Monday, November 28, 2011

Clarity Always Comes Too Late

The playoff picture seems to be coming into focus.  So soon.  Perhaps, but the math starts to get simple with five games to go. If the Bengals go 3-2-0 down the stretch to finish 10-6-0, the Jets would need to win out to avoid tie-breakers.  If I’m a Jets’ fan I would have to believe the Jets can do just that; at ‘Skins, Chiefs, at Eagles, Giants, at Dolphins.  As a Patriots’ fan, I’m looking forward to Miami knocking the Jets out of the playoffs with a last second field goal.  As for the NFC, with all those cars swapping paint in turn number three, I’m still waiting for the inevitable three car pile-up coming out of turn four to sort things out.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Thank You, Mr. Lincoln

Before I forget, let me wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.  All holidays are stressful, of course, but Thanksgiving has turkey, which is a de-stressing protein (it’s science!), which makes it awesome.  Also gravy, which triggers those areas of your brain that tell you what you’re doing is so, so right.  I don’t put anything on my plate that shouldn’t be covered with turkey gravy.  Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, biscuits and in a pinch, peas.  Hold the cranberry sauce.  I just can’t find out cranberry sauce is good with gravy on it, too.

I bet that’s what they eat in Heaven on Thanksgiving Day.  Solid gold bowls filled to the brim with cranberry sauce and turkey gravy.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Just Another Post

Beware your worst fear; it will always come true.

Who said that?

You didn’t invite him to the party, did you?

Monday, November 14, 2011

I Can't Look Away

I know I shouldn’t let myself enjoy this.  I’m swilling a dry schadenfreude martini with a twist of lemon.  I will pay for it.  And yet, it is so, so very delicious.  I think I'll have another.

That Was Awesome

I didn’t see that coming.  Not with the way the Patriots had played lately.  Not with the Jets on a three-game roll.  Not in Jersey.  More importantly, I think I had a flashback to 2001 watching Rob Ninkovich do his best Mike Vrabel impersonation.  Andre Carter looked a little bit like Willie McGinest, didn’t he?  That felt reassuring.  But I don’t know who you compare Rob Gronkowski to.  Yeah, that’s pretty reassuring, too.  And Tom Brady kind of looks like Tom Brady. 


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Future Writes Itself

Like so many other things, the Albert Haynesworth era in New England ended exactly as we all thought it would; not with a bang but a whimper.  I know many a citizen good and true of Patriots Nation is angry and I don’t blame them but do we really want to gnaw this bone?  What are you supposed to do with all those 5th round draft picks the Patriots are always stockpiling?  Belichick took a chance.  It didn’t work out.  He’s cutting his losses.  I’m more sad than anything else.  There was a small part of me that hoped over reason that Haynesworth would be 80% of what he once was in his days as a Tennessee Titan.  It’s too bad that didn’t happen.  That would’ve been a Sandra Bullock movie.  Life is not a Sandra Bullock movie though (even if it is based on a true story).  No, life is a William Friedkin movie