The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

In light of yesterday's Associated Press article, which reported that a law enforcement official sent the extended version of the Ray Rice tape to an NFL executive five months ago, commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to hire former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to conduct an "independent investigation" on the matter. So, why are some people saying that there's something fishy about this investigation? Well, because it's being overseen by NFL owners John Mara (New York Giants) and Dan Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers), whom are connected to and have been highly supportive of Goodell throughout this whole controversy. As Peter Schmuck of The Baltimore Sun  wrote: "...The decision to put Mara and Rooney in charge of Mueller was another attempt to show that Goodell is going to be out of the loop, but it probably would look better if the NFL simply handed Mueller the keys to the kingdom and told him to perform the investigation without any input from anyo...

As I've stated before, "cheating" is often times a shades-of-grey kind of issue, and the definition often times differs from person to person. Due to that, I've always said it's probably a good idea to date a person with whom you agree on the matter, in order to limit the potential misunderstandings regarding it. This especially seems to be the case when it comes to non-physical forms of cheating. While most everyone feels that participating in anything sexual with a person outside of a relationship is cheating, approximately 55% of women and 40% of men feel that passionately kissing someone outside of a relationship constitutes as cheating, and far fewer men than women feel that sexting with another can be viewed as cheating. Women also tend to believe in such a thing called emotional cheating much more so than men do. But what about mental cheating? Is there even such a thing? If so, what is it exactly, and how could we be certain that the person we're with ...

Epidemic Born with rights, With privileges, With money, With connections, Following in daddy’s footsteps, Career decided at birth, To take over the company, To expand the wealth, A maid to clean the house, A cook to serve meals, As you sit with a cigar in your mouth, Not having to worry about anything, Seven cars isn’t enough, Three houses is too few, Countless vacation days taken for granted, As others are hard at work for you, Small donations made to charities, To rid yourself of any guilt, As millions of dollars come your way, Ready to spend it on more junk, Downsizing becomes more frequent, As more profit is needed, Another boat is essential, At the expense of a family’s income, Born into money, Born into greed, Becoming epidemic, Just like those in shelters and on the streets.