I didn't realize that there was a real man who was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man" read more (9 words)

Global warming ,which is hitting the polar ice caps hard, will cause Polar Bears to be extinct within 100 years. read more (9 words)

With my back firmly against the wall, I delivered the goods. Picking winners I went 10-4 and trail hardly any “expert” pickers other than Dave Golberg who I’m hunting down. Against the spread I served up an 11-3 week and moved back into the money (58-54-4) which is more than many others can say. Just another plus performance on the over/under at 8-5-1 (69-45-2) leaving me on average +3 for any given week. I hit on one of my two upsets (9 of 21) so nothing spectacular there. The odds makers were also 10-4 straight up (73-42-1) but just 8-6 against the spread (53-58-5) so I widened my lead there. As I predicted, the over was going to start winning out and this week had a 10-3 edge with one push. For the season under still leads 59-55 with two pushes.

Our assembled picker consensus was just 8-6 picking winners, with the notable upset losers being Denver (39-1) and Minnesota (32-7) while the rest were in the area of contested (27-13 to 21-19). Against the spread it was a dismal 7-7 showing, but the over/under saved the week at 9-4-1. The closest the consensus came to any pick was Seattle beating Carolina 23-15 with an actual of 23-17.
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Bill Bennet took a break from gambling to write this article in the National Review, about how the election was a moral statement by Americans. It's as if we said "we hate oral sex, but love us some wars based on lies." read more (27 words)

Senator Kerry has reportedly called President Bush to concede the election. Regardless of how stuff works out, President Bush decisively received a majority of the popular vote. I'm disappointed. Apparently, to get a president elected, you can: read more (228 words)

I don’t know a lot about the NBA, but that’s not going to stop me from making picks. read more (1,108 words)

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After taking some hits early in the season, the home teams struck back this week with an 11-3 mark. A few teams left for dead (Green Bay, Dallas and Kansas City) turned in wins to put some spring in their step. Oh yeah, the Patriots lost and snapped their 21 game ride and we’ll see how they respond to no longer being invincible. Funny how Denver gets busted for a chop block and then can’t run the ball in the following game with the league watching isn’t it? Love those primetime games, I think I’d rather watch reruns of The Love Boat. Here’s my new poll and notice that I don’t ruin teams too much for losing or lift them too much for winning this week. Over the next two weeks we are going to get a great feeling of which teams will make a push and which will fade out. I will also do a halfway report by team showing where they are headed and what to expect. read more (2,214 words)

And when I say "bachelor food", I mean food that's easily prepared, tastes good, and is cheap. (I actually cooked some fancy stuff when I was a bachelor, but that's a different story.) I "discovered" the following marvelous concoction last night: read more (187 words)

2004's Scariest Halloween Costumes (The Abu Ghraib one is particularly disturbing.) read more (11 words)