Lumpy Carruthers

Tom Cruise addressing the world at the World Cup final. The Scientology/FIFA mashup of sleaze and corruption we all neither needed nor wanted. Maybe Gianni Infantino knows where Shelly Miscavige is.

*Johnny Thunders voice*

Cape Canaveral.

Me and the Miami Dolphins. I get more satisfaction with each ensuing embarrassment as I do relief with each fortunate/miraculous outcome.

Super Bowl XVII Super Bowl XIX 1987 Fiesta Bowl My priorities were different back then.

Watching “Fail-Safe” on TCM right now, first time in years. Thank goodness that in 2025, both countries are being led by a calm, rational, thoughtful, intelligent men.

1985 - Irene Dunne, Bob Hope (hated him, but...), Lerner and Loewe, Beverly Sills 1995 - B.B. King, Sidney Poitier, Neil Simon 2005 - Tony Bennett, Julie Harris, Robert Redford, Tina Turner 2015 - Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson 2025 - Rambo and the performers of "Lick It Up"

There's always money in the banana tie.

Lickitung and Popplio cards appearing overnight in 1692 Salem.

The perfect profession/last name combination does not exi --

Note to self: When the depression hits too hard, imagine a podcast featuring deep philosophical conversations between Dr. Ricken Hale and Philomena Cunk.

Gutteral porcine-type utterance Derisive smirk International jerk-off motion I'm exhausted and embarrassed of this being our driving ethos.

Sometimes, the timeline aligns so perfectly that I momentarily question my lack of belief in a higher power at work.