Feed the Wolf (Again)

By The Fillerbuster

The Cast 021719

SETTING:

TIME WRITTEN: Sunday morning, watching two College hoops games

MOOD: The day before a day off, so it is kind of like a Saturday, meaning a good mood

TIME: On the clock for 2.5 hours end to end

It is cold outside, Lindsey is at brunch and a Movie, and this is written all in one setting with limited editing.

I feel the need…the need for speed.

Let’s turn and burn.

EVERGREEN (topics that don’t fade away):   

HUNT
The bottom line is this.  Someone will always give you a job, for better or worse.  The Browns picked up Kareem Hunt.  He is on video assaulting a woman.  Did I think he would play football again?  Yes.  Did I think at least that teams would let the paint dry?  Yes, also.  It is really sad, but it will never change, folks.  If you have that ability to play a big money sport, some team, any team, will consider you and probably take you on.  Whether it be laid back drug charges (and more personal problems) like Josh Gordon, or players who toe the line legally in off the field incidents, you will get phone calls.  Nothing can change this.  No group of teams will ever try to unify and NOT try and help THEIR advantage.  Shame too.  I was really starting to like the team the Browns were putting together.  Baker.  New coach.  Winning a little.  Even a Steelers fan like me was sort of hoping they would come around a little.  And now this.  Tough pill to swallow, but it is the way of the world.

KYLER

Kyler Murray has pledged full dedication to the NFL.  He will be a QB.  Listen, I am in the court that Murray will not be as good as many people think in the NFL, and baseball is a more injury free lifestyle, but two things come into play on this. One is passion.  Even if Tim Tebow has to whisper it in his ear, his passion is obviously on the football field.  And he is gifted beyond all belief.  A second factor is the MLB system.  He wouldn’t just start playing for the A’s, people.  He would start in the minors, and optimally MIGHT make the team after a year or two.  It is a long road in that system.  With the NFL, although a higher degree of injury exists, the immediate payback both financially and through media, IS the NFL.   Good luck, kid.  I think you are too short and that NFL speed will catch up with enough of your fancy moves to make you special on a regular basis, but prove me wrong.  And props for dropping the early money and following your passion.

COLLEGE COACHES

College hoops, just like any sport, has a revolving door for coaches.  They come, they go, they change locations, they rebuild, they change fan bases, and they teach the kids to be better.  But, in college basketball, I LOVE when we see the benefits of it as fans.  Three examples from this year pop to mind.  Some of you might wonder why Houston basketball is suddenly being considered for a 2 seed in March Madness.  Where did they come from?  Look no further than the bench.  Kelvin Sampson, who built back up an OU squad at a football school, leads them.  In Manhattan, KS, Bruce Weber (of the Illinois years most notably) is sitting on their bench.  He has transformed them into a Final Four contender, and someone who might finally end KU’s league streak.  It is starting with the coach there also.  And, at Tennessee, Rick Barnes (of Texas fame, and another basketball transformation at a football school) is the coach there.  Sure, he has a nice blend of experience and youth, and recruiting is already on the rise.  Sure, they just got blown out by UK this weekend.  But, in the end, Barnes has made that team DIFFERENT and good.  And #1 for a bit.  He is a main reason for that pivot.

NBA ASG

Maybe you watched the skills activities on Friday and Saturday.  Maybe you will wonder if you should watch the game.  I don’t have the solution, but I do know this.  Whether it becomes trashy basketball or not after the first 7 minutes of the game, they have succeeded in making it an EVENT that some people do watch.  So, tune out for the second and third quarter.  Watch only the first few minutes and the last few.  But, watch a little of the pregame.  Watch the introductions.  And know that besides the MLB ASG, it is the only other one that is watchable and interesting at ALL.  But, the dunk contest and three point shooting contest were more fun, so you know for future years.

CALLS

There has to be a way.  Across ALL sports.  Figure out a way, people.  Figure out a way to change a call that you previously were not calling anything on.  Between the big Robey-Coleman hit in the Saints-Rams game, and the LSU offensive interference no call in the LSU-UK game, things have to change.  I get it.  Slippery slope and all.  But, isn’t the objective just to have the RIGHT call at the end of the day?  We have to change things.  Otherwise, something bigger in a bigger game will suffer very soon.  There are too many added OTHER rules these days and things are much less simple.  So, in that spirit, acknowledge that advanced technology and rule details and say “we are looking at the video for ____, but can change the call with anything IN that video.”

SOCCER JERSEY SWITCH

We make fun of soccer in the States.  Why?  It is the world sport for a reason, and we are the ones behind, and only one single country.  Want another example?  Dirk and Wade recently changed jerseys after a game this week.  LeBron and Wade did the same thing a couple weeks before.  The coolest cats on the earth, allegedly, the NBA kids, are copying an age-old tradition in the sport we mock.  Get over it.  The jersey switch in soccer has always been cool, and will forever BE cool.  And now you are copying it.  So, know that we should probably copy a lot of other things from soccer, and stop putting the sport down…at all.  Jersey switches are so cool.

GIG ECONOMY

I won’t reinvent the wheel, so will just guide you.  In light of Machado and Harper taking forever to sign this year, and with many award-winning pitchers out there still unsigned or signed for less than expected, there has to be an explanation, right?  There is.  Sports Illustrated broke it down very well in this article.  Gig economy is players playing less time and less games, older players not being needed as much for full time positions, and a greater allocation of time for more players overall.  The Dodgers are the poster child of this right now.  They mixed and matched, they pulled out and inserted, and basically made the starting lineup and rotation a fluid rule.  No one starts all the time.  No one is needed for one position.  Everyone gets a shot.  Players in their 30’s are shunned more.  More rest, less money, younger players, more variables to find the hot player.  Check it out.  I didn’t find a link on a quick search.  You will have to hunt it down. 

DUKE COMEBACK

Seriously, I could write a book on this, but will just leave it out there in one sentence.  Doesn’t the history and winning of the school and the players on the court and the coach on the bench just MAKE you not throw tentative passes, slow down your offense, freak out at HOME, and blow a 23 point lead with a little over nine minutes left to play??????   Come on, Louisville.  I think you choked as bad as the worst of all time.

WEEK-FISH (current topics of interest in sports):

NFL

• The Stephen A. Smith jokes are getting a little old.  It’s not like he is going off on minor subjects.  His lack of preparation is evident, he chimes in with strong opinions on something he comes across as not knowledgeable in, and he needs to back off the gas.  He recently called Dwayne Haskins a running QB.  No, Stephen.  Whatever stereotype you are oddly choosing, or whatever coin you are guessing on, Haskins is a drop back passer and might have Tom Brady rushing numbers when it is all said and done.
• Antonio Brown should just be ominously quiet and should just stop talking THROUGH the media.  Wait to talk with the owner.  Wait to talk to the coaches.  But, whatever you do, stop answering 10 questions on Twitter, stop throwing out goodbye tweets, and stop talking about Ben’s mentality through the press.
• Joe Flacco is a Bronco.  So, now they have a journeyman QB who played this year like a journeyman QB again, and a guy who earned legendary status through one playoff run and has been a bottom tier QBR in every game outside of that run.  Do I hate it for immediate satisfaction?  No.  As long as they shop Keenum.  Do I hate it the hand that the Broncos will be dealt if Elway barely makes the playoffs and then drops the mic and pursues ownership?  Yes.  The stubbornness of Elway to not accept rebuilding at ALL for the Broncos might end up biting them in the end for this 10 year span.
• Seriously, do other people just read mock drafts like it is a book?
• Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid reached a settlement with the NFL.  So, I guess they don’t financially “need” jobs now.  Reid is a Panther for next year.  Kap should have a job as I have said countless times before.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

• Justin Fields is now cleared for 2019, just in case we all were hoping that Ohio State fans would simmer down a little in a rebuilding year.
• When I talked post-title game about how a possible problem between Clemson and Bama was that Bama has lost pretty much every assistant over the last 10 years and Clemson remains constant on its staff.  Of course, you have to, as KGB said in Rounders, pay that man his money.  Clemson has THREE assistants who make at least a $1 mil annually.  That will create some happy campers.
• Another signal that they are watching EVERYTHING, so matter how young and immature you are is this.  The leading NCAA sack leader in the country, from Louisiana Tech, will not be invited to the NFL combine because of a silly fight at McDonald’s.  The last thing a kid needs during this time of year is a couple less days to not be able to prove you have the athletic stats of the big boys.  Shame.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• UVA lost to Duke in the big title fight rematch.  I would typically get a little defensive on a topic like this.  You can lose respectfully away, but defend your home court.  So, most people are assuming that UVA didn’t do this and therefore can’t beat Duke.  But, here is the thing.  UVA didn’t play badly that game, and didn’t get smoked.  And know this.  When Duke is getting calls, AND hitting a ridiculous amount of shots from three, no one really is going to beat them most years on any day.  That day was last Saturday.  That long-range shooting start by the Blue Devils wasn’t going to be denied that day, and I am just stating facts and stats, and not being a complaining UVA fan.  Duke deserved the game, but that will not happen everyday.
• If you are keeping track, the half court shot on GameDay by a UVA student for cash once again was sunk.
• The win by UVA at UNC was very impressive.  They were down eight in the second half, they were playing at one of the tougher places to play in the country, and the game was TWO days after playing an exhausting game vs. Duke.  There was an asterisk or two in this game though, as UNC lost two of its young studs in the game.  Know this.  It is kind of weird watching UNC not play to overpower you down low, but they are a contender if they get in a suitable bracket.  They have skilled kids and more shooters than past years.  They have the goods to make a long run depending on where they are placed.  I think they need to focus on getting a 2 seed for some regional placing help early on.
• Virginia Tech is too good of team to be losing the games they are losing.  Looking for a mid-major upset of a big school in the early NCAA rounds?  Look in Blacksburg, and that is not just a UVA guy picking on his rival.  They have proven they have some large holes.
• Auburn and Virginia Tech are two of my top schools when discussing a very big disconnect of what they have on paper and what they have accomplished this year.  Disappointed in both of them.
• The Big 12 is crazy this year.  TCU knocks down Iowa State in Ames and then Iowa State took down a very good and experienced Kansas State team in Manhattan.
• Don’t look now, but FSU is rounding into form.  Since losing a head scratcher on 1/20 to Boston College, they have beaten Clemson, Miami, Georgia Tech twice, Syracuse, Louisville, and Wake, with the Louisville game being the only close one.
• Quietly, Georgia basketball, as lost as they have looked recently in conference play, just landed a very good five-star recruit in Anthony Edwards.  Not the ER actor or Goose, but a different Anthony Edwards.
• I had money on the game, and think it is too early to write them off, and on cue, Kansas reminded us all this week they still are KU, beating TCU at their crib, and then destroying an offensively challenged WVU team at home.
• Will West Virginia just go out and say damn the defense and just get 1-2 players who can flat out fill it up?  They can be painful to watch, especially when their subpar play on defense makes their offensive liabilities shine even more.
• That was offensive interference, if you ask me, in the LSU-UK game, but UK also shouldn’t be giving their opponent a final try when playing in Lexington.
• But, they sort of dismissed this game when destroying Tennessee yesterday.  UK is real, and once again hitting form late in the year.  Beating Tennessee at home is a statement win regardless, but the WAY they beat them was a statement and a win.
• If Michigan goes on a run suddenly for the rest of the year and looks like their former selves earlier in the year, we could point at the coach ejection in the Penn State game as a pivot point.
• I haven’t heard as much about the NET rankings and margin of victory this year as much as I thought I would.
• Want parity and confusion in college hoops?  Maryland smoked Nebraska on the road, then destroyed Purdue at home, and then got worked by Michigan on the road.  Can’t figure out who they are, and neither can the pollsters.
• When picking your teams you want to advance assuming they get a good draw, note this.  Quietly, Killian Tillie injured a ligament, and will miss at least the rest of the regular season.  Gonzaga is good enough to make the Final Four without him, but I still liked them better WITH him as far as being a contender.
• Anyone else surprised that RJ Barrett had Duke’s FOURTH triple-double ever?  That amazes me actually, given the talent that has gone through their doors.
• This is true.  I bet on the Hawaii-Cal Riverside game because I was at a party, it was the last game to tip, and I wanted to score watch to entertain myself.

NBA

• Adorable.  So, Kyrie’s odd behavior as of late is being explained to us as an engagement by Danny Ainge.
• Speaking of the Celtics, it is very hard to blow a 28 point lead in a game.  It is a whole tougher thing to not only lose a 28 point lead, but also lose by ELEVEN points.
• But then they still beat the Sixers…like every time…with or without Kyrie.
• I feel like their wasn’t enough surprise when the Magic DESTROYED the Bucks at home.
• You can try and hate John Wall, but I was moderately impressed that the kid will be taking advantage of rehab time by getting his degree at UK.
• Whenever I get sad about hearing too much on the Anthony Davis saga, I get sadder because we still have like five months before this thing actually is resolved.  Slow death.  It is like watching the movie Marley And Me.
• So, contusion, weird wins and losses by his team, and 29 teams are on his “list.”  Thanks.  Can’t wait for more updates.
• I admit that although I knew of the deficiencies of the shooting of Ben Simmons, I didn’t know that last week he shot his FIRST three point attempt of the year.
• Nik Stauskas was traded three times in a week, and ended up in The Mistake by the Lake.  That is one confusing week.
• I would say that it is not a bad deal when you have maxed out your capabilities, your legendary nickname is now long gone, and you still end up as the backup PG for a title contender.  Such is the life of Jeremy Lin.
• How is Russell Westbrook getting ANY bad press for his triple-double streak?  So, he is losing some games too.  I think triple-doubles show true involvement in each and every game.
• James Harden’s 30 point streak continues, and he is less than HALF the way to Wilt’s streak.  This is like watching the mini-version of someone chasing DiMaggio’s hit streak.
• MJ.  Love you, man.  No need to say to the press it is harder winning six titles than these above individual streaks.  We know.  Let the numbers just do the talking.  Nothing needed from you, bro.
• I have decided to not touch the Pelicans, for or against them, for the rest of the year in betting.
• I love reading these mock drafts also.
• Did you see these NBA jerseys of the future?  The changing ones?  Really cool stuff, and please tell me that fans can just pay more upfront, and then change the jersey depending on where they are heading for that sporting event.
• I don’t have enough free time to look up the stats, but just am ballparking this.  After the Blazers pummeled the Warriors last week, did you think what I thought?  I just believe that WHEN the Warriors lose, they lose big a LOT for that high quality team.  Maybe they do it on purpose, and it is just a rest night.  Smart.
• I get that running a business is running a business.  But, when I heard that the NFL was looking at Adam Silver to switch sports and be their Commissioner, and that really confused me…you know…because they are totally different sports and all.
• I think you might be taking it a bit far, but still love your spirit, Scottie Pippen.  You say that LeBron is not even a Kobe when talking about MJ vs. LeBron.  Let’s not get carried away, as LeBron is pretty much up there, but love that you still get MJ’s back when asked.
• I was in Woodland Park Friday night, and at a Red Rocks show and after hours party on Saturday, so I admittedly missed live all of the NBA ASG activities.  I actually like them most years if I don’t have plans.  But, I can’t see myself expending time to go back and watch them after the fact.  I would rather binge watch Game of Thrones and Billions before the seasons begin.
  • The skills contest looks like the rules are getting SO much worse.  Tatum was the best of the non-rule helter skelter.
  • Steph won his family bet, but was beat by the smooth shooter and UVA ALUM, Joe Harris.
  • I didn’t see anything in the dunk contest that made me want to rewatch.  Same old stuff, with sub-first tier players. 

MLB

• Perhaps Manny and Bryce are worse than we thought and just want to avoid spring training.
• The Royals still have not paid Ventura’s estate after his death years ago.  $20 mil is what we are talking about.
• I am fine with new trends, but someone tell me this whole “opener” pitcher will just go away.
• I feel much better going to sleep with Aaron Nola signed up for more years from my Phils.
• Sabathia will retire after the 2019 year, and when someone says this the year before they are bowing out, I just figure they want the whole “farewell tour” attention.  Otherwise, I am fine if you just tell us late in the season or in the winter.

NHL

• The city of Denver gets a little pumped up when the Avs are good.  When I moved out here, I hit the prime of their last run of being stellar, and the whole Red Wings rivalry.  I really was hoping that the “surprising” Avs of last year would be more in the top tier of the league this year.  They aren’t even at .500.  That makes me sad.
• The above is what Flyers fans write when their team is only 3 games above .500 presently.

MISCELLANEOUS

• I am not a big fan of Phil Mickelson, but I respect him.  I also love dominance on a course.  He got his fifth win at Pebble Beach last weekend, and that makes for great press, one way or the other, as we approach The Masters.  Now, if only Tiger can snag a win before then to really amp this up.
• I just realized that I am writing this during the Daytona 500.  I forgot this is the one day that I try to catch lap #499 without watching any beforehand.
• So, let me get this straight.  Naomi Osaka is on top of the world, just won the last Slam, and is the best in the world, and she fires her coach?  Got it.
• I assume since I haven’t seen any highlights as of yet in passing, that no weird or really cool looking dog won or lost anything at the Westminster Dog Show.
• Yes, I just mentioned the Westminster Dog Show.  I cover everything here, people.
• What was Matt Kuchar thinking?  Seriously?  Already on the list for the best to never win a Major, and now we have the reason of underpaying his caddie as added fuel to the fire?  I know he settled up, but that is like someone trying to walk out of a restaurant after zero’ing the tip line and then coming back to tip only after public pressure and a few phone calls.  He won $1.2 plus million in earnings.  And he gives the guy $5k.  That is horrible.
• I am so confused as to what this AAF thing is, and I feel like it is the football league version of Groundhog Day.  Even Tebow and Kap turned it down.
• Just when people were about to complain how much press Tiger barely making the cut got at a tourney, he then starts out on fire on Saturday to once again tease us…a little.

THIS AND THAT (pop culture, Fillerbuster thoughts):

• The Mac and Cheese Festival was incredible.  They might want to invest in a totally indoor venue, more open space and vendors for shorter lines, and larger glasses for drink distribution, but overall it was worth it and then some.  I think my top three were Catering By Design, Shanty’s, and Mac Nation Café.
• I watched A Star Is Born.  The plot was one we have seen many times to some degree, the acting was amazing, the soundtrack was solid, and it was a good movie.  I didn’t have my mind blown like everyone else, and don’t think it would be a best picture in most years, but competition is either weak this year, or I am missing something on this movie.
• Roma won the British Oscars, and although I haven’t seen it, but since I have seen three of the contenders, I have to say I am suddenly rooting for Roma.
• Any one else flip through the channels, find the surfacing scene in U-571 on at that time, and ruin your next 30 minutes of your life?
• Linds and I had the same thing happen with the landing scene in Flight the other night.
• Brazen for brunch might be one of my new favorite things.  We will see on the other menu items, but I will say this.  The chicken and waffles was the BEST chicken and waffles I have ever had.
• And I admit to not having a clue that the building at 38^th and Tennyson was the old Elitches Garden.
• We checked out El Five for brunch also.  Cool place.  Amazing food.  Great view.  But, in the end, the place is too stuffy for me, and I will have to have either a arm twist or free meal offer to return any time soon.
• I am liking my new area of town.  Grateful Gnome.  Great sandwiches with WSP and Phish and Dead in the background.  Fire On The Mountain.  Great wings with WSP and Phish and Dead in the background.
• I have figured out that the Cat Café makes my wife happy.  So, although the experience is definitely worth $7 to sit around with a bunch of real cat people, I figure it makes a happy wife and I am basically giving a few bucks to charity.
• Post Brazen brunch, we bought a classic record player.  Pic is below, and I am amazed how well it works, how elegant it is, and how much personality it adds to our living room.  Now, I guess I just need some records.
• That was the Valentines Day present, by the way.  That, and Birds of Paradise flowers sent to her work.  You don’t know how hard it is to order certain flowers until you try and send those.
• My other Valentines Day present is always a chick flick of her choice.  Notebook.  Titanic.  Whatever.  Never Been Kissed was the selection.  Glad the holiday is only once a year.  First of all, I think there is a large percentage of men my age who hate Drew Barrymore for no reason in particular.  Second, my only enjoyment of the actual movie was the amount of supporting actors who ended up in like 10 more movies.  I mean, James Franco, future superstar, had ONE freaking line in the movie.
• Just like I bought a nice watch when I bought Linds her wedding ring, I also took advantage of the record player to reload, at the same store, on beads.  Two more necklaces successfully recruited.
• We have reloaded on Truffle Hot Sauce, Truff, and if you haven’t ordered this seemingly overpriced hot sauce, know you are behind and it is WELL worth the $20.
• We saw Vice.  Great movie, and I won’t be mad if it wins the overall best picture.  But, I will say this.  You can pick any person in history and apparently make them look STELLAR.  I know Cheney did a lot of stuff, but they have him as the mastermind for a couple things that are a bit exaggerated.  But, great direction, fantastic acting, and a solid movie overall.
• I just realized I had a 24 hour span of the Mac and Cheese Festival, brunch with chicken and waffles, and truffle popcorn at Alamo Drafthouse.  Now THAT is a cheat day.
• I don’t think she is overly hot, and I didn’t think she was that funny on SNL last week, but I seem to have a thing for Halsey’s voice.  On SNL, she painted a portrait WHILE singing, and pencil lines or not on the stage, it was pretty incredible to watch in real time.
• Giving CBD to our cats is on ongoing process.  Putting the CBD in one of the two food pans is not.  The cat not needing CBD obviously had some, and it wasn’t pretty.
• Leave it to Jersey.  At sportsbooks in New Jersey, according to my hot off the press gaming update, you can now bet on the OSCARS.  That is different, expected, and cool, but not buying that some insiders in the movie industry wouldn’t go take advantage of some knowledge.
• Greta Van Fleet is some great music and glad it won the rock award.
• Cardi B winning best rap album is pretty incredible.
• I think people who don’t find Whose Line Is It Anyway hilarious (either version) odd and not my type of person.
• 23 And Me, after one failed blood sample, and over a year of sitting on my coffee table, is FINALLY out the door and being processed.  More to come on this.
• I am motivated at work all the time, but if you truly want to see the Eye of the Tiger, you should see me when I find out that there is a room in the building for some meeting that had too many sandwiches and they will be putting them somewhere in house.
• Someone literally has put speakers in the middle of an African desert that are solared powered.  These speakers will recharge themselves and will play the Toto’s song “Africa” for all of eternity.  THAT is pretty awesome.  Have you EVER met someone who doesn’t love that tune?
• My good friend, Kevin, just played the indoor venue at Red Rocks.  What a cool experience THAT was.  The band was awesome.  The back stage tour with the secret tunnel was amazing.  The dinner was great.  And, I got some keys time with the band at the after party.
• Red Rocks still amazes me and I take constant pics, even after living out here since 1997.  I look like a tourist every time I go there.
• Linds got me a wolf sanctuary trip as my Valentines Day gift.  It was amazing.  Cold, but amazing.  Being that close to one of my favorite animals was a once in a lifetime experience.  Since I got to feed them, and since you know my history with my workout song by Breaking Benjamin, Feed The Wolf, the blog theme this week was a lay-up.
• I become less concerned with Eddie Murphy coming out with a second Coming To America these days.  After all, why am I concerned?  If Eddie Murphy peaked out and died in funniness after Beverly Hills Cop 3, and since he has been nothing but NOT funny since, he really has nowhere to go but up, and all the power to him.
• So, this movie Alita is FINALLY coming out.  I am so confused how this movie got pushed down our throat so much.  I will check it out after its theater time.  Not before.
• FnG in the Highlands is one of my new favorite places.  Not sure how it took three trips for me to figure out everything is glam rock based on the tunes they play, but I figured it out, and when in doubt, a vote will be cast for FnG more frequently when discussing locations with my wife.
• So, as far as sports betting, I had one really bad day last week after a mimosa or two at brunch.  After that day, I have gone back to my researched, meticulous betting methods.  Going up again daily slowly.  I think about it like Rounders.  I made a mistake and I took a shot last Saturday.  Now, I am back to rounding, taking the slow gains, and making my money all back and then some.
• Too long of story to tell it, but we were watching this clip after a conversation led into a Seinfeld reference, and this scene made me laugh out loud again, even if it was the 1000^th time I had seen it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ok7SpbRhbA
• If you ever are down the Woodland Park, CO area, I highly suggest our Valentines Day (day after) location, the Swiss Chalet.  The cheese fondue beat the crap out of Melting Pot.  Honestly.
• I enjoy FX Movie Download because of all of its obscure facts about how a movie was made.
• We watched during Jurassic Park 4, better known as the only one after the second one worth a watch.
• Always two people who maximize any trip, we swung by the Cliff Dwellings in CO Springs.  Neat place, and I would have to say the museum is a bigger draw than the actual dwellings themselves.
• IF you are in the Manitou Springs area, I HIGHLY recommend The Cantina as your lunch or dinner spot.  Best Mexican meal I have had in years, and the place is on a road you would never expect it to pop up while driving.

TWEET OF THE WEEK:

THE BEST WORKOUT SONG EVER FOR THIS WEEK:

Taking a week off from this. Here is my workout playlist:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2Mbw0Lo0WSKayzEsMHsaZpYJhdmalmM

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Lynne Cheney: I’m not. So, can you change? Can you change, or am I wasting my goddamn time?
Dick Cheney: I won’t ever disappoint you again, Lynne.

‘Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest… he strikes.’ – ANONYMOUS (Vice)

I was suckered…and now…it’s my turn.

Billions

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THIS WEEK’S LIST:

No list this week. I ran out of time.

THE RIDDLE:

No riddle this week. I ran out of time.

CLOSING:

That’s it for today.  Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed.  Remember two things.  First, feed yourself, feed your family, but always, always remember to…feed the wolf.  Second,  if you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.  Will I blog again?  That is a CLOWN question, bro. 

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