Friday, December 26, 2025

October 2025 Year In Review

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to everyone...I'm old school that way, don't say Happy Holidays to me, I'm like what do you mean? Which holiday are we talking about? and they're usually confused or surprised by my response...'oh you know the end of year holidays we don't want to offend anyone.' That actually happened...everyone's so ready to be offended. Personally, there's no better feeling than loading up the family, going to the Christmas Tree farm or the local boy scouts who have pre-cut trees, getting hot cocoa, the whole deal. America is a melting pot of different customs but I choose to pass on tradition to my kids.

October

Ahh yes who could forget the infamous Government shutdown that broke records. Nothing like holding Americans hostage because you can't get your way. How much productivity and livelihoods were lost, probably lives were lost too because the ongoing cause and effect of the shutdown put millions of people in a bad way.

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Xavien Howard quits on the team errrr I mean announced that he was no longer willing to put football ahead of family. 

AJ Brown had one of his infamous blowups. The Philadelphia Eagles WR released a statement on X..."If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way." Brown said the post wasn't directed at Jalen Hurts or the Eagles...oh ok then, who was it directed at?

A Nevada court rejected the NFL's petition for Jon Gruden's rehearing. Gruden resigned in 2021 after he alleges damaging emails were leaked. The NFL's legal last resort is an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Flava Flav became the unofficial face of the USA Bobsled & Skeleton team. He basically sponsored the team which was an awesome move.

For some reason we were forced to hear Kim Kardashian talk about why she thought the 1969 moon landing was fake.

Kawhi Leonard was forced to address allegations of getting paid in a no show deal, he gave one of his patented detailed Kawhi answers...'Not Accurate'...thanks Kawhi

NY Jets RB Braelon Allen found out he was going to miss 8 to 12 weeks, basically dude's season was finished and the Jets followed suit with their season.

Indiana Jones was cooking for the Colts. Daniel Jones had a career resurgence and was playing very well, so well that the Indianapolis media started calling him Indiana Jones.

Logan Paul paid $562,555.42 for a piece of floor from the United Center in Chicago that was signed by Michael Jordan. Paul then filed an injunction against the auction house which was granted because he couldn't authenticate the 'collectible'.

Pop singer Sia won a custody battle vs her estranged husband.

NY Giants WR Malik Nabers had knee surgery, the ongoing debate about the safety of the field at Metlife Stadium continued...

Ex QB Mark Sanchez was arrested and faced three misdemeanors...dude got pepper sprayed and stabbed multiple times by a 69 year old truck driver...

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa actually said in a press conference that, we "Got to figure this out now" about why the team was 1-4...I'll give you a hint, no Dolphins player gives a damn smh

Diddy was officially sentenced to 50 months in prison after he was convicted on two counts of transporting for the purpose of prostitution under the Mann Act.

October 2025 had the lowest box office take in three decades and sadly the Rock was a part of that dismal box office with his movie the Smashing Machine...sounds like my 6 year old named it...

Billie Eilish had an experience she'll never forget at a concert in Miami when a crazed fan violently dragged her to the ground...glad she's ok but she needs to invest more in security...just saying Taylor Swift is rolling like the president

I lost my wife several nights due to NBC's One Chicago universe where Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med all crossover...I'm sure they're excellent shows but I like to talk about my day and suddenly I'm being shushed out of the bedroom.

 New York Comic Con 2025 took place and a larger than life sized Mega Man from the Lego Marvel Superheroes game walked in and that was pretty cool. I haven't been into comics since I was 10 I just sort of lost interest. If I wasn't married and didn't have kids and didn't have a business...yeah I still wouldn't go, to each his own though.

 

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

September 2025 Year In Review

 The assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk was a huge topic. No matter where you stand politically, you are morally bankrupt if you celebrate anyone's death. I'll never condone this type of criminal behavior...you should be able to have a healthy debate with people you disagree with. The more this behavior is defended the closer we are to the death of free speech...

The NFL season kicked off and Russell Wilson didn't make it out of September before being benched for rookie Jaxson Dart.

TMZ was in hot water during a live show when news about the Charlie Kirk assassination broke, allegedly there was audible laughter from staff which seemed to coincide with the announcement...TMZ denies this is what occured.

 Bill Belichick's college career as a head coach got off to a very rocky start versus TCU.

The one year anniversary came up of the Ricky Pearsall shooting in San Francisco...luckily dude would fully recover and go on to be one of the 49ers best weapons on offense...

Taylor Swift was attending KC Chiefs games more regularly...what I found interesting is the bulletproof glass she sat behind at the games. 

September is also the month that Hunter Renfrow missed not one, not two, but multiple call backs from the Carolina Panthers due to his daughter watching Bluey. Listen, I get it, I have a 12, 6, and a 4 year old...I cannot make it through one day without Bluey but the show will never affect my employment.

R&B singer D4vd was involved in a bizarre case where the body of a15 year old girl was found in an abondoned Tesla linked to the singer.

The Raiders' "Black Hole" fan group have a designated 'Black Bear' section at Cal football games. The Raiders are notorious for stabbing errrr I mean not playing well with other fans...If you're going to allow this then you should install an in stadium jail like the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Chiefs were looking for their 8th straight win vs the Chargers...it didn't happen as the Chargers won in Brazil and the Chiefs sort of fell apart, it would be a tough year for Mahomes and crew.

We started receiving daily updates about how Diddy was adjusting to his new situation in jail.

Josh Allen and the Bills scored 16 points in four minutes to stun the Baltimore Ravens. This would be a bad omen for the Ravens who would come from ahead to lose on numerous occasions...

Who could forget when FanDuel had to cut a $5 million check to the Jacksonville Jaguars? A former employee stole $20 million from the team and deposited $5 mil at the sports betting site.

The Boston Celtics team was sold for a record $6.1 Billion

Rapper Cardi B announced she was expecting a child with New England Patriots WR Stefon Diggs

Kyler Murray made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when he went on Instagram wearing a throwback Michael Vick jersey holding one of his bulldogs.... Of course he had to apologize 

NY Giants WR Malik Nabers tears his ACL and it's official, the Giants are cursed.

The announcement of Bad Bunny as the Superbowl halftime headliner...I haven't watched a Superbowl halftime show since my kids were born...we're more of a Puppy Bowl house anyway... 

Monday, December 22, 2025

August 2025 Year In Review

 Collectors rejoiced at the return of some of the most popular McDonaldland characters and toys of course for a limited time only...I was a hamburgular guy although I could never get the toy...plenty of Grimace toys but hamburgular was rare. I did have the hamburgular watch when I was a kid I'm sure it's in storage at my mom's house.

Chinese Taipei defeated Nevada to win this year's Little League World Series

Shane van Gisbergen wins the Nascar at Watkins Glen event

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo starred in Wicked and then started showing up everywhere together sparking speculations.

BMX Racing is still a thing...I used to idolize those guys when I was a kid. Saya Sakakibara, Arthur Pillard and Beth Shiever won world titles at this year's event in Las Vegas

Justin Rose wins the PGA FedEx St. Jude event

Tommy Fleetwood wins the 2025 FedEx Cup championship taking home the $10 million top prize

Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke was speculating that his death could be attributed to medical malpractice

Olympic Sprinter Sha'carri Richardson was seen on airport video manhandling her boyfriend

The NFL Preseason games begin

Did you know that India dominated the Asian Shooting Championships in Kazakhstan? You learn something new everyday...India won 99 medals 50 of which were gold...not bad but I would consider a name change...that's the actual name of the event

Diddy and his attorneys were trying everything to get him out on bail which was repeatedly denied. They even resorted to asking President Trump for a pardon. He remains incarcerated to this day.

Former NFL star Terrell Suggs was having a bad day at Starbucks when he got involved in a dispute where he allegedly brandished a gun and threatened a man.

In the world of professional bowling, Sean Rash won the PBA Storm Lucky Larsen Masters event in Sweden. When I was in high school I went to a PBA event taping I went because nothing else was going on but it was fun. I remember they wanted us quiet as a museum at some moments and then screaming our heads off in other moments. Sitting on bleachers about 6 inches from the ceiling was also cool...

Finally, Brittney Griner's wife announced she was pregnant congrats! This resulted in WNBA fans throwing sex toys on the court during games because, of course they did... 

Sunday, December 21, 2025

July 2025 Year In Review

 The Jurassic World: Rebirth came out along with the Fantastic Four: First Steps

Professional Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan passes away

Liverpool and Portugal soccer player Diogo Jota tragically dies in a car crash with his brother.

Robert Irwin, the son of Australian hero Steve Irwin wins the Dancing With the Stars show

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de France 

MLB held their All-Star weekend...the actual All-Star game ended in a 6-6 tie in Atlanta, GA

Italian Jannik Skinner wins mens Wimbledon with Polish player Iga Swiatek winning the womens event

Katy Perry was catching a lot of grief on social media about her political viewpoints as well as backlash from a celebrity "outer space" she was a part of.

Derrick Lewis defeats Tallison Teixeira in the UFC Heavyweight division

Max Holloway defeats Dustin Poirier at UFC 318

A personal return of a childhood hero...Adam Sandler brings back Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix, it was a huge success.

28 Years Later the long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later finally makes it to theaters

The Brad Pitt racing drama F1 arrives in theaters...lots of the scenes were filmed at actual F1 racing events around the world! 

Green Bay Packers player arrested at airport with gun

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