I Love Found Money, (Fantasy) Football-Related News, And More Quick Vick Thoughts
(Note: This blog entry was supposed to be posted on the 28th; as usual, stupid me screwed up in some way.
10,000 Stupid Points).
- I could count, on one hand, the number of events that are more gratifying than finding money. I mean, if I were to dig through my jeans’ pockets on laundry day, and found five bucks, I’d act as if I won the lottery!
You could imagine my feeling when I cleaned out my luggage from my NorCal trip (yeah, the one all the way back in May…don’t worry, there was just one sweater, a travel-sized bottle of shampoo, and a pair of fresh socks left in the luggage), and found two twenties sitting in one of the front pockets! Man, that feeling was truly awesome. At times, I’ve found dollar bills here and there, and the occasional five really gets the heart racing, but forty bucks??? Talk about ecstasy!
(I know some of my loyal readers–all none of you–feel that I’m overreacting over a mere forty bucks. If you feel that way, then you are wrong.)
(BTW, I just logged in to one of my PayPal accounts, and “found” another $50 and change! Holy crap! I’m rich!)
So how did I celebrate this find? I bought some ice cream, of course!
- Our fantasy football league auto-drafts on Wednesday! W00t!
(Yeah, it’s that time of the year, when my blog switches from a primarily Off Topic-like blog to a (fantasy) sports-related blog.)
I hope I remember to tweak CBS Sportsline’s player rater before the draft starts. I’m shocked that they ranked Marvin Harrison as fantasy football’s #1 ranked WR.
(I’m also super-stunned that Peyton Manning and LaDainian Tomlinson are ranked #1 at QB and RB, respectively :P)
I have also created BargainShare’s Pro Football Pick’em League (you pick the winners for each game of each week). If you’re interested in signing up, let me know! No football knowledge required; flip a coin if you have to!
- One of the big questions floating around the whole Michael Vick incident that I did not get around to last time asks if race plays a factor in the way Vick is being treated by the media. I’m not too sure about that. If Peyton Manning or Tom Brady got caught up in dogfighting, would either be treated as harshly? I have a hard time believing that. On the other hand, neither player has had the history Vick has had prior to the dogfighting indictment. Neither player was caught at an airport with a water bottle that had a hidden compartment in it. Neither player flipped the bird to his home crowd. Neither player has a sibling who is most famous for stomping on the back of an opponent’s knee back in college. My point is, sure, race might be playing a role in the media’s treatment of Vick, but I’d argue that race isn’t playing a significant role.
Next time: my (extended) stay in Monterey Park, among other things!