It's here. Winter is coming and that means snow. Really, really not excited. But regardless the cold weather does bring some fun things.
I sleep better. I get to do neat things with my facial hair. I get to wear my winter wardrobe. Inevitably I'll get to do something fun with snow.
But other than that, I'm not too yoked for winter.
It was a relatively good couple of weeks/weekends. Went down to the CU game and got to party with the old crew and new crew. Watched the game and needless to say the CU-Wyoming game was a collection of the slowest Division I teams in the nation.
It was pretty pitiful, even though the Buffs won.
Now they get their cheeks beat again on National television Thursday. Have heard rumblings there is already a plan in place to get rid of Hawkins. Nice.
Went to the Rox on SUnday and saw them squeak one out against the Cardinals. It was a good game and good all around time.
Plus the drive back was amazing. The colors were so sweet, the drive was well worth it.
Monday I went on a hike up Fish Creek Falls trail and enjoyed some more of the fall colors.
Not a ton new at work. A little shakeup at the paper with new people in new roles. This is sort of interesting. The ex will in fact be my new boss. Interesting, but don't think a lot changes. At least I hope not. I'm pretty settled in my role.
Not much else to report.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
I (fill in the blank) football
Another rough week on the football front.
CU gets beat by national powerhouse Toledo. Wait? They get absolutely mauled by Toledo. There was never a moment CU was in the game.
They are so bad, when you look at their schedule there are maybe two winnable games on the schedule (Wyoming at home and Iowa State on the road). Unfortunately, would it be a surprise if they lost both. They could be 0-12.
The Bills lose another heartbreaker on MNF against the Pattsies. This was a game that completely described what it's like to be a Bills fan. Plus when they were up 11 with four minutes to go, the only thought in my mind was "what unique and interesting way are we going to give this game away." Yep. Your 2009-10 Buffalo Bills! They could be 0-16.
Fantasy team — Packn Like Plex — got drubbed as well. I scored 47 points. Just to understand how our league works, Drew Brees (52 points) would have beat my entire team by himself. I would have beat Adrian Petersen (42 points) by a miraculous five points. Yep. Packn Like Plex could be 0-12.
Needless to say I may need to take a break from football at some point. I allow myself to get too involved and it affects my mood. Plus Paul Posluszny and the Bills will thank me. Since I purchased a Posluszny jersey, the Bills have gone either 1-9 or 2-10. Then last night, in the debut this year for the Posluszny jersey, the man himself breaks his arm in the second quarter. I'm beginning to think I have a sports curse. The Cubs have the curse of the goat, the Red Sox had the curse of the Bambino.
What's my curse called? That will be my mission for the rest of the year.
Now the Rockies are on a huge slide as well. I think all the injuries might finally catch up to them. I hope I'm wrong, but if the Giants sweep this series they are only 1 1/2 game back. Yikes. The Rockies need to get back on a roll and do so quick.
Great weekend other than typical sports disasters.
Went to Grand Junction for Jessica Mooney's wedding on Saturday. Small ceremony and saw a ton of old friends. It was fun and am glad I went. To the LDV on Sunday to see the family and golf on Monday. Me and the old man played at Eagle Ranch on Monday. Shot 91, including a 41 on the front nine.
The front nine was good. Two birdies, two pars, three 3-putt bogies and two "others." The back nine was just too many penalty strokes and a putter that was a miserable joke.
Very good time, however.
This weekend, should be fun as well. I'm hoping I feel better and these swine flu like symptoms go away. Maybe it's just the lack of sleep catching up with me. Who knows. I'll I do, is I'm heading East to see El Caballo and see what ensues from that. Think Gee Mode 1 will show up as well.
Hef of the Week
Football.
Also woke up Sunday after the wedding and somewhere in the night of rocking lost my pants. Had everything else, but my pants. Had to backtrack and ask people, "Uhhhhh, have you seen my pants?"
Class act all around Graham.
CU gets beat by national powerhouse Toledo. Wait? They get absolutely mauled by Toledo. There was never a moment CU was in the game.
They are so bad, when you look at their schedule there are maybe two winnable games on the schedule (Wyoming at home and Iowa State on the road). Unfortunately, would it be a surprise if they lost both. They could be 0-12.
The Bills lose another heartbreaker on MNF against the Pattsies. This was a game that completely described what it's like to be a Bills fan. Plus when they were up 11 with four minutes to go, the only thought in my mind was "what unique and interesting way are we going to give this game away." Yep. Your 2009-10 Buffalo Bills! They could be 0-16.
Fantasy team — Packn Like Plex — got drubbed as well. I scored 47 points. Just to understand how our league works, Drew Brees (52 points) would have beat my entire team by himself. I would have beat Adrian Petersen (42 points) by a miraculous five points. Yep. Packn Like Plex could be 0-12.
Needless to say I may need to take a break from football at some point. I allow myself to get too involved and it affects my mood. Plus Paul Posluszny and the Bills will thank me. Since I purchased a Posluszny jersey, the Bills have gone either 1-9 or 2-10. Then last night, in the debut this year for the Posluszny jersey, the man himself breaks his arm in the second quarter. I'm beginning to think I have a sports curse. The Cubs have the curse of the goat, the Red Sox had the curse of the Bambino.
What's my curse called? That will be my mission for the rest of the year.
Now the Rockies are on a huge slide as well. I think all the injuries might finally catch up to them. I hope I'm wrong, but if the Giants sweep this series they are only 1 1/2 game back. Yikes. The Rockies need to get back on a roll and do so quick.
Great weekend other than typical sports disasters.
Went to Grand Junction for Jessica Mooney's wedding on Saturday. Small ceremony and saw a ton of old friends. It was fun and am glad I went. To the LDV on Sunday to see the family and golf on Monday. Me and the old man played at Eagle Ranch on Monday. Shot 91, including a 41 on the front nine.
The front nine was good. Two birdies, two pars, three 3-putt bogies and two "others." The back nine was just too many penalty strokes and a putter that was a miserable joke.
Very good time, however.
This weekend, should be fun as well. I'm hoping I feel better and these swine flu like symptoms go away. Maybe it's just the lack of sleep catching up with me. Who knows. I'll I do, is I'm heading East to see El Caballo and see what ensues from that. Think Gee Mode 1 will show up as well.
Hef of the Week
Football.
Also woke up Sunday after the wedding and somewhere in the night of rocking lost my pants. Had everything else, but my pants. Had to backtrack and ask people, "Uhhhhh, have you seen my pants?"
Class act all around Graham.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Ugh
When I look back at the football week and ahead to the football week I simply can't help but cry.
CU losing to CSU was one of the worst things that has happened. I think it was a combination of things. I think CSU is a good football team, but I also think CU isn't as good as everyone thought. Then to look forward to the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and Patriots and it doesn't get much better.
I mean what better way to open up the 2009-10 Bills season than more than likely getting beat by 40 points on national television.
Here's where Bills fans are right now. From Bob DiCesare in the Buffalo News:
It's the dark secret no person wants to talk about. When you look at other programs around the nation that succeed they have several similar traits. Big donors, great facilities, great fan support etc.
Let's look at CU. They have by far the worst facilities in the Big 12. Iowa State's simply dwarf them. Let's not even mention, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or Nebraska.
That's a big recruiting tool. When CU won its National Championship in 1990, their facilities were brand new. The Dal Ward Center was voted as the top facility in the nation.
How things have changed.
For crying out loud, CSU has better practice facilities.
The only way to get these better, is to get more money. The school is cash strapped as it is. Donors won't donate millions of dollars to upgrade either. Plus CU doesn't have a T Boone Pickens to throw money into the program. Maybe someday, but not likely.
Then you look at coaching. I'm not off the bandwagon yet, and never will be. Who knows with Hawkins. McCartney took five years to build the program back. Maybe Hawkins is the same. But in Colorado — the state — law prohibits assistant coaches from having more than a one year contract.
This limits Colorado's coaching staff. When you look at top flight programs, they have top flight assistants. CU doesn't and it's clear.
If Hawkins turns out to not be the man, it will cost the university money to get rid of him. Then who would even want the job.
How do you pitch, horrible facilities, no guarantees to your assistants and a piss poor fan base to any coach?
CU once mattered. Unfortunately there is a chance they'll never matter again.
Life's been hectic. Mostly because I worked a whopping 69 hours last week. It was seven days in a row and just took it out of me.
Luckily I've got a three day weekend coming up. I'm going to a wedding that I'm not totally sure about. It'll be good to see about 40 kids I went to high school with, but at the same time I'm not totally pumped on it.
Plus I got roped into going to the wedding with a girl I don't want to go with, while there is another girl in Grand Junction that I totally want to go with.
Despite being a middle of the road ladies man — if that — I somehow find myself in the most precarious positions with the opposite sex.
Look at this wedding. I could and want to go with a hot 24-year-old, who is the shit and a ton of fun, but instead I'm stuck with a rundown 30 something.
It doesn't help, the bride knows my date and said, "oh, you should just go with Luke." So it wasn't even my decision.
Sour grapes I suppose. Either way I'm not going to let it get me down. I'm going to rock like only I know how to rock.
Other plans for the weekend include playing golf at Eagle Ranch on Monday. My dad got some kind of silent auction prize for golf for two. It's always good to play with the old man, and eventually get my balls so busted by him that I put my proverbial tail between my legs and think about crying to the point of dehydration.
Trying to get next weekend off as well, since El Caballo/V1 will be back in town. I'll certainly see the ugly bastard, but how many days we'll just have to see.
Nothing else really to note of.
HEF of the Week
The Monday after the CU debacle I had to cover a stage race. Needless to say I was hung over as hell and probably smelt horribly like booze. As the CU game progressed, I just drank more and more and more and more. Anyway, Monday I'm covering this bike race, waiting to talk to the women's winner. She's on the podium with a bottle of bubbly. She shakes it up, releases the hounds and it sprays. Unfortunately the initial shot and most of the bottle hit me directly in the pole washer. So if I didn't originally smell like booze, I certainly did now.
CU losing to CSU was one of the worst things that has happened. I think it was a combination of things. I think CSU is a good football team, but I also think CU isn't as good as everyone thought. Then to look forward to the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and Patriots and it doesn't get much better.
I mean what better way to open up the 2009-10 Bills season than more than likely getting beat by 40 points on national television.
Here's where Bills fans are right now. From Bob DiCesare in the Buffalo News:
The offensive coordinator one day, the starting left tackle a few days hence. What do you think? Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback for the opener? Ralph Wilson drawing up plays on suite napkins? Where, oh where, does it end?Somewhere between 4-12 and 0-16, I'd gather.Yes, by all means get your popcorn ready. The paper bag will come in handy.
Then to CU. It's been a hard realization, but I've come to the conclusion that in general CU football will probably never matter again.It's the dark secret no person wants to talk about. When you look at other programs around the nation that succeed they have several similar traits. Big donors, great facilities, great fan support etc.
Let's look at CU. They have by far the worst facilities in the Big 12. Iowa State's simply dwarf them. Let's not even mention, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State or Nebraska.
That's a big recruiting tool. When CU won its National Championship in 1990, their facilities were brand new. The Dal Ward Center was voted as the top facility in the nation.
How things have changed.
For crying out loud, CSU has better practice facilities.
The only way to get these better, is to get more money. The school is cash strapped as it is. Donors won't donate millions of dollars to upgrade either. Plus CU doesn't have a T Boone Pickens to throw money into the program. Maybe someday, but not likely.
Then you look at coaching. I'm not off the bandwagon yet, and never will be. Who knows with Hawkins. McCartney took five years to build the program back. Maybe Hawkins is the same. But in Colorado — the state — law prohibits assistant coaches from having more than a one year contract.
This limits Colorado's coaching staff. When you look at top flight programs, they have top flight assistants. CU doesn't and it's clear.
If Hawkins turns out to not be the man, it will cost the university money to get rid of him. Then who would even want the job.
How do you pitch, horrible facilities, no guarantees to your assistants and a piss poor fan base to any coach?
CU once mattered. Unfortunately there is a chance they'll never matter again.
Life's been hectic. Mostly because I worked a whopping 69 hours last week. It was seven days in a row and just took it out of me.
Luckily I've got a three day weekend coming up. I'm going to a wedding that I'm not totally sure about. It'll be good to see about 40 kids I went to high school with, but at the same time I'm not totally pumped on it.
Plus I got roped into going to the wedding with a girl I don't want to go with, while there is another girl in Grand Junction that I totally want to go with.
Despite being a middle of the road ladies man — if that — I somehow find myself in the most precarious positions with the opposite sex.
Look at this wedding. I could and want to go with a hot 24-year-old, who is the shit and a ton of fun, but instead I'm stuck with a rundown 30 something.
It doesn't help, the bride knows my date and said, "oh, you should just go with Luke." So it wasn't even my decision.
Sour grapes I suppose. Either way I'm not going to let it get me down. I'm going to rock like only I know how to rock.
Other plans for the weekend include playing golf at Eagle Ranch on Monday. My dad got some kind of silent auction prize for golf for two. It's always good to play with the old man, and eventually get my balls so busted by him that I put my proverbial tail between my legs and think about crying to the point of dehydration.
Trying to get next weekend off as well, since El Caballo/V1 will be back in town. I'll certainly see the ugly bastard, but how many days we'll just have to see.
Nothing else really to note of.
HEF of the Week
The Monday after the CU debacle I had to cover a stage race. Needless to say I was hung over as hell and probably smelt horribly like booze. As the CU game progressed, I just drank more and more and more and more. Anyway, Monday I'm covering this bike race, waiting to talk to the women's winner. She's on the podium with a bottle of bubbly. She shakes it up, releases the hounds and it sprays. Unfortunately the initial shot and most of the bottle hit me directly in the pole washer. So if I didn't originally smell like booze, I certainly did now.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Football time
Love football. This is clearly the best time of year. Sometimes I have a tough time getting into a new season when a season is still going.
Football will start, but baseball is in its playoff race. Not so much this year, I'm just geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeked for some football.
Football, is the world's greatest sport. There is nothing like Saturday or Sunday hanging with some friends, grilling, drinking and all cheering for one cause.
It really is the most wonderful time of the year. Thinking back I get more excited for football season than any other time. Christmas —no. Birthday — no. Beat cheeks day — no.
Workwise, I'm getting busy. The other sports guy is out this week and it's making so I have a ton of work. By the time next weekend hits, I'll have worked like 14 of 15 days at the old paper. Strangely I'm sort of yoked on it. The summer lull is fine for a while, but there is something said about being totally busy. Plus we started a new site here at work (click here). It has been good. Doing some video, adding a ton of stuff and getting weird my friends.
Actually enjoying my job.
Another plus of working so much these next two weeks is I'll have several days of to do pretty much whatever I want. A little vacation if you will. Nothing to grand, but something fun.
The weekend was pretty relaxed. Friday I did nothing, Saturday went and rocked with the peop's and Sunday headed to Denver to see the ole' grandmama.
Got my car fixed on Monday, which it totally needed. This was good in a lot of ways, besides the final bill. It's sort of like driving a new car at this point. Plus the work I got done on it, will hopefully make it run for the next 30-40 years of my life, seeing as how a brief glance at my bank account and I probably won't be able to afford a new car in that span.
The Eastern Bloc Sex Kitten is back in my life. I think we both want the same thing out of the relationship (let's not even call it that), plus she's out of town for three weeks now. Regardless, how often does the big guy run into a hot, young, Czech Republic chick? Probably more often if I lived in the Czech Republic or Eastern Bloc.
Going to Jessica Mooney's wedding next weekend. Should be interesting seeing who shows up. Probably not a ton of people I want to see. But I know I'll have fun. Plus there's an opportunity to see another chick down in GJ. The wedding is sort of interesting in the fact it happened so quick. I love Jessica to death and hope it works out, but everything (at least the percentages) seem to be working against it.
Either way I love weddings and love parties.
No other big plans. WOuld like to get down to a Rockies series at some point during the playoff push. Thinking St. Louis in late September could be the series I attend.
Not sure how I feel about the Rockies playoff chances. Like the Contreras pickup and think Apodaca will do wonders with him.
It's just tough as hell to beat Lincecum, Cain, Zito and now Penny (owns Colorado). Hopefully the lineup keeps hitting. Hopefully CarGo gets fully healthy, Fowler and Cook come back and the lineup starts hitting.
Just a wild guess, but it comes down to the final series with the Dodgers (who also own Colorado). Let's take a look at what the Rox and Giants have left.
ROX
3 vs. Mets— won one, need to win series if not sweep
3 vs. Arizona — need to win series if not sweep
4 vs. Cincinnatti — "
3 at SD — (You SD boys aren't there, you're not Rockies fans. I'll assume you're Yanks or Sox fans) — "
3 at San Fran — Cannot get swept
3 at Arizona — need to win series in not sweep
3 vs. SD — "
3 vs. St. Louis — Need 2 of 3 at home
3 vs. Milwaukee — 2 of 3 at home
3 at LA — need 2 of 3 in LA. Could be for division.
If they win every series that's 22 wins. That's the number they need in the last 31 games. 22-9 is what they need to shoot for. THis includes 19 home games where the Rox have been lights out
Giants
3 at Philly — lost one, hopefully lose the series
3 at Milwaukee — probably win 2 of 3
3 vs. SD — 2 of 3 if not a sweep
3 vs. LA — interesting series
3 vs. Colorado — need to lose 2 of 3
3 at LA — another interesting series
3 at Ariz — 2 of 3 if not sweep
3 vs. Chicago — 2 of 3 if not sweep
3 vs. Ariz — "
3 at SD — "
15 at home, 15 on the road.
Colorado has the easier road. For the Rox, comes down to the SF, LA and St. Louis series.
Should be an interesting road.
Until next time.
Football will start, but baseball is in its playoff race. Not so much this year, I'm just geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeked for some football.
Football, is the world's greatest sport. There is nothing like Saturday or Sunday hanging with some friends, grilling, drinking and all cheering for one cause.
It really is the most wonderful time of the year. Thinking back I get more excited for football season than any other time. Christmas —no. Birthday — no. Beat cheeks day — no.
Workwise, I'm getting busy. The other sports guy is out this week and it's making so I have a ton of work. By the time next weekend hits, I'll have worked like 14 of 15 days at the old paper. Strangely I'm sort of yoked on it. The summer lull is fine for a while, but there is something said about being totally busy. Plus we started a new site here at work (click here). It has been good. Doing some video, adding a ton of stuff and getting weird my friends.
Actually enjoying my job.
Another plus of working so much these next two weeks is I'll have several days of to do pretty much whatever I want. A little vacation if you will. Nothing to grand, but something fun.
The weekend was pretty relaxed. Friday I did nothing, Saturday went and rocked with the peop's and Sunday headed to Denver to see the ole' grandmama.
Got my car fixed on Monday, which it totally needed. This was good in a lot of ways, besides the final bill. It's sort of like driving a new car at this point. Plus the work I got done on it, will hopefully make it run for the next 30-40 years of my life, seeing as how a brief glance at my bank account and I probably won't be able to afford a new car in that span.
The Eastern Bloc Sex Kitten is back in my life. I think we both want the same thing out of the relationship (let's not even call it that), plus she's out of town for three weeks now. Regardless, how often does the big guy run into a hot, young, Czech Republic chick? Probably more often if I lived in the Czech Republic or Eastern Bloc.
Going to Jessica Mooney's wedding next weekend. Should be interesting seeing who shows up. Probably not a ton of people I want to see. But I know I'll have fun. Plus there's an opportunity to see another chick down in GJ. The wedding is sort of interesting in the fact it happened so quick. I love Jessica to death and hope it works out, but everything (at least the percentages) seem to be working against it.
Either way I love weddings and love parties.
No other big plans. WOuld like to get down to a Rockies series at some point during the playoff push. Thinking St. Louis in late September could be the series I attend.
Not sure how I feel about the Rockies playoff chances. Like the Contreras pickup and think Apodaca will do wonders with him.
It's just tough as hell to beat Lincecum, Cain, Zito and now Penny (owns Colorado). Hopefully the lineup keeps hitting. Hopefully CarGo gets fully healthy, Fowler and Cook come back and the lineup starts hitting.
Just a wild guess, but it comes down to the final series with the Dodgers (who also own Colorado). Let's take a look at what the Rox and Giants have left.
ROX
3 vs. Mets— won one, need to win series if not sweep
3 vs. Arizona — need to win series if not sweep
4 vs. Cincinnatti — "
3 at SD — (You SD boys aren't there, you're not Rockies fans. I'll assume you're Yanks or Sox fans) — "
3 at San Fran — Cannot get swept
3 at Arizona — need to win series in not sweep
3 vs. SD — "
3 vs. St. Louis — Need 2 of 3 at home
3 vs. Milwaukee — 2 of 3 at home
3 at LA — need 2 of 3 in LA. Could be for division.
If they win every series that's 22 wins. That's the number they need in the last 31 games. 22-9 is what they need to shoot for. THis includes 19 home games where the Rox have been lights out
Giants
3 at Philly — lost one, hopefully lose the series
3 at Milwaukee — probably win 2 of 3
3 vs. SD — 2 of 3 if not a sweep
3 vs. LA — interesting series
3 vs. Colorado — need to lose 2 of 3
3 at LA — another interesting series
3 at Ariz — 2 of 3 if not sweep
3 vs. Chicago — 2 of 3 if not sweep
3 vs. Ariz — "
3 at SD — "
15 at home, 15 on the road.
Colorado has the easier road. For the Rox, comes down to the SF, LA and St. Louis series.
Should be an interesting road.
Until next time.
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