SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

NFL TICKETS – LESS THAN THE MOVIES – FROM CBS SPORTS:   As of Thursday afternoon, there are actual NFL tickets that are selling on the secondary market for under five dollars. Of course, like all good deals, these tickets do come with a catch: You need to live near Buffalo, have a high tolerance for cold weather and be willing to sit through three hours of a Colts-Bills game.   If you can handle those three things, then these are the perfect tickets for you. The cheapest tickets for Sunday's game in Buffalo are currently being sold by VividSeats.com, where multiple four dollar tickets are currently on sale.  A beer at the game would literally cost more than twice the price of your ticket.  Do you think the NFL might be in trouble?

I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS – PLEASE DON'T GET ME ARRESTED – FROM CAMPUS REFORM:   As another Christmas quickly approaches, colleges across the country are issuing their annual guidelines on how to make the season as inclusive as possible.  At the University of California, Irvine, for instance, individual departments are encouraged to “focus on celebrating a special occasion, instead of a specific holiday,” suggesting that they have a “year-end celebration” or celebrate “seasonal themes such as fall, winter, or spring.”  "The holiday season should be considered an opportunity to demonstrate cultural sensitivity and inclusivity."  The California university also requests that academic departments “ensure that office celebrations are not indirectly celebrating religious holidays,” suggesting that they display “diverse symbols representing a variety of faith traditions along with secular ones.”  This is completely ridiculous.  What about sensitivity toward religious people?  Has anyone ever been psychologically destroyed by the presence of a Christmas tree?  Well, maybe people who work for MSNBC. 

COUNT ME OUT – FROM DAILY MAIL:   As robots become an ever increasing part of our daily lives, humans could soon find love with the machines, according to a new report.  The report suggests that over a quarter of 18-34 year-olds will feel it's normal to form friendships and even romantic relationships with robots in the future instead of humans.  And it seems that men are more likely to embrace the bots, with the report indicating that males are three times more likely to form a relationship with a robot than women.  What kind of men are we producing?  Is this all about saving money on dinner?

December 8, 2017