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  We now know without any doubt, American football causes brain damage in its players. And yet, absolutely nothing is being done to either correct how the game is played or to completely end the sport. In this article, they have a quote from Ben Sasse, a former Senator, who wrote an op-ed  in the WSJ, "America needs its boys to play football." Why? What is the need to watch men (mostly men) slam into each other, break bones and worse, have their brains shaken and rattled until permanent damage occurs? When my sisters visited me a few weeks ago, my youngest sister showed me a picture of her granddaughter who played football on a co-ed team. She is the only female on the team. My sister was so proud of her. I was speechless and didn't say what I should have said. It didn't matter to me the gender. (It does to Sasse) I just wanted to know why anyone would allow their child to enter this sport knowing how it could destroy the child forever?  Football is huge in this coun...

  I just saw a blip on the WWW where a Survivor contestant lost part of his leg in a boating incident whilst filming the series. He's now suing the show, which seems reasonable, although I'm sure everyone who participates in the faux games signs some sort of agreement stating things could happen and the show isn't responsible. I've watched the show a few times but never quite understood what was going on. There can be only one winner so why y'all collaborating with each other? I liked the game part of it, though. I'm not sure how the leg loser lost his leg but I assume it wasn't part of the activities.  There is another series I think called, 'Alone,' where a bunch of people are dropped off in a remote region, usually in the Alaskan wilderness. They are given a choice of a few things to take before the festivities begin, but I don't think they get food or water. Then they compete to see who can stay out there the longest. Most of these people are...

 A blogger I read, asked the question, "What ever happened to common sense?" It seems people are doing things that others would describe as absolutely bonkers. I have seen a few things lately where most people would ask, "What the hell were they thinking!?" It does beg the question, "Have people lost their minds!?" Good Good Golf is feeling the wrath and consequences of creating one of the most insensitive ads ever, and that's saying a lot when it comes to sport commercials, but apparently knocking over a woman as some hilarious parody didn't go over well. Good Good lost many sponsors and their expected show was cancelled before it even aired. Of course now every person who made the decision understands it was probably not a good idea. Then we have Target selling this costume. 👇 It's just supposed to be a kid in a clown costume but if anyone cares to do some research the costume is offensive. Back in the early 19th century and 20th century, t...

  It's tempting to want to point to  Milo  Yiannopoulos and say, "Fafoed!" He certainly learned a valuable lesson realizing that his support for Trump's missive to remove every non-citizen from this country took a turn as the leopard came for his face. I'm just scratching my head a bit because Milo seemed to believe he was safe until he recently found out he had no super powers or special privileges as he was rounded up, detained and treated like "them." Yiannopoulos voluntarily left the country before he could suffer the degradation of being herded into a camp, then possibly sent to a country he never even knew existed . The British born chap was lucky. He could get on a plane and go home, but the shame and humiliation was so devastating to him, he has changed his mind about Trump.  Gosh, if only someone had told him. He got a teeny tiny taste of what it actually feels like to have masked men surround you and tell you to remain still as they zip tie you...

 Word is Matthew McConaughey doesn't use deodorant. I guess he thinks men should smell like wild beasts so the women folk come a calling. According to the Daily Rag more men are choosing to forego pit perfume and go au natural on a first  date. I truly find it hard to believe this story where the male subject purposely avoids taking a shower as a means to impress a gal. For an added aroma boost, they also will put on a shirt that has been at the bottom of the laundry basket for a few weeks. They really want those pheromones to find their way to their chosen victim's sensory receptors. I didn't read the whole article, so I have no idea if this new way of seduction actually works.  As a woman, I will share my experience in this matter. If you come to a first date with dirty hair, smelly pits, stinky socks, it will be your last date. In fact, it won't even get started. I don't like to be around people who are a walking dumpster. I'm  not a dog who needs to sniff yo...

 I played tennis once. My sister wanted me to play against her because she wanted to try out for the high school tennis team. My sister was brave- maybe a little naive as well. Our high school was named one of the best in the state. Of course it was. It was parked in the middle of an affluent area where Brad's and Muffy's resided. Ferris Buehler anyone? Yeah, that affluent. Unfortunately, sister was fighting a losing battle. We came from the other side of the tracks where there was no such thing as extra money for lessons of any kind. I think on the one day I practiced with her we had borrowed badminton rackets. I didn't like running back and forth and I gave up on her. She never had a chance. Some of the girls she made friends with had tennis courts in their back yards, right next to the swimming pools. She never stopped trying to fit in and actually became a pom pom girl. I gave up before I even started. Sometimes Mom would drive me to school (because I tried to ditch) in...