Brett Favre broke Dan Marino’s career yardage record in style, with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings that placed Green Bay ahead of St. Louis 27-14 just now. A win plus a Carolina win over Seattle (currently the Panthers… Continue Reading
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard for all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words it is war minus the shooting. — George Orwell, Collected… Continue Reading
There’s lots of stuff I don’t know that weighs on my mind tonight. …I don’t know why it is that some things just irritate me so much. I’m happy to pitch in and do household chores and do my part… Continue Reading
The New England Patriots are 12-0, having just barely escaped both the Eagles and the Ravens in their last two games. If the Pats can win two more games, they will have locked up home field advantage throughout the playoffs,… Continue Reading
Well, look at it this way. On defense, we didn’t have KGB or Charles Woodson. Aaron Rodgers, the QB of the quickly-approaching future, didn’t look bad at all. When you lose the three-time MVP early in the second quarter, there’s… Continue Reading
It’s going to be a good question where I can watch the game tomorrow. Fans back in Wisconsin have the same problem, including the Governor.
My two favorite teams both play at 5:15 p.m. this Thursday, and coincidentally both teams are going to be visitors. The Packers are 7-point dogs, and I’m sure that’s just how they like it. LeRoy Butler may not be impressed… Continue Reading
The Ninja is in the shop, because the “service engine” light is on and the car keeps on stalling out for no apparent reason. So we’re down to one car until at least some time tomorrow. This means The Wife… Continue Reading
1. The Wife “quit” Toastmasters last week. I’m only four speeches towards getting the basic certification, and I think I’d like to finish it, if only to have actually finished it rather than stopping going because The Wife did. She… Continue Reading
The Los Angeles Dodgers have hired a new GM. Now, we’ll get to see how good he really is – the Dodgers don’t have quite the same depth of raw athletic talent as he’s become accustomed to coaching. And who… Continue Reading