Future Wife and I embarked on three…count them, one, two, three Thanksgivings this year and yes sir- we rocked them all. Early highlights seem to be Erin’s sweet potatoes, Kim’s apple pie, and fleece sweatpants. It was my first Thanksgiving not in Maine and there were twinges of regret when missing out on Wednesday night's Bay Lines' reunion. But this has been a year that is all about changing things up for the O’Connell family and Thanksgiving was no different. The folks have moved, Erin is preggers and Kim and I are getting closer and closer to making our relationship official…officially awesome.
Now it’s Monday and I had my first leftover turkey sandwich for lunch. It was delicious. And because the weather is so freakin’ nice today, I ate it outside at the old picnic table out in the parking lot. It’s Cyber Monday for office drones and a chance for those people not tough or crazy enough to tackle Black Friday to cash in on deals. But if you do your shopping on-line, how will you get pepper-sprayed? That seems lame. There is not even a chance you could get trampled. Where is the fun in that? We need to inject some danger into Cyber Monday and no, I don’t think identity fraud will cut it.
But today is also a day to reflect and look forward. The year is coming to a close and Christmas is coming in hot. We just spent a long weekend zeroing in on what we are thankful for and now we’ll spend four weeks thinking about funny things to put in our loved one’s stocking. It’s time for buying Christmas trees, dropping hints about what kind of gifts you want, and hoping none of your fantasy football studs gets hurt with the playoffs starting in a couple weeks.
It’s a fun time of year.
Here are some things I’m thankful for, listed in no particular order.
Kim- because what I have with her is what I’ve always wanted.
My parents moving closer and being healthy.
Erin having a bun in the oven.
The Black Keys- because they’re fun to listen and instantly make me want to play drums.
Darren Sproles, Johnny Knox, Ray Rice- for helping get me through my fantasy football season. Special thanks to Jeff for agreeing to trade Rice.
Not being bald and having all of my teeth- I just don’t want to lose either hair or teeth. Call me vain, but it’s the truth.
Having a job is pretty awesome.
Gas prices in the suburbs.
The NBA lockout being over.
Marly and Zach for lending us Madmen so we could finish season four. But now that we finished it, what do we watch next?
HBO for making both Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones.
Herman Cain for being so gosh darn funny.
Herman Cain for also not being a viable presidential candidate.
WXPN in Philadelphia.
November having an extra Friday, resulting in an extra pay check.
Refurbished I-phones.
There is more that I'm thankful for, but in the end, I'm just thankful. I can't go so far as to say life is good, because there are still bumps in the road and kinks that need to be worked out. But life is happening and that alone is something to be thankful for.
Go Celtics.
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The Dumpster Fire's Jazz Odyssey Moment
Let’s talk about two of this week's happenings:
1.) realizing a fantasy football trade might not work out as planned
2.) learning that the best part of VH1’s Metal Week celebration is the constant airing of This is Spinal Tap.
“If I told them once, I told them a hundred times. Put Spinal Tap first and Puppet Show second.”
Realizing that Miles Austin wasn’t going to work, I had my own personal “resorting to Jazz Odyssey” moment a few days ago. James Starks would be my jazz odyssey. At this point, I really have no choice. I picked up Michael Crabtree, but I did so with little hope. And while I realize that the subject of failed fantasy football trades is neither fresh nor all that interesting…or is it? Just like that, it is back to the old does anyone else care about your fantasy football team debate and yes, I think it’s safe to say that while Future Wife may not be all that interested in Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire- I think other people might, sort of, kind of be.
So what happened was, I needed more production from my wide receivers and for the first time since 2007, when I had Randy Moss, I wanted a stud dude at that position. I dangled The Romocoaster around and once Jason Campbell went down, had a trading partner with the Rogue Load. It seemed like a mega-deal- I trade The Romocoaster, a disappointing MJD and Boldin and end up with Austin and Ray Rice. The impetus of the trade had been the success of Matthew Stafford If He Stays Healthy and of course, the first game after the trade, Stafford gets injured. That was the first bad sign. The second was Rice’s worst game of the season against Jacksonville and then culminating in Trouble Town with Austin going out with an injury. Defeated. Bummer. Oh well.
What can you do?
Well you look to Spinal Tap and do what you have to- you do your Jazz Odyssey.
I can watch This Is Spinal Tap at least once a week; for at least twenty minutes. There aren’t many movies that have that effect on me anymore. Shawshank Redemption has an honorary slot in the countdown, but after that, the list just isn’t what it used to be. I’m even watching the edited version right now and it doesn’t matter. That’s rare. I wonder why more bands don’t cover Spinal Tap songs? I think “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock It”- I’m not even sure if that is the title, would be a hell of a lot of fun to play.
For Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire, we are getting dangerously close to that point where we either need to get on the charts in Japan or call it a day and go to work on our opera about Happy Jack.
Other things learned this week:
New Coldplay album is surprisingly good.
Funniest episode of the Office this season was on last night.
Yuengling is an anomaly of a beer. It tastes good in a glass, in a bottle and in a can. Not too many beers can say that.
Thanks to our veterans.
1.) realizing a fantasy football trade might not work out as planned
2.) learning that the best part of VH1’s Metal Week celebration is the constant airing of This is Spinal Tap.
“If I told them once, I told them a hundred times. Put Spinal Tap first and Puppet Show second.”
Realizing that Miles Austin wasn’t going to work, I had my own personal “resorting to Jazz Odyssey” moment a few days ago. James Starks would be my jazz odyssey. At this point, I really have no choice. I picked up Michael Crabtree, but I did so with little hope. And while I realize that the subject of failed fantasy football trades is neither fresh nor all that interesting…or is it? Just like that, it is back to the old does anyone else care about your fantasy football team debate and yes, I think it’s safe to say that while Future Wife may not be all that interested in Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire- I think other people might, sort of, kind of be.
So what happened was, I needed more production from my wide receivers and for the first time since 2007, when I had Randy Moss, I wanted a stud dude at that position. I dangled The Romocoaster around and once Jason Campbell went down, had a trading partner with the Rogue Load. It seemed like a mega-deal- I trade The Romocoaster, a disappointing MJD and Boldin and end up with Austin and Ray Rice. The impetus of the trade had been the success of Matthew Stafford If He Stays Healthy and of course, the first game after the trade, Stafford gets injured. That was the first bad sign. The second was Rice’s worst game of the season against Jacksonville and then culminating in Trouble Town with Austin going out with an injury. Defeated. Bummer. Oh well.
What can you do?
Well you look to Spinal Tap and do what you have to- you do your Jazz Odyssey.
I can watch This Is Spinal Tap at least once a week; for at least twenty minutes. There aren’t many movies that have that effect on me anymore. Shawshank Redemption has an honorary slot in the countdown, but after that, the list just isn’t what it used to be. I’m even watching the edited version right now and it doesn’t matter. That’s rare. I wonder why more bands don’t cover Spinal Tap songs? I think “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock It”- I’m not even sure if that is the title, would be a hell of a lot of fun to play.
For Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire, we are getting dangerously close to that point where we either need to get on the charts in Japan or call it a day and go to work on our opera about Happy Jack.
Other things learned this week:
New Coldplay album is surprisingly good.
Funniest episode of the Office this season was on last night.
Yuengling is an anomaly of a beer. It tastes good in a glass, in a bottle and in a can. Not too many beers can say that.
Thanks to our veterans.
Occupy My Fantasy Football League
Welcome to Occupy My Fantasy League. We demand more waiver pickups and we demand willing trade partners. We demand to be able to start two quarterbacks if we want too- especially if one is Matthew Stafford If He Stays Healthy and the other is the Romocoaster. It’s time for our voice to be heard.
My three game win streak came to a halt this week with our lone league member who is currently occupying a foreign country squeaking out a win on the back of Ahmad Bradshaw and his three touchdowns. And now we’re getting into the time of the season when owners are tested and patience & faith are rewarded. Bye weeks are coming in fast and furious and with it, the tough decisions regarding the un-tough kickers and the cruel reality bestowed upon those not smart enough to pick up a back-up defense earlier in the season. Is Phil Dawson really that much worse than David Akers? Does it matter? We should not be forced to ask ourselves questions about kickers! Occupy My Fantasy League’s concerns are growing! Get me some poster board and some markers!
It seems that with every fantasy football season, there is a head-scratcher out there that can’t be explained. This year, for Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire, such a head-scratcher is centered on the nationally lambasted Patriots’ defense. It is supposedly the worst defense in the league and based on numbers, this claim is valid. My own eyes can attest to their lack of tackling prowess- but still, how are they putting up decent fantasy numbers (for a defense) every week? I drafted the Pats’ D because I believed the hype and was lost staring into Albert Haynesworth’s belly as if it were the sun. I was blinded. Subsequently I was ridiculed for the pick…specifically by one specific owner who I have previously reported “doesn’t believe in trades.” But I believed in the Pats’ D, for better or worse.
There is no doubt that they have seemed shaky and have so far, resorted back to their “bend but don’t break” philosophy. With every week, I grew more and more uncomfortable with them as my defense. But also, with every game played, I was provided with various reasons to keep them around. They were actually putting up decent points and more importantly, were outscoring any other defense that was loitering on the waiver wire. I was resolved to keep them around until they did themselves in, until they just couldn’t be trusted anymore, until they did the equivalent of borrowing my car and drunkenly crashing it. So far, that situation hasn’t happened. They just keep coming through- providing enough points to get me wins. So while the ESPN chorus of dorks continues to assail the porous Patriots’ defense, this lone rambler will continue to support them. I just won’t let them borrow my car or if I had pets, I wouldn’t ask them to pet sit. They just can’t be trusted that much.
Occupy My Fantasy League is not asking for donations and we will not be a burden to tax payers. We simply want to be heard. We are the percentage of folks with two stud quarterbacks and only one spot to play them. If Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olbermann asks- we also want more waiver pickups, something that should be our right as Americans.
Occupy My Fantasy League will continue to be defended by the Patriots’ defense and while you may think that’s crazy and to an extent, we agree- they are the horse we rode in on and will be the horse we ride out on. We firmly believe that you dance with the girl you brought and dance we will.
For now at least.
Occupy My Fantasy League. The revolution will not be televised. It will be on a I-Phone app.
My three game win streak came to a halt this week with our lone league member who is currently occupying a foreign country squeaking out a win on the back of Ahmad Bradshaw and his three touchdowns. And now we’re getting into the time of the season when owners are tested and patience & faith are rewarded. Bye weeks are coming in fast and furious and with it, the tough decisions regarding the un-tough kickers and the cruel reality bestowed upon those not smart enough to pick up a back-up defense earlier in the season. Is Phil Dawson really that much worse than David Akers? Does it matter? We should not be forced to ask ourselves questions about kickers! Occupy My Fantasy League’s concerns are growing! Get me some poster board and some markers!
It seems that with every fantasy football season, there is a head-scratcher out there that can’t be explained. This year, for Burnsy’s Dumpster Fire, such a head-scratcher is centered on the nationally lambasted Patriots’ defense. It is supposedly the worst defense in the league and based on numbers, this claim is valid. My own eyes can attest to their lack of tackling prowess- but still, how are they putting up decent fantasy numbers (for a defense) every week? I drafted the Pats’ D because I believed the hype and was lost staring into Albert Haynesworth’s belly as if it were the sun. I was blinded. Subsequently I was ridiculed for the pick…specifically by one specific owner who I have previously reported “doesn’t believe in trades.” But I believed in the Pats’ D, for better or worse.
There is no doubt that they have seemed shaky and have so far, resorted back to their “bend but don’t break” philosophy. With every week, I grew more and more uncomfortable with them as my defense. But also, with every game played, I was provided with various reasons to keep them around. They were actually putting up decent points and more importantly, were outscoring any other defense that was loitering on the waiver wire. I was resolved to keep them around until they did themselves in, until they just couldn’t be trusted anymore, until they did the equivalent of borrowing my car and drunkenly crashing it. So far, that situation hasn’t happened. They just keep coming through- providing enough points to get me wins. So while the ESPN chorus of dorks continues to assail the porous Patriots’ defense, this lone rambler will continue to support them. I just won’t let them borrow my car or if I had pets, I wouldn’t ask them to pet sit. They just can’t be trusted that much.
Occupy My Fantasy League is not asking for donations and we will not be a burden to tax payers. We simply want to be heard. We are the percentage of folks with two stud quarterbacks and only one spot to play them. If Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olbermann asks- we also want more waiver pickups, something that should be our right as Americans.
Occupy My Fantasy League will continue to be defended by the Patriots’ defense and while you may think that’s crazy and to an extent, we agree- they are the horse we rode in on and will be the horse we ride out on. We firmly believe that you dance with the girl you brought and dance we will.
For now at least.
Occupy My Fantasy League. The revolution will not be televised. It will be on a I-Phone app.
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