But I'm not particularly all that chuffed about it.
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
December 7, 2016
April 15, 2016
February 8, 2016
Good News & Bad News
The bad news? No more football for six months. (not counting the draft...and that really doesn't count)
The good news? My email inbox will quit getting deluged with Pizza Hut adverts.
The day after the Super Bowl has always been the saddest day of the year for me. Now, as I grow older, I care less and less about all sports, but I still enjoy football...although one has to be a bit of a masochist to remain a Cowboys fan. -sigh- I care nothing about basketball and even less (if possible) about hockey and the only reason I like seeing baseball in the news is that it means spring is here.
I get one, sometimes two, Pizza Hut mailings every week. I don't eat a lot of pizza, but I signed up so I can order online and take advantage of the deals offered only to members. This week, though, I was getting two, sometimes three separate promotional emails every day. Enough already! I think being a pizza delivery person would be one of the worst jobs, particularly on Super Bowl Sunday.
Well, except for working for Roto-Rooter on the day after Thanksgiving.
I'm also glad that my recipe newsletters will focus on something else besides party dips and especially chicken wing recipes. I never made any of them, but I read so many I started sprouting pinfeathers. Every time I've ever seen wings on the buffet, the "drumettes" were gone by the time I got to them. I finally figured out the best way to eat the "arm" part of the wing; pinch off the end with the bit of cartilage and pull the two tiny bones out and then you can eat the entire thing!
The good news? My email inbox will quit getting deluged with Pizza Hut adverts.
The day after the Super Bowl has always been the saddest day of the year for me. Now, as I grow older, I care less and less about all sports, but I still enjoy football...although one has to be a bit of a masochist to remain a Cowboys fan. -sigh- I care nothing about basketball and even less (if possible) about hockey and the only reason I like seeing baseball in the news is that it means spring is here.
I get one, sometimes two, Pizza Hut mailings every week. I don't eat a lot of pizza, but I signed up so I can order online and take advantage of the deals offered only to members. This week, though, I was getting two, sometimes three separate promotional emails every day. Enough already! I think being a pizza delivery person would be one of the worst jobs, particularly on Super Bowl Sunday.
Well, except for working for Roto-Rooter on the day after Thanksgiving.
I'm also glad that my recipe newsletters will focus on something else besides party dips and especially chicken wing recipes. I never made any of them, but I read so many I started sprouting pinfeathers. Every time I've ever seen wings on the buffet, the "drumettes" were gone by the time I got to them. I finally figured out the best way to eat the "arm" part of the wing; pinch off the end with the bit of cartilage and pull the two tiny bones out and then you can eat the entire thing!
February 7, 2016
Super Bowl Prediction
Not that anyone really cares what I think...and truth be told, even I don't much care about who wins it.
I will be rooting for the Broncos. I'm not a big fan of Denver, but I AM a fan of Peyton Manning and DeMarcus Ware. I'd love to see Ware finally get a ring after all those frustrating years in Dallas and I'd also enjoy seeing Manning go out on top. (I think he'll retire after this game, no matter the outcome.)
That said, I think the Panthers will win. Cam Newton is a great player, but it's hard for me to root for him, especially over Manning. Denver has a great defense, but Carolina's isn't too far behind. I think it will come down to the Panther's offense being just a little better than Denver's defense.
I hope I'm wrong, but that's how I see it. I wouldn't bet on the game, though.
My prediction:
Carolina 27 Denver 17
February 1, 2016
October 9, 2015
September 2, 2015
Groin Injury
While surfing online, I often listen to sports talk radio; earlier, the hosts were talking about injuries to the Dallas Cowboys and mentioned that one player had a mild groin injury.
The term "groin injury" has always made me smile a little bit, even though I had one myself back in high school. (pulled a muscle...and THAT makes me giggle a little bit, considering the area of the body the injury occurred...and that I was about 14 yrs. old then) Not sure why I think it's funny now, because it hurt like the dickens then. As I recall, it lasted only a few days and I made sure to stretch my groin after that. (more giggles)
Anyway...whenever I hear the term "groin injury", this song from "Cheers" always pops into my head.
The term "groin injury" has always made me smile a little bit, even though I had one myself back in high school. (pulled a muscle...and THAT makes me giggle a little bit, considering the area of the body the injury occurred...and that I was about 14 yrs. old then) Not sure why I think it's funny now, because it hurt like the dickens then. As I recall, it lasted only a few days and I made sure to stretch my groin after that. (more giggles)
Anyway...whenever I hear the term "groin injury", this song from "Cheers" always pops into my head.
May 17, 2015
Your Team Cheats
From the website: So you think there's only one NFL team that cheats? You're wrong. All 32 NFL teams cheat. Yup, even your favorite team is a dirty cheater, but since they are not that good, nobody really cares.
The Cowboys have a score of "20", below the league average and my own bias aside, some of the charges are legitimate but picayune, particularly the "salarycapgate" where the 'Boys were penalized by the league for front loading contracts during the 2010 uncapped season. The problem with that is the contracts were sent to the league office and approved by them.
The "PEDSgate" is laughable, citing an offensive lineman from 1990 - who was out of the league a year later, the QB coach Wade Wilson, who has diabetes and took a drug in '07 to "enhance his quality of life" and the most recent case from 2014, Orlando Scandrick, who tested positive for MDMA, aka Molly/Ecstasy - obviously not taken to enhance performance, but to get high...not that that is an excuse. Most of the rest are laughable.
The Cowboys have a score of "20", below the league average and my own bias aside, some of the charges are legitimate but picayune, particularly the "salarycapgate" where the 'Boys were penalized by the league for front loading contracts during the 2010 uncapped season. The problem with that is the contracts were sent to the league office and approved by them.
The "PEDSgate" is laughable, citing an offensive lineman from 1990 - who was out of the league a year later, the QB coach Wade Wilson, who has diabetes and took a drug in '07 to "enhance his quality of life" and the most recent case from 2014, Orlando Scandrick, who tested positive for MDMA, aka Molly/Ecstasy - obviously not taken to enhance performance, but to get high...not that that is an excuse. Most of the rest are laughable.
March 4, 2015
Jerry, Pay the Man!
Let's get a deal done, Mr. Jones...take off the tag and pay the man. I know you have to watch the cap, but how often does a talent like this come along?
He needs to be a Cowboy for life.
He needs to be a Cowboy for life.
February 1, 2015
Super Bowl Super Site
Miami, Florida has hosted the most Super Bowls with ten: five times at the Miami Orange Bowl, and 5 times at the Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Sun Life Stadium.
Super Bowl Quotes
Some strange - or funny - Super Bowl quotes.
Bill Peterson, football coach:
"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, Dallas Cowboys linebacker (Super Bowl XIII):
"Terry Bradshaw couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A.'"
Matt Millen, Oakland Raiders linebacker (after learning the Washington Redskins' OG Russ Grimm said he'd 'run over his own mother to win the Super Bowl') (Super Bowl XVIII):
"I'd run over Russ Grimm's mother to win the Super Bowl, too."
Herb Adderly, Green Bay Packers cornerback (Super Bowl II):
"(When asked if he would rather play the game in Los Angeles or Miami)
"I'll play anywhere for $15,000."
Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback (Super Bowl III):
"We're going to win on Sunday. I guarantee it."
A reporter to Doug Williams, Washington Redskins quarterback (Super Bowl XXII):
"How long have you been a black quarterback?"
Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys quarterback (Super Bowl VI):
"If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?"
Ernie Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, on Super Bowl X in Miami:
"I'll be glad to leave here. I feel like eating palm trees. I don't like this place. It's for people with arthritis. They come here to play golf and to die."
Julie Brown to Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys running back (Super Bowl XXVIII):
"What are you going to wear in the game Sunday?"
"(When asked if he would rather play the game in Los Angeles or Miami)
"I'll play anywhere for $15,000."
Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback (Super Bowl III):
"We're going to win on Sunday. I guarantee it."
A reporter to Doug Williams, Washington Redskins quarterback (Super Bowl XXII):
"How long have you been a black quarterback?"
Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys quarterback (Super Bowl VI):
"If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?"
Ernie Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, on Super Bowl X in Miami:
"I'll be glad to leave here. I feel like eating palm trees. I don't like this place. It's for people with arthritis. They come here to play golf and to die."
Julie Brown to Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys running back (Super Bowl XXVIII):
"What are you going to wear in the game Sunday?"
Bill Peterson, football coach:
"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, Dallas Cowboys linebacker (Super Bowl XIII):
"Terry Bradshaw couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A.'"
Matt Millen, Oakland Raiders linebacker (after learning the Washington Redskins' OG Russ Grimm said he'd 'run over his own mother to win the Super Bowl') (Super Bowl XVIII):
"I'd run over Russ Grimm's mother to win the Super Bowl, too."
January 27, 2015
January 22, 2015
November 17, 2014
Took Sunday Off
Not that anyone noticed, but I took yesterday off (from posting in here). For the first time in years, I watched football all day long and not only was that out-of-the-ordinary for me, Dallas wasn't even playing since they're in their bye week.
I really enjoyed watching the other conference opponents - New York, Washington and Philadelphia - not only get beat, but beaten fairly badly. Sure, the Giants didn't lose by much, but they played so poorly it was fun to watch the meltdown.
I'll have to admit, however, that I'm about "footballed out" after watching the biggest part of four games yesterday (including the late game last night). I doubt I'll watch Monday Night Football, but will instead catch up on some of my favorite new-found TV series.
I really enjoyed watching the other conference opponents - New York, Washington and Philadelphia - not only get beat, but beaten fairly badly. Sure, the Giants didn't lose by much, but they played so poorly it was fun to watch the meltdown.
I'll have to admit, however, that I'm about "footballed out" after watching the biggest part of four games yesterday (including the late game last night). I doubt I'll watch Monday Night Football, but will instead catch up on some of my favorite new-found TV series.
April 14, 2014
Are You Smarter Than a Football Player?
With the NFL Draft still almost a month away, there's not a lot of football news (other than players being accused of rape or being arrested at the airport for claiming to have a bomb) so the main topic of most articles is the Wonderlic Test given to potential draftees by most NFL clubs.
Here's a chance to measure your IQ against football players!
From the site: April is the time of the pro football draft–a time when the physical performance of pro football candidates is closely measured and compared. But the testing doesn't stop at the bench press and broad jump. Players are also administered a unique intelligence measurement called the Wonderlic Personnel Test.
The test is a sort of IQ test used to measure players' aptitude for learning and problem solving. The possible score range is 1 to 50. The average football player scores around 20 points and scoring at least 10 points suggests a person is literate.
Now you have the opportunity to determine your own intelligence score. Best of all, you are compared to top pro football players—from Vince Young who barely scraped by with a 6 to former punter Pat McInally who has the only perfect score on the Wonderlic in league history.
Wonderlic scores of Dallas Cowboys QBs: Tony Romo 37, Jason Garrett 36, Drew Bledsoe 36, Quincy Carter 30 and Troy Aikman 29. (source: Blogging The Boys)
Here's a chance to measure your IQ against football players!
From the site: April is the time of the pro football draft–a time when the physical performance of pro football candidates is closely measured and compared. But the testing doesn't stop at the bench press and broad jump. Players are also administered a unique intelligence measurement called the Wonderlic Personnel Test.
The test is a sort of IQ test used to measure players' aptitude for learning and problem solving. The possible score range is 1 to 50. The average football player scores around 20 points and scoring at least 10 points suggests a person is literate.
Now you have the opportunity to determine your own intelligence score. Best of all, you are compared to top pro football players—from Vince Young who barely scraped by with a 6 to former punter Pat McInally who has the only perfect score on the Wonderlic in league history.
Wonderlic scores of Dallas Cowboys QBs: Tony Romo 37, Jason Garrett 36, Drew Bledsoe 36, Quincy Carter 30 and Troy Aikman 29. (source: Blogging The Boys)
January 26, 2014
Flag On That 404 Page!
From the Dallas Cowboys website:
I'm not positive, but I believe that signal is for unsportsmanlike conduct and/or a non-contact foul.
I'm not positive, but I believe that signal is for unsportsmanlike conduct and/or a non-contact foul.
January 6, 2014
December 22, 2013
Moonlighters
I'm sitting here waiting on the Cowboys/Redskins game that starts at noon and the host on the online radio show I'm listening to said it's raining in Washington, DC. I decided I'd go look at the DC area weather radar to see if it looked like it would rain all through the game. (I'm thinking Dallas would benefit from good, dry weather because I think the offense will have to carry the day)
On the website header there is a graphic with two of the station's weather people; I didn't pay them much mind at first, but after looking at the radar, my gaze was drawn back to them...they looked familiar:
I think it's Joe Biden and Gwyneth Paltrow moonlighting at their second jobs.
On the website header there is a graphic with two of the station's weather people; I didn't pay them much mind at first, but after looking at the radar, my gaze was drawn back to them...they looked familiar:
The graphic says their names are Doug Hill and Jacqui Jeras, but I'm not so sure.
I think it's Joe Biden and Gwyneth Paltrow moonlighting at their second jobs.
November 20, 2013
NFL Trivia
The Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals are the only two teams still in existence which were original charter members of the National Football League.
Both teams joined the American Professional Football Association in 1920, two years before it changed its name to the NFL. At the time, the Cardinals were called the Chicago Cardinals and the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys.
August 9, 2013
That Casserole Was Mean to Me!
I was going through recipes I had saved this month and saw one for a breakfast casserole that sounded good and thought I'd like to try some day. I did a search on my computer and found a few more I had saved and thought I'd see if there were others on the 'net that I might want to save in my vast collection. (I save recipes, it's one of my online hobbies) I saw this recipe at Allrecipes.com, a favorite site of mine: Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole. The recipe got a four and a half star rating out of five, so I thought I'd skim through a few of the reviews. The breakdown of the reviews was this:
Out of 1,230 ratings, 841 cooks loved it, 272 liked it, 85 thought it was OK, 22 didn't like it and there were 10 cooks who wouldn't eat it.
No matter how you look at it, that is overwhelmingly positive for the recipe. Sure, there were a few who were tepid in their praise, some who didn't like it and only a few - less than 1% - who thought it dreadful. I rate movies on IMDb sometimes and even the movies I love only get a "9" because I've yet to see a movie that didn't have at least a few flaws in it. I haven't made the casserole, but I would probably be one of the "liked it" crowd because I'm fairly conservative with my ratings of anything. (That said, I'd give my ex-wife a "7" considering everything, probably a little generous but I wouldn't want to give her a rating of average - she deserves a few points just for putting up with me)
Now, I understand about ratings; it doesn't matter what it is, movies or mayonnaise, taste is subjective and varies from person-to-person. What I have problems with are people who like something but castigate others for not liking it. It's one thing to dislike...say, a politician, but they should list the reasons, not dislike someone just because they're fat or skinny, black or white, gay or straight. I'm a Cowboys fan and many people despise the QB Tony Romo, but they don't give a valid reason regarding his play on the field but criticize him for wearing his cap backwards or for dating starlets (before he was married) or liking to play golf. (they didn't want him to take ANY vacations or have a life outside of football. Silly.)
One of the "most helpful critical reviews" on the casserole was by "hurryup2002" - posted on Oct. 12, 2003, which made me wonder if they were pleased with how fast the year had arrived or still wanted to gripe about the slow pace of time. Anyway....
They posted this: "This is not nice at all, i just want to let people know that this is the worst thing ever. It is not nice."
That's one of the criticisms that I wrote about above; no reason for disliking it, no honest reason why they didn't like it, not that the cooking time was too long or too short or the bread was overly soggy w/ putting it in the fridge overnight, that it was too salty/not salty enough, etc. No, "it is not nice."
Not nice? When they put it in the oven, did it scream at them "Hey dummy! Set the oven at 350, not 400 deg.!" or "You don't need to eat me...you're a little too fat as it is." "Don't add any salt, the sausage has it already, ya doofus!" ???
What's not nice is my review of that review, but it was nicer than I wanted to be.
Out of 1,230 ratings, 841 cooks loved it, 272 liked it, 85 thought it was OK, 22 didn't like it and there were 10 cooks who wouldn't eat it.
No matter how you look at it, that is overwhelmingly positive for the recipe. Sure, there were a few who were tepid in their praise, some who didn't like it and only a few - less than 1% - who thought it dreadful. I rate movies on IMDb sometimes and even the movies I love only get a "9" because I've yet to see a movie that didn't have at least a few flaws in it. I haven't made the casserole, but I would probably be one of the "liked it" crowd because I'm fairly conservative with my ratings of anything. (That said, I'd give my ex-wife a "7" considering everything, probably a little generous but I wouldn't want to give her a rating of average - she deserves a few points just for putting up with me)
Now, I understand about ratings; it doesn't matter what it is, movies or mayonnaise, taste is subjective and varies from person-to-person. What I have problems with are people who like something but castigate others for not liking it. It's one thing to dislike...say, a politician, but they should list the reasons, not dislike someone just because they're fat or skinny, black or white, gay or straight. I'm a Cowboys fan and many people despise the QB Tony Romo, but they don't give a valid reason regarding his play on the field but criticize him for wearing his cap backwards or for dating starlets (before he was married) or liking to play golf. (they didn't want him to take ANY vacations or have a life outside of football. Silly.)
One of the "most helpful critical reviews" on the casserole was by "hurryup2002" - posted on Oct. 12, 2003, which made me wonder if they were pleased with how fast the year had arrived or still wanted to gripe about the slow pace of time. Anyway....
They posted this: "This is not nice at all, i just want to let people know that this is the worst thing ever. It is not nice."
That's one of the criticisms that I wrote about above; no reason for disliking it, no honest reason why they didn't like it, not that the cooking time was too long or too short or the bread was overly soggy w/ putting it in the fridge overnight, that it was too salty/not salty enough, etc. No, "it is not nice."
Not nice? When they put it in the oven, did it scream at them "Hey dummy! Set the oven at 350, not 400 deg.!" or "You don't need to eat me...you're a little too fat as it is." "Don't add any salt, the sausage has it already, ya doofus!" ???
What's not nice is my review of that review, but it was nicer than I wanted to be.
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