Its been a while since I posted my first blog about Fantasy Football. In the first 10 weeks of the season I seem to have figured out something. I am 9-1 so far. Its been interesting and I have definitely watched more football this year than I have since I worked at Radio Shack and had the games on every weekend.
I highly recommend getting into some kind of Fantasy Football League with friends. Even if you don't have a lot of knowledge of football its a great way to learn more.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Fantasy Football
Some of my friends over at the Audiobuzzed Podcast have had a Fantasy Football League for a couple years and this year I have joined them. While I may have participated in a few football pools in the past (to amazing failure) I have never participated in a Fantasy Football League before. I have never been someone that pays much attention to statistics in football. Every time I would try to use the numbers to predict the winner of a game it never worked out. I did far better either picking alphabetically or based on the match-up of the mascots.
I'm actually excited about football season this year now. When I was a kid I loved to watch the 49er's play every week. It was the height of the Joe Montana years and the start of the Steve Young years. How could you not love to watch the amazing action? But then with coaches retiring, quitting, or getting fired every few years and the whole question of ownership of the team happening, the team went in to a deep downward spiral. They soon could not win. Random street gangs would tease the players and play keep away with the team ball. Sad times had fallen on San Francisco and I just lost interest. I'd still watch a game every now and again. When I got an HDTV I watched a lot more football because it was so cool to be able to see blades of grass on the field.
I'm excited to see how this season goes now. Since I have players from so many teams I think I will be watching a lot of football just to see how they do. Do I need to bench a player? Do I have any players on my team that I think might be terrorist sleeper agents? When exactly do dragons, orcs, gnomes, and elves come into this? So far its a lot more Football than Fantasy.
Well if you have any tips for what I should watch out for, let me know. I need to go read these scouting reports on my players. Wow, this guy pays way too much for his cell phone, but his girlfriend is cute. I wonder what the wife thinks about her.
{Originally posted to bizarreramblings.wordpress.com on September 7, 2010}
I'm actually excited about football season this year now. When I was a kid I loved to watch the 49er's play every week. It was the height of the Joe Montana years and the start of the Steve Young years. How could you not love to watch the amazing action? But then with coaches retiring, quitting, or getting fired every few years and the whole question of ownership of the team happening, the team went in to a deep downward spiral. They soon could not win. Random street gangs would tease the players and play keep away with the team ball. Sad times had fallen on San Francisco and I just lost interest. I'd still watch a game every now and again. When I got an HDTV I watched a lot more football because it was so cool to be able to see blades of grass on the field.
I'm excited to see how this season goes now. Since I have players from so many teams I think I will be watching a lot of football just to see how they do. Do I need to bench a player? Do I have any players on my team that I think might be terrorist sleeper agents? When exactly do dragons, orcs, gnomes, and elves come into this? So far its a lot more Football than Fantasy.
Well if you have any tips for what I should watch out for, let me know. I need to go read these scouting reports on my players. Wow, this guy pays way too much for his cell phone, but his girlfriend is cute. I wonder what the wife thinks about her.
{Originally posted to bizarreramblings.wordpress.com on September 7, 2010}
Webcomic Roundup
I have always been a big fan of comics. Not comic books, but those little strips in the newspaper. Our local paper did not have any comics though. I would have to wait until I went to my grandparent's or my friend's house in other towns so I could dig though their old stacks of newspapers to dig out any comics I could find. They were magical to me. I would read them over and over.
A few years ago (ok, many years ago now) I found that people were posting their own comics online. Some looked very amateurish. Some were funny. Some artistic. Some vulgar. Some were all three. It was a new world. The standard newspaper comics seemed tame and boring.
To this day webcomics (as these online comics are known) have become an important part of my daily reading. Here are a few of my favorites:
Questionable Content
The Devil's Panties
Punch an' Pie
Girls with Slingshots
Something Positive
xkcd
Count Your Sheep
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Let me know what you think and let me know if you have any favorites.
{Originally posted to http://bizarreramblings.wordpress.com on August 17, 2010}
A few years ago (ok, many years ago now) I found that people were posting their own comics online. Some looked very amateurish. Some were funny. Some artistic. Some vulgar. Some were all three. It was a new world. The standard newspaper comics seemed tame and boring.
To this day webcomics (as these online comics are known) have become an important part of my daily reading. Here are a few of my favorites:
Questionable Content
The Devil's Panties
Punch an' Pie
Girls with Slingshots
Something Positive
xkcd
Count Your Sheep
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Let me know what you think and let me know if you have any favorites.
{Originally posted to http://bizarreramblings.wordpress.com on August 17, 2010}
Friday, January 8, 2010
formspring.me
What would you fly across the country for? teehee
Well while I would fly just to fly, I am going to say I would fly across the country for love, adventure, intrigue, comedy, food, if it were a Tuesday, to find something, to lose something, and (finally) to learn.
Monday, January 4, 2010
formspring.me
What's the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?
I had been laid off from Radio Shack and I got a call from a friend that I had helped with different projects, both radio & computer related. He gave me a phone number. He had arranged for an interview with a company to become a computer technician. It was the best thing that could have happened to me professionally and one of the biggest pushes forward in my life.
formspring.me
Tacos or 5 dollar foot longs?
Usually I will go with the sandwich. I am fairly (extremely) picky when it comes to Mexican food. I don't enjoy a hard taco shell or refried beans. I love spicy meat, cheese, and a flour tortilla.
Sandwiches are magical though. Each one is as different as a snowflake. And they have three of my favorite things if made right; meat, cheese, & mayo. (Also I am a fan of pickles but am not entirely sure why.)
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