I endured viewing the entire Corn Chip Bowl last evening. And I guess it was exciting on some level, what with the game coming down to the last play and all. But I mainly chuckled throughout the contest. As watching 2 gimmick offenses go at it, mostly clumsily I might add, was amusing at best. And kind of sad really. Anyway, the key to last night's tilt was that total. It went way under 74. Way under - just as I predicted on this blog last Saturday. Also of note is that if you'd have bet the 5 picks I touted in that very post, you'd have gone 5-0. Perfection. Seattle, the under in Indy/NYJ, Baltimore, and GB all hit in addition to the under in last night's battle. I'll try to keep it going this weekend.
Geilfuss left a note after that same most recent blog post. In it he informed me that on some night not too long ago, he, Ross, & Smedium traveled to the scary state of Delaware. Evidently the trio found themselves not too far from Delaware Park. They got drunk. Then went into the casino at Delaware Park. Details beyond that were left unstated. I can only surmise that since Geilfuss didn't mention anyone dying or being tossed in jail, that the night did not have too tragic of an ending. I've seen Geilfuss and Ross try their hand at the old poker. All I can say is that I hope the ATM at Delaware Park didn't malfunction from the two of them repeatedly going back to it in hopes of winning back however much they were losing.
More winter weather has struck the Triad. The reason I'm sitting here on this Tuesday blogging is that the office in Durham is closed due to the conditions today. And they're not great, I'll admit that. About 2 inches of snow fell and then a little coating of ice on top of that. Better safe than sorry and all that. Blah, blah, blah. The local news media had everyone in a panic yesterday. "Expert" weather folks were calling for all sorts of snow throughout yesterday afternoon. And it didn't materialize until after around 5. About 7 or 8 folks besides myself are commuting to Durham for the same silly project. And the weather geniuses had those poor colleagues of mine so stricken with fear that half of them didn't go in at all and the rest left around noon - even though it wasn't snowing in the least in Durham. Nothing. I stayed the whole day. And by the time I took off from Durham, the conditions were so benign that I made it back here in just under 70 minutes - same as always. Thanks again to the local weather morons. You guys are the best.
Speaking of Durham, I got into a brief discussion with a freak over there last week about Fox News (or the Roger Ailes Network, as I like to call it). I gave my same 10 year old joke about how I love it because "they report, I decide." This freak had no sense of humor evidently (I'm pretty sure said freak is a Duke fan) because no laughter or smile was forthcoming after my stupid little comment. So, what I did after that is started going on about why would a whole news network be based around Samantha Fox? Alas, I don't think this Durham freak knew who Samantha Fox is (or was, or whatever). I don't know why I ever bother talk to people. I really don't. It's a waste of energy.
I heard there was some incident that occurred over the weekend in Tucson, Arizona involving assassination & mass murder. I haven't quite caught the kid's name who perpetrated this act. But I did see his picture last night on the old TV. He looked like the progeny of Uncle Fester & Rosie O'Donnell. Not a good look. I also heard that this kid was adamantly anti-grammar for some reason, which is an odd motivation to kill people. I turned back to the news station at halftime of the football game and this time I was informed that this deranged Uncle Fester type wasn't really at fault for the killings. Instead it was that ex-governor from Alaska, one Sarah Palin's fault. That got my interest up a bit in the whole sordid affair. So I listened for 10 more minutes and learned that this kid doesn't even know Sarah Palin, much less is he taking marching orders from her. I was left to wonder how there is any plausible link between Ms Palin and this weird killer. No one adequately explained it when I sifted through some online articles a bit ago. Very odd. Maybe instead of blaming folks who this psychopath has nothing do with for his actions, we should blame him??? Does that seem unreasonable??? Give him his day in court and forget about him. As far as the young congresswoman who was shot at point blank range in the head, I wish her a speedy and full recovery. The last thing the media should do is hype this moron up as anything more than a loser with some perceived slight against society. That would be a very bad idea. If they do that, what's next? A Susan Boyle looking loser copycatting? Or a Peter Boyle look-alike? Or a Peter Brady look-alike? Or a Peter, Paul, & Mary lover? Or Paul Reubens himself? Where would it end?
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Well, we went to Delaware Park to start the night and were quickly thrown off by the fact that they do not serve free alcohol in Delaware casinos. We also did not like the fact that the only people gambling in Delaware Park on a Tuesday night were old hags playing the one-armed bandits and ugly people. At that point we decided to do the only thing reasonable. Get drunk. After the bar closed at 12:30, we returned to Delaware Park. Ross and Smedium lost a couple hundred bucks and I won ten. The only game we played was roulette. I got banned from the table for several minutes for spilling beer on the table and Ross and Smedium were fined for excessive cursing. That pretty much sums up the trip. Get a phone.
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