NFL Network

The week after the Championship Games is a great time to have the NFL Network. All of the all-time Super Bowl stuff gets rolled out. Of course being a Steelers fan is good because there are five Super Bowl wins and six Super Bowls total. Still it is fun to watch some of the old time footage.

Lie To Me

Pretty Bird and I both love Tim Roth so we decided to give Lie to Me a try. We didn't hate the premiere so we'll try the next week and see where it goes. We sure as hell don't need another hour long drama in the queue though so something else might have to get cut.

44th President of the United States

Man what a good day. Do us proud President Obama.

Silent Clock

I think they've got overusing the silent clock some. I really liked the first two episodes of 24 but the next three of leaving me down some. I'll hold off judgment completely but so far it seems more like season six then season five.

The Last Day

Today is the last day the Dummy and Darth Vader are in power. Man I feel bad for helping elect that man.

Super Bowl XLIII

Here come the Steelers! The last Super Bowl the Steelers went to was nicknamed Super Bowl Extra Large. I'm going to nickname this one Super Bowl Troy Polamalu. Man what a defense, what a game. I can think of nothing better then going to the Super Bowl through beating Old Cleveland. Gotta love the Steelers!

Bring It On

Today is the AFC Championship Game. I'm really worried about the game because its the Ravens. I think the Steelers are better then the Ravens in just about every category except the offensive line. Plus the Steelers are healthier, better rested, and playing at home. This game should be won by the Steelers.

None of that matters of course. This is the playoffs and a divisional rival. This is going to be a nerve racking three hours. Tis life in the NFL.

Here we go Steelers, here we go!

24 Hours To Go

In 24 hours we'll know who's playing in America's latest holiday, the Super Bowl. It should be a good if not late Sunday watching some football. Go Steelers!

I'm not going to pick the Steelers game of course but I do think the Eagles are going from the NFC. I think I'd be great if the Cardinals went but I just think the Eagles are better.

Final Episodes

I gotta say I don't like their choice for the 5th Cylon. I still think there is more to it. Pretty Bird has a theory that I really believe but we'll see if it happens. Nine more to go.

BSG Returns!

For the last time. There was a time when I thought that BSG was the best show on television. Now I'm partially glad that there are only 10 episodes left. First off I think serial shows should have an endgame at least somewhat in mind. This would allow the show to end on the creator's terms and not on the network's.

That is only part of the reason I'm somewhat glad for it to go away. The main reason I'm done with it is that they've royally screwed it up. There have been three or four huge breaks which is just stupid. You shouldn't treat your viewers like that. It makes your viewers get upset with your show and want to watch something else.

Still I'll watch these 10 episodes because it is a great show. I won't get to watch it tonight but thanks to the DVR I'll watch it later.

Derek Lowe

So the Braves gave a 36 year old pitcher a 4 year deal. I really wish the Braves would just rebuild instead of giving old players too much money. Turns out they don't ask me my opinion. I'm pretty sure that they still won't be a winner this year. Can't football season go on all year.

This Just In!

I really do hate the Ravens. Just in case you've read this blog and not figured that out yet. They talk a bunch which is a stark contrast to the Steelers. Plus they are just the Purple Browns.

A Week Into It

And I still don't mind killing too much in Grand Theft Auto 4.

Tough Week

The Championship Game is the best and worst game possible. Losing it is tragic but winning it means your team goes to the Super Bowl. This has always been the game that stresses me out the most. It is easier for your team to not make this game then to lose it. It sure is going to be a tough week of being a fan.

Good thing I don't actually work for a team :)

TV Overload

If a Steelers win wasn't enough I get two hours of 24! The first 24 in about 20 months which is just crazy. Man do I love me some Jack Bauer. There are some bittersweet aspects of 24 in my life but outside of the huge layoff and the crap that was season 6 I think 24 is the best roller coaster ride on television. There is definitely room in my life for an hour long ride like 24 every week. Welcome back Jack.

One to Go

One game to go until the chance at the ultimate prize. There were aspects of the game that wasn't good for the Steelers but overall it was a really well played game. I'll ramble on about the game later on but outside of the first drive and garbage time man did that defense look good.

Bring on those Ravens!

Lines in Vegas

All the sports books in Vegas are going crazy right now. All three games so far the home team and the favorite has lost. Most Vegas bettors are numbers betters, meaning they play trends. There are people lining up to say the home team pulls it out and probably an equal amount lining up to say the visitors are going to run the table. Just remember, the house always wins.

Second Sign of the Apocalypse

Is that the Arizona Cardinals are hosting the NFC Championship Game. This has been a really crazy weekend in the playoffs.

Playoffs Baby!

Today starts the Steelers second season for 2008/2009. I said when the Steelers beat the Ravens a month ago that it was great that the Steelers didn't have a game I cared about for another four weeks. Well those four weeks are over and this is a game I really care about.

The Steelers are a better team then the San Diego Chargers. That said, it doesn't really matter. The Steelers will beat the Chargers if the Steelers don't beat themselves. That's really all there is to say about it. The Steelers have beaten themselves plenty of times in the past so it sure could happen again today.

Come on Ben, please don't mess this up for us. Be more Tom Brady then Brett Favre today, you can do it. You do that and you're hosting the AFC Championship Game. Come on Steelers!

Here we go Steelers, here we go!

Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are in the NFC Championship Game. That's pretty messed up right there.

Stupid Ravens

I have no idea how the Titans lost that game. I know it was turnovers but man were some of those turnovers just freaky. Man do I hate the Ravens.

Divisional Weekend Picks

I won't pick the Steelers game but here are my other picks.

Baltimore in a close one over Tennessee.
Panthers crush Arizona.
Giants in a somewhat close one over Philadelphia.

I'll write more about the Steelers later in the weekend. I'm still really worried about this game.

End of a Long Week

I've had a tough week personally. I won't go into it but it is nice that it is over. Not a great start to the year. Weekends are nice but I wouldn't call it relaxing. Between Jack being back and the Steelers playoff game I probably won't relax to much. At least I'll be able to sleep in.

So Long John

I know he isn't retiring but he is leaving Atlanta. I can't say that I blame him since ATL wasn't going to offer him near what Boston did.

Man was Smoltzie good. Good luck in Beantown.

Worried

I am worried about the Chargers. I don't know why I should be but I am. I'm actually really worried. Stupid NFL Playoffs.

Grand Theft Auto 4

I got this when it was on Super Black Friday sale and haven't played it yet. Today I started. I'm not sure if I like it yet. It is well done but how many cars can you steal or people can you beat up before it gets old. I guess I'll see.

2008 Defensive Player of the Year

Hate Them

Thanks to the hated Ravens the Steelers will be playing the Chargers next weekend. I hate the Ravens and would have much preferred the Steelers to play the Dolphins. Tis life I guess.

Stop

I guess I will stop with my Peyton Manning/Colts love since now it seems the Colts will have to watch the next round of the playoffs from home. An 8-8 team beating a 12-4 team doesn't happen very often but I guess the Chargers are pretty good.

Wildcard Weekend Picks

Here are my wildcard weekend picks.

Arizona over Atlanta
Indianapolis over San Diego
Baltimore over Miami
Minnesota over Philadelphia

I could be wrong on a specific pick or two but I do believe that two home teams will win.

The Best

Congratulations Peyton Manning on your record tying third MVP. I believe the Peyton Manning is not only the best QB in the league now but the best QB ever. He's the dominate offensive force for the past 10 years in the offensive dominated era of the NFL.

The Steelers are obviously the first choice when it comes to games I watch on TV but the Colts are the second. Not because I like the Colts but because I really like to watch great players and Peyton is great.

Chris Johnson?

What the fuck? One of the 50 or so voters for the MVP award voted for Chris Johnson. Chris Johnson is not even remotely an MVP candidate this year. Stupid sportswriters.

From SI.com

"Manning led the Patriots to a 12-4 record and the AFC Championship. He led the league with 4,267 passing yards and threw 29 touchdowns."

Somehow I think they missed something in the description of the 2003 Co-MVP.

I wonder if they'll fix it, here is the article.

Edit: It turns out I know how to use (some) photoshop so I will put the picture here.

Lucky I'm Wearing Pants

I'm the only one in the office today after noon. It should be really quiet and they'll be lucky if I'm wearing pants when the UPS guy comes at 4pm. Party starts at 1pm!

Happy New Year!

This is the last of the 'oughts. You know what that means, we need a better name for this previous decade. That and thank God this was the last New Year's party with those stupid glasses with the two zeros made into the lenses. They were cute in 2000 but a little old by now.

For West Wing Fans

Just Testing

I just wanted to see if I could post to my blog from my new phone. It appears that I can. Pretty Bird and I decided we wanted new phones with most of the new features. We didn't want to leave Sprint so no iPhones for us. I got the Instinct and she got the Rant. There are some pretty cool features on the Instinct. I hope everyone has a great New Year.

Rough Day

Man some days are just really rough at work. I shouldn't bitch because I do mostly like my job but today was pretty rough.

Oh Romeo, Romeo, can we please just keep Romeo!

I say one last time until 2009, SUCK IT BROWNS!

I'm going to petition the Browns ownership to keep Romeo Crennel as their head coach. In his four seasons as head coach for those dogs by the lake he's won a total of 24 of 64 games.

2005 - 6-10
2006 - 4-12
2007 - 10-6
2008 - 4-12

Man those are some great numbers if you're a fan of the Steelers (or Ravens or Bengals). If you can't win you should at least beat your chief rival, at least that is the rule in college football. Romeo is 0-8 vs. the Steelers.

2005 G1 - Browns 21, Steelers 34
2005 G2 - Browns 0, Steelers 41
2006 G1 - Browns 20, Steelers 24
2006 G2 - Browns 7, Steelers 27
2007 G1 - Browns 7, Steelers 34
2007 G2 - Browns 28, Steelers 31
2008 G1 - Browns 6, Steelers 10
2008 G2 - Browns 0, Steelers 31

Man those are some good numbers for the Steelers. Please Browns, please keep Romeo.

Ben Update

It seems that Ben just has a concussion. While I've had a concussion and it sure sucked ass I'm sure a professional athlete can recover within in two weeks and play a football game. It is great that he isn't hurt too badly.

To add to my opinion on Ben's injury issues. I have the opinion that certain players are what I call injury drama queens. These players want everyone to know every little injury they have, how they can't practice, and how it is for them to play. These players are like Brian Jordan, Steve McNair and now Ben Roethlisberger. Ben is just like those players. He wants everyone to know how hurt he gets and how much he puts into the team.

It is better then having a player like JD Drew who just doesn't play but it is still annoying. I still love having Roethlisberger as the Steelers QB but he does have quite a few annoying qualities, this being one of them.

Not Good

About the worst thing that could happen in the Steelers game, even more then a loss, is what happened today. Ben being carted off is just awful. I'm hoping it isn't serious but you never know. I will ramble about Ben's injury history later depending on how bad this injury actually is. Not good at all.

I say again, SUCK IT BROWNS

Part of me wishes the Browns would make this a real rivalry. Then the majority of me takes over and I realize that beating the Browns is more fun then what the Steelers go through every year with the Ravens. We'll see how many Steelers actually play today when they close their regular season. I do hope they get a win though.

Suck It Browns

Tomorrow the Steelers finish their regular season. They hit the magical 10 wins plus some. They sure beat my expectations for the season. Last week really stunk but I didn't care that much. Once the Steelers beat the Ravens and got a first round bye I stopped caring about the regular season. Of course I want the Steelers to win and sweeping the division would be really nice. I just hope the Steelers have a decent last game and squeeze out a 12-4 season.

Mario Kart Wii

Man that game is lots and lots of fun. Santa brought a great game for everyone. Some of the other Wii games, not so good. This one is great fun though.

Merry Christmas

Hope you got everything under the tree you were looking for.

On Vacation

I'm on vacation, no blog post today :)

Two Day Work Weeks

I've been saying it for years, that they have it reversed. It should be five days off and two days of work each week. This week is set up for me just like that. Doesn't get much better then only working two days.

Come to the coast, we'll get togther and have Christmas, Actually

Tonight is night 1 (of 2) of our annual Christmas movie viewings. Tonight is Love, Actually and tomorrow night will be Die Hard. Two great Christmas movies.

What a Difference a Week Makes

Maybe Tennessee Titans and the New York Giants are the best two teams in the league.

Don't Care

I've been saying all week I don't care if the Steelers won or lost today vs. the Titans. Well I lied, kinda. I really don't care past a first round bye, homefield advantage isn't that big a deal. The problem is I really don't like when the Steelers lose.

Plus there is that whole offensive line sucking ass thing. Man they are really, really bad. I wonder if our backups can beat the Browns starters?

Perfect Gift

Sometimes its great when you find that special someone of 13 years a perfect gift. I mean I always get her something I like but this year she's going to love it. Giving is a lot more fun then getting, although a Troy Polamalu jersey is really nice.

Championship!

I'm in three fantasy football leagues and I'm in the championship game in all three of them. Not bad if I do say so myself. We'll see how it turns out.

WTF?

If that isn't one of the signs of the apocalypse I'm not sure what is. I was in Vegas this year when it got to 111 degrees. Seeing the Luxor covered in snow is more than a little weird.

No Movies

Man this holiday movie season is really devoid of anything I want to watch. Normally there is at least two or three movies I want to see but outside of James Bond I haven't wanted to see anything. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait for Watchmen in March.

Football Is Not Baseball

Stats can measure just about everything in baseball. There just aren't enough stats yet to track everything in football. Aaron Smith and Ike Taylor don't have enough stats but man do they deserve to be in the Pro Bowl.

A Little More Offense

I really wish the Steelers would get just a little more offense but I'm starting to believe this schedule might have something to do with it. Maybe just a little.

The Steelers have the #1 defense. They've also played against the #2 defense (twice), the #3, and are about to play the #4 defense. Oh yeah they've played the #5, #6, #7, #11, #15, and #16 defense. The Steelers have played 14 games and 9 of those games are against a top half defense, 4 about to 5 against a top 5 defense. That's gotta play into it just a little.

All of this with their top RB playing hurt, their #2 RB out, and two OL starters out most of the year. You gotta play the schedule in front of you and you gotta play through injuries but it also means the Steelers aren't quite as bad on offense as I make them out to be.

They might not be a good offense but they're probably closer to average then closer to bad. Maybe, at least that's what I keep telling myself as the playoffs get closer.

A great D is good but you gotta score points to win. The Steelers can't expect to win every game by scoring less then 20 points a game.

Well when you tie a record and allow less then 300 yards in a game for 14 straight games maybe you can.

Better Then Last Year

I guess helping with this year's physical inventory is much better then last year's. My brain still hurts, I'm still covered in dust, cold and tired from going up and down a ladder and standing on concrete. But the product is in Charlotte and not Hartford, CT. I get to sleep in my own bed. Much better.

2008 AFC North Division Champion Pittsburgh Steelers

Man that looks good. First time they beat the Ravens in Baltimore since 2002. Man this Steelers team will take years off your life. That defense is so good and that offense is so bad. Today's game had some questionable calls go in the favor of the Steelers but at this point I'm not bitching. Hopefully someone can beat Baltimore in the playoffs so the Steelers don't have to play them. I'm tired of playing them this year. What a game!

3-6

I guess I can't really complain about the first half of the game. The Steelers made a few mistakes with some dumb penalties. Of course its a big game and their special teams decides not to show up with a few horrible punts and allowing them to return a punt and kick off pretty well. I swear it seems there are times I think the Steelers don't realize that special teams is part of the game.

Still the Steelers are in a decent position being down only a field goal. Man their defense is really good. I just wish the offense was a little better, not a lot better just a little better. We'll see what happens in the final 30 minutes.

No Turnovers

If Ben and the Steelers offense can limit the amount of turnovers and drops today they could beat the Ravens. We'll see how it goes but I'm still really worried. Man I hate playing the Ravens.

Two in a Row

After a sophomore never winning the Heisman we've had one win in two years in a row. I think Oklahoma has had a great year but man every QB in the Big 12 had a great year. The QBs in the crazy conferences where Boise State or Hawaii or BYU or whatever play don't get the Heisman because the whole conference puts up stupid big numbers. Well look at the Big 12 numbers and you'll see the same thing. I think Tebow should have won again and I can't stand the Gators.

Really, really worried

I really don't see the Steelers winning tomorrow. I think there is just too many factors against the Steelers. They almost never win in Baltimore and almost always split the season series against them. The Steelers beat the Ravens earlier and this game is in Baltimore. Plus this Ravens teams is actually pretty good and the Steelers have been atrocious on offense. It would be great for the Steelers to win but we'll see.

Good for me

The Yankees signed the oft-injured yet incredibly talented AJ Burnett. The Braves were trying to sign him to some huge deal as well but the Yankees came in with even a bigger deal. I want the Braves to be good again but I'd rather them be smart about it. I'd prefer if they took a year or two and built a really solid team and AJ Burnett is not part of that plan. We'll see what happens throughout the winter.

Dark Knight (Again)

Man this movie looks really, really good in blu ray. What a great movie.

I have lots of confidence

We have a weekly confidence points pick 'um in our office. We have a weekly payout and an overall payout. I've won five weeks and have the overall lead. Not too bad, it is nice to get a free lunch plus some every other week or so.

People just don't get the #1 rule in a confidence league, you must have a team in your top 3 or 4 picks that others don't. That and always pick against Detroit and Brett Favre in California.

Fantasy Update

The regular season ended for all three of my fantasy teams this week. Going into the weekend I was in first in all three leagues but I went 0-3 and dropped to 2nd in one, 4th in another, and remained 1st in the league I care about the most. I made the playoffs in all three leagues but hopefully I have a better showing this weekend.

355

Thanks for the memories Greg Maddux. There was a four year stretch were this guy was literally the best pitcher I've ever seen. I can remember a few innings where Braves pitchers have given up 4 home runs in that inning. I can also remember when Greg Maddux went an entire year, in 202 innings!

I'm not a huge fan of wins as a measure of a good pitcher but 355 is sure a hell of a lot of wins. Maddux also had a year when he won 19 games in 33 starts with 232 innings with whopping 20 walks. Yeah 19 wins with 20 walks is silly. How about a year with a 1.56 ERA followed up with a 1.63 ERA.

I could on for days about Maddux and his numbers. He was also a pretty good fielder I heard. For a pitcher he was pretty good with the bat because remember chicks did the long ball. He even stole 11 bases.

Greg Maddux is the very definition of a Hall of Famer. Thanks for the memories and the many short games when I had to work in the morning. How great it is that every fifth day I got to watch a Hall of Famer. Oh wait, three out of five days I got to watch one (well when Smoltz wasn't on the DL) but that's a story for a different blog.

Awesome

The end of that game was just awesome. It was needed since I can't see a way for the Steelers to beat the Ravens next week. The Steelers never sweep the Ravens and the way the Steelers are playing on offense that probably won't change next week. Still I'll take this win for now.

That's just messed up

I can't believe the Steelers won that game. That defense is really great but that offense needs some work. I'll babble about this later on. Right now I'm too jazzed with them actually winning a game they had no business even being in. The Cowboys owned the Steelers in going into the fourth quarter but somehow the Steelers won. It is just crazy!

Here we go Steelers, here we go!

Bring Back the 70s

Today is a throwback to the 70s rivalry between the Cowboys and the Steelers. Going into the season I put this game down as a loss for the Steelers because I thought the Cowboys were the best team in the NFL. That I guess is why they play the games instead of just go by the team on paper.

I'm still worried about the Cowboys but the Steelers really need to win this game. I think they're a better team then the Cowboys and I think its possible the Steelers are one of the top 3 or 4 teams in the NFL. With the Ravens seemingly unable to lose a game the Steelers need to keep winning. The next week or three will decide if the Steelers get the #2 seed or the #6 seed. They've proven before the #6 seed can win the Super Bowl but its usually easier with a home game and a week off.

Impressive

It is really impressive the Oklahoma put up 60 points in a game for five (or maybe six) games in a row. I watched some of the game tonight and I'll tell you they could let up much earlier. I'll stop short of saying it is unsportsmanlike but I will say what goes around comes around. Good luck against Florida

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. McGregor

My brother got married today. I wish him and his wife the best. To say there are some odd circumstances would be an understatement. Pretty Bird and I still wish them the best. Too bad we couldn't make the ceremony.

Quantum Of Solace

The ladies had something to do early this evening so I finally caught the latest Bond flick. I really enjoy the relaunch and think Daniel Craig is a pretty damn good Bond. This one wasn't as good as the previous one, Casino Royale but I still enjoyed it.

Silly Braves

The Braves are being really silly thinking they can win next year. They really should be planning for 2010 or 2011 and not next year. I guess this is why I don't run a baseball team.

On Demand

The DirecTV On Demand set up is really cool. My parents have On Demand through cable but it is mainly just a pay per view set up you can get any time. They have a little TV but almost everything you have to pay extra for. This set up is very different. We have thousands upon thousands of shows from almost every channel on DirecTV and they're all for free. We can get pay per view as well but that isn't near as cool as being able to catch on the episode of Mad Men we missed.

Surreal

Today just seemed so surreal it was freaky. I had three different phone conversations that all seemed so out there it was weird. It wasn't bad or good per se, it just out there.

Stupid People

I have enough things that are stressful in my life. I don't need family members who should be rational doing stupid dumbass things. Too bad that isn't how my family works. Idiots.

Best Third Quarter Ever

The Steelers looked really awful in the first half but they held it close. Then in the third quarter the Steelers just manhandled the Patriots. It was just an ass kicking on both sides of the ball. The Steelers still have plenty of questions on offense but man is that defense really fricking good. Next up is the Cowboys. The 'Boys have a good bit of offense but are inconsistent. Have no doubt it will be this week's "Game of the Century" according to the talking heads despite the fact the Cowboys are currently not going to the playoffs. I expect that to change but we'll see.

More then a little worried

Man the Patriots have owned the Steelers over the past few years. They Steelers are 8-3 and really only need to go 2-3 to make the playoffs so this isn't a 'must win' like many people want to call it for them. The Steelers schedule is tough but they are a pretty good team. They are as good as anyone left on their schedule so a nice 3-2 or even 4-1 finish would be great.

The Steelers are better then the Patriots this year. They've been better then the Patriots before and it hasn't mattered. We'll see how it turns out. I'm worried but it should be a good game. As long as the Steelers have figured out what to do on offense life will be much better. Their defense is really, really good.

Back Online!

It turns out it was a combination of a bad router and then a neighborhood phone/DSL outage. Well both are now fixed and completely back online. We've had sporadic bits of being online over the past five weeks but its been really bad not being completely online. Now we're good to go! Just in time to download some virtual console games for The Little One's new Wii. Good times.

Vote Early, Vote Often (Maybe Not Often)

The fans vote for the Pro Bowl doesn't count that much. Plus I don't think anyone watches the Pro Bowl. Usually however the best players at their positions make the Pro Bowl so it is nice for your fans. So go vote. Unlike the MLB All-Star game I don't think I'm going to vote more then once.

I know I'm voting for Hines Ward and then quite a few Steelers on defense. Not so many on offense though.

Tough Game

It actually wasn't that tough of a game. The Steelers really controlled the game in almost every catergory save the score. Obviously that is the only stat that counts and the Steelers made plenty of mistakes to allow the Chargers to lead most of the game. It still worked out okay but I'd love it if they figured out how to turn some of the yards into points. It is nice to have a game lead in the division again.

I'd still prefer if Troy got a TD as would a few in Vegas I'm sure.

Drivers Seat

The Steelers are still in their own drivers seat. They hold their own destiny but they are reeling more then a little. I'm really worried about today's game. The injuries for the Steelers are really starting to mount up and I'm not sure how it will matter. Healthy I think the Steelers are a top 5 team, now who knows.

Clone Wars

The Little One and I watch the Clone Wars every week. I enjoy it but I think I might have to miss next week since it is a Jar Jar based episode. LucasFilm is doing what they want to do, according to the Little One almost everyone in her class watches Clone Wars and based on its ratings it seems to not be just her class. Still I'll skip Jar Jar.

Back From Vegas

A nice little two and a half day trip to Vegas is over. I need to find an excuse for my job to send me there every month or so. I wasn't out there long enough to get my sleep schedule all messed up but I still really don't want to be at work today.

Winner!

Three tournaments at the Treasure Island this year (two in July, one today) and three times I've cashed in them. I got 5th and 2nd in July and tonight I got 1st! In July Vegas was much busier so the tournaments had 60 to 80 players tonight they only had 49 plus 3 rebuys. Still it is nice to get $890 to pay for Christmas. I didn't really have any major memorable hands. I just stayed in the middle of the pack most of the way until the last 8 and then I doubled up with AJ vs. KQ and neither of us hit. That put me in third with 8 to go.

When I got heads up I was down probably 2 to 1, maybe a little closer. The poker boss gave us the chop amount and I of course offered to chop. The other player looked at his chips and then at mine and said no. Heads up 2 to 1 isn't that big a lead but I'm not sure I would have taken the chop either. Of course if I wasn't going to take the chop I would have been a better heads up player. This guy just wasn't good at all. He let me push him around a little stealing a few blinds. Then he tries to push me around with all in my big blind when I had KK. Then it was just a matter of time until my A7 took out his K7 suited.

Not a bad way to end my trip to Vegas.

Alyssa Milano

I had no idea she owned a company that made MLB licensed clothes. I have no idea if the clothes look good or sell well. I do know she knows how to hire sales & marketing people in a male dominated industry. They aren't as attractive as Alyssa but there were some attractive women working her booth. Too bad Alyssa didn't make this show, apparently she was there last year. Timing is everything I guess.

Off to Vegas!

I'm off to Vegas for the MLB hardline show. I'm only there for about 50 hours but I still should get some poker and blackjack in. Plus I get to eat at Samba and am already upgraded for both flights. Sometimes my job isn't that bad.

Ending Was Good

The ending was good but I really didn't enjoy tonight's Heroes. I have enjoyed most of the season even though I really don't like the plot. It's a comic book on TV and it helps to remember that it isn't going to be the West Wing every week. We'll see how it changes after the new year with Jeph Loeb gone.

Stil Pissed

Man the Steelers should have won that game yesterday. Losing to Peyton Manning and the Colts is never really that embarrassing but the Steelers are better this year. They had that game in control and then Ben and his injured shoulder messed it up. Well the Steelers were a better team when they were healthy, who knows now. At least I get a nice trip to Vegas to get my mind off blowing that game.

Stupid Colts

There isn't much I could say other then the Steelers didn't deserve to win. Ben reminds too much of Ben from two years ago and not enough of Ben from last year. Oh well. Still in first place and some games they can win coming up. One things for sure, this isn't the third or fourth best team in the league. Not how they're playing now.

Yes We Can

I hadn't seen this until today. I guess Will.I.Am is more then just a hologram on CNN. That is a really good commercial.

Life Imitates Art

Well maybe its not art. If any TV has been art it was the West Wing.

I knew the season six writers based Matt Santos somewhat off Barack Obama because of his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

What I didn't know is that Aaron Sorkin based Josh Lyman off Rahm Emanuel during Emanuel's years on President Clinton's staff.

So much of season six and seven has had paralled this election why not have it end the same was as the show. It is more than a little surreal that a show that ended two years ago before Obama officially declared his intention to run for president has this many things predicted.

Life is Short

When my mom was 9 the Governor of Alabama prevented black students from attending the University of Alabama. When my daughter was 9 I (along with about 52% of the country) voted for a black man to become the next President of the United States. We sure have some a long way in a pretty short period of time.

Congratulations

I guess America really is about change. Three or four years ago I literally would have bet a lifetimes worth of money that a black man would not be elected president in my lifetime. I'm very proud to be wrong.

Congratulations President-Elect Barack Obama!

Stop Reading and Go Vote!

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Ugly Win?

I personally believe a win is a win, it doesn't matter how. Still it was pretty ugly. That was a brutal game but I'll take it. One thing is for sure the Steelers have one hell of a defense. Hopefully Ben is okay because Peyton is next.

Stupid NFL Game 8

This should be a good matchup for the Steelers. The Redskins have injuries and the Steelers are getting a little healthy. Plus what the Redskins are good at doesn't really bother the Steelers. The problem is that I don't know what the Steelers are trying to do on offense. Maybe having Willie Parker back will help. I'm worried but this should be a good matchup for the Steelers. Still 5-3 isn't the end of the world, double that and it is 10-6. Still it would help if Old Cleveland would lose some. Just maybe it could be a good night.

McCain

McCain was really funny on SNL last night. It reminds me of the old pre-2004 John McCain and this "neocon I want to be president" John McCain. I would have maybe voted for pre-2004 McCain, this one not so much.

Just Crazy

Normally I'm against political commercials completely. But you should go YouTube this shitty commercial that Elizabeth Dole is running against Kay Hagan. It basically calls Hagan an atheist. Church shouldn't matter in politics but it does. I can't believe she's running a commercial calling someone else "godless". If I was going to vote for you Dole I sure as hell won't know. WTF!