And, I Feel Old

Do you ever have one of those days when you wake up and feel just a little bit older? For me, that day was today. I woke up with a sore back from throwing the football around last night and to be honest, a sore knee too. At what point did the simple act of tossing a football become a an open opportunity for injury? Just curious!

No, I am not looking for an hand out or a pity party. Just want to know if I am the only one going through these type of "changes". Can't wait to hear all the comments on that sentence. In any case, I did get out of bed and manage to get through the day with the help of a little aspirin. Thank you Kate for keeping that in the house. I will remember to check to see if the bottle is full before I go to play football next time.

In any case, I am off to work tonight so I am sure I will see some of you in just a few short hours. Don't give me a hard time if I am moving a little bit slower than usual. I am "aging" after all.

Tonight Is Good

Thought I was going to talk about grilling again? Or maybe wanting a hand out from Gates? Oh, no my dear friends I am not focusing on those subjects today. Now that the flu is gone and I am back to work (and feeling 110%) I would like to discuss football. Otherwise known as the thing that makes Sundays amazing and the rest of the week that much better.

On average, how much time do you spend watching football or football related shows? Is your plasma on the NFL network 24 hours a day. If so, I get where you are coming from. I love football and I find that when we are in the season I have so much to say about it. More than I do than say, waiting for a hand out or something. Good thing I am not sitting in a gas station while I write this.

In any case, I could probably go on all night. What teams I want to win, who I am starting in my fantasy football league, how much Kate also enjoys football (thank god!), but I will not. See, it's almost 8 where I live and I am about to watch something else that makes me very happy. Fall premiers. Talk to you all later and have a good night.

Updates

The draft is completed. No, I am not 100% confident in my team, but what can I say. It turned out that we had a little "emergency" so I ended up auto-drafting. And, yes everything is OK. A burst pipe and minor leak in the garage and grab your attention and actually make you forget about fantasy football. Leak has stopped and nothing was damaged.

So, a little on auto-drafting. Sure, the computer has your best interest in mind, but you are still not in complete control. Auto-drafting with choose the top ranked players in correspondence with what positions you need to fill. The problem is... if you want to take a gamble and grab another player out of order of their pre-determined ranking you can not. Before you even say I am aware that you can set your won rankings, yet since I thought I was going to attend I really didn't bother.

Now, I sit and wait until Thursday. And, no I am not waiting for a hand out from Gates. I am waiting till the first regular season game to get this fantasy football going. If I win, well that would be a good thing.

And, my focus is on...

Fantasy football. Without a doubt that is and will continue to be one of my number one topics of conversation. And, yes, of course the wedding too. But, after the wedding it may be almost all fantasy football.

The "double F" has been around for several years and I would like to present the argument... what did we do before FF? Sure, you could say we survived with pagers before cell phones and we made it by with rotary phones before that. But, how did we make it by without fantasy football. It is like a whole other dimension of football that we can enjoy and participate with. I wonder who it was that came up with the FF. Anyone want to do some quick research? I am guessing it is not Gates.

I love this season. Thank god is wasn't screwed up. Let's not forget to keep thanking the universe for that one. Well, I am back to watching a little preseason. Expect to hear from me soon especially since we are drafting tonight.

Love ya Kate! Thank you for loving football too. Next year, I think you need to join the fantasy football league. Just something to think about.

Looking Towards the Future

Every year the football season seems to go by quicker and quicker. I don't know if it happens become I am getting older (and of course, more handsome) or if it happens because I play fantasy football. Fantasy football can make every day fly by. Really, I am not sure what does it.

All I really can tell you is that life is good. Still no hand out from Gates, but life is good. My girl is good, my job is good, and that means life is good. Did I type "good" yet? Anyway, we are about to enter February which means that I am entering my last month living as a single man. She is officially moving in on February 28th and I am spending the next several weeks packing (read:throwing away) a wide variety of items that I can now go without.

Those couch pillow with the holes (recently found out they are called throw pillows) are just one item among the many things that can now call the dump their home. My old magazines (goodbye Scarlett) and plenty of other unnecessary items will be gone. And, for now, that is all I have to say.

Browns Shock

Alright, let's be honest. I know that Gates is not giving me a handout. I know that I finally scored a job and it at least pays the bills. I know that I might not be lucky enough to find a girlfriend, never mind one that looks like Scarlett. You want to know what I don't know? (Yes, I realize there are many things) I would have never guessed that the Browns were going to win this week.

Football fans (other than Browns fans) please chime in here. Who would have seen this coming? I would have never thought, never mind considered, that this would be a possibility. Let's put it this way... in all 14 games this week if I have to pick one 100% win I would have opted for the Saints over the Browns. I can't imagine that I was alone in this.

Shocked. I am nothing, but shocked. I have spent the last several months coming to several realizations and working on improving my life. I have faced hard times and I have been forced to switch directions in my personal and social life. All these changes did not shock me as much as this win. Looking forward to next Sunday.

Second Down and Four To Go

Summer starts to fade away. Kids go back to school and we all receive a present that people around the country cherish. The return of the NFL. The National Football League. I can't help but to sit back and smile as I type those words. Can I even express how much I love this time of year? My favorite team is back, football starts, and more importantly fantasy football starts. Simple realization, but fantasy football is the closest I will ever get to being on a professional football team. I guess that is unless I actually meet Bill Gates, he purchases a football team, and somehow I make it as a kicker. Maybe he would even finally bring a team back to Los Angeles. Wow, I am full of lofty dreams this morning!

Can you for just one second, imagine making $20 million dollars a year (or more!) for playing football? Seriously, put the wings and beer down and think about it! Just ridiculous. Well, I am never making the salary of a professional football player, but I can tweak my line up to win the league this year. At least, I hope I can. Honestly, by the end of this season I better have a job. On or off the field.