The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I've had some fun with the trending hashtags #TakeAKnee, #StephenCurry, #StevenSeagal, and #LouHoltz on Twitter over the past few days. Here are my posts, ordered from the most popular to the least popular (all my tweets can be viewed here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki ): 1) What's more patriotic, blindly singing "the land of the free" or fighting to make that a reality? I'll go with the latter. #TakeAKnee 283 Likes, 102 Retweets 2) Donald Trump's definition of patriotism: "One who stands for the flag while wiping their ass with the Constitution." #TakeAKnee 248 Likes, 110 Retweets 3) Trump: "Unlike that SOB Kaepernick, I proudly represent our great flag by lying, stealing, & grabbing women by the p*ssy!" #TakeAKnee 233 Likes, 95 Retweets 4) #StevenSeagal gives the performance of his career as he claims becoming a Russian citizen is more patriotic than kneeling during the anthem. 73 Likes, 36 Retweets 5) DT: ...

Up until about 12 years ago when I was living in Omaha (Nebraska), I had never tried Indian food. My parents recommended I give it a gander, and once I did, I became hooked. I've reached the point where I may have to attend IFA (Indian Food Anonymous) meetings, because if I don't eat it at least once a week, I start having (similar to nic-) fits. Since moving to the Columbus (Ohio) area, I've tried a dozen different Indian restaurants and thought I'd provide some brief reviews for anyone interested in trying the cuisine for the first time or for anyone in the central Ohio area looking for a suggestion on such a restaurant. As four of them have closed, I'll rank the restaurants in descending order, starting with #8: 12.  New India  ( http://www.newindiarestaurant.com/ ): If you're in the mood for an Indian buffet but are a tad short on money, this is the place to go. I'd give the buffet's variety an average grade (there are more non-vegetarian than vege...

- While many baseball analysts lauded the move made by the Oakland Athletics in acquiring pitcher Jon Lester from the Boston Red Sox while giving up slugger Yoenis Cespedes, I thought it could wind up costing them come playoff time. While we're still a ways away from the playoffs, Oakland has lost five straight, seven out of ten, and now find themselves percentage points (well, point) behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League West. Meanwhile, Cespedes hit three home runs for the Red Sox last week. Also, while I said I thought Detroit made the better trade in acquiring David Price from Tampa Bay and they've struggled of late as well, I think they have a bit of a better excuse for their recent struggles than Oakland. When two of your starting pitchers and a set-up man all go down in the same week (Anibal Sanchez, Justin Verlander, and Joakim Soria), that's going to take a toll on any human team (as opposed to the robot team from the future film, The Matr...