Have you seen that giant chicken? There hasn’t been a chicken that big since Donald Trump used his tender little foot to get out of Vietnam.

Happy 11th birthday to Twitter. Try to imagine that, eleven years ago, if someone had a thought about the Kardashians, they had to keep it to themselves. 

In Texas, a 27-year-old pretty high school teacher, Sarah Fowlkes, could not stop smiling during her mug shot after being arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student. She claims,as a math teacher, she was happy that he learned many times 17 can go into 27.

Former Notre Dame star, Manti Te’o, has signed a two-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. The signing was witnessed by Te’o’s business manager and Te’o’s invisible girlfriend. 

Since you asked:

Colin Kaepernick's kneeling during the anthem resulted in much-needed discussions about race. That is good.

You can say a protest during the National Anthem is not disrespectful to the military until you're blue in the face. That does not mean it is not. 

Fair or not, probably not, Colin Kaepernick is graveyard dead to the NFL.

Happy National Puppy Day. It brings me no joy - on this of all days - to announce we have the world's most duplicitous dog In Walter Payton Kaseberg. 

When I come down the stairs to make coffee, Wally does not so much as stir a muscle to greet me. But a few hours laters, when it is his chompin' breafy time, to quote George Thorogood, Lawwwd he is lovey-dovey.