Rules for NFL Players

My brother and I were talking the other day about some of the latest stupidity coming from some of the more brilliant players within the NFL. We decided that as fans of the NFL, we came up with a list of things players should consider not doing:

1. Don't get into fistfights with your teammates.
2. Don't opine on political subjects you can not speak on intelligently.
3. Don't go swimming in canals, rivers, or fountains while intoxicated.
4. Don't drive your car while intoxicated.
5. In fact, avoid drinking altogether while the season is going on. Wait until the off-season and in private.
6. Speaking of Big Ben, treat people with the respect they deserve. That includes "hooking up" somewhere other than a nightclub restroom. Having their consent is also required.
7. Don't take pictures of your bodyparts and send them to sideline reporters.
8. Don't shoot yourself in the leg with an unregistered firearm at a nightclub and lie about it to the police.
9. Understand the rules of the game that you get paid to play.
10. Do not equate what you do to "modern-day slavery". The last time I checked, the vast majority of NFL players make more money than the majority of the public.
11. Enjoy recreational drugs when you are not a member of the NFL because the league will suspend you when they catch you doing them.
12. Don't take part in any program that pays you to "take opposing players out of a game".
13. If you have to relieve yourself during a game, do so in the locker room and not while you are out on the field. During a game. With a worldwide audience.

The Monster™

Just a quick picture of my son, lovingly nicknamed The Monster™.

Harry Marks on The Avengers

In responding to critical movie review on The Avengers movie, Harry Marks writes one of the best reviews of the movie that I have seen. Here is an excerpt:

Any schmuck can throw six superheroes onscreen and let them reduce a major metropolis to rubble - hell, pick a Transformers movie. But director Joss Whedon did much more. He took six separate characters played by top-tier actors, most of whom were given their own individual films with their own directors, and united them in a way that didn’t feel “hacked together.”

Read the entire article, then go see the movie if you haven't already.

Dumbest Criminal - May 8th Edition

I thought this was a joke until I saw the actual article.

Seriously now, what in the world made this kid think that holding up someone in a police department would not get him caught?

La Sirena Drink Pairing Article

I was fortunate enough to be able to do an article for Miami Cigar & Company in finding a suitable drink pairing to one of their offerings. As I happen to be a fan of the La Sirena and was readily available at my local B&M, it was an easy choice. I had a lot of fun doing this "research" and would like to thank Barry at Miami Cigar & Company for giving me the opportunity to write for them.

You can find the article here. Enjoy.