The president of China is going to be at the White House. I just hope the president of China likes leftover Pope food. –Conan O’Brien
The Pope is at the White House today, the band played the Vatican's national anthem. The Vatican has a national anthem, isn't that crazy? Apparently it's Katy Perry's "Roar." –Conan O’Brien
Now it is President Trump vs. the NFL. He took on the entire National Football League this weekend with his tweets. President Trump is angry at NFL players for their silent protests during the national anthem. Trump said, “Silent protests have no place anywhere outside my marriage.” –Conan O’Brien
I have been working on a paper for the Education Market. The paper talks about using video games as a teaching tool for children with learning disabilities.
The age demographic would be 8 to 18. Games could be up to the teacher or student to chose. Games might include soccer, football, basketball, etc.
Students could learn about various historical or fictional characters and create them as players for their team. It would allow the student to study history, philosophy, religion, sports, popular culture, etc. and then create the characters to be a part of their team. The students would even be able to play along side their created characters.
On some of the teams historical figures like Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln will play on the same team with authors like Ernest Hemingway and William Shakespeare, or Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur.
The process is meant to be a simple and fun way for kids to learn subjects such as world history, literature, poetry, art, music, science and vocabulary.
Maybe PS4/XBOX machines might be donated or discounted to schools for these classes. More on the paper as it is fleshed out. Enjoy the simulations.
On the Indianapolis Colts
Former Colt players, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dwight
Freeney, Robert Mathis, Bob Sanders
Offensive Line
LT Paul McCartney, musician The Beatles
LT Nelson Mandela, South African leader
LG Jesus, some folks Lord and Savior
LG Ringo Starr, musician The Beatles
C Charles Bukowski, poet
C Muddy Waters, musician
RG God
RG Winston Churchill, English Prime Minister
RT John Lennon, musician The Beatles
RT George Harrison, musician The Beatles
TE/DT Clay Brannon, boy wonder
WR/DE Jeremiah Brewster, wonder boy
DT Army, Jack Renforth (RIP), TE Paul Bantley (RIP)
HB/LB G. Hulse, Army, HB J. Purkey, Navy
More Colts players include Martin Luther King, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, as well as characters from Star Trek…
Jeanluc Picard, Cmndr Worf, Cmdr Data, James Kirk, Mr Spock, Jonathan Archer, Cmdr Tuvok, Geordi LaForge, Ben Sisko
Also for sentimental reasons, some fallen friends and family are on this team. Semper Fi. May you rest in peace.
Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Roster
Offense
QB Don Draper, Mad Men, played by Jon Hamm
QB Colin Kaepernick, NFL
HB Duke Ellington, musician
HB Emmitt Smith, NFL
HB Charlie Trippi, NFL
HB David Palmer, 24, played by Dennis Haysbert
FB John Rambo, Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone
WR Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones, played by Peter Dinklage
WR Larry Fitzgerald, NFL
WR Chuck Berry, musician
WR Roger Sterling, Mad Men, played by John Slattery
WR Stan Kenton, musician
TE Dr. Dre, musician
TE LeBron James, NBA
TE Tom Mason, Falling Skies, played by Noah Wyle
TE Bill Maher, comedian
LT Ron Placone, political activist
LT Jim Jeffries, boxing
LG Richard Brautigan, poet
C Rust Cohle, True Detective, played by Matthew McConaughey
C T.S. Eliot, poet
RG Conrad Dobler, NFL
RT Dan Dierdorf, NFL
RT Terry Jeffords, Brooklyn 99, played by Terry Crews
Defense
LE Cmndr Worf, Star Trek, played by Mchael Dorn
LE Pug Henry, Winds of War, played by Robert Mitchum
LE Larry Holmes, boxing
LE Malcolm X, civil rights leader
LE Sonny Rollins, musician
RE Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars, played by Alec Guinness
RE Robert Mathis, NFL
RE Elvis Presley, musician
RE Teal’c, Stargate SG-1, played by Christopher Judge
RE Frederick Douglass, American social reformer
DT Eric Northman, True Blood, played by Alexander Skarsgard
DT Charles Foster Kane, Citizen Kane, played by Orson Wells
DT Ben Sisko, Star Trek, played by Avery Brooks
DT Bass Reeves, Western lawman
DT Chuck D, musician
LB Luther Lavay, Any Given Sunday, played by Lawrence Taylor
LB Bernie Sanders, Independent senator, Vermont
LB Cmndr Tuvok, Star Trek, played by Tim Russ
LB Denmark Vesey, slave revolt leader
LB John Coltrane, musician
LB Allen Ginsberg, poet
LB Joe Louis, boxing
LB Nat Turner, slave revolt leader
LB Lando Calrissian, Star Wars, played by Billy Dee Williams
LB Charlie Parker, musician
LB Muhammad Ali, boxing
LB Tupac Shakur, musician
LB Dizzy Gillespie, musician
LB Chandler Jones, NFL
LB Cannonball Adderley, musician
CB Patrick Peterson, NFL
CB Chuck Berry, musician
CB Sidney Poitier, actor
CB Walter White, Breaking Bad, played by Bryan Cranston
CB John Lee Hooker, musician
CB Homer Smith, Lilies of the Field, played by Sidney Poitier
CB Eric Carter, 24, played by Corey Hawkins
FS Larry Wilson, NFL
FS Stokley Carmichael, civil rights activist
SS Pat Tillman, NFL, Army
SS John Conner, Terminator, played by Edward Furlong
"Actually,
no one has even seen Senator Craig for like a week now. Nobody even knows where
he is. They think he may have gone on a fishing trip for a couple of days with
an old cowboy buddy to some mountain in Wyoming." --Jay Leno
"I
learned today that President Bush is a sensitive man. There's a new biography
of the president out in which he says 'I do tears,' which means he cries. And
he says he cries a lot, and I think it's kind of nice hearing that the
president cries. It would be even better to hear that he reads." --Jimmy
Kimmel
Pope Francis
is calling for an audit of all the Catholic Church’s wealth. In a related
story, Pope Francis is missing. –Conan O’Brien
"Evil Democrat
Empire? I got news for you, if we're going to do the Star Wars analogy, the
Democrats are, at best, Ewoks." --Jon Stewart, on a Republican spoof video
comparing Democrats to the evil Empire in Star Wars
"This week senators
passed a limited ethics bill. It's something congress knows a lot about.
Limited ethics. Some of the new rules are pretty tough, like from now on, all
bribe money has to be in a clear plastic bag." --Jay Leno
"Today
Barack Obama denied being in church when he gave these sermons. In fact, Barack
is now claiming, 'Look, I'm a Muslim. I was at the mosque.'" --Jay Leno
"Barack Obama apparently
trying to distance himself from his church. And today, Mitt Romney said, 'Hey,
good luck with that. Let me know how that works out.'" --Jay Leno
"It
was reported that Barack Obama's Secret Service name is 'Renegade,' while
Hillary Clinton's is 'Evergreen.' That's true. Meanwhile, John McCain's Secret
Service name is 'Enlarged Prostate.'" --Conan O'Brien
In Beijing,
because pollution has reached 35 times the safety level, children have been
ordered to stay home. This could mean a delay for anyone who ordered a new
iPhone. –Conan O’Brien
Pope Francis
is calling for an audit of all the Catholic Church’s wealth. In a related
story, Pope Francis is missing. –Conan O’Brien
"Good news from the
White House. President Bush last week had his annual physical and he passed. He
passed his annual physical. No word yet on the mental." --David Letterman
"Actually
they say the race between Barack and Hillary could be decided by the voters of
Texas. Texas! Which is a comfort -- when it comes to providing smart
politicians, Texas is the place you want to be." --Jay Leno
"Tom DeLay will still
get to collect over a million dollars in congressional pension money. This is
what's so great about Congress. It is the only place in the world where robbers
get to keep the money." --Jay Leno
"Hurricane season is
less than two months away. There's no joke here. I just wanted to give FEMA a
heads up." --Jay Leno
"Tom DeLay announced
that he will not run for re-election. However, he said he would continue to
serve the people of his state by making them license plates." --Jay Leno
"Bush kind of blew
it. He described his reading list to Brian Williams during the interview as
'epileptic.' I think he was trying for 'eclectic.' What happened? He was doing
so well on the Ritalin." --Bill Maher
"Apparently, Bush got
into a reading contest with Karl Rove -- who by the way lost 22 pounds so far
this year. He said the midterm elections are coming up and he needs to get down
to his smearing weight." --Bill Maher
"NBC anchor Brian
Williams interviewed President Bush. He asked him about his poll numbers and
President Bush said, 'The key for me is to keep expectations low.' I think you
can accurately say, 'Mission Accomplished.'" --Jay Leno
