The weekend is here. Time to overindulge a bit. Start with Ten Pieces of healthy Nuggets first. They’re ready below. The NBA trade deadline came and went yesterday. Were there any blockbuster deals? If you say so. It’s early, feel free to yawn. Dwight Howard flashed a wide smile across his face before the Philadelphia 76ers faced the Los …
When President Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, he vowed to crack down on substance abuse and reprioritize the War on Drugs, which was originally initiated by President Richard Nixon in the early 1970s. President Reagan’s wife, Nancy Reagan, launched the “Just Say No” campaign as a part of the war, which encouraged children to reject experimenting with or using …
For the first time in over 85 years, Monopoly’s 16 Community Chest Cards are about to get a “long overdue” redo, Hasbro announced last Thursday. And, why not? #metoo has an entirely new meaning these days, DeShaun Watson aside. Hasbro is following the lead of Dr. Suess and the Potato Head formerly known as Mr. …
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any tougher for the NFL Houston Texans in their offseason of upheaval and discontent it did. One week you’re releasing the greatest player in the team’s history on the field and best representative (think choir boy) off of it, J.J. Watt. The next week? Oh boy. Yesterday
In case you missed it, and we hope you did, the University of California, Davis offered its students $75 to not travel during spring break. How so very thoughtful of them. Let’s break it down. They used mom and dad’s tuition money and gave it to mom and dad’s kids to get in an attempt …
Just two months after the “aggressive behavior,” or “insurrection” if you prefer, at the Capitol Building the U.S. government faced yet another major uprising last week, this time in the White House. According to a report, President Joe Biden’s German Shepherd named “Major” had a serious “biting incident” with White House security late last week. …
If you have a busy Monday and need to go, we’ve got Ten healthy Nuggets to put you in the know. It’s been a while. The NBA All-Star game was yesterday. Did you watch it? If you didn’t here is what you missed. 320 points. Yep, 320. That’s about 6 and 1/2 points a minute. …
President Joe Biden accused Texas Governor Greg Abbott of “Neanderthal thinking” yesterday after Abbott announced that the great state of Texas was now “100 percent open and a mask mandate was no longer in place.” Mississippi’s governor did essentially the exact same thing on the exact day but nobody really cares about people in the …
The fine folks in management at BBR decided to kill two birds with one stone. Necessary maintenance to the website is needed and so is a little R and R. So, BBR will be dark starting today until mid-next week. We’ll be back with a tan and a vengeance then. Thanks.
Opportunity. When one sees it, one must capture it. So it goes on the national political scene where an opportunity is rarely missed. As Henny Youngman might say, “take last week, please!” With so much cold air blowing down into Texas, the hot air emanating from all comers was coming from all corners. Hot takes …
