Awesome Buffalo Wings, And Patriot Games
Can’t sleep. Must blog.
Yesterday, three days, a month…same thing.
(Hey, at least this time, I’m actually going to talk about the Patriots, which is more than I could say about my poker story, ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy, or any of the other topics I said I would hold off for another day).
Quick-hitters:
- I think I hurt my TV’s feelings. It will respond to my remote maybe 5% of the time now. And yes, I’m using fresh batteries.
- I caught an article in the Daily News sometime this weekend, about an intersection here in the Valley that was rated one of the (it might have been the) most dangerous intersections, based on pedestrian deaths. Apparently the study did not measure the intersection right by my post office. Yes, another day, another idiot running a red several moments after the fact.
- Christmas time is coming in a few months. Anyone wanna buy me these pots and pans? They’re cheap!
- So after swinging by Circuit City (I went to pick up an item that I ordered online for in-store pickup, only to find the item OOS. At least I got a $24 GC for my trouble) on Sunday, we swung by this local buffalo wing joint.
(Tangent: Football season + buffalo wings…a natural pairing, no?)
The guy behind the counter warned me that the “Hot” sauce was going to be too intense, so he offered to give us half Hot and half Original. Well, I was bummed to find that the Original sauce was more sweet than heat. However, I thought the Hot sauce was perfect; my sister thought the Hot sauce was too weak, but I don’t give a crap what she thinks :P. We also had “Flaming Shrimp Poppers” (breaded shrimp tossed in buffalo wing sauce), a huge bucket of macaroni salad, and some French fries. We didn’t come close to finishing the meal.
BTW, you were wondering why I’m still up, I think you could figure it out by now. I can’t believe that I’m out of Tums.
(checks Amazon.com…)
(Argh! I don’t need SIX HUNDRED tablets!)
- So as we football fans (and probably some non-sports fans) know, the Patriots are a bunch of dirty cheaters.
(I swear that that is a totally unbiased opinion.)
Days after “PatriotGate” came out, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell fined coach Bill Belicheck $500,000, the Patriots $250,000, and docked the Pats a first-round draft pick in next year’s draft (or a second- and third-rounder, should the Pats missed the playoffs, but that’s not going to happen). Do I think the punishment fit the crime? Yes and no. I agree that the Pats should have to surrender a draft pick, but $750,000 in fines without a suspension? For one thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if the fines were paid for by Pats’ owner Robert Kraft. Second, even though three-quarters of a million dollars is a lot of money, is that really much of a deterrent? As some people on ESPN have already said, would you pay $750,000 and forfeit a draft pick, in exchange for a shot at the Super Bowl? I know I would.
I would have fined Belicheck $250,000, docked the team a first-round pick, and given Belicheck a two- to four-game suspension. Suspend Belicheck for a couple of games, and the Pats might not gain home-field advantage in the playoffs. Take away a first-round pick, and that doesn’t affect the Pats at all this season.
I love how some individuals want the Patriots to forfeit one, or all, of their championship rings. How are we going to know how far PatriotGate extends, the same way as we have to question how far back Barry Bonds was allegedly doing steroids? What’s done is done, and without concrete evidence to show that the Patriots cheated in a particular game, I don’t see how the NFL could strike the Pats’ championships from the record. Let the fans slap an asterisk on each of their rings, if they so desire, as we are doing to Bonds right now.
By the way, it is OK to quip about PatriotGate for the next eleventy billion years. I know I did no less than ten times during the Pats-Chargers game on Sunday night. I would have made many more jokes, had I not turned off the TV after the Patriots scored a TD on an interception return in the second quarter.
Next time: my thoughts on Week 2 of the NFL, a Fantasy Football update, and whatever else I can think of.
Happy blogging!
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