I've noticed that it's hard for me to blog or write at this time of year. In other instances writing fills my spirit and often it's the only way I can work out my demons or find peace.
But during this time of year is when I do most of my writing at work. Two to three months of information gathering, research, interviews and finally writing. It wears me out so that I have no interest (or creativity) to randomly write.
I've been working on two stories just for the fun of it ... and continously cooking up other ideas, but once I get the paper in front of me, it just makes me tired.
I also have three or four packer games I haven't written about. I have my notes and the Monday paper, but can bring myself to do the further research on the internet ... laziness and a slow internet connection are a fatal combination.
Searching for new ideas to write about also has been getting to me. The first thing to spring to mind is usually complaining about something, but taking the lesson learned from Ms. Brey, I don't always want my rambling to have that negative flavor. The other thing that pops up is random observations ... unfortunately, I never have the forsight to write down my observation, so when it comes to my time at the keyboard, I can never remember my random tidbit. Alas.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sunday, October 1, 2006
Fuzzy
I’ve been sick for the past week. It hit full blown on Friday. Or maybe because I didn’t have to move or think it came in and decided to have a fun day. I think the cold is pretty much gone. My head doesn’t feel fuzzy any more and I had my first full night’s sleep in a week. I’m still kind of stuffy with a shaky stomach.
Today I’m drinking coffee because that’s what I do on Sunday mornings. It’s not quite hitting the spot it usually hits, but that’s prolly cuz I’m only tasting 75 percent of it.
I wanted to bake bread or make pancakes, but I’m not up to doing either. I am getting hungry though. I think I’ll have an early lunch.
I adventuring dedicately, trying to ascend before I hit 29 days, which will be a new best for me. At the same time, I'm trying to get all the bones for the new familiar from Spookyraven Manor. I have 28 bones, which means there's 72 to go! Gah, I have ignore all the adventures I'm wasting in the Haunted Conservatory.
It might be a tough week, I have a Monday night thing that'll last until 7:30, a meeting on Tuesday night and presentations at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. And I'm getting over from being sick. Damn. I can't cut out of any of them. I'm prolly a bad person for considering a way out of any of them.
I need my hair cut something fierce. It's getting quite shaggy and there's nothing I can do with it. The only problem is I'm nervous about finding a hair dresser closer to where I work. The one I currently go to is about 45 minutes from work, which means I have to go after. And she runs such stupid hours. But I can't complain, because she'll stay open late to take me. But still, if she would see me on a Friday, I could take it off and get my hair cut.
I'm just going have to bite the bullet and find someone else for the next one.
If Donte Stallworth plays for the Eagles on Monday Night and gets big points, and I lose ... I'll be pissed.
Today I’m drinking coffee because that’s what I do on Sunday mornings. It’s not quite hitting the spot it usually hits, but that’s prolly cuz I’m only tasting 75 percent of it.
I wanted to bake bread or make pancakes, but I’m not up to doing either. I am getting hungry though. I think I’ll have an early lunch.
I adventuring dedicately, trying to ascend before I hit 29 days, which will be a new best for me. At the same time, I'm trying to get all the bones for the new familiar from Spookyraven Manor. I have 28 bones, which means there's 72 to go! Gah, I have ignore all the adventures I'm wasting in the Haunted Conservatory.
It might be a tough week, I have a Monday night thing that'll last until 7:30, a meeting on Tuesday night and presentations at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. And I'm getting over from being sick. Damn. I can't cut out of any of them. I'm prolly a bad person for considering a way out of any of them.
I need my hair cut something fierce. It's getting quite shaggy and there's nothing I can do with it. The only problem is I'm nervous about finding a hair dresser closer to where I work. The one I currently go to is about 45 minutes from work, which means I have to go after. And she runs such stupid hours. But I can't complain, because she'll stay open late to take me. But still, if she would see me on a Friday, I could take it off and get my hair cut.
I'm just going have to bite the bullet and find someone else for the next one.
If Donte Stallworth plays for the Eagles on Monday Night and gets big points, and I lose ... I'll be pissed.
The Packer Post--Installment 47
September 24, 2006 ~ Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Packers went three and out in the first series. The Lions were able to put together significant drives with quick screen passes for 10 or more yards gains.
DT-Corey Williams sacked QB-Jon Kitna, ending a drive.
A 75-yard pass from QB-Brett Favre to WR-Greg Jennings scored the first touchdown of the game and Favre’s 400 touchdown. He was as excited and as jubliant as the first touchdown in the Super Bowl, this pass put him in the record books only behind Dan Marino.
Kitna connected to RB-Bryson on another screen pass for a 37 yard touchdown.
Packers offense sputtered, going three and out. With a breath of fresh air, S-Marquand Manual made his first career interception, from a pass tipped by CB-Amand Carroll and took 29 yards for a touchdown.
Lions offense responded with a 42 yard touchdown pass to WR-Roy Williams.
* First Quarter: 14-14 ~ Tie *
Packers make the drive down to the red zone, a high snap and incomplete pass result in a 24 yard field goal.
A screen pass from Favre to RB-Ahman Green for 15 yards seemed to get the momentum rolling again, until the Lions recovered a RB-Noah Herron fumble.
* Second Quarter: 17-14 ~ Packers *
Packers were given a first down after a personal foul call on a late hit on Favre. WR-Koren Robinson made a nice catch and Favre hit WR-Donald Driver for a five yard touchdown.
Lions return the kick 45 yards. Then have a 20 yard pass to Williams and a touchdown from RB-Kevin Jones.
* Third Quarter: 24-21 ~ Packers *
LB-AJ Hawk sacks Kitna to draw a K-Jason Hanson field goal.
Robinson returns the kick 30 yards, and Favre connects with Green for a 10 yard touchdown pass.
Williams sacks Kitna on a fourth down.
With 54 seconds left in the game, Green fumbles. With this second chance Lions make the drive down the field. Last play of the game, Kitna chucks a Hail Mary, but the Packers bat it away. Kitna gets up limping.
* Final 31-24 ~ Packers *
Points of Interest:
For the first time in the 2006 season, Brett Favre is not sacked!
Favre wins the Golden Peacock award (from NBC’s Sunday Night football, voted on by fans), the FedEx Air Player of the Week and the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Packers went three and out in the first series. The Lions were able to put together significant drives with quick screen passes for 10 or more yards gains.
DT-Corey Williams sacked QB-Jon Kitna, ending a drive.
A 75-yard pass from QB-Brett Favre to WR-Greg Jennings scored the first touchdown of the game and Favre’s 400 touchdown. He was as excited and as jubliant as the first touchdown in the Super Bowl, this pass put him in the record books only behind Dan Marino.
Kitna connected to RB-Bryson on another screen pass for a 37 yard touchdown.
Packers offense sputtered, going three and out. With a breath of fresh air, S-Marquand Manual made his first career interception, from a pass tipped by CB-Amand Carroll and took 29 yards for a touchdown.
Lions offense responded with a 42 yard touchdown pass to WR-Roy Williams.
* First Quarter: 14-14 ~ Tie *
Packers make the drive down to the red zone, a high snap and incomplete pass result in a 24 yard field goal.
A screen pass from Favre to RB-Ahman Green for 15 yards seemed to get the momentum rolling again, until the Lions recovered a RB-Noah Herron fumble.
* Second Quarter: 17-14 ~ Packers *
Packers were given a first down after a personal foul call on a late hit on Favre. WR-Koren Robinson made a nice catch and Favre hit WR-Donald Driver for a five yard touchdown.
Lions return the kick 45 yards. Then have a 20 yard pass to Williams and a touchdown from RB-Kevin Jones.
* Third Quarter: 24-21 ~ Packers *
LB-AJ Hawk sacks Kitna to draw a K-Jason Hanson field goal.
Robinson returns the kick 30 yards, and Favre connects with Green for a 10 yard touchdown pass.
Williams sacks Kitna on a fourth down.
With 54 seconds left in the game, Green fumbles. With this second chance Lions make the drive down the field. Last play of the game, Kitna chucks a Hail Mary, but the Packers bat it away. Kitna gets up limping.
* Final 31-24 ~ Packers *
Points of Interest:
For the first time in the 2006 season, Brett Favre is not sacked!
Favre wins the Golden Peacock award (from NBC’s Sunday Night football, voted on by fans), the FedEx Air Player of the Week and the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Hitting/knocking down a player away from the ball draws a personal foul (new rule)--which John Madden dubbed the Chad Clifton Rule.
NFL News
Dolphins QB-Daunte Culpepper sacked 10 times in the first two weeks. The league is on pace to breaking the season overall sack record. Already in the start of the season there have been 170 sacks.
Buccaneers QB-Chris Simms is rushed to the hospital following Sunday’s game to remove a ruptured spleen. Simms left the game after a hit, but later returned. There is no report on when in the game this injury occurred.
Cowboys WR-Terrell Owens made sure his return to play was in the news and on the minds of the NFL. Owens’ publicist called the 911 saying he had taken too many pills. ESPN and other news sources reported it as an “attempted suicide.” When police arrived and were taking Owens to the hospital they asked him if he was trying to hurt himself. He said yes.
The next day he reported that it was a reaction to his other supplements and reports were untrue that said he got his stomach pumped or that he took more than 35 pills. His publicist went on to assure the press that “Terrell has 25 million reasons to live.”
From victim to villain in less than five seconds. New record, congrats again Owens.
Commentary:
On the CBS pre game show they asked the question that is asked every season. “Can anyone stop Michael Vick?” It just made me laugh. Every year, early in the season, every one talks about Vick like he’s the second coming—but by week 15, no one’s asking the question anymore. Because the one person who can stop Vick always does. Who? Michael Vick himself.
He’s an explosive player, sure, but when it comes to February he isn’t hoisting the Lombardi trophy. Would it be different if he more talent around him? I haven’t followed the Falcons too closely in recent years, but at various times he’s had a lot of talent around him. Maybe they’ve never pulled it together on both sides of the ball. Maybe. Could be. What if.
Vick always fizzles out. I wish the pregame shows would cover that. “Say, Michael, can you tell me and our viewers why you’re not consistent?”
I think he should give up being a quarterback and change over to wide receiver. He can’t pass in the pocket. Often is the lead rusher on the team. We know he’s fast. Hopefully he could catch. He’s tough enough to take a pounding, though has suffered a couple of injuries. Why not?
Yeah, he’s an above average quarterback. If he wasn’t people wouldn’t talk about him. But if he was a wide receiver, maybe he could be the best—without any qualifiers.
NFL News
Dolphins QB-Daunte Culpepper sacked 10 times in the first two weeks. The league is on pace to breaking the season overall sack record. Already in the start of the season there have been 170 sacks.
Buccaneers QB-Chris Simms is rushed to the hospital following Sunday’s game to remove a ruptured spleen. Simms left the game after a hit, but later returned. There is no report on when in the game this injury occurred.
Cowboys WR-Terrell Owens made sure his return to play was in the news and on the minds of the NFL. Owens’ publicist called the 911 saying he had taken too many pills. ESPN and other news sources reported it as an “attempted suicide.” When police arrived and were taking Owens to the hospital they asked him if he was trying to hurt himself. He said yes.
The next day he reported that it was a reaction to his other supplements and reports were untrue that said he got his stomach pumped or that he took more than 35 pills. His publicist went on to assure the press that “Terrell has 25 million reasons to live.”
From victim to villain in less than five seconds. New record, congrats again Owens.
Commentary:
On the CBS pre game show they asked the question that is asked every season. “Can anyone stop Michael Vick?” It just made me laugh. Every year, early in the season, every one talks about Vick like he’s the second coming—but by week 15, no one’s asking the question anymore. Because the one person who can stop Vick always does. Who? Michael Vick himself.
He’s an explosive player, sure, but when it comes to February he isn’t hoisting the Lombardi trophy. Would it be different if he more talent around him? I haven’t followed the Falcons too closely in recent years, but at various times he’s had a lot of talent around him. Maybe they’ve never pulled it together on both sides of the ball. Maybe. Could be. What if.
Vick always fizzles out. I wish the pregame shows would cover that. “Say, Michael, can you tell me and our viewers why you’re not consistent?”
I think he should give up being a quarterback and change over to wide receiver. He can’t pass in the pocket. Often is the lead rusher on the team. We know he’s fast. Hopefully he could catch. He’s tough enough to take a pounding, though has suffered a couple of injuries. Why not?
Yeah, he’s an above average quarterback. If he wasn’t people wouldn’t talk about him. But if he was a wide receiver, maybe he could be the best—without any qualifiers.
Murphy's NFL Law:
No. 1: The game you want watch will not be the one broadcast.
No. 2: On your fantasy team, the players you benched (because they haven't been scoring for two-three weeks you played them) will be featured on GameBreak for getting two or more touchdowns. Sit them and they will score. (Week 2: My bench scored 40 pts)
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