Dramatic photo from today. Kevin De Bruyne, directly underneath the modern symbol of Nike, Ancient Greek goddess of Victory, running through the fog of Etihad Stadium toward his waiting teammates in celebration of a goal and of another victory.

By the time I wake up tomorrow Bitcoin may have hit $20,000. It's $19,400-some right now.

As I turn in tonight Monero is at $348, which is a 4,540% increase since my son bought me one a year and a half ago for $7.50. Which he did despite my fatherly directive that he not until it dropped to $7. Which I am glad he disobeyed his father.

I hate when sports teams mess with their colors and logos, like City with the Oozing Bullet Wound Red Rose of Lancashire and their psychedelic alternate shirts (Oh my God, though, are EPL clubs in need of rebranding). I think of the University of Maryland helmets a couple of years ago. Pitt's dino cat, the "steel cut" block letters. Oh God. But these. These are tremendously awesome. Riddell's new brain buckets for the National Concussion League:

Riddell didn't mess with the basic look. They just made the colors more vibrant.

Oh my God, that forest green looks tremendous!

I think almost all of them are an improvement over the incumbent. Oh! by the way, "incumbent," Trump, Fuck You.

Ruby red.

No.

Almost all are an improvement. What is that, navy on bourbon?

Beautiful.

Oh man. That blue! Gorgeous. Sapphire. (Sapphire has two "p's"?)

Clay?

No.

Oh, man! Nice!

A matte black to make the "Raiders" look even more evil.

Whoa-ah woo-ah. 

Where are my sunglasses. Carolina already had about the brightest blue imaginable. Riddell imagined an even brighter.

                                                                           Beer.

That was the first one I saw that was clearly a step back. Yuck.

Love that.

Yes, it is very similar to San Francisco's and Arizona's. All were red. Now, they're bright red. what do you want them to do? They're all an improvement.

I like that. That's not beer, that's tangerine or something. They could have gone with another shade of red, we should be glad they didn't cuz the orange-yellow really works. Beautiful.

My favorite blue of the bunch. Just sensational. Only problem: The lightning bolts are the same tangerine as Kansas City's. Oh! If you had used a bright metallic gold it would have been perfect. Cannot top that blue, though. Jaw-dropping.

Poor "Jets" fans. This is the second one I thought was a ringer.

J-E-T-S, CLAY! CLAY! CLAY!

:o

Excuse me while I have an organism. OH! OH! OH! OH! That maroon is the most awesome color! That is my favorite.

Enough, we're going to end on that high. Riddell, GREAT work.

To the #ManCityHater who tweeted last week "NBC, quit showing all Man City games! They always win.," I get it. The league race is over and it's not even Christmas. That is boring, it understandably leads to resentment and it makes this #ManCityLover sheepish.

3m ago 14:22

GOAL! Man Cirty 4-1 Tottenham (Eriksen 90+3)

Christian Eriksen sends a low daisy-cutter into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area and doesn’t even bother celebrating. 

Ah.

4-1 FT

Oh my God they scored at 90+3.

Joshua Ralston
@jbralston

Man City is very good at the footballing





You Tweety birds are good today!

Transfer Related
@TransferRelated

List of things this Manchester City team can't do:








End of list.

Oh my God, 4-0, Sterling again. OKAY ENOUGH! They're already dead.

FIFA 18 TIPS & NEWS
@1fifaexpert

Manchester City are a good football team. #BPL #MCFC
2:16 PM · Dec 16, 2017

I like that! That understated eloquence.

Damien O'Meara
@damien_omeara


Is there anything to be said for splitting Manchester City in half?

2:13 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Ha-ha, good one Damien.

Anthony Malbon

@AnthonyMalbon


I haven’t seen an English side like this in my life time! Absolutely scary Man City are
2:11 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Call Anthony, Ismail.

City 3 Spurs 0

British Sterling in the 80th. Man, this match should have been at least four nil. Spurs suck.

goal

Ismail Hussain

@IsmailHussainnn


How are man city this good I don't understand
2:07 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Call me Ismail.

HE MISSES! The Arch Angel missed the PK! We still love you, Arch Angel.

Penalty kick for City.

King Kev in the 70'. That should be ballgame.

City 2 Spurs 0, 71'

goal

Frankie Hobbs
@Frankie_Hobbs


Man City’s goalkeeper is better at passing than 90% of our midfielders. Levels1:53 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Just what Pep wanted! Reason he got rid of Joe Hart.

Silky Silva out "for personal reasons." Huh. Still 1-0 in the 43rd.

Cathy Benedict
@drcbenedict


I REALLY have NO idea who my mom is: We have been watching a Premier League Manchester city game #PremierLeague #ManchesterCity
1:15 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Thanks for that, Cathy! Good luck! 1-0 HT.

Stuart Brennan
@StuBrennanMEN

Fog seems to be literally falling into the stadium. #MCFC #THFC
1:05 PM · Dec 16, 2017

Spurs' keeper hadn't the foggiest idea where that goal came from.

BA-LUUEE 1 Spurs 0

Ilkay GUN-dogan in the 14'.

goal

Manchester City-Tottenham

Bitcoin $18,275.
Monero $318.

Thank you God for my son.

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"Kansas Dem Andrea Ramsey, accused of sexual harassment, will drop out of U.S. House race";Kansas City Star

In the EEOC complaint, which alleged sex discrimination and retaliation by LabOne, [Gary] Funkhouser 

accused Ramsey of subjecting him to “unwelcome and inappropriate sexual comments and innuendos” beginning in September 2004, when he was a LabOne human resources manager.

In late March 2005, Ramsey made sexual advances toward him on a business trip, Funkhouser alleged in the complaint.

“After I told her I was not interested in having a sexual relationship with her, she stopped talking to me,” he wrote. “In the office she completely ignored me and avoided having any contact with me.”

“He named me in the allegations, claiming I fired him because he refused to have sex with me,” she wrote. “That is a lie.”

Oh sure! That's what they all say.

Poor guy. And I bet some people don't believe him which just causes him to have to relive the humiliation of being treated as a sex object poor guy.