There is a story behind every team this year. The Jets brashness and inexperience. The Colts corporateness and lack of desire to be the best they can be. Brett Favre (sorry Vikings, you're just windowdressing for Brett's story). The Saints seeking to deliver a first championship to a desolate city.
Very few people thought the Jets would make it this far, so naturally they're all now on the bandwagon. Makes no sense to me. I'll root for them with every fiber of my being, but I just don't see them taking down the Colts.
The Saints have had a nice year, but it's going to end this weekend. They've never made it to the Super Bowl, one of the few teams left that haven't. The Vikings pass rush will get to Drew Brees a lot today and advance.
Which could end up being bittersweet for Minnesota, because should they win today and in 2 weeks, it will mark the franchise's first Super Bowl victory in 5 tries. Their first loss still plays in my head at times.
But the story will be Brett Favre and will always be Brett Favre for the rest of history. And that will be just fine with Brett Favre. Minnesota will just be the vehicle of the Brett Favre story. An "oh yeah, by the way, the Minnesota Vikings won it all that year" footnote to his story. That's just the way the media and history will play it.
Indianapolis.
Minnesota.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
NFL Divisional Playoffs
This is always a great football weekend. Four games over two days. And the four games are all good matchups. I'll be glad to split them, as I did last weekend.
I am still rooting against the Colts, which means I'll be for the Ravens. It feels strange to root for an east coast team against a team 150 miles from my house, but I still feel betrayed by the Colts. I was rooting for them to go 16-0, and they didn't give it their best shot. I guess I should just get over it. Especially because I think they'll win.
The early game today features the two most explosive offenses, New Orleans and Arizona, so it should be a track meet, probably the funnest game to watch this weekend. I almost typed St. Louis instead of Arizona. I'm stuck back in the '80s.
Tomorrow we get the game the experts are anticipating the most- Minnesota v. Dallas. I think the winner of this game will get to the Super Bowl. Funny how Dallas went from ridicule to favorite in a matter of 3 weeks.
The last game has the most swagger- Jets v. Chargers. Both teams think a lot of themselves. I'll again root for the underdog but pick the favorite.
Arizona.
Indianapolis.
Minnesota.
San Diego.
I am still rooting against the Colts, which means I'll be for the Ravens. It feels strange to root for an east coast team against a team 150 miles from my house, but I still feel betrayed by the Colts. I was rooting for them to go 16-0, and they didn't give it their best shot. I guess I should just get over it. Especially because I think they'll win.
The early game today features the two most explosive offenses, New Orleans and Arizona, so it should be a track meet, probably the funnest game to watch this weekend. I almost typed St. Louis instead of Arizona. I'm stuck back in the '80s.
Tomorrow we get the game the experts are anticipating the most- Minnesota v. Dallas. I think the winner of this game will get to the Super Bowl. Funny how Dallas went from ridicule to favorite in a matter of 3 weeks.
The last game has the most swagger- Jets v. Chargers. Both teams think a lot of themselves. I'll again root for the underdog but pick the favorite.
Arizona.
Indianapolis.
Minnesota.
San Diego.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
NFL Wildcard Weekend Picks
Last week I finished the season 13-3, so that made my overall record 173-83. Not too shabby. I finished behind only Hoge. But I struggle usually during the playoffs.
I've never seen a year where three of the four opening round games are repeats of games the previous weekend. Very strange. The only difference is Cincinnati plays at home against the Jets this time.
I would love it if the Jets won and got to play Indianapolis again. The only reason they are in the playoffs is because of the Colts playing dead for them two weeks ago. It would be sweet poetic justice if the Jets played the Colts again and knocked them out.
However, I don't think that is going to happen.
I'm tempted to pick every team that lost last week:
Philadelphia, because it is hard for any team to beat another three times in one year.
Arizona, because they can't play that poorly again.
Cincinnati, because they are playing at home this week.
This round is a crapshoot anyway, so what the heck. I'll just go for it.
Cincinnati.
Philadelphia.
Baltimore.
Arizona.
I've never seen a year where three of the four opening round games are repeats of games the previous weekend. Very strange. The only difference is Cincinnati plays at home against the Jets this time.
I would love it if the Jets won and got to play Indianapolis again. The only reason they are in the playoffs is because of the Colts playing dead for them two weeks ago. It would be sweet poetic justice if the Jets played the Colts again and knocked them out.
However, I don't think that is going to happen.
I'm tempted to pick every team that lost last week:
Philadelphia, because it is hard for any team to beat another three times in one year.
Arizona, because they can't play that poorly again.
Cincinnati, because they are playing at home this week.
This round is a crapshoot anyway, so what the heck. I'll just go for it.
Cincinnati.
Philadelphia.
Baltimore.
Arizona.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
NFL Picks Week 17
Hard to believe, but the excitement of the season is about to end. Football, not the holidays. Final games today. For the first time all year, all 32 teams play today.
Last week I finished 10-6, so that made my overall record 160-80. I'm 3 games out of first, as far as the humans are concerned, so I need a big week to win. I'm actually tied for second, which isn't bad. ESPN Experts' picks and records here and here.
I'm utterly confused and disgusted with the Colts. Their decision to tank their game last week against the Jets was criminal. A lot of money, as well as the fate of other teams in the playoff hunt, were riding on that game, and in the spirit of fair competition, they should be held in the utmost contempt.
Even if they win the Super Bowl, I think their organization (not the players, who had no part in this decision) will not deserve respect for disrespecting the competition of the league. What a sham.
As you can tell, I'll be rooting hard for someone to knock them off now. And I won't be foolish enough to pick them again.
Lots of toss up games. I could pull this off.
Buffalo.
Jacksonville.
Chicago.
San Francisco.
Pittsburgh.
Minnesota.
Atlanta.
Carolina.
Houston.
Arizona.
San Diego.
Tennessee.
Baltimore.
Dallas.
Denver.
Jets.
Last week I finished 10-6, so that made my overall record 160-80. I'm 3 games out of first, as far as the humans are concerned, so I need a big week to win. I'm actually tied for second, which isn't bad. ESPN Experts' picks and records here and here.
I'm utterly confused and disgusted with the Colts. Their decision to tank their game last week against the Jets was criminal. A lot of money, as well as the fate of other teams in the playoff hunt, were riding on that game, and in the spirit of fair competition, they should be held in the utmost contempt.
Even if they win the Super Bowl, I think their organization (not the players, who had no part in this decision) will not deserve respect for disrespecting the competition of the league. What a sham.
As you can tell, I'll be rooting hard for someone to knock them off now. And I won't be foolish enough to pick them again.
Lots of toss up games. I could pull this off.
Buffalo.
Jacksonville.
Chicago.
San Francisco.
Pittsburgh.
Minnesota.
Atlanta.
Carolina.
Houston.
Arizona.
San Diego.
Tennessee.
Baltimore.
Dallas.
Denver.
Jets.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Success And Failure
First the successes-
I easily finished my readings for the year. I found reading the Bible "from cover to cover" made more sense than having readings from the Old Testament and New Testament each day.
I also found I liked the KJV, although at first I had a little trouble. Once I got used to the sentence structure and what the unfamiliar words meant, it was like reading anything else.
Regarding getting exercise, yesterday I was glad to finally reach my goal of 25,000 squats and push-ups. I have to admit I coasted just slightly the past few weeks, which isn't right because I probably could have gotten 26,000 if I'd kept up my pace earlier in the year. Oh well, I set a goal, and I reached it in spite of myself.
I feel rather blessed that I was allowed to achieve these goals.
Now the failures-
For whatever reasons, I failed in my final two goals for 2009.
My posting was never on pace to reach 450. If this is my final post of the year, it looks like I'll end up with only 353. I started out too slow. I needed to average 37 posts a month.
I think my goal was set too high, but I also think I didn't try hard enough on this one. There are a lot of posts I've started drafts on and never finished. There are a lot of pictures I wanted to post but never did.
I have to admit it, I've had good ideas, funny ideas and a good portion of stinky ideas for posts that I could have briefly let fly with, but something held me back. I think that something is that blogging isn't as exciting as it once was. I still like doing it, but like most things, it isn't the shiny new toy I used to play with for hours anymore.
I've also been far busier as this year has went on, and my blogging priorities weren't set high enough to reach 450 posts.
The other reason I failed is a lack of planning. The two goals I was successful with required me to set a small goal each day in order to not feel overwhelmed. If I just met that daily goal, I was going to make it by the end of the year.
I didn't do that with the blogging. I posted most days, and felt satisfied just getting the one post a day out. I needed to put out around 9 posts a week and ended up around 7. I think next year I'll be happy with 7 posts a week.
Finally, what can I say about the landscaping except it was utter failure. I not only didn't complete one major landscaping project this year, I never even got one started. I was wanting to build a new waterfall and fountain. I told myself as the year went on that keeping up with maintaining what was there was about all I could do, but I know I could have done better had I just planned better.
I think the bigger problem was I never decided what I wanted. I still don't know. It is impossible to complete something if one cannot even decide how it's supposed to look like in the end. All my other goals had specific endpoints I could see. I still can't "see" what it is I want here.
The other problem is as the year went on, I decided I wanted to finish off my beds at the same time as tackling the big undertaking of a waterfall. I still have beds I want to dig out and beds I want to finish.
But it'll happen next year, I'm telling ya...look out.
Or maybe not.
Happy New Year.
I easily finished my readings for the year. I found reading the Bible "from cover to cover" made more sense than having readings from the Old Testament and New Testament each day.
I also found I liked the KJV, although at first I had a little trouble. Once I got used to the sentence structure and what the unfamiliar words meant, it was like reading anything else.
Regarding getting exercise, yesterday I was glad to finally reach my goal of 25,000 squats and push-ups. I have to admit I coasted just slightly the past few weeks, which isn't right because I probably could have gotten 26,000 if I'd kept up my pace earlier in the year. Oh well, I set a goal, and I reached it in spite of myself.
I feel rather blessed that I was allowed to achieve these goals.
Now the failures-
For whatever reasons, I failed in my final two goals for 2009.
My posting was never on pace to reach 450. If this is my final post of the year, it looks like I'll end up with only 353. I started out too slow. I needed to average 37 posts a month.
I think my goal was set too high, but I also think I didn't try hard enough on this one. There are a lot of posts I've started drafts on and never finished. There are a lot of pictures I wanted to post but never did.
I have to admit it, I've had good ideas, funny ideas and a good portion of stinky ideas for posts that I could have briefly let fly with, but something held me back. I think that something is that blogging isn't as exciting as it once was. I still like doing it, but like most things, it isn't the shiny new toy I used to play with for hours anymore.
I've also been far busier as this year has went on, and my blogging priorities weren't set high enough to reach 450 posts.
The other reason I failed is a lack of planning. The two goals I was successful with required me to set a small goal each day in order to not feel overwhelmed. If I just met that daily goal, I was going to make it by the end of the year.
I didn't do that with the blogging. I posted most days, and felt satisfied just getting the one post a day out. I needed to put out around 9 posts a week and ended up around 7. I think next year I'll be happy with 7 posts a week.
Finally, what can I say about the landscaping except it was utter failure. I not only didn't complete one major landscaping project this year, I never even got one started. I was wanting to build a new waterfall and fountain. I told myself as the year went on that keeping up with maintaining what was there was about all I could do, but I know I could have done better had I just planned better.
I think the bigger problem was I never decided what I wanted. I still don't know. It is impossible to complete something if one cannot even decide how it's supposed to look like in the end. All my other goals had specific endpoints I could see. I still can't "see" what it is I want here.
The other problem is as the year went on, I decided I wanted to finish off my beds at the same time as tackling the big undertaking of a waterfall. I still have beds I want to dig out and beds I want to finish.
But it'll happen next year, I'm telling ya...look out.
Or maybe not.
Happy New Year.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
NFL Week 16 Picks
Last week I cooled off further to 9-7, so that made my overall record 150-74. I'm falling off a little again, so I need a big week. If not, I may have to go "all in" next week and pick a lot of upsets. ESPN Experts' picks and records here and here.
This is the last Monday Night game, and who should appear but the Bears. Who would want to spend a Monday night outdoors in Chicago is beyond me, but I'm sure there will be plenty who do.
Once again there appear to be mostly easy games to pick, but that usually means a bad week looms. I just wish I knew which teams were going to lay an egg.
Atlanta.
Cincinnati.
Cleveland.
Green Bay.
Pittsburgh.
Miami.
New England.
New Orleans.
Giants.
San Francisco.
Arizona.
Indianapolis.
Philadelphia.
Dallas.
Minnesota- Monday Night.
This is the last Monday Night game, and who should appear but the Bears. Who would want to spend a Monday night outdoors in Chicago is beyond me, but I'm sure there will be plenty who do.
Once again there appear to be mostly easy games to pick, but that usually means a bad week looms. I just wish I knew which teams were going to lay an egg.
Atlanta.
Cincinnati.
Cleveland.
Green Bay.
Pittsburgh.
Miami.
New England.
New Orleans.
Giants.
San Francisco.
Arizona.
Indianapolis.
Philadelphia.
Dallas.
Minnesota- Monday Night.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas NFL Pick
Tennessee.
Honestly I don't remember a Christmas Day game since the infamous Dolphins-Chiefs game that went 2 OT and delayed a lot of Christmas Dinners. I still remember it being on and playing with the new GI Joe with fuzzy hair and beard I had gotten for Christmas.
Honestly I don't remember a Christmas Day game since the infamous Dolphins-Chiefs game that went 2 OT and delayed a lot of Christmas Dinners. I still remember it being on and playing with the new GI Joe with fuzzy hair and beard I had gotten for Christmas.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Mr. Laid Back
There are, of course, two Christmases in the US, one secular and one religious. How and why this happened is irrelevant to this post.
We should all know what the religious Christmas is and that it starts December 25th. The secular Christmas starts after Thanksgiving and revolves around the holiday experience itself, that is, the shopping, the winter season, family meetings, Santa Claus, mistletoe and all that jazz. It can definitely get all confused.
But where the two mix themselves up the most is in the music. Radio stations and "albums" have long been an alternating assortment of songs referencing Jesus' birth followed by the violent death of a family member at the hands of semi-domesticated hoofed thugs.
Kind of drives me nuts. At least stick with a theme. Play a series of Jesus-referencing songs in a row between commercial breaks, then maybe go secular, but don't go back and forth. Too "schizophreniac" for me.
At any rate, Andy Williams and Perry Como have long been associated with Christmas music. I kind of posted about Mr. Andy previously. So, listening to some old Christmas albums last night on the turntable, and hearing some of his songs, I got to thinking about Perry Como. I realized I didn't know a lot about him, other than he was very popular and thought of as casual and relaxed.
Which made me think of what follows. This was from the early 1980s. One of the funniest sketches ever on SCTV, which just so happens to be one of my favorite shows ever. That's Eugene Levy as Perry. And check out John Candy.
We should all know what the religious Christmas is and that it starts December 25th. The secular Christmas starts after Thanksgiving and revolves around the holiday experience itself, that is, the shopping, the winter season, family meetings, Santa Claus, mistletoe and all that jazz. It can definitely get all confused.
But where the two mix themselves up the most is in the music. Radio stations and "albums" have long been an alternating assortment of songs referencing Jesus' birth followed by the violent death of a family member at the hands of semi-domesticated hoofed thugs.
Kind of drives me nuts. At least stick with a theme. Play a series of Jesus-referencing songs in a row between commercial breaks, then maybe go secular, but don't go back and forth. Too "schizophreniac" for me.
At any rate, Andy Williams and Perry Como have long been associated with Christmas music. I kind of posted about Mr. Andy previously. So, listening to some old Christmas albums last night on the turntable, and hearing some of his songs, I got to thinking about Perry Como. I realized I didn't know a lot about him, other than he was very popular and thought of as casual and relaxed.
Which made me think of what follows. This was from the early 1980s. One of the funniest sketches ever on SCTV, which just so happens to be one of my favorite shows ever. That's Eugene Levy as Perry. And check out John Candy.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Week 15 NFL Picks
Last week I cooled off to 10-6, so that made my overall record 141-67. Thankfully, I'm still only a game behind Tom Jackson, Keshawn Johnson and Hoge for 1st place. That is, among humans. The computer picks by Accuscore now lead the way at 144-64. I think this is the first year this has happened. ESPN Experts' picks and records here and here.
Surprisingly Dallas won last night. I thought they were going to fold it up like they usually do in December. New Orleans better watch out or they may not end up with home field after all.
Most of the games are straightforward this week. The hard part about picking this time of year is accouting for the teams that are not playing their starters, either because of injury, resting for the playoffs, or those that have given up and are taking a look at players for next year. I think this will make for mediocre picking this week, despite the straightforward appearance.
Should be another embarrassing week for the Bears. Can't wait to see how many picks Cutler throws against Baltimore.
I was going to go for Carolina over Minnesota, but with New Orleans' loss, the Vikings are still alive for home field.
New England.
Arizona.
Tennessee.
Kansas City.
Houston.
Jets.
Denver.
San Diego.
Seattle.
Baltimore.
Philadelphia.
Green Bay.
Minnesota.
Giants- Monday Night.
Surprisingly Dallas won last night. I thought they were going to fold it up like they usually do in December. New Orleans better watch out or they may not end up with home field after all.
Most of the games are straightforward this week. The hard part about picking this time of year is accouting for the teams that are not playing their starters, either because of injury, resting for the playoffs, or those that have given up and are taking a look at players for next year. I think this will make for mediocre picking this week, despite the straightforward appearance.
Should be another embarrassing week for the Bears. Can't wait to see how many picks Cutler throws against Baltimore.
I was going to go for Carolina over Minnesota, but with New Orleans' loss, the Vikings are still alive for home field.
New England.
Arizona.
Tennessee.
Kansas City.
Houston.
Jets.
Denver.
San Diego.
Seattle.
Baltimore.
Philadelphia.
Green Bay.
Minnesota.
Giants- Monday Night.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
One Of The Few
This has had over 2,000,000 views and been around for 3 years. So why hadn't I seen it?
The song and the show are classics. I've watched Thomas for many years, since the Ringo days. Some of these episodes were hilarious. This was very well done.
The song and the show are classics. I've watched Thomas for many years, since the Ringo days. Some of these episodes were hilarious. This was very well done.
Saturday NFL Pick
New Orleans.
I finally won a Thursday pick in the last few minutes. Would have been embarrassing to lose them all. Must have been from being drunk on eggnog.
I finally won a Thursday pick in the last few minutes. Would have been embarrassing to lose them all. Must have been from being drunk on eggnog.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thursday Night NFL Pick
Indianapolis.
This may turn out to be a great game, what with a playoff berth and a perfect season at stake. Kind of like the Ravens-Pats game from two years ago.
This may turn out to be a great game, what with a playoff berth and a perfect season at stake. Kind of like the Ravens-Pats game from two years ago.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
NFL Week 14 Picks
Kept rolling last week, finishing 12-4, so that made my overall record 131-61. Amazingly, I'm now only a game behind Tom Jackson for 1st place. ESPN Experts' picks and records here and here.
Last year at this time, my record was 121-70-1, the year before 117-75, the year before that 112-80, and the year before that 125-67. So this is my best season in years.
And yet, I can't win on Thursday night. I have yet to pick a Thursday night winner this year. I did win twice on Thanksgiving, but those were the day games.
Fortunately for me, everyone else also misfired this past Thursday. Who saw that one coming? This week is my last chance for Thursday night victory, as there are no more Thursday games after next week.
Next weekend also gives us our only Saturday game this year.
I used to love the Saturday games. But since we only get one this year, what will we do with Saturday now that college football is over?
This week's games look very interesting. The biggest game looks to be Dallas-San Diego. Honestly, I think the Cowboys whole season hangs in the balance today. If they lose, they won't make the playoffs. Even if they win, they still have games left at New Orleans, at Washington and then at home against Philly. Tough row to hoe. Two wins, tops, in these last four, and I think there is a real chance of them not winning any of these final four.
Which brings us to tonight's Philly-Giants game. If they lose, the Giants will be out of the hunt in the East. Philly has two home games left against San Fran and Denver before going to Dallas. Meanwhile the Giants have to go to Washington and Minnesota, with a home game against Carolina in the middle. Should be a hard fought game tonight.
Right now, it looks to me like Philadelphia will win the East, even if they lose tonight.
And the Bears have Green Bay. The Packers are looking good for the playoffs right now, but if the Bears come through today, Green Bay has to play two rough road games at Pittsburgh and Arizona. Quite possibly, even probably, two more losses. Green Bay only has one more "lock" win, against Seattle in two weeks, making today's matchup that much more important. If they lose today, they may only get to 9 wins. So it should be another hard fought game.
Here we go...
New Orleans.
Green Bay.
Jets.
Jacksonville.
Baltimore.
Houston.
Indianapolis.
Kansas City.
Minnesota.
New England.
Oakland.
Tennessee.
Dallas.
Philadelphia.
Arizona- Monday night.
Last year at this time, my record was 121-70-1, the year before 117-75, the year before that 112-80, and the year before that 125-67. So this is my best season in years.
And yet, I can't win on Thursday night. I have yet to pick a Thursday night winner this year. I did win twice on Thanksgiving, but those were the day games.
Fortunately for me, everyone else also misfired this past Thursday. Who saw that one coming? This week is my last chance for Thursday night victory, as there are no more Thursday games after next week.
Next weekend also gives us our only Saturday game this year.
I used to love the Saturday games. But since we only get one this year, what will we do with Saturday now that college football is over?
This week's games look very interesting. The biggest game looks to be Dallas-San Diego. Honestly, I think the Cowboys whole season hangs in the balance today. If they lose, they won't make the playoffs. Even if they win, they still have games left at New Orleans, at Washington and then at home against Philly. Tough row to hoe. Two wins, tops, in these last four, and I think there is a real chance of them not winning any of these final four.
Which brings us to tonight's Philly-Giants game. If they lose, the Giants will be out of the hunt in the East. Philly has two home games left against San Fran and Denver before going to Dallas. Meanwhile the Giants have to go to Washington and Minnesota, with a home game against Carolina in the middle. Should be a hard fought game tonight.
Right now, it looks to me like Philadelphia will win the East, even if they lose tonight.
And the Bears have Green Bay. The Packers are looking good for the playoffs right now, but if the Bears come through today, Green Bay has to play two rough road games at Pittsburgh and Arizona. Quite possibly, even probably, two more losses. Green Bay only has one more "lock" win, against Seattle in two weeks, making today's matchup that much more important. If they lose today, they may only get to 9 wins. So it should be another hard fought game.
Here we go...
New Orleans.
Green Bay.
Jets.
Jacksonville.
Baltimore.
Houston.
Indianapolis.
Kansas City.
Minnesota.
New England.
Oakland.
Tennessee.
Dallas.
Philadelphia.
Arizona- Monday night.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sunday, December 06, 2009
NFL Week 13 Picks
Last week turned out better than expected at 13-3, making my overall record 119-57. This week catapulted me back ahead of many and only 4 games out of first with 5 weeks to go. Thursday's loss put a damper on things for the moment.
There are fewer toss up games this week. I almost went with KC over Denver, but I finally sided with Denver. Jacksonville is at home, so I'm picking them over Houston. I've got a couple upsets- Giants over Dallas and Arizona over Minnesota.
And the Bears should get a win again. Maybe.
Philadelphia.
Chicago.
Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh.
Indianapolis.
Denver.
New England.
New Orleans.
Carolina.
Jacksonville.
San Diego.
Giants.
San Francisco.
Arizona.
Green Bay- Monday night.
There are fewer toss up games this week. I almost went with KC over Denver, but I finally sided with Denver. Jacksonville is at home, so I'm picking them over Houston. I've got a couple upsets- Giants over Dallas and Arizona over Minnesota.
And the Bears should get a win again. Maybe.
Philadelphia.
Chicago.
Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh.
Indianapolis.
Denver.
New England.
New Orleans.
Carolina.
Jacksonville.
San Diego.
Giants.
San Francisco.
Arizona.
Green Bay- Monday night.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
NFL Picks Week 12
Finally a return to winning last week, with a satisfying 12-4. For the year, that made me 106-54. Two losses, Thursday and Monday, bookended a stellar 12-2 Sunday. Hoge is way out in front with 112 wins, Tom Jackson has 111, and then the rest of the field ranges from 102 to 109. These ESPN Experts are here and here.
Now so far this week I am 2-1 like most of the rest of the world. This week has a lot of mines in the field, as there are many games where injuries could play a role in the outcome, including Pittsburgh-Baltimore and Arizona-Tennessee. How 'bout them Titans, by the way? Arizona has no chance if Warner doesn't play, so I'm going with Tennessee.
I see no one has the Bears. No surprise. What is a surprise is how many people picked Houston over Indy.
Jacksonville-San Fran looks like a good match-up, I've got to go for the home team even though Jacksonville is looking better and better as the season progresses.
Of course, then there is the Monday Night game. This is probably one of the most anticipated games on Monday night since the Baltimore-New England match-up 2 years ago. A can't miss football game. I like New Orleans- they most likely won't go for it on 4th in their own territory.
This week will likely make or break my season. There's just a lot of toss-up games. If they break my way, I'll be in contention. If not, I may be in last place.
Atlanta.
Miami.
Cincinnati.
St. Louis.
Jets.
Philadelphia.
Indianapolis.
San Diego.
San Francisco.
Minnesota.
Tennessee.
Baltimore.
New Orleans- Monday Night.
Now so far this week I am 2-1 like most of the rest of the world. This week has a lot of mines in the field, as there are many games where injuries could play a role in the outcome, including Pittsburgh-Baltimore and Arizona-Tennessee. How 'bout them Titans, by the way? Arizona has no chance if Warner doesn't play, so I'm going with Tennessee.
I see no one has the Bears. No surprise. What is a surprise is how many people picked Houston over Indy.
Jacksonville-San Fran looks like a good match-up, I've got to go for the home team even though Jacksonville is looking better and better as the season progresses.
Of course, then there is the Monday Night game. This is probably one of the most anticipated games on Monday night since the Baltimore-New England match-up 2 years ago. A can't miss football game. I like New Orleans- they most likely won't go for it on 4th in their own territory.
This week will likely make or break my season. There's just a lot of toss-up games. If they break my way, I'll be in contention. If not, I may be in last place.
Atlanta.
Miami.
Cincinnati.
St. Louis.
Jets.
Philadelphia.
Indianapolis.
San Diego.
San Francisco.
Minnesota.
Tennessee.
Baltimore.
New Orleans- Monday Night.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Weekend Reading
As you've already guessed, I haven't spent a lot of time reading this week, but rather I've been watching videos of Hee Haw and moonings. Now my humiliation is complete.
The Humiliation Is Almost Complete
Although the suffering is not yet legendary.
So, maybe the Bears aren't going to win the Super Bowl this year after all.
And maybe they won't even get there.
Okay, so maybe they aren't even going to make the playoffs.
Or even finish with a record over .500.
Alright, already- maybe they won't win another game this year. Happy now?
But is player de-pantsing really necessary? Thankfully I missed this the other night when it was live. The mere fact this video even exists is reason enough to declare this season a total failure.
Hat tip Burn Monkey Burn.
So, maybe the Bears aren't going to win the Super Bowl this year after all.
And maybe they won't even get there.
Okay, so maybe they aren't even going to make the playoffs.
Or even finish with a record over .500.
Alright, already- maybe they won't win another game this year. Happy now?
But is player de-pantsing really necessary? Thankfully I missed this the other night when it was live. The mere fact this video even exists is reason enough to declare this season a total failure.
Hat tip Burn Monkey Burn.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Raiders Rule
Okay, the football team stinks, so one never hears those words anymore. But they broke out the retro uniforms again, and they are awesome. Best looking uniform, I think.
Dallas doesn't look to shabby, either. This was by far the best LOOKING game of the day. Photo credits to AP/Mike Stone.
Dallas doesn't look to shabby, either. This was by far the best LOOKING game of the day. Photo credits to AP/Mike Stone.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving NFL Picks
Green Bay.
Dallas.
Giants.
I was actually going to be interested in the Detroit game if Stafford was playing, but he ain't, so it should be another garbage game. The Oakland-Dallas game might be interesting, but who picked these games for Thanksgiving?
Dallas.
Giants.
I was actually going to be interested in the Detroit game if Stafford was playing, but he ain't, so it should be another garbage game. The Oakland-Dallas game might be interesting, but who picked these games for Thanksgiving?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
NFL Week 11 Picks
Anybody want to help someone down on his luck? Last week was an 8-7 week. and once again I've already lost the Thursday night game this week.
For the year I am94-51. I've totally lost hope in contending for 1st place, and am now ahead of only Allen and Ditka. Although there are still 7 weeks left, and I only have to make up a game a week. So maybe not. ESPN Experts picks and records here and here.
Dallas.
Detroit.
Green Bay.
Pittsburgh.
Giants.
New Orleans.
Jacksonville.
Indianapolis.
Minnesota.
Arizona.
New England.
Cincinnati.
San Diego.
Philadelphia.
Houston- Monday Night.
For the year I am94-51. I've totally lost hope in contending for 1st place, and am now ahead of only Allen and Ditka. Although there are still 7 weeks left, and I only have to make up a game a week. So maybe not. ESPN Experts picks and records here and here.
Dallas.
Detroit.
Green Bay.
Pittsburgh.
Giants.
New Orleans.
Jacksonville.
Indianapolis.
Minnesota.
Arizona.
New England.
Cincinnati.
San Diego.
Philadelphia.
Houston- Monday Night.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
We've Had Some Strange Weather This Year
It never really got hot this summer. It rained more than I can ever remember. There were more cloudy days than sunny, I think.
That must explain, at least in some small way, why, despite a few good frosts, I still have flowers blooming.
These babies have been blooming since spring. The temperatures have more than once been in the upper twenties in the mornings this past week.
The daisies in the above photo never see sunlight anymore, as the shadow of the house keeps them in shade all day, as shown below in the picture of their bed. Only half of the daisies are getting sun, but they are all still blooming.
So is the weird weather the explanation as to why, on November 14th, I had butterflies, bees, and some weird metallic-green bug thing, on the world's most hardy daisies?
Are we or are we not just 11 days from Thanksgiving?
This might be the first year I catch a Christmas lightning bug.
All of these photos were taken yesterday.
I got such a kick out of the butterfly, I even took a short video of it. I call it "November Butterfly". Which would be a great song title or band name. I'd set it to music if I knew how.
That must explain, at least in some small way, why, despite a few good frosts, I still have flowers blooming.
These babies have been blooming since spring. The temperatures have more than once been in the upper twenties in the mornings this past week.
The daisies in the above photo never see sunlight anymore, as the shadow of the house keeps them in shade all day, as shown below in the picture of their bed. Only half of the daisies are getting sun, but they are all still blooming.
So is the weird weather the explanation as to why, on November 14th, I had butterflies, bees, and some weird metallic-green bug thing, on the world's most hardy daisies?
Are we or are we not just 11 days from Thanksgiving?
This might be the first year I catch a Christmas lightning bug.
All of these photos were taken yesterday.
I got such a kick out of the butterfly, I even took a short video of it. I call it "November Butterfly". Which would be a great song title or band name. I'd set it to music if I knew how.
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