I Failed To Mention...

that I had the pleasure of riding the train home the other night across the aisle, with none other than the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

While I don't agree with this man (on anything), I could not bring myself to ask him the same question, I want to ask the Rev. Al Sharpton...

"What makes you a Rev.?"

He also did not tip the waitress in 1st class, which everyone else was doing!

Wow

We won...

I am not going to go on for an hour-long diatribe, on what went right / what went wrong / what still needs fixing / etc.

I am just happy we won, and excited for Dallas Week #1.

WEEK 10 PICKS

WEEK 10 PICKS:

Actually on time this week too:

Chicago at San Francisco: SF
Atlanta at Carolina: CAROLINA
Buffalo at Tennessee: BUFF
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: PITT
Denver at Washington: DENVER
Detroit at Minnesota: MINNI
Jacksonville at NY Jets: JAX
New Orleans at St. Louis: N’AWLINS
Tampa Bay at Miami: ME-YAMI
Kansas City at Oakland: OAK-TOWN
Dallas at Green Bay: DALLAS
Philadelphia at San Diego: PHILLY
Seattle at Arizona: ‘ZONA
New England at Indianapolis: NE
Baltimore at Cleveland: BALTI

Ghetto Fab...

Last night for dinner, I had a Hot Dog, microwaved, with a Kraft Single, inside a slice of white bread, with some hot sauce and A-1.

I am not kidding!

Burgers...

I have made it very clear what I feel about Bobby Flay. I think he is a douche bag!

Well, last weekend, a buddy from NJ and I went to Five Guys. I deem Five Guys to be a slightly upscale fast food burger place, where things are made to order, and you can be in and out, having eaten in 15 mins. We each had Bacon Cheeseburgers, a soda, and split a large fry. It was $20 (give or take).

Well I went to Bobby's Burger Palace today in NJ to try it out, and see if it was all that it was cracked up to be. Simply put...it was not. I ordered the Philly Burger, provolone, grilled onions, and hot peppers. A soda and I ordered the beer-battered onion rings. This set me back $14.50.

The Burger get an OK...there was nothing special about it. The Rings get an OK. The best part of the meal was "The Fry Sauce" which is a subtly spiced mayonaise based sauce, resembling buffalo sauce.

This outing once again proves my point...Bobby is a douche bag.

I Was Surprised To Read

that this Thurs night John Allen Muhammed will be executed in Virginia...it seems that you always read that people are on Death Row for 10, sometimes 20 years, awaiting execution.

It seems like just yesterday that people around DC were worried to go outside, for fear of the DC Sniper, and his accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the area. It got to be so bad that High School football games were being cancelled out of fear for safety.

However, those crazy 3 weeks were in October 2002...7 years ago. Time flies!

Thanks AVIS...

For giving me the same Prius again...

I feel like such a loser!

WEEK 9 PICKS

WEEK 9 RESULTS: 6-7 (OUCH!)

Submitted late again (but I have a time and date stamp on my BB to prove my honesty (and trust me when you see these picks, its not like I lied)

Arizona at Chicago: CHI
Baltimore at Cincinnati: BALTI
Green Bay at Tampa Bay: GB
Houston at Indianapolis: INDY
Kansas City at Jacksonville: JAX
Miami at New England: NE
Washington at Atlanta: ATLANTA (easiest pick this year)
Carolina at New Orleans: N’AWLINS
Detroit at Seattle: DAY-TROIS
San Diego at NY Giants: NYG
Tennessee at San Francisco: SF
Dallas at Philadelphia: PHILLY
Pittsburgh at Denver: PITT

A Parting Gift...

One summer day in 2008, I was working in the garage of our old house, when a woman in a beat-up early 90’s Honda Civic pulled up to my neighbor. She was kind of dressed up and was pulling things out of her car and taking them into the neighbor’s house. It turns out the neighbor was hosting a birthday party that night, and this girl was from a wine company and was delivering all of the alcohol for the party. Later on, people started to show up to the party, and she got ready to take off, after having delivered the wine, but realized she locked the keys in the car.

I tried to help, as did members of the party, despite her stating, “This always happens, but I usually just pull hard enough and it opens.” This time it did not. I also sat there wondering how often this girl locked her keys in the car.

Well I went inside, grabbed a wire hanger, and after some bending and prying, I was able to unlock the car for her. She was very happy, and figuring she was from some wine company, she might have a little extra to give me.

So I jokingly said to her, “How about a little something, you know, for the effort?” (Those might not have been my exact words, but some people might know where that line is from).

She responded with, “I delivered all of our wine, but here is a bottle of something I just picked up at the grocery store”

With that, she handed me a bottle of Barefoot White Zinfandel, arguably, the cheapest bottle at CVS (maybe $3.99), and potentially the one that might give you the worst hangover. At that point, I could not say NO, so I just smiled and thanked her, and ran inside laughing.

Well fast-forward some 16 months or so, and the bottle was still hanging around the house. I could not bring myself to give that to someone as a gift, and I was not going to simply throw it away. Not knowing what I could do with it, I came up with the perfect solution. I left it in the fridge of the person we sold the house to.

Enjoy your hangover!

Times Are Tough...

at McDonalds...

My old "go-to" was the Double Cheeseburger (2 burgers, 2 slices of cheese, and all the fixins). It was on the $1 menu...add some fries, and I was happy as could be.

Well the other day, being the nice guy that I am, I went out to buy burgers for our movers who did an excellent job. I went into the McDonalds, and looked up at Dollar Menu, only to see that Double Cheeseburger had been replaced by the McDouble. I inquired as to what the McDouble was...

Any guesses as to the difference?

Yup...they removed a slice of cheese! Is this considered cost-cutting?

Give me my slice of cheese back!

Week 8 Picks...

WEEK 8 RESULTS: 8-5
OVERALL RESULTS: 74-42

I know I didnt get them up in time...but I wrote them down on my blackberry...so here they are:

Cleveland at Chicago: CHI
Denver at Baltimore: BALTI
Houston at Buffalo : BUFF
Miami at NY Jets: MIA
NY Giants at Philadelphia: NYG
San Francisco at Indianapolis: INDY
Seattle at Dallas: DALLAS
St. Louis at Detroit: STL
Jacksonville at Tennessee: TENN
Oakland at San Diego: SD
Carolina at Arizona: ARZ
Minnesota at Green Bay: GB
Atlanta at New Orleans: ATL
BYE at Washington: BYE

Happy Birthday...

to my boy...1 Year Old. We did it!!!

My Official Take On The Dead'Skins

I thought I would take a crack at figuring out what is wrong with the Redskins…everyone else has. I figured I would put a list together, in no particular order, with the outcome being that the sum of the issues equals what is wrong with the team. Again, this is in no particular order:

• We have a QB who is Big, Strong, and Athletic, but lacks Intelligence, Vision, and Accuracy. On the flip side...he is also the best we got at this point.
• We have at best a patchwork offensive line, and even when healthy, they are average at best, and old to boot.
• We have Wide Receivers who are small, and those that are big, are immature, inexperienced, and care more about themselves then the team
• Our Special Teams seems to be ok
• We have a D-Line that occasionally makes plays, but if you were to scrap this team as a whole, who would you bring back in a rebuilding year…maybe Golston and Carter (MAYBE!)
• We have a LB corps that is pretty solid, but does not do anything outstanding. To use a term often reserved for QBs, I think London Fletcher is a product of the system. I love his heart and dedication, but other than being a tackling machine, what else does he do?
• The secondary…wow…let’s start all over. D-Hall and C.Rogers miss more plays than they make. Since the unfortunate passing of Sean Taylor, Laron Landry seems like he has yet to make an impact play. I might keep Reed Doughty and Chris Horton.
• Jim Zorn is in over his head. He is a great QB coach, and could be an offensive coordinator, but I think the responsibilities of a HC are far in excess of his abilities.
• I understand that Joe Bugel has to play the cards that he was dealt, however, it seems that his O-Line has been busting at the seams for a few years. I love the guy, but I think it is time to cut the Joe Gibbs cord.
• I don’t know any of the other Offensive Coaches, and I think that says it all.
• For what it is worth, I thought the play calling the other night was fine. It was the execution and decision making that crushed me. Kick the field goal, instead of going for it on 4th and goal from 4. Take the points when down 3 scores!
• I honestly do not think Greg Blache even cares anymore. He even quit talking to the media. I might keep LB Coach Kirk Olivadotti, but after that, they can all go too…
• Vinny-Boy…What a LOSER! He is nothing more than a YES-Man to The Danny, and as such, has absolutely ZERO football acumen. I am not saying I could do his job, but there are a whole lot more able bodied people out there who know what they are talking about. To hear him say that he provided Zorn a playoff caliber team this year is his way of saying “it aint my fault.” Screw you Vinny…you are the BIGGEST reason we are in this position.
• FINALLY…the Owner. Enuff said!

Tune back in for my recommendations on keepers and cut-aways coming soon!

Gross...

The wife and I went and checked out new matresses, with the intent of buying a "Guest Room" matress. While we did not purchase anything, we did decide to replace our matress, and use our old one in the Guest Room (sleep there at your own risk)...

Well as we went from bed to bed...no matter how hard they try...it is nearly impossible to find a matress without someone's hair lying right next to you...

Think about that next time you hop on top!

WEEK 7 PICKS

Week 7 Results: 6-7 (OUCH!)

2 minor upsets...OAK and KC

Green Bay at Cleveland: GB
Indianapolis at St. Louis: INDY
Minnesota at Pittsburgh: PITT
New England at Tampa Bay: NE
San Diego at Kansas City: KC
San Francisco at Houston: SAN FRAN
Buffalo at Carolina: CAROLINA
NY Jets at Oakland: OAKLAND
Atlanta at Dallas: ATLANTA
Chicago at Cincinnati: CHICAGO
New Orleans at Miami: N’AWLINS
Arizona at NY Giants: NYG
Philadelphia at Washington: PHILLY (you didn’t really think I was taking the Skins did you?)

Unusually Quiet

I have thought long and hard about how to react to the Washington Redskins, and the debacle that is this season. There are not enough 4 letter words out there to explain my all out disgust and anger with the team.

That is until my Cousin sent this to me...I think this sums it all up!

Wedding Ettiquette

So I was an usher (better known as the JV Groomsmen!) at a wedding this weekend. It was a good friend of mine getting married, and myself and 3 other buddies of his were also ushers. As people came in, we offered our arms to the ladies, and took them to there seats (just like ushers do).

Well a girl comes in, around her early 20s (I later find out that she is the girlfriend of the bride's brother), and I offer her my arm, with a nice smile, and a, "May I take you to your seat?"

Her non-chalant answer, along with a wave of the hand was, "NO THANKS!" It kinda threw me for a loop.

Later on, I happened to be sitting next to her, coincidentally, during the wedding, when I look over, only to find her sending a text message, in the middle of the ceremony. I was about to lean over and punch her in the face, when I happened to see, what appeared to be her father sitting next to her on the other side...SOUND ASLEEP!

I am not sure the exact time, but I believe the wedding was 20 minutes long. You mean to tell me you cannot stay awake for 20 minutes for a wedding.

I nearly punched both of them in the face!

WEEK 6 PICKS

WEEK 6 RESULTS: 9-5
OVERALL RESULTS: 60-30

No shockers or upsets here!


Baltimore at Minnesota: BALTI
Carolina at Tampa Bay: CAROLINA
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: PITT
Detroit at Green Bay: GB
Houston at Cincinnati: CINCI
Kansas City at Washington: WASHINGTON (last chance!!!)
NY Giants at New Orleans: N’AWLINS
St. Louis at Jacksonville: JAX
Arizona at Seattle: ZONA
Philadelphia at Oakland: PHILLY
Buffalo at NY Jets: NYJ
Tennessee at New England: PATS
Chicago at Atlanta: ATLANTA
Denver at San Diego: DENVER

NBA Fan???

not at all!

BUT...

I was just on espn.com and noticed that the one and only Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo is a new analyst. I might just tune in to see if he finger wags Steven A. Smith!

That would be awesome!

Rush Limbaugh and The Rams...

From espn.com...

"The Rev. Al Sharpton wants the National Football League to block conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh from bidding on the St. Louis Rams.

Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He said Limbaugh has been divisive and "anti-NFL" in some of his comments."

WHAT?

I can understand people not wanting Rush to be a NFL owner, and sure he has made some devisive comments over the years, BUT "anti-NFL?"

REALLY???

After all of these years of listening to Al Sharpton blab on about this and that, it leads me to wonder..."What religion is he a Rev for?"
(how does he keep his hair so smooth looking all the time?)