The Muppet character "Animal" was modeled after The Who drummer Keith Moon.

Bruce Cooper is lead sports guy for the local NBC affiliate and a community favorite. He's immediately likable, knows his stuff, and has had some personal struggles that have endeared him to area residents. His young adult son was killed in a boating accident a couple of years ago and last year he had a very serious heart attack.

He's also Black, which gave his comments during last night's broadcast special weight. He said that as offensive as he finds Sterling's comments (Clippers owner) he's more outraged at the L.A. chapter of the NAACP. They were scheduled to give him a second lifetime achievement award this weekend which they have decided to rescind. But what made Coop so angry was the statement made by the NAACP leadership to that effect, especially the part where the president said, "We'll be returning all the money he's donated."

Coop went OFF on that! He said, "This isn't about Black or White, this is about GREEN, and the money Sterling donated to them." He said they had to know about Sterling's history, and somebody should look into the leaders' bank accounts and see what story that would tell. He's right; it sure looks like they were honoring him regardless of his personal history because of the donations he made.

Flip-flops don't. They only flop.
They should be called Flop-flops.

I won't order this shirt but I like the clever reference. And I record the race for viewing at a more reasonable hour.

We normally get bacon from Costco - a big two-pack that keeps us me supplied for a few days weeks. But because we were out of bacon (Aaargh!) and neither of us wanted to brave Costco on a weekend, Pam got bacon at the grocery store, taking advantage of a coupon she had. It's a lot thinner than the Costco version (thick!) so this morning I had four slices instead of the usual three. I told her I think I like this stuff better. Not that the Costco stuff is bad; bacon is never bad. And if price is a factor we should keep buying theirs. But if it's a wash on price I'd go with this bacon.
Where'd she get it? No clue. I don't do grocery stores except the one up the street when there's an emergency, like being out of bacon.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver nailed Sterling's hide to. the. wall. I was surprised at the severity of his action and I got the sense everyone else was, too. But pleasantly surprised. Silver's only been on the job for three months but he now has everybody except Sterling solidly on his side.

"Armed Heists" by Robin Banks
"Car Capital of the World" by Mitch Egan
"Explain it Better!" by Clara Fie
"Hope for the Blind" by Wanda C. Moore
(sorry)