Brett Favre got what he wanted. Sort of. Will he play football in 2008? Yes. Did he get his starting job back with Green Bay. No. Did he get his release so he could sign with a team of (presumably) his choice? No. Did he get traded to Vikings where he wanted to go most? No. Did he get traded to Tampa Bay where they run a similar offense to the Pack's and he's worked with their coaches? No. Now, he's stuck playing with the Jets.
My sense is that the Pack got an equally attractive trade offer from Tampa Bay (reasonably high draft pick next year that could be higher based on Favre's and the team's performance), but they chose to screw him by sending him to a worse team where he would be less likely to be successful. They more or less quietly put up with his retirement dance each year and this year felt like he was really jerking their chain. There was no way they were going to do anything to make his life easier.
Being traded to New York has to gall Favre. Except for the additional media exposure and the money it will bring him, he can't be happy with going to the J-E-T-S, JETS! JETS! JETS! They only have one good receiver in Jerricho Cotchery, who has to think that he had died and gone to heaven. Sure, they made a good free agent move for Alan Faneca on the offensive line, but they're a mess at running back and Favre has to learn a new offense. There's no way in hell they're better than New England, so winning the division is out of the question. Maybe Favre gets them to 9-7 and into the playoffs, but he couldn't win at Lambeau in last year's NFC championship game. What makes you think he can win 3 playoff games, with at least two on the road, to get back to the Super Bowl.
Of course, if we take him at his word that he just wants to play, none of the above should matter. He'll get some serious love from the Jets fans, at first. But, they don't have the same sentiment for him that the cheeseheads do and they'll be on him like snow on tundra if the Jets don't make the playoffs.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
New Music
Yesterday, I finally got off my ass and got the new 10 Years CD Division. It's very cool. Their style is recognizable from The Autumn Effect, but not derivative. The songs are well constructed and the guitar work is awesome. I'm so loving it!
My Bro's Back in Town
My brother from Florida is in town for a week. He'll be staying with my folks as he has the extra car there and it's more convenient to his friends.
Hosting him is a pain in the ass because he's so passive. I ask him what he wants to do when he's here and he says, "I dunno." It's the 2nd fucking biggest city in the country. I'm sure you can think of SOMETHING. As such, I refuse to monkey with my schedule. If he calls with an idea, then great, we'll go do it. Otherwise, he can stare at the four walls at my parents for all I fucking care.
We will see him on Friday night. My buddy who has Angel season ticket just became a dad, so maybe he won't be using them for the game against the Yankees. Or, maybe we'll go hear some music.
The HB's looking forward to getting him hooked on Guitar Hero when he stays here. Heh.
Hosting him is a pain in the ass because he's so passive. I ask him what he wants to do when he's here and he says, "I dunno." It's the 2nd fucking biggest city in the country. I'm sure you can think of SOMETHING. As such, I refuse to monkey with my schedule. If he calls with an idea, then great, we'll go do it. Otherwise, he can stare at the four walls at my parents for all I fucking care.
We will see him on Friday night. My buddy who has Angel season ticket just became a dad, so maybe he won't be using them for the game against the Yankees. Or, maybe we'll go hear some music.
The HB's looking forward to getting him hooked on Guitar Hero when he stays here. Heh.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Hm....Beer......
I busted our the new brown ale with my fellow home brewer today. It was delish (needs another couple of weeks in the bottle, but that's OK at this point). The beer has a nice hoppy finish since I dry hopped it. My brew buddy requested that we make something maltier next time. I'm good with that. If you know of any good recipes that bring out the malty flavor, please send them my way.
Tonight I made pasta salad for dinner. Weird in that it's usually a summer staple here, but it's the first time I've made it in a while. Nothing too fancy: Rigatoni, zucchini, onions, 3 types of olives, broccoli, and cheese. I made the vinaigrette from olive oil, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and molasses. I think I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.
Oh, and in the "I told you so" department, the Angels ended up splitting their series with the Yankees (too many errors today). This put them at 7-3 for the trip. They're in first place by 11.5 games over Texas, maintained their best AL record of 2 games over Tampa and increased their lead by 2 additional games over Boston in NY. Not a bad trip at all.
In the marital bliss department, the new sectional couch came in and it is VERY comfy. Better yet, the wife saw things my way and we're not going to get new chairs...probably just get them reupholstered. Whew.
Tonight I made pasta salad for dinner. Weird in that it's usually a summer staple here, but it's the first time I've made it in a while. Nothing too fancy: Rigatoni, zucchini, onions, 3 types of olives, broccoli, and cheese. I made the vinaigrette from olive oil, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and molasses. I think I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.
Oh, and in the "I told you so" department, the Angels ended up splitting their series with the Yankees (too many errors today). This put them at 7-3 for the trip. They're in first place by 11.5 games over Texas, maintained their best AL record of 2 games over Tampa and increased their lead by 2 additional games over Boston in NY. Not a bad trip at all.
In the marital bliss department, the new sectional couch came in and it is VERY comfy. Better yet, the wife saw things my way and we're not going to get new chairs...probably just get them reupholstered. Whew.
More Cleaning
Ugh...I just found some files with single sheets of paper I would keep for photocopying, y'know, just in case. Off to the big pile for you!
Cleaning Up is Hard To Do
Back in the day, I'd do heavy metal housework. I'd crank some Metallica, Slayer, etc and just scrub my place top to bottom. Today I have some Bad Religion going while I throw out a ton of shit in my office. What's bringing this on? Well, we got a new sectional sofa in the living room, so the old sofa landed in my office. Let the psychologist with a couch in his office jokes begin.
I used to have a smaller sofa in previous offices, but never in this one. I'm not convinced that it's too big. But, for it not to be too big I need to get rid of some stuff, including a full sized filing cabinet.
In this computer age, the filing cabinet has just about lost its usefulness, at least for a practice like mine. I'm going through this stuff and thinking, "Wow, we used to do that on paper!" Lots of tests, reports, statistical output, etc. It's all going to the shredder and/or recycling bin. Some of the shit is so old that I can't believe I kept it this long (btw--I'm not a pack rat). It will be nice to have the extra space. I'm sure I'll blog more as a break.
I used to have a smaller sofa in previous offices, but never in this one. I'm not convinced that it's too big. But, for it not to be too big I need to get rid of some stuff, including a full sized filing cabinet.
In this computer age, the filing cabinet has just about lost its usefulness, at least for a practice like mine. I'm going through this stuff and thinking, "Wow, we used to do that on paper!" Lots of tests, reports, statistical output, etc. It's all going to the shredder and/or recycling bin. Some of the shit is so old that I can't believe I kept it this long (btw--I'm not a pack rat). It will be nice to have the extra space. I'm sure I'll blog more as a break.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Sticking Around the House
While the HB was between camps this week, we decided to stick around the house. Don't even use the word "staycation" or my wife will slap you...hard.
Wednesday we grabbed our nephew (and the HB) and went to the fair. I LOVE the fair. The goofy performers, the stick food, getting to see what's hot in unwed mother wear and prison tattoos. It's all good. The boys won some stuff animals, we went on rides that looked unsafe (funny, more people seem to die on Disney rides than on carny ones), saw some Chinese acrobats and took in a hypnotist show. Great fun.
Yesterday, we all (yes, the nephew slept over) went to Universal Studios, mostly to go on the new Simpson's ride. It boggles me how much time we spend at Universal because, quite frankly, there really isn't that much to do there (at least the tickets were Costco cheap). And it's not the lines are that long (I don't think we waited more than 20 min to get on a ride). I guess it's because we do some attractions as well. At any rate, the Simpson's ride is fun and not bad to stand in line for because they show episodes from the show as well as some new stuff. Driving home in rush hour kinda sucked, but was made bearable since the Angels were kicking the shit out of the Yankees (I'll have to blog about the big baseball trades soon).
Today, we all (yes, the nephew continued to sleep over) kinda of hung out (I went to a schmooze and then worked in the morning) then went and saw the 3rd Mummy movie. Why they bother writing dialog for these movies is completely beyond me. And Brendon Fraser must be pretty content with his lot in the actor's life because between this and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he's had to deliver some pretty bad lines. But, he can recite Shakespeare under his breath on the way to the bank.
Tonight we're all gonna Wii (yes, the nephew is STILL here--which is a good thing) and probably watch another movie. This is not prob as the Angeles beat the Yankees again (1-0). Having a couple of drinks and watching a mindless movie (or a bunch of Simpson's episodes) sounds kind of good.
Wednesday we grabbed our nephew (and the HB) and went to the fair. I LOVE the fair. The goofy performers, the stick food, getting to see what's hot in unwed mother wear and prison tattoos. It's all good. The boys won some stuff animals, we went on rides that looked unsafe (funny, more people seem to die on Disney rides than on carny ones), saw some Chinese acrobats and took in a hypnotist show. Great fun.
Yesterday, we all (yes, the nephew slept over) went to Universal Studios, mostly to go on the new Simpson's ride. It boggles me how much time we spend at Universal because, quite frankly, there really isn't that much to do there (at least the tickets were Costco cheap). And it's not the lines are that long (I don't think we waited more than 20 min to get on a ride). I guess it's because we do some attractions as well. At any rate, the Simpson's ride is fun and not bad to stand in line for because they show episodes from the show as well as some new stuff. Driving home in rush hour kinda sucked, but was made bearable since the Angels were kicking the shit out of the Yankees (I'll have to blog about the big baseball trades soon).
Today, we all (yes, the nephew continued to sleep over) kinda of hung out (I went to a schmooze and then worked in the morning) then went and saw the 3rd Mummy movie. Why they bother writing dialog for these movies is completely beyond me. And Brendon Fraser must be pretty content with his lot in the actor's life because between this and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he's had to deliver some pretty bad lines. But, he can recite Shakespeare under his breath on the way to the bank.
Tonight we're all gonna Wii (yes, the nephew is STILL here--which is a good thing) and probably watch another movie. This is not prob as the Angeles beat the Yankees again (1-0). Having a couple of drinks and watching a mindless movie (or a bunch of Simpson's episodes) sounds kind of good.
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