Listen 2 Uncle Jay

I almost had a Lochte moment at about 4 this morning... I pulled into a gas-food-ice-24hours to fuel up and (more urgently) get rid of some...

Two items for your edification and amusement today, Constant Readers. First- I am assuming you are one of the Smart People that actually ch...

Names and monikers use in addressing me during the Rio Games Hey! Big Jay John (used by those who don't know better or know me by leg...

Great bit, especially is you can decipher the Aussie slang... "Ooh. Sailing's started." "I'll call the wife an...

Great stuff I've been enjoying- A lot of this stuff is very reminiscent of Squirrel Nut Zippers... TBG - - ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

Lochte puts down his pencil... "Here. Read this." he says to his publicist. "I like, went to this club. Was cray cray, I...

There is cool stuff to see, if you can tear your eyes away from the shoreline... The Australian Women's Swim Team... God bless 'e...

Anyone who goes to Rio (or any Olympic Games) always gets a briefing from their sponsoring group about etiquette and how their actions refl...

Yeah, yeah... Notre Dame has Touchdown Jesus. /> That's adorable. Rio will see your TD Jesus and raise you one Unsportsmanlike ...

Conversation in the Scoring Control Center yesterday: One of the guys I work with stuck his head in my office... P: "Hey - we go...

Now that the opening ceremonies are over and I finally have all my equipment in place, I have a little breathing room and can make some com...

( Caution- Parody . No one should infer that the following pictures and descriptions bear any resemblance to the truth or actual conditions...

(Caution: Graphic Content Below) So... Traffic in Rio sucks. Duh. Tons of motorcyclists and scooters practice lane splitting and filte...

-or- No Water Shortage an Media Favela #3 St.Ass got out early last night (Wed Night). He's been staying very late - anywhere from ...

-or- US Olympic Athlete asks media to lighten up, Francis. Megan Kalmoe- US Olympic Rowing Team- ( Pic by Megan Kalmoe via ESPN ) I...

 The Interns that work for a certain major broadcast rightsholder in Rio, supposedly to get 'experience' and 'business connecti...

First- NBC will be having two Victoria's Secret models as part of their late night coverage. I guess they are trying to balance Ryan ...

So, a Gizmodo writer (Sophie Kleeman) posts a bunch of "very recently" taken pics ( all photos by AP ) as representative of the e...

The first official Olympic Miracle has occurred... The bus ride from Barra Media Village #3 Media Favela #3 only too 14 minutes this mor...

After I fired off a cry for help , The Czar (may his toenails never fester) comes through with a timely and accurate assist : Dear Uncle...

Back in 2014 I sent a missive to The Czar over at Castle G , looking for guidance prior to my trip to the Sochi Olympics and got excellent ...

In the ol' RSS feed today: From the Washington Post- 'The FBI has found no evidence so far that Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people ...

Gosh... in about 2 weeks France was going to drop their "Elevated Alert" status. Guess they might need to rethink that and exactl...

After listening to Obama preach at me during the Dallas memorial, and tonight's rehash of his bullshit, I went woolgathering a bit... I...

Yeah- I'm gonna call Bullshit on that old saying... Someone used it in conversation a few days ago and I had to take exception... Th...

A few days back the Dread and Awful Czar posted a lovely bit o' foolscap about not falling into the trap of discussing gun rights with t...

After 19.5 broadcast hours of skinny dudes in Speedos and jailbait in wet one-piece bathing suits, US Diving Team trials comes to a close. ...

-or- Should I mind my own business, or risk life, limb, and look like an idiot? DATELINE - Indianapolis International Airport. 6:00AM. ...

Earlier today I had another discussion with Clueless TV Girl... I had put on my "edumacation" hat on earlier in the week and ca...

TBG - [Exit, pursued by Polanball]