying

Nature arbors a vacuum. There is a huge sports vacuum this weekend. Both the Stanley Cup and NBA playoffs are over. Baseball is in the doldrums before the All-Star Game and football is still over the horizon. Even horse-racing's Triple Crown is over.

There's a huge sports vacuum this weekend. What better way to fill it than with Tiger Woods making a run at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.

Tiger is poised to be THE story of the weekend. I just have a feeling.

Edit: Or he could miss the cut completely

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- Heh heh

- Interesting - Chinese saline soil rice experiment a success

- Behind the scenes look at Tennessee's search for their new football coach (I laughed way too hard at this)

- The hard as hell, beautiful life of  a cowboy (told in stunning photographs)

- Conor McGregor has taken on MMA fighters, boxers and now - the Irish Mafia?

- I actually want this poster

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- This is true

- Cool - your complete guide to the total solar eclipse

- Am I the only one who things it's weird that Tiger Woods' back is OK to do free diving but not well enough to swing a golf club?

- You may want to start taking HGH after reading this. Outside originally published this in 2003 and I wish they did a second follow-up version on how the drugs have changed in the past 14-years.

- Sorry Cardinals fans - this cannot be unseen

- I had never heard of the Forrest Fenn Treasure Hunt before. Looks like a third person may have died trying to find the $2 million treasure.

- You have to be up to date on Game of Thrones to appreciate this joke

- Heh heh - Russian TV 

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- Author Elmore Leonard hospitalized after a stroke. Wishing him a full recovery.

- Cool - nighttime view of the Americas

- When Hallucinations walked the world

- Interesting - never even heard of billionaire Richard B. Cohen even though his family's business started in Worcester.

- Never noticed it before - but you really don't see Tiger's kids much (I like that he doesn't use his kids as props)

-  Very well written profile of anti-hero Mal Reynolds from Firefly / Serenity (may only be available to read for limited time)

- If you could actually see Wi-Fi this is what it would look like

- Very cool and very large photo of Tokyo - have fun zooming in and out

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Two very interesting pairings this past weekend. You had the Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain story and then Tiger Woods vs Sergio Garcia story-line at TPC Sawgrass. In both cases the younger player came off as bit of an ass... "Give us just the audio feed from Erin Andrews" said no TV producer ever... I read the subtext to this Dan Shaughnessy rebuttle by Red Sox part-owner Tom Werner as "I gave your daughter a job in Hollywood you ungrateful jerk"... God bless the Richard family. I cannot image the pain and grief they must shoulder every day... I still say that Tim Tebow would be a useful back-up to the Patriots. Tom Brady likes those one-yard goal-line plunges too much. He's getting older and there's no reason to risk him in those situations when you could have a guy like Tebow... Part of me thinks the Westboro Baptist Church is just some real elaborate hoax being pulled off by an not-dead Andy Kaufman... Playing off the success of ChristianMingle.com - I'd like to start a site ChristianDivorce.com. Jesus want you to separate!...

The Masters

I love The Masters. In my book the final round of The Masters is maybe second only to Super Bowl Sunday as far as sporting Sunday's are concerned. I've actually been to Augusta twice for practice rounds. All that said - I'm not a serious golf fan (or golfer for that matter). Here's a few random Masters thoughts for your Sunday morning:

1. I'm fine with Tiger getting a 2-stroke penalty and being allowed to continue to play. I think people who are indignant that he didn't get DQ'd should get over themselves.

2. You know that Tiger will finish second just 1 or 2 strokes behind. That seems predetermined doesn't it?

3. Sometimes I have the sense of humor of a 12-year old boy. Exhibit A: Every time an announcer says "Tiger has never come from behind" my mind screams "Oh yes he has!"

4. Exhibit B: I found this really funny.

5. As far as I'm concerned - Tiger isn't even the biggest controversy at the Masters. The change in pimento cheese sandwich recipe is a much bigger deal. If you've been to Augusta one of the first questions someone will ask is "Did you have the pimento cheese sandwich?" This is like New Coke!

US Open Odds

Some US Open odds via Darren Rovell:

- Furyk 9/4
- McDowell 5/2
- Westwood 6/1
- Tiger 12/1
- Els 15/1
- Hossler 100/1

Based on those odds a strategy of placing a few shekels on a combination of Westwood/Tiger/Els would probably be worth the gamble. If you put $100 on each you would be looking at a minimum of a 2/1 return on your money if any of the three won.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

My thoughts on Manny Ramirez "retiring"? Manny made over $200 million in his career. Owners and general managers were happy to pay him even though many must have had suspicions. Now he gets to enjoy that money but he doesn't get a spot in the Hall of Fame... Just saying but if Tiger wins the Masters he is sooo getting laid Sunday night... Well played, Dewey Decimal system... If Freddy Couples wins this year's Masters at age 51 - is that a bigger deal than Jack Nicklaus winning at age 46?... The situation with Manny Ramirez just makes me sad for guys like Fred McGriff. I think he's one of the real victims of steroid abusers. Yes I don't know for sure that the Crime Dog wasn't also injecting but I'm pretty damn sure he wasn't... Am I the only one who reads the NFL headlines about Judge Nelson and thinks the story will somehow be about Judd Nelson and a Breakfast Club sequel?... Not right now. Batman is busy!... I haven't seen the Rebecca Black Friday video nor the 2 Girls 1 cup video and God willing I never will... Have you seen that Viagra commercial where the guy has a classic car with an overheating radiator? He fixes the problem by just pouring in some bottled water. In real life wouldn't steam have blow up in his face or the radiator cap have burned his hand at the very least?... This was silly but it makes me smile every time...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Given how dominating Roy Halladay was last night - I have to wonder if people really should be talking about Johnny Vander Meer and back-to-back no-hitters instead of Don Larsen's World Series perfect game... Report: Moss dissed Belichick on plane back from Miami... I'm not even a Donovan McNabb fan but I wonder what will go down as the bigger NFL mistake - the Eagles picking Kevin Kolb over Donovan McNabb or the Browns drafting Tim Couch over Donovan McNabb?... The movie St Elmo's Fire was based on Tip O'Neil's autobiography - they just changed congressmen into Georgetown college students... Tiger Would Beer, the beer for philanderers... Happy 25th birthday to Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria... Did you know that Dick Vermeil was the first ever Special Teams Coach in NFL history? He became that in 1969 for the Los Angeles Rams. Vermeil has been retired for 5 years now - I hope he makes the Football Hall of Fame. I think it is an honor he deserves... I loved Speed Racer as a kid - I'd really like to own one of these... In the first 10 minutes of the Burn Notice pilot Michael Westen kills 2 guys off-screen. I don't think he killed 2 more people in the next 2 seasons... The Red Sox match up with all of the teams in playoffs really well. Of all the words of tongue and pen - the saddest are it could have been...

Tiger's Theme Song

I heard this song on the radio yesterday and all I could think during the song was that it makes the perfect Tiger Woods Theme Song. I'd love to see a Tiger highlight film spliced with pictures of his women with this as the background music.

Sheena Easton sure was easy on the eyes.

The Year of the Tiger

So Gatorade has dropped Tiger Woods as a paid endorser. If I was Tiger Woods I would have my revenge. I would wait until next February and I would get back at Gatorade, Accenture and AT&T all at the same time. Go Michael Corleone at the end of Godfather I on them. Here's how I would do it.

I would negotiate with one of the networks who was not carrying the Accenture Match Play tournament to broadcast a weekend skins game with Tiger Woods, another pro like maybe Notah Begay and a couple of big name celebrities who also happen to be excellent golfers like Kevin Costner and Tony Romo or Justin Timberlake and Tom Brady. Think about that. What would you rather watch? The Tiger-less Accenture match play or a skins game with Tiger and some famous buddies? The ratings for Tiger's skins game would kill the Accenture broadcast! Tiger could more than recoup the money he lost from the Accenture endorsement by producing this skins game. If he made it a regular yearly thing then the purse size for the Accenture event would shrink because the networks wouldn't be getting the ratings to subsidize the payouts. The message to the rest of the PGA would be clear - don't screw with Tiger.

Getting revenge on Gatorade would be simple. During the course of the skins game someone could start a conversation on diet. Rehydration could be part of the discussion and Tiger could say that the best thing to do is simply to drink water. What about replenishing the nutrients lost from sweating? Tiger could suggest water and a banana then. Then he could drop the bomb that if you have to have a sports drink then use Powerade. Why not Gatorade? Tiger could say in a moment that would seem like he thinks he's off camera, "I always thought that Gatorade tasted like piss."

Sales for Gatorade would plummet.

Product placement would take care of AT&T. Have Tiger use a Verizon or Sprint phone a couple of times to send or receive a text. He could name drop a couple of other famous people that he's texting with the implication that they use the same wireless carrier. On top of that have his caddy continually drink Coke or Diet Coke (Pepsi is the owner of the Gatorade brand).

The ratings for such an event would be huge. Tiger's revenge could be both complete and profitable. If they are not going to love you - make them fear you.