Just Because You Are Unique…. Does Not Mean You Are Useful.
Welcome back to the scuttlebutt. HI folks, pardon me while I break out my soap box. Let’s talk about the world as it exists. Society is basically a game, and a physics problem. More on both of those later. This particular rant has been generated by reading some things posted by friends of mine ...
Read More# Quote of the Day….
Quote of the Day from William Shakespeare
Read MoreRecipe of the Day: Toasted Sweet Potato Slices 🙂
Something a bit different... no bread or crackers? Need a quick and filling snack/meal? Toasted sweet potato slices topped with spicy tomato sauce and fresh sage. Finally got around to trying these "toasts" as I was a bit skeptical (I envisioned burnt inedible slices or worse - mushy pieces of sweet potato falling into ...
Read More# Great Moments In Sports
Thanks to: Olympic
Read MoreNo, It Really IS Your Shitty Screenwriting, and Comic Books, and So On
Welcome back to Voodoo’s basement lair. Beer’s in the cooler, the dartboard is ready per usual, and there’s ice in the chest freezer. Y’all know where I keep the good stuff by now. Help yourselves. Ditto the dart board. So I saw a meme the other day, on a friend’s wall and it reeked of the ...
Read MoreLet’s Talk Turkey
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. I had intended to use this title this week anyway, but I had planned a rather different post than what you’re going to see. While I was going to discuss the cooking of the bird and a particular sad food editor who obviously can’t figure out how to do turkey ...
Read MoreSmart Money: NFL & NCAA Football picks for September 21-25
Last week was a winner. NCAAF picks went 8-5 and NFL picks were a disappointing 5-5 for a week record of 13-10. That makes a three week total of 29-22-1. Here are this week’s against the spread winners. 14 NCAAF picks and 10 NFL picks. Thursday 49ers +3 Rams Friday ...
Read MoreHow a 7th Round Draft Pick and an Undrafted Wide Receiver Changed the NFL
If I asked you who holds the record for punt returns for touchdowns in the NCAA, would you guess Wes Welker? Probably not. Despite not being invited to the NFL scouting combine, Welker would eventually carve out a role as the league’s #1 slot receiver for two of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play this ...
Read MoreThe Fifth Law
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. Pull up a chair and have a beer, let’s talk. As usual, when I have plans to do a specific piece on an issue, (in this case, the creation of the Great Smokie Mountains National Park…) The Gods laugh and say, “oh son, making plans again, are you? Well, we’ll ...
Read MoreClean Up Ship
Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt. I want to get through some of the things sitting in my “Grist for the mill” file so that I can move on. Today is dedicated to that. BTW, if you’re reading this version, you’re on Burn the Boats press. Sadly, that’s closing down at the end of the month ...
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