Friday Five

1.  Seeing as lately, there's been quite a few stiff penalties on NFL players for late hits, it was quite the surprise that Steeler Terrence Garvin didn't get a single fine for such a violent hit on the Bengals punter. Kevin Huber received a broken jaw and cracked vertebrae as a result of the hit yet his attacker received not even a penalty on the field.  But, rest assured, Huber's biggest fan has his back.  It's a terrible thing to even joke about, but this letter from a 7 year old Bengals fan is about the cutest thing I've read all year!

2. Only in England could something like this occur.  It's random, ridiculous, completely absurd and most importantly funny!  I'm not sure we have any radio show similar here in the states, but even if we did, something tells me, they'd never hold a Christmas Panto not to mention one that contains Zombie Claus...Quite honestly, the jokes are a bit British in that, I'm not sure even I get them all but they all seem to be having so much fun, it's hard not to laugh anyway!

           

3. I have to say, while I'm all for freedom of speech, I have to applaud A&E for suspending the lead dude (not even sure of the guy's name since Duck Dynasty really isn't set up as weekly viewing - Proud to say, I've never even seen it!) for homophobic comments he made to the press.  I do believe in free speech and I believe we should be able to say what we believe.  But I also believe if you're the face of a television show, that millions of people watch (for some reason that's unclear to me), you should be held to a higher standard.  A&E has certain legal and moral obligations, and if you're going to soak up the attention and limelight that they're providing, you should follow their rules and ideals.  I hate the excuses I'm seeing online: "they're from the South and should be able to speak their minds", or "they're old school, they speak off the cuff always."  That's not only disrespectful to the duck dynasty people, but it downplays everything they've said.  They're basically saying the dynasty people aren't responsible for any of their actions.  What he said was disrespectful and mean, and he should be held accountable for that.  

4. I love Etsy!!!  95% of my Christmas shopping was completed on the uber-site this year.  I can spend hours on the site and never tire of the crafty creative ideas.  Also, it's so much more meaningful knowing you're supporting a small business rather than a large conglomeration.  Your dollars actually mean something to the artisans that are selling their wares.  Not to mention, I've never had a fight with an Etsy seller which is more than I can say about a certain everything you've ever wanted online supplier...

5. My motto for 2014 : )