Game 1 of the NFL Season starts tonight. The real American sport kicks off and gets everyone in the mindset for Fall - you know, tailgating and parties every Sunday afternoon! College football added to that makes for great entertainment on the weekends!
Speaking of good entertainment - who all stayed up to watch the Roddick/Federer match last night? It was WORTH EVERY MINUTE! Not only were the first two sets some of the best tennis I've seen in a while with both players playing at the top of their game - but they brought Andre Agassi into the booth to work with Johnny Mac on calling the match. That was probably the greatest part of the match - listening to Andre's amazing analysis of the players and of the game that is definitely lacking with McEnroe. He talked about how he was able to catch Borris Becker tipping off his serve, or how Roddick was coming forward too early on his forehand which causes the ball to sail longer than he wants to hit. The crowd of course was much appreciative of seeing Andre back in the booth.
As for the tennis - Roddick played at the top of his game, not having single break point on his serve in the first two sets... AND HE LOST THEM BOTH!! Reminiscent of Agassi losing to Sampras in similar style years ago. Just goes to show how masterful Federer is right now in the Men's Tennis. Even Tiger calls what Federer's accomplishing in the individual sport "amazing". This will be the 10th straight Grand Slam Final he'll appear in (assuming he wins on Saturday). Potentially his 8th title in the past 3 years!?!?!? amazing....
Tonight is Week 1 of 10,000 weeks for bowling. If you're new in the past year, you'll learn to hate the Brews Brothers like the rest of our league. Even the spouses of our team hate us! The black and red jerseys have been cleaned (once a year) and pressed to get ready for tonight's opening night. It's not how well you bowl, it's how good you look in doing so! We won't have the Lightening Dorks to make fun of this year is the biggest change. They got tired of losing to us!
Prediction Day tomorrow for the football games.....
Have a great Thursday - GO BREWS BROS!!!
Haiku of the Day
"Just hit the pocket"
It's Easier said than done
Bowling is for Girls!!!
Entertainment of the Day - New Strong Bad email.... note the Limozeen reference at the beginning. (yes I spelled Limozeen correctly)
Weblink of the Day - This might be the funniest thing I've seen all week! How to untangle your headphones for those earbuds... USING YOUR CAT! Things to try this weekend when Mojo moves in!
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Fantasy Team is Complete!
My 2007 Fantasy Football Team after last night's draft:
Starters:
QB - Payton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
RB - Cedric Benson, Chicago Bears
RB - Jamal Lewis, Cleveland Browns
WR - Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
WR - Plaxico Burress, New York Giants
WR - Isaac Bruce, St. Louis Rams
TE - Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City Chiefs
K - Josh Brown, Seattle Seahawks
D - Philadelphia Eagles
Bench:
QB - Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos
RB - Ladell Betts, Washington Redskins
RB - Ron Dayne, Houston Texans
WR - Joey Galloway, Tampa Bay
WR - Brandon Jones, Tennessee Titans
WR - Joe Jurevicius, Cleveland Browns
TE - Marcus Pollard, Seattle Seahawks
How does Fantasy Football work? You basically create your own team of players from around the league and compete against other people in your league and their team of players. You get a set amount of points for touchdowns thrown by your QB, yards rushed by your running backs, sacks by your defense, etc. You also lose points for things such as interceptions and fumbles. This will be my first year doing fantasy football and it's simply a weekly update to your team and starting who you think will put up the best numbers on a weekly basis. I'll give you updates every week with how I'm doing as I enter my first season of this stuff.
I watched some more US Open tennis last night. We're entering the best time of the tournament, but it's also causing me to lose even more sleep as I watch Nadal lose in 4 sets that got over after midnight. It's worth it though. Federer vs Roddick match occurs tonight - good time to stay at home, open the house up with the cool weather coming in this evening, grab your favorite adult beverage of choice, and watch some darn good tennis. I would pick this as one of the better anticipated matches of the tournament. Roddick is well rested and playing very well as of late.
This week is also "Anti-Rush" week since they'll be performing in the cities this weekend. No, this isn't in reference to the Greek (Freak) Week at colleges where millions of College Freshmen give in to buying their friends as part of their new fraternity/sorority. What it refers to is all you freaks that actually enjoy the band Rush who should have never made it out of the 60s, let alone the 70s. Why they're still playing in 2007 is beyond me. Geddy Lee has probably the worst voice for a band EVER!!! In my list of "least favorite bands", Rush is probably 1st, followed by Journey, Smashmouth.... not sure who else off hand.
Haiku of the Day
Shitty music.... RUSH
Tom Sawyer might as well be
nails on a chalkboard
Entertainment of the Day - Still on a Stone Temple Pilots kick this week.... I found a bunch of YouTube videos from their peak days of the 90s (back when MTV was showing videos) that if you're bored today, you can check 'em out.
Entertainment of the Day - The 20 ugliest Celebrities.... you won't be surprised with a lot of them!
Starters:
QB - Payton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
RB - Cedric Benson, Chicago Bears
RB - Jamal Lewis, Cleveland Browns
WR - Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
WR - Plaxico Burress, New York Giants
WR - Isaac Bruce, St. Louis Rams
TE - Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City Chiefs
K - Josh Brown, Seattle Seahawks
D - Philadelphia Eagles
Bench:
QB - Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos
RB - Ladell Betts, Washington Redskins
RB - Ron Dayne, Houston Texans
WR - Joey Galloway, Tampa Bay
WR - Brandon Jones, Tennessee Titans
WR - Joe Jurevicius, Cleveland Browns
TE - Marcus Pollard, Seattle Seahawks
How does Fantasy Football work? You basically create your own team of players from around the league and compete against other people in your league and their team of players. You get a set amount of points for touchdowns thrown by your QB, yards rushed by your running backs, sacks by your defense, etc. You also lose points for things such as interceptions and fumbles. This will be my first year doing fantasy football and it's simply a weekly update to your team and starting who you think will put up the best numbers on a weekly basis. I'll give you updates every week with how I'm doing as I enter my first season of this stuff.
I watched some more US Open tennis last night. We're entering the best time of the tournament, but it's also causing me to lose even more sleep as I watch Nadal lose in 4 sets that got over after midnight. It's worth it though. Federer vs Roddick match occurs tonight - good time to stay at home, open the house up with the cool weather coming in this evening, grab your favorite adult beverage of choice, and watch some darn good tennis. I would pick this as one of the better anticipated matches of the tournament. Roddick is well rested and playing very well as of late.
This week is also "Anti-Rush" week since they'll be performing in the cities this weekend. No, this isn't in reference to the Greek (Freak) Week at colleges where millions of College Freshmen give in to buying their friends as part of their new fraternity/sorority. What it refers to is all you freaks that actually enjoy the band Rush who should have never made it out of the 60s, let alone the 70s. Why they're still playing in 2007 is beyond me. Geddy Lee has probably the worst voice for a band EVER!!! In my list of "least favorite bands", Rush is probably 1st, followed by Journey, Smashmouth.... not sure who else off hand.
Haiku of the Day
Shitty music.... RUSH
Tom Sawyer might as well be
nails on a chalkboard
Entertainment of the Day - Still on a Stone Temple Pilots kick this week.... I found a bunch of YouTube videos from their peak days of the 90s (back when MTV was showing videos) that if you're bored today, you can check 'em out.
- Plush
- Creep
- Sex Type Thing
- Vasoline (gotta love the clown!)
- Big Empty
- Sour Girl (with Sarah Michelle Gellar goodness!!)
- Big Bang Baby
- Interstate Love Song
- Lady Picture Show
- Days of the Week (bought this album in POK with Kahn!)
Entertainment of the Day - The 20 ugliest Celebrities.... you won't be surprised with a lot of them!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
3 Day Weekends RULE!!
I welcome September with the greatest of intentions. It means Fall is now here and by the look at the weather, this weekend looks to really be the start of the non-80s!!
Sarah and I had a great weekend at her parent's place in Storm Lake. I had the privilege of meeting her folks, as well as a lot of folks that she has known for the greater portion of her life. I was told that I "passed the test"! The weather was perfect for tubing and jet skiing (as long as the jet ski was in it's working phase). Not sure how many more beautiful weather days are left, but it was perfect for a weekend at the lake.
US Open continues into it's 2nd week - James Blake couldn't pull off a 2nd straight 5 set win and is out. BUT there should be a lot of excitement Wednesday as Roddick plays Federer in the Quarterfinals. As for the women, Maria was ousted early on so there could be some unusual pairings in that final. Probably better matches to watch in the quarters and semis though. It has been a rain free Open so far which is a little unusual for the US Open. Usually they show old Agassi/Sampras matches during the rain delays but haven't seen any of those this time around.
College Football is under way with the Pros picking up this weekend. I'm glad there were some major upsets this weekend with Michigan and Notre Dame both getting a lot more press than the lowly Cyclone embarrassment. I haven't given up on them quite yet. We'll see how they stand against the in-state rivals with UNI and Iowa over the next 2 weekends.
The price of gas "should" start going down in theory now that Labor Day is over with. I liked how it shot up in preparation for the big travel weekend! But as gas prices go down, anticipate a rise in your local cocaine and marijuana prices as Nicaragua is getting pummeled by Hurricane Felix (the unfriendly cat version).
And did you catch the Labor Day Telethon? Broadcast from Las Vegas (when I think of raising money, I immediately think of Vegas - how about you?) it raised almost $64 million this year. But I failed to see it on EVERY channel this year on TV. Granted, I didn't watch a ton of TV yesterday, but I only saw it listed for WGN and when I checked the listings of other stations, it was business as usual.... times have changed I guess but I'm glad to see he's still raising more and more money for a good cause.
Anyway - sorry for yet again a delayed posting. I need to work on these the night before from now on. Fantasy Football draft tonight! I'm pick #4 of 12 so hopefully I can get a great team started. I'll post my team results tomorrow.
Haiku of the Day
End of the summer
The heat will be leaving soon
Snow in 10 more weeks!
Entertainment of the Day - How come every time I pull out the "I'M SAILING" quote while on a boat... nobody catches it? WELL HERE IT IS SARAH!!! As promised, so now when Sarah's trying to kill us on a jetski, she'll get the movie reference. What About Bob is the movie - not one of Bill Murray's finest moments, but has some references that are good to go!
Weblink of the Day - Ok, this is kind of cool. It's PacMan but now you play the role of the ghosts. Use the keypad arrows to control the ghost, and then press 1-4 to pick which ghost you're controlling. Nice idea!! You'll have to wait for all the dang ads and programs to run.
Sarah and I had a great weekend at her parent's place in Storm Lake. I had the privilege of meeting her folks, as well as a lot of folks that she has known for the greater portion of her life. I was told that I "passed the test"! The weather was perfect for tubing and jet skiing (as long as the jet ski was in it's working phase). Not sure how many more beautiful weather days are left, but it was perfect for a weekend at the lake.
US Open continues into it's 2nd week - James Blake couldn't pull off a 2nd straight 5 set win and is out. BUT there should be a lot of excitement Wednesday as Roddick plays Federer in the Quarterfinals. As for the women, Maria was ousted early on so there could be some unusual pairings in that final. Probably better matches to watch in the quarters and semis though. It has been a rain free Open so far which is a little unusual for the US Open. Usually they show old Agassi/Sampras matches during the rain delays but haven't seen any of those this time around.
College Football is under way with the Pros picking up this weekend. I'm glad there were some major upsets this weekend with Michigan and Notre Dame both getting a lot more press than the lowly Cyclone embarrassment. I haven't given up on them quite yet. We'll see how they stand against the in-state rivals with UNI and Iowa over the next 2 weekends.
The price of gas "should" start going down in theory now that Labor Day is over with. I liked how it shot up in preparation for the big travel weekend! But as gas prices go down, anticipate a rise in your local cocaine and marijuana prices as Nicaragua is getting pummeled by Hurricane Felix (the unfriendly cat version).
And did you catch the Labor Day Telethon? Broadcast from Las Vegas (when I think of raising money, I immediately think of Vegas - how about you?) it raised almost $64 million this year. But I failed to see it on EVERY channel this year on TV. Granted, I didn't watch a ton of TV yesterday, but I only saw it listed for WGN and when I checked the listings of other stations, it was business as usual.... times have changed I guess but I'm glad to see he's still raising more and more money for a good cause.
Anyway - sorry for yet again a delayed posting. I need to work on these the night before from now on. Fantasy Football draft tonight! I'm pick #4 of 12 so hopefully I can get a great team started. I'll post my team results tomorrow.
Haiku of the Day
End of the summer
The heat will be leaving soon
Snow in 10 more weeks!
Entertainment of the Day - How come every time I pull out the "I'M SAILING" quote while on a boat... nobody catches it? WELL HERE IT IS SARAH!!! As promised, so now when Sarah's trying to kill us on a jetski, she'll get the movie reference. What About Bob is the movie - not one of Bill Murray's finest moments, but has some references that are good to go!
Weblink of the Day - Ok, this is kind of cool. It's PacMan but now you play the role of the ghosts. Use the keypad arrows to control the ghost, and then press 1-4 to pick which ghost you're controlling. Nice idea!! You'll have to wait for all the dang ads and programs to run.
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