I didn’t watch much of the Super Bowl pregame show but was surprised it was sponsored by Turkish Airlines. I can’t recall ever seeing any advisement from Turkish Airlines ever or even knew they existed.
Right after the opening kickoff, you used to see the stands light up in flashes from cameras, but this was the first year I didn’t really notice it. My guess is most attendees just use their phones to take pics and most don’t have the flash on, not to mention, the flash on a phone doesn’t work all that great.
I thought the playing surface looked very subpar for a Super Bowl. You could easily identify the seams, a huge square in the middle of the field, to place the NFL logo and the endzone’s showed a bunch of green patches where it was supposed to be red or blue.
First rule of a Super Bowl party, show the game. Second rule, no suit and tie or any type of formal wear.
The oil industry can afford a Super Bowl commercial? Well, the game was hosted in Houston, and it’s considered Texas Tea.
Alternative Fact – “Super Bowl” was originally spelled “Souper Bowl”.
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I’ve always felt when Lady Gaga is on the national stage, she totally brings it. She’s a fearless entertainer, and I loved her half-time performance. A lot of far-Left people were upset she didn’t use this huge stage to make some sort of political statement, she went above that and instead started the performance with patriotic music. In a small sort of way, she was doing what she could to unite the country.
Or if you are a flaming liberal, look at it this way. The start of the show was an artistic protest, which started loving and patriotic, but she became overwhelmed and jumped to her death. Think of it as some sort of metaphor of how someone once loved their country and was so sad of current affairs decided to end it all.
It would have been neat if she snuck Left Shark somewhere as a backup dancer.
When she started to sing “Telephone”, I thought Beyonce might make an appearance, because she’s in the video and she’s from Houston. But I’m glad she didn’t have any surprise appearances whatsoever.
We have a neighbor whose native language is Polish. In a recent Facebook post, she stated she avoids using “can’t” and instead says “can not” because with her accent, she doesn’t want to accidentally verbally insult someone.
Not a complaint, just an observation – There seems to be a lot more Trump bumper stickers than before the election.
On Saturday the family went hunting for a Star Wars pinata at the Harry Hines Bazaar and were totally out of our element. I saw a lot of custom made t-shirts, and since we were in a Mexican neighborhood, there were many “creative” anti-Trump ones.
My goodness, the SNL “Sean Spicer Press Conference” skit was one of the best of this century. It took the whole audience a bit to recognize it was actually Melissa McCarthy, and once they did, you got a feeling you were watching something that would become part of SNL lore. People are going to be referencing things like “moose lamb” for decades, though my favorite prop was the knot. Surely she’s going to win the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
Too Tall Jones was on last night’s ‘Diff’rent Strokes’. Arnold wound up on the balcony ledge and Too Tall had to rescue him.
I watched a bit of the new HBO Warren Buffett documentary. It starts off by showing how he starts off his mornings, going through the McDonald’s drive-thru and paying with cash. He can have any kind of breakfast imaginable daily but chooses to eat like a commoner. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just amazing.
When asked if he remembered the last conversation he had with his father, he kindly but sternly said, “Yes, but I don’t want to talk about it.”
I can’t put it into words, but I had an epiphany when he compared his investment strategy to this Ted Williams hitting chart and how it relates to all the noise of life. Basically, you ignore all the stuff you don’t know and pay attention to what you trust.
The optimist in me thinks this was an innocent act by SEALs thanking the new president for attending the ceremony at Dover AFB when the remains of their fallen brother was brought home earlier this week – The Navy wants to know who flew a Trump flag on a military convoy
A Trump flag was spotted on a military convoy driving outside Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. The US Navy confirmed to CNN that the Humvees were being driven by an East Coast Naval Special Warfare unit — also known as a Navy SEALs unit.
During the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump asked the audience to pray for Schwarzenegger’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’. One of Trump’s faith advisors isn’t providing adequate counsel, but who – James Dobson, Jerry Fallwell Jr, Robert Jeffress, Jack Graham?
The kids were distracting me so I couldn’t hear what was on the local news, but I saw the mayor of Richardson holding a “state of the city” address in what appeared to be a huge convention center with was all decked out. I guess I don’t know how to properly run a city, but it seemed like they were making the “state of the city” address a bigger deal than what it really is. It seems like the mayor could have simply written something up and posted it online.
Presidential trivia time – Who was the last president to deliver the State of the Union by letter? The first president to do so was Jefferson, and according to the last line in this article, James Earl Carter was the last to forgo a speech and simply send it in written form. It was also the longest State of the Union by words, a whopping 33,667 words. In case you are wondering what’s the average – “19th century was about 10,000 words; late 20th century, about 5,000 words.” In case you are wondering, President Trump won’t deliver his first official State of the Union until 2018. Presidents typically chose not to make an official State of the Union speech during the year of their inauguration. However, on the last day of this month, he will address a joint session of Congress which for all intents and purposes is basically a State of the Union address.
Wouldn’t it be a great bit of Trump delivered a State of the Union in a series of tweets for a full hour?
Yesterday on BaD Radio, it was revealed that Bob has been working for Troy Aikman by providing him with stats and analysis before a broadcast. Well, maybe this was already known, but it was news to me. I wonder how much Sturm get’s compensated by Aikman, $10,000?
“You are picking up your child! GET OFF YOUR PHONE!!!!” read the sign, which was taped to a window. Those were the first two lines in the page-long missive aimed at parents who appear too busy in the online world to appreciate their children in the real one. “We have seen children trying to hand their parents their work they completed and the parent is on the phone,” the sign continues. “We have heard a child say ‘Mommy, mommy, mommy …’ and the parent is paying more attention to their phone than their own child. It is appalling.”
At one time Baylor was an esteemed university, and then the Dave Bliss scandaled happend and now there’s the Art Briles saga which just won’t die. If the university would have fired all the assistant football coaches last year instead of reataining them, I’d give them credit for at least trying to seek redemption and right some wrongs. The school is a mess and lacks any moral leadership from those in charge. I feel for the Baylor faithful who are clouded by loyalty and memories of the school of the past and just can’t bring themselves to at least temporarily cut ties. By not doing so, they are simply enabling. These thoughts aren’t aimed at any one person, remember, my wife is a Baylor Bear. Does Baylor deserve the death penalty? Absolutely. Will they, nope, because there’s too much money to be lost with the NCAA and the Big XII.
On September 13, 2013, Shillinglaw sent a text to Coach Briles about a player who got a massage and “supposedly exposed himself and asked for favors. She [masseuse] has a lawyer but wants us to handle with discipline and counseling.” Coach Briles’ first response was “What kind of discipline… She a stripper?” When Shillinglaw said the player made the request at a salon and spa while getting a massage, Coach Briles wrote, “Not quite as bad.”
On February 11, 2013, an assistant coach notified Coach Briles of a claim by a female student-athlete that a football player brandished a gun at her. Coach Briles responded: “what a fool – she reporting to authorities.” The assistant coach texted back: “She’s acting traumatized … Trying to talk her calm now… Doesn’t seem to want to report though.” Coach Briles texted: “U gonna talk to [the player].” The assistant coach concluded: “Yes sir, just did. Caught him on the way to class… Squeezed him pretty good.” The matter was never reported to Judicial Affairs.
