Another year toward the bottom of the NFL football pool. I took another beating this week with losses in very close games. The Falcons lost in overtime and Detroit beat Cleveland by one point. Apparently there are some accusations of Detriot faking injuries to stop the clock / pace of the game.
It appears that my chances of catching Picklez or Screamin are all but gone.
On NFL Sundays, I've had the pleasure of watching a few games with Picklez this season and he has shared his "Manning Theory" with me on several occasions. Since I've been entertained with it, I thought I would share it with all my blog readers.
The theory is this... Eli and Peyton Manning share a common pool of football talent and only one of them can access the "talent" at a given time. If their respective teams play on different days or at different times, then everything is fine. If they play at the exact same moment, then only one of them can be successful. Being a geek, this of course reminded me of the "Marvel Family" that had to share the power of SHAZAM!. If Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel were active at the same time, then they were only half as powerful.
The point? I have no idea. I am just going to shout SHAZAM at Picklez whenever I see one of the Mannings on television.
Today, LG let me know that my Cartman covers Lady Ga Ga post made the "Entertainment is Good" page on Vox. I'm truly humbled by this accolade.... which really means.... "in your face, Picklez!"
On a serious note, I wasn't really aware of the entertainment page before now. It looks pretty cool. I will need to check it out more often.
Thanks to LG for giving me the heads-up. It doesn't make up 100% for her humiliating me each week in our NFL picks, but it comes close.
I watched a good part of the memorial ceremony from Ft. Hood yesterday and I'm still saddened by the attack. Today is Veteran's Day and I'm reminded that men and women in our armed forces put their lives on the line everyday in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and unfortunately in small towns like Fort Hood Texas.
I know that there are a lot of people that can't comprehend the work that American Armed Forces do in Afghanistan and Iraq. To a certain degree, I can respect that opinion.
I also realize that there are Americans that believe that our country should never use force for any cause or any situation. I can understand this opinion, but I don't respect it.
Hopefully on Veteran's Day, Everyone can come together for a moment of reflection and say thanks to the men and women who died in uniform and those that serve our country with honor and distinction every single day.
The news is a little late, but I have a new nephew! His name is Ty and he was born on October 22. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I will let these do the talking for me.
It seems that everyday more and more people are removing the Obama stickers from their bumpers faster than Lindsay Lohan discards an empty gin bottle from her car window. You can’t blame them really… buyer’s remorse has set in.
Maybe these people can replace the now empty spot with this sticker…
On a more serious note - There are very few Obama bumper or window stickers on a vehicles where I work... this was not the case a year ago. Things that make you go hmmmm....
It's also worth repeating that no one will LOL if PelosiCare becomes a full epidemic case of ObamaCare.
So, I took the plunge and joined Facebook. Some of you have already made me a "friend" and I thank you.
After only a short time, the appeal of the site is apparent to me. The "wall" allows for quick twitter-ish type posts. The ability to find friends of friends is great. Facebook allows for a user to stay in touch with a lot of people everywhere. It's vastly superior to MySpace and a overall great networking tool.
I am also surprised at how "buggy" the site is with it's friend functionality. The recent activity section seems to omit "activity" at certain times. Sometimes friends are missing, but will reappear the next time I logon.
I have experienced an issue with the site every time that i have logged on. This really surprises me, given that this website has been established for many years and has millions of users.
Anyway, I'm even monitoring my Facebook IM via pidgin. Contact me if you are so inclined.
Later
I have watched this clip from South Park over and over again. It just keeps getting funnier. So, I present to you Cartman singing Lady Gaga's Poker Face. It's South Park, so expect NSFW language.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums of all time. Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" is considered by many to be the pinnacle of jazz music. Others will contend that it was more of a pop album than a jazz album.
All I know is that it is one of my favorites.
Yahoo Article: Kind of Blue At 50
After week two of the NFL season, I can tell that I have already made a huge mistake by asking Hangtime to participate in our friendly "Pro Football Pickem". Hangtime already has a commanding lead; meanwhile I'm in the cellar.
I can't believe the games this week. How could I have been so far off the mark? With only one game left to play tonight, I only correctly picked winners for 6 out of 15 games this week. Yikes!
I'm going to have to do some more analysis for next week....
Update: Jodi and I won her collegiate office football pool, so now I don't feel so bad.
Coldplay released a live album for free download from their web site a couple of months back. This is my quick review.
For starters, I love it when bands do stuff like this... The band is giving it's fan base a little something for the support that has been given to them and maybe, just maybe, pick up a new fan or two along the way.
Let's face it, Coldplay needs some positive press. The well known band has been under fire lately for stealing songs by Joe Satriani and Cat Stevens. Speculation is that the band has already reached an out-of-court financial settlement with Satriani.
Maybe they should change their name to "Coldpay" (*Zing*).
Download -- Coldplay: LeftRightLeftRightLeft
Why would you download it?
Simply for the live version of their mega-hit "Clocks" and the price (free).
Why you could care less?
There is a reason it's free. Given the extensive list of radio hits from Coldplay, one would think that this album would include more known songs. The most notable songs included are "Clocks" and the often maligned "Vida La Vida".
