Notes from Twitter

Gotta make this quick.  I should already be getting my swim stuff together, and I have no clue what I'm going to do when I finally hit the water.

The Economist explains the meaning behind Halloween https://t.co/8VB80cVySc pic.twitter.com/pPjqpPm4jO

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 31, 2015

GET UP ARMY FANS!!!!!! ITS ARMY/NAVY TODAY!!!!!!! #goARMY #hauntNAVY @armywp_sprintfb

— Army West Point Fans (@West_Point_Fans) October 31, 2015

20 senior Black Knights will be recognized before Navy tomorrow! #GoArmy #HauntNavy https://t.co/ds7urrIQJs pic.twitter.com/boFzbiR0OV

— Army WP Sprint FB (@ArmyWP_SprintFB) October 30, 2015

Today's game is at 2 pm.  If it's on TV on any channel, that's news to me.

The Teletubbies have gone Goth for Halloween. I kinda like em better this way. pic.twitter.com/zKKyBmO4cy

— Liam Barrett (@LiamBarrettEsq) October 31, 2015

Creepy little fuckers, no?

I guess there's an upside to Putin puttin' on the Ritz. We're getting to see his gear in action. https://t.co/icjjCXnlu1

— Doctrine Man (@Doctrine_Man) October 31, 2015

Is our intelligence aparatus as lost as it looks?  We keep getting surprised on the world stage in big and unfortunate ways, and it's not funny.

I think the lesson here is "Never say never." Obama vowed "no boots on the ground" eight times. https://t.co/9pRtX3zezh

— Doctrine Man (@Doctrine_Man) October 31, 2015

Unless my math is wrong, this will be the fourth combat star on the President's Nobel Peace Prize.

I'll be honest and say that I don't mind or care that the Nobel committee nominated him for the prize as a political statement about the second Bush administration, but with the country committed to two ground wars, he should have politely declined.

Film Study -- What happened to the Giants' run defense? #nyg https://t.co/VLUqTRkItM pic.twitter.com/gteOvs8mrH

— Big Blue View (@bigblueview) October 31, 2015

Haven't had a chance to read this one yet, but I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game in New Orleans.  I think the Giants play well in Manning's and Beckham's home town, but the prognosticators I've heard have universally picked the Saints, and the line has the Saints favored by 3.  Meanwhile, the over/under is between 49 and 49.5.

Either way, take the Over.  That's a great bet.