The Reverse Heard Round the World
Sit back and enjoy the beauty.
Recovering to Full Health
I was hurting after our 2v2 basektball games to the point that I haven’t worked out since last Friday. Going 4 days without exercise is pretty unusual for me but I was feeling strain every time I made a move so it wasn’t happening.
I’ll update the fantasy football season now that it has concluded. I was in 2 finals and ended up winning one and losing the other. The one I won was the bigger of the 2 leagues and my first championship in 7 years (with 3 runner ups). So I was pretty pleased to take that down. The following story is how I lost the other one:
On December 23rd, I went to the Sugarhouse to play cards until 3 in the morning. I woke up at 10am on Christmas Eve to make sure Jordan Reed was out of my lineup. The following text conversation occurred.
For some inexplicable reason I took Adam’s wind message to heart. I look back at that moment in time and have no clue what I was thinking. I exchanged Clay for Hunter Henry who went for a goose egg. How I could think that moving to a 2nd string TE on the Chargers was better than Charles Clay in the wind still boggles my mind. The story moves in an odder path as I was playing Adam’s brother, who told Adam that there was wind in Buffalo. Now I can’t possibly say that Adam wasn’t trying to be helpful but the whole turn of events was bizarre as I only had Clay on my roster to play. I picked up Hunter Henry at 10:40 on that same morning as Reed and Clay were my only options.
I included the idiot on top who is making moves with nothing to play for.
That ended up costing me about 300 dollars as Evan and I were playing a winner take all. I don’t know what to say other than it’s peculiar how it played out.
The Dynasty was won by Adam. Great win with a cupcake schedule and then teams putting up 84 and 81 in the playoffs. The Turkeys only scored 101, 127, and 133 during the playoff weeks WITHOUT EVEN SETTING A LINEUP. If I had the same schedule as the Shee, I’d have made the playoffs and scored in the top 3 the final 3 weeks. Just the way the cookie crumbles but where is the justice?
Other than that the new year is coming and these days are weird to me. Nothing is happening at work and I’m not sure what I should be doing.
Stortz – McGrath Bball
Some raw footage from our basketball game that took place on Christmas day. It was a hard fought battle that had the series tied 1-1 and an 11-11 game. The McGrath’s eventually won with their close range shooting.
Boring Life Update
2.2 points last night.
Expert sit last night not playing Jordan Matthews in my championship game in Steve’s league. I had to choose between Cameron Meredith, Robby Anderson, and Malcolm Mitchell. Weird that you get to the end of the season and none of these guys are even on a draft radar. Props to the Shee for letting me know ahead of time that the sharps were on the Eagles last night as I picked up a game in the Pigskin Pickem. With 2 weeks left in the season it’d probably be best to say I have no shot but I never say die. I’m down 10 games ATS to the leader and 5 in the Softerware pool. Like I’ve written a million times before, this is where the winners shine. Call me Tom. Tom Brady.
I binged watched through the first 3 seasons of the Office and I have a gripe after watching about 50 episodes. Michael obviously steals the show with his antics but there are too many episodes. I watched the Fun Run last night and finished the 40 odd minutes wanting it to end. The Jim and Pam plot is what it is but there isn’t much depth surrounding pretty much everyone else. When you have that many episodes, it starts to fall flat. I have a feeling I’m not going to make it through the entire series. I may start Sons of Anarchy up again once one of my friends confirmed the trip the Ireland was the worst season.
Christmas is coming up and tomorrow should be an awesome day of football. I’ll be reading Silva’s match ups in a few minutes as the phone has rang here exactly 1 times and I’m pretty much packing it in, hence the post.
Take That You Hipster Health Nuts!
This article was posted by a friend of mine who likes to go against the grain. I’m actually sorry to see that he used the smiley face after his comment because I’m sure he doesn’t mean it. He just doesn’t want to offend any sheeple.
Before you start saying, “why should I trust this article over one that says it’s good?” I have to point out that I don’t care about coconut oil. My point is strictly that most people in our age have no idea what they’re talking about. This coconut oil article relates to doctor’s smoking cigarettes in the 50’s. People in that age didn’t know that smoking cigarettes lead to lung cancer. This could easily be the case that using coconut oil could lead to instant death.
“Some background info: Coconut oil is 92% saturated fat. Yes, that kind of fat—the kind that the USDA and the American Heart Association say to limit because it can raise your levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, and therefore, up your risk of heart disease and stroke. But despite its nutritional makeup, coconut oil has been touted online as good for your health. Why?
Everything in life is adapting. If you try a new idea and it doesn’t work, stop doing it and try something else. It’s fair to think that 99% of the people on Earth have no idea what the hell they are doing. If your name isn’t Elon Musk, you are probably one of them. I know I’m one of them. The difference is that I don’t consume myself with this misinformation. I don’t read an article by some quack and immediately turn it to gospel. I go through my life with trial and error and whatever works best for me. Other people can chime in but I’m not a follower to what people tell me. People are idiots.
Are You Cold?
I saw this girl walking today and thought she was pretty sexy in her skirt and boots.
In the least creepy way possible I snapped a shot of her with the intent to use her as blog fodder. My first thought was that she has to be cold. Bare legs in 30 degree weather can’t be fun. When Matt Barkley, the QB of the Bears, was asked if he was going to wear long sleeves last week, he answered, “I’m not a polar bear.” Maybe this girl is.
So this brought me to, “why would she suffer in the cold to look hot?” Perhaps I misjudge how cold she actually is. Maybe she has 20 layers on top and that keeps her body temperature up. I have no doubt that men are checking her out because of those legs though. Is it worth it? Let me work it.
What Is Hell Is Wrong With You People!
I never go into text messages thinking that I’ll post them on my blog but Adam pushed my button with “just embrace it”, and it sent me off on a wild, frenzy fueled tailspin.
I took a slight jab at Adam in my last line which I’m sure he appreciates. Before I wrote this post I got Adam’s permission to divulge this confidential information which I find to be softer than Charmin.
As a 16 point projected favorite, in a SEMI final game, Adam hedged his financial position by agreeing to give $100 to the loser of the match. The prize pool is $1,200, and the winner receives $700 and 2nd gets $300. Who do you think benefited from this deal? HMMMMMMMMM. Not Adam.
The only time I want to make a deal is if I know I’m going to lose or there’s enough money that I would care about losing. Example, Evan and I are squaring off in a final where the entry to the league was only $25 (spare me on why are adult males playing in a league for a $25 entry fee but I could also dedicate an entire post to why this is also unbelievable) and I assume it would be $200 to first and $50 to second. Evan and I have a few options:
1) Chop the money 50/50
2) Leave the structure as decided by the commissioner
3) Play for the money
If I thought I was going to lose, I’d chose 1. However, my team just had the RB 1,3,and 5 from last week and I have A-Pete waiting in the wings. I proposed that we do a winner take all. Evan, obviously not one to be called out, accepted the offer because it’s not about the money, it’s about the pride. Now if Justin (the deal maker who took $100 from Adam) needs a new crib for his upcoming baby, then fine, whatever. Fantasy football is not about the money. The money is a nice bonus to saying you triumphed. You won’t remember what you spent that 100 dollars on, but you’ll remember when you won the league in ’16.
How soft was chopping in the semi final game?
Loading ...Ivey Doesn’t Win Lawsuit
Ivey and his accomplice
Poker pro Phil Ivey and a companion must return more than $10 million they won from an Atlantic City casino while playing cards that were arranged in a certain way to give the players an edge.
The Borgata claimed the cards used in the games were defective in that the pattern on the back was not uniform. The cards have rows of small white circles designed to look like the tops of cut diamonds, but the Borgata said some of them were only half-diamonds or quarters. Ivey has said he simply noticed things that anyone playing the game could have observed and bet accordingly.
Even when you win, you still lose. Poker genius Phil Ivey noticed that the backs of the cards weren’t exactly alike during a game of baccarat. Here is how you can win if you notice the 9.
I find this ruling to be a disappointment to all human beings. A guy notices that the casino is making a mistake with their decks, he wins 10 million dollars, and the casino gets to keep the money for their negligence. What am I missing here? The only true winners are the lawyers who I’m sure were paid handsomely.
Rolling Week 15
Coming up big in prime time is the mark of a champion.
Yes I only made 2 of 3 finals in my leagues. It’s not 3 of 3 like it probably should have been as the Turkeys continue to dominate. Nevertheless, I’ll be playing for about a grand next week which is a fun chunk of change. I know no one cares.
A Weekend Warrior
2 posts this weekend! I know, I know, I don’t have to put in the long hours to this website but hard work pays off.
Temple’s Finest
First and foremost, I had an expert start playing Robby Anderson last night. I’d imagine not many people have even heard of him let alone know his established rapport with Bryce Petty. Straight up guts on that play and hopefully will be enough to push me over the perpetually good Jon Bond in Steve’s league. On the contrary, I left the lackluster Jarvis Landry on my bench in Bake’s league with the decision to start A-Pete. For the record, I’ll be benching Kenneth Farrow as well and playing Ty Montgomery over him.
I’ll also pat myself on the back for 0 too drunk nights this weekend. I called it early both nights and feel fine for the days. I’m much more productive when I do this. JC cracked me up because we had an alarm go off at 3:30 am at our building and he asked if I checked it out. I live 5 minutes away and I’m not sure getting on site during an impending robbery is in my job description. Everything was fine.
Forgot this picture of Sofia Vergara’s ass yesterday.
Brunch today with the Schmidt’s and then a day of football. May try to squeeze some bowling in just for the heck of it. We played yesterday at Revolutions and I was far from my 195 average at South Bowl. I was 110, 110, 140 and pretty pleased with the results. I was throwing a house ball, which has less back end than my usual ball, and the lanes are not oiled as much as South Bowl, so I started off chucking it too hard and missing right. Then I’d slow it down and start missing left. Towards the end I was getting a better feel on the speed and I’m sure I would have started to throw up better numbers. You live, you learn.
You’re welcome for the Sunday post.