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The Empress On The NFL

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​ Okay, so I'm going to weigh in on this whole NFL thing. Look, these guys have a right to voice their opinion. Yes! Whether or not you agree with them, they still have a right to express their opinion. No matter how wrong it may or may not be. Do I like their opinion? No I DO NOT! However, I do respect their rights to have one. And I respect their rights to express said opinions. Will I stop watching NFL games? Well, to be fair, I haven't watched a game in over 10 years. Reason being, I don't have anyone to watch it with and it's boring watching it alone. And besides, I don't own a TV any more. I don't do sports bars and all my close friends live out of state. ​​ Another reason I stopped watching and won't watch any more, it scares my cats when they see mommy throwing food at the TV and screaming YOU F'ING IDIOT! Neighbors don't care for my enthusiasm either. Nothing says color me a nice shade of embarrassment like hav...

Officer Stops to Play Ball With Kid

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Another Act of Random Kindness ... This is the kind of dash cam video we usually see – police chases and general mayhem which makes this dash cam video remarkable and unforgettable.  Saturday afternoon, Rosenberg Police Sergeant Ariel Soltura was on patrol, driving through an apartment complex parking lot when he saw a young man. He slowed down. “And I saw he was throwing up a football and I could tell that was actually playing by himself - he wasn't just waiting for more kids to arrive,” he said. Soltura could have continued driving but instead, he stopped. “I literally got out of the car - I did like this which is the universal sign of throw me the football and at that time you just saw his face just lit up and he was ready to play,” Soltura said. And so they did. Two men as Soltura says – playing football on a perfect day. The Rosenberg Police Department posted it on Facebook. Hours later, it had a about a quarter million likes.  Truth be told Soltura says, it's part of...