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A Fantasy Football Story

Twas the night before the playoffs, when all through the league
Not a team was at rest, from the top to bottom seed.
The waiver wire was scoured by the first and the last,
In hope that other owners had seen a gem but passed.

The sleepers were nestled all starting or benched,
Their owners all hoping their playoff spot had been clinched.
My squad with its handcuffs and outright studs,
Had made no bench room to hang onto duds.

When out on the wire there was a sudden flash of light,
An owner had errantly released Roddy White!
My fingers clicked quickly and Randy Moss was released,
I swore for a moment my heart’s beating had ceased!

“With Roddy my corp of receivers can’t be beat!
My opponents will surely taste bitter defeat!”
My lineup was set and a smile crossed my face;
I knew a certain trophy would reside at MY place.

Two weeks flew by with my team in the lead,
With a group this stacked, even rankings received no heed.
The championship was mine, only one game remained,
It was all but over, no Sunday scores had been changed.

I had a slim lead but Monday Night was all mine,
As the Atlanta Falcons had a 13 and a half point line.
They faced Tennessee at 8:30 on ESPN,
(That’s right, I said it- I’M A COMPANY FAN)

Cortland Finnegan, the punk, was blanketing Hot Rod,
Though I didn’t think he could be stopped, save by the hand God.
I grimaced when Roddy left the game in the first half,
And groaned when my opponent had the last laugh.

Roddy White had 3 catches, yardage: 29-
And my opponent had claimed what once was mine;
Randy Moss, Fantasy Zombie- 8 for a buck-oh-five.
The final: my team- 98. His- 109.

I love Halloween

Walking through a ritzy almost-closed-gate neighborhood with my kiddo, brother-in-law and his wife and kids, I saw a very statuesque Michael Myers who I’d have sworn wasn’t real. Then I overheard two girls, probably 13ish talking.

Girl 1: “I swear I heard him say, ‘I’ve been watching you all day.’”

Both turn to look. Michael takes one very deliberate step toward them.

Screaming and running ensue- and I see Michael literally fall down laughing. Good times.

Being a stay at home dad is srs bns.

I’ve been thinking for a few weeks about the lack of centralized information for stay at home dads and things they do with their kids. Perfect example: stayathomedad.com, .net, and .org are all owned by squatters. It’s sad. Of course you can Google “things to do with your kids on the cheap” or something similar- but why should you have to fly from site to site to find information that should be readily available all in one place that’s easy to find?

I think this is my mission, you know? I’m sure there are too many dads who are in the position I was in when I started this God awful unemployed stint(and boy will I be glad when it’s over). You feel like you’re drowning, because all of a sudden you have a 3 year old(or whatever age) who is giving you 100 percent of their attention 100 percent of the time that mommy isn’t there.

I understand there is a wider market were I to aim not directly at dads, but also at moms, but let’s face it- women do have that intuition that we lack that seems to keep them ahead of the game. It seems almost instinctive watching my wife interact with our daughter, where I struggle to find even the simplest things to do with her.

THERE ARE TONS OF FUN THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS. You just sometimes need someone to point you in that right direction. I’m going to try to post at least a couple of times a week things that my daughter and I do that are inexpensive, fun, and don’t make me feel like I’m going to go crazy. I’m sure I’m going to struggle along the way, I’m sure I’ll find things she hates, other things that I hate, but I’m going to try to compile the best things and share them. While I’m still thinking of a URL, I’ve mae a new Tumblr to track them all.

Networking geeks: Help!

So here’s the situation:

For about 3-4 days, when my computer comes out of sleep mode, my router won’t let me connect with my laptop, my iPod, or my PS3. I have to restart the router 2-3 times to make it work. Is my router about to bite the dust, or am I missing something? Running Windows 7 x64, Belkin G router, firmware is up to date, Windows is fully updated. Only recent changes are adding a password to my network. Ideas?

Edit: If I’m coming in the door home, I often check my email on my iPod. The network is fine then, up until I open my laptop. That’s when it dies- on laptop wake up.

Greenstein on odds

“Someone shows you a coin with a head and a tail on it. You watch them flip it ten times, and all ten times it comes up heads. What is the probability that it will come up tails on the 11th flip? A novice gambler will tell you, ‘Tails is more likely than heads, since things have to even out, and tails is due to come up.’ A math student will tell you, ‘We can’t predict the future from the past. The odds are still even.’ A professional gambler would say, ‘There must be something wrong with the coin, or the way it is being flipped. I wouldn’t bet with the guy flipping it, but I would bet someone else that heads will come up again.’”

Barry Greenstein, “Ace On The River: An Advanced Poker Guide”

Tracklist for Together Forever: The Pubsongs of Warwickshire

Side 1:

Morrison’s Jig(Instrumental, 1:01)
Mayor’s Address(0:24)
All For Me Grog(4:26)
Spanish Ladies(3:13)
High Barbary(2:58)
The Wild Rover(3:40)
The Keeper(2:19)
The Maid of Amsterdam(2:21)
Rosin, the Beau(2:48) (I SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE)
Maids, When You’re Young(1:57)
Roll Your Leg Over(2:46)
The Crayfish(1:56)

Side 2:

Bedlam Boys(3:55)
Bonnie Ship, The Diamond(2:41)
To Be A Good Companion(5:18)
Wylde Mountain Thyme(3:03)
Queen’s Farewell/Auld Lang Syne(6:31)

Total Runtime: 51:26