- I love the way, at the end of the Bills vs Ravens game, Lamar Jackson immediately ran to Josh Allen and congratulated him with a warm smile.
- Surely, all of America is rooting for a repeat of Super Bowl XXVI, with Washington playing Buffalo. If you’re not, that simply means you hate freedom, democracy, puppies, kittens, and affordable prescription medicine for senior citizens.
- I mention this memory during every inauguration. I felt sick at school and my father came and got me. It just happened to be inauguration day. Surely it was Bush’s, but I think it was Clinton’s for some reason. Anywho, I’ve made it a tradition to watch everyone since. When Dubya was sworn in, I started a tradition of taking a screen print of the White House’s website at 11:59 Eastern and then at noon Eastern to see the updated website. One year, the incoming president wasn’t sworn in until a few minutes after noon, and his administration’s website went up right after he said the oath.
- On March 4, 1925, nearly 100 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated for a second time. Coolidge’s inauguration was the first broadcast live on the radio, with 22.8 million listeners.
- In a lot of ways, I hope President Trump proves me wrong on a lot of things. While I wish him the best, as with all presidents, I want him or her to be held accountable and faithful to the Constitution. I don’t feel like Trump did that in his first term. While liberals aren’t happy, there seems to be better acceptance of things than in his first terms. Going into his first term, there were so many unknowns about how he would handle things and what he would do. Now, we as a country are used to him and expect a certain amount of “chaos.” Again, I fear he won’t uphold the Constitution, going as far as working things out so that he serves a third term. Again, I hope he proves me wrong, or Father Time will have a role to play. One thing is for sure, he’s reshaping America, and the world better gets used to a new style of American exceptionalism.
- I do like the tradition of President Reagan started, leaving a note on the desk in the Oval Office for the incoming president. I thought President Trump ended the tradition, but I have found sources that say that he did indeed leave a letter for Biden. However, President Biden is in the unique position of writing a letter — if he so chooses — to Trump, his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him. This will mark the first time that a president who has received a letter from an outgoing president may well be writing a letter to the same person who’s the incoming president. Other presidents have written a letter to their successor, but it wasn’t always delivered on inauguration day or sentimental. Jefferson’s inauguration was on March 4, 1801, and John Adams wrote him the following letter about two weeks prior and didn’t attend his inauguration:
- I wonder if most people know actor James Tolken for Top Gun or the Back to the Future movies. I’m going to go with Top Gun because his character is commonly quoted, for instance:
– Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.
– And if you screw up just this much, you’ll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog s*** out of Hong Kong.
– Bulls*** ten minutes. This thing will be over in two minutes. Get on it.I mention him because I was surprised he was still alive at 93 years of age. He recently “recreated” a Back to the Future scene with Michael J. Fox.View this post on Instagram - And since I’m talking about Top Gun actors who are now in their nineties, I might as well mention that Tom Skillet, who played Viper, is still kicking and is actually an Air Force vet who served in Austin. He now helps veterans returning home after their military service.
- The quack doctor who treated President Garfield after he was shot was Doctor Willard Bliss. “Doctor” was his birth name, so I guess he’s technically Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss. Not only did he treat Garfield’s wounds with unsterilized fingers and instruments after the shooting, but he decided to feed the President rectally when he lost his appetite. I’m serious. It was also a technique used by the CIA.
- The Girls Gone Bible girls were trending because of their opening prayer at the pre-inauguration Trump rally. Here’s a segment, but their full seven minutes here.
Girls Gone Bible completely butchered the Lord’s Prayer, saying “Your will be done…in the life of President Trump as it is in Heaven.”
YIKES. Welcome to North Korea.#TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/bLpKyaxRy6
— J (@WillaRance) January 19, 2025
- The greatest invention of all time has often been credited to the wheel, but this guy makes a strong argument for string in this short video.
