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December 26, 2021

Sources: Buffalo Bills WR Cole Beasley fined $100,000 for multiple COVID-19 protocol violations

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32940980/sources-buffalo-bills-wr-cole-beasley-fined-100000-multiple-covid-19-protocol-violations


Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley has been fined multiple times for COVID-19 protocol violations, reaching a cumulative sum in the range of $100,000, according to league and union sources.

Beasley was fined $14,600 in August on a day when league officials were in the facility to review the protocols with the Bills, which the NFL did with all 32 teams before the 2021 season. Beasley was observed by one of the league officials when not complying with mandatory protocols for unvaccinated players.

The $14,600 fine has been doubled on more than one occasion via video monitoring by the league, per sources. One source estimated the fines have reached the sum of $100,000. Another source believed it was just short of that amount.

Beasley's COVID-19 absence for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots won't cost him money, though. Under the NFL and NFLPA agreement, even unvaccinated players are entitled to their full pay if they miss a game due to COVID-19. Beasley makes $4.7 million in base salary and will receive his $261,111 game check. There are several team execs who believe it's one loophole that needs to be revisited for 2022, believing an unvaccinated player who lands of the reserve/COVID-19 list should not be paid if he misses a game or games. This is the first time Beasley has landed on the list.
December 26, 2021

Its 70 _______________ degrees in Richmond VA the day after Christmas!! 😡🌎☄️💲

Now that I have your attention, yes it’s another ringing endorsement of “Don’t Look Up”.

Incredible cast. Story by David Sirota. Ron Suskind is a co-producer.
**short review with sort of SPOILERS below**















































The Jack Handy quote at the beginning and General Themes (actual characters name) are foreshadowing.
A great commentary on media, politics, and the environmental hammer.

My main take was that it was about how power corrupts and ultimate power corrupts completely.
Mark Rylance is incredible as Isherwell. A Bezos/Elon Musk type character.
I read that Jonah Hill said he thought of his role as “if The Fire Island Festival were a person”.
Jennifer Lawrence.
There’s an online comment during the Ariana Grande song performance “Don’t Look Up you Marxist skank”
Meryl Streep’s ass or a stunt ass. Not sure.

December 26, 2021

The brilliance of Letterman: Norm MacDonald - Snowed In

I just stumbled on to this

3:00

December 25, 2021

Hand drawn card by my daughter



December 24, 2021

"Station Eleven" on HBO max. Highly recommended it.

A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10574236/plotsummary

Not a fast movie set of shows by any means. Connections between episodes.

December 24, 2021

Update on the well traveled gift. Lost in translation 😡

Update on the gift. This is the message I got
This was shipped (map below) from the Guangdong province in China.


Hello friend,
We are so sorry you haven't received the order.
We just tracked the order,the tracking number is #####,it is the newest status:
(Hyperlink to what I already knew 😡 )
Your order was arrived at the destination country already,we think you will receive it soon,could you mind waiting for about one week again?
Please feel free to contact us if you have any question.
Hope you will receive your order soon.
Best regards

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181598759

December 24, 2021

Father Christmas - The Kinks

December 23, 2021

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS 😆🌲🥗😎

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly, it's rare. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert, Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate and wine in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming " WOO HOO what a ride!" MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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