Spaceman Spiff

I don't know where this goes, so I'm putting it here: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article228014074.html

Just got my taxes done from our companies CPA. I'm not going to get personal and let you guys know how much I owe but...wow. No lube, even. Thanks Trump. Go **** yourself.

Goliath on amazon prime. It's Billy Bob Thornton doing a light Bad Santa routine mixed with a storyline like Erin Brockovich. It's great.

Yup, that dude has no qualms about doing some terrible stuff. And like I said, when someone pleads guilty, I've got less of a problem with the death penalty. It's the wrongly accused that I'm concerned about.

Dude looks like the Undertaker back in the day. I wasn't necessarily talking about his size, I was talking about his choice of victim and the power dynamic there. Just because he's big doesn't mean he's capable of defending himself adequately. Like I said, I flip flop on the issue, it depends on the day. If this guy got the needle, I wouldn't be upset about it.

You're right, he showed who he was by swinging on that kid. And I'll give it to the kid, too, he stood there defiantly. Although I think with holding up that phone with his left hand, he might have thought he was safe from a right handed punch, I don't think he ever saw that left hook coming

I don't think it's exactly clear that this is the type of person you'd have to worry about. You might be right, but I don't totally think so. Yeah, he's ****ed in the head and capable of crazy ****, no doubt about it. But unless there's someone in jail that's the size of a 14 year old girl, I don't think there's many in there that would be worried about him. Keep in mind here, the size and strength of his victim. I'm not going to get too deep into the psychology of his crime, but power plays a part. Lock him up with a convicted murderer of someone else than a defenseless teenage girl who's serving a life sentence with no chance of parole and we'll see who's going to worry about who. Look at what happened to Dahmer, that's a perfect example.

Yep, that's exactly what I was talking about.

It's assault. It might not be a severe degree of assault but it is. It's a physical attack. I certainly don't like AOC but I wouldn't want that to happen to her. Part of the issue in today's society is a lack of civility. The days of being able to civilly disagree are fleeting. Someone out there now thinks going upside someones head with an egg is acceptable because that kid earned praise.

Well, baseball wants 14-10 slugfests. It also wants to shorten games. Can't have it both ways. I agree that pitchers throwing 100 mph are exciting, but it's gotten to be commonplace now. Used to be seeing someone hitting 100 was an event, now it's a common occurrence. I think almost every team has someone on their roster that can hit 100. With that, the amount of strikeouts are up. And that's boring. Less balls in play.

I'm on the fence about it. When someone like this pleads guilty, I think I'm good with it. On the other hand, knowing this guy could rot in prison and having to fend for himself amongst the inmates is a good fate for him, too. Sometimes I think a needle with lethal chemicals is an easy way out. He should have to experience fear, pain and suffering.

Yeah, I agree with this. That senator is a douchebag but acting like assault/violence is okay because he said something people don't like isn't an answer. Doesn't do anyone any good. Nice left hook by the senator, that kid had no clue that was coming.

I'm not disappointed, but this is about what I've come to expect. I think Collins is an upgrade over DJ but not by a huge amount. If Case Keenum can get back to 2017 levels, it'll be shocking. He's got no one to throw it to. I agree that I don't think the team is any better than they were going into last season. Of course people are gonna say "GUICE" to which I'd reply that I'm not pinning the hopes of the season on a rookie running back coming off an ACL surgery. I love the guy, he seems like a great dude and a hard worker but that doesn't mean he's going to be legit. We need to wait and see. So...yeah. I am overall not impressed. That said, there's still plenty more FA to go and a draft. Still room for improvement.

DRC always struck me as a smart player, playmaker. Maybe that stems from watching him jump a route and pick Kirk Cousins a couple years ago to seal our fate in the last game of the season. Happy with this move.