Stupid Call

Redskins and Giants.   Joe Theisman vs Baby-face Super Bowl Quarterback. (That is how I remember these 2 teams, find your own lingo!)   Really what kind of stupid play was that? High School pranks at a professional level is too jovial for the season. To add insult to more insult, they used the same setup after a time out was called by Giants. Yes your secret is out, the other team knows what you were doing, but to return after 2 minutes with the same set up? Err ... a blond moment of D'OH! Double D'OH!   This is not a hand slap to the forehead, used a cast iron frying pan to the skull!   The unfortunate use of talent. Definitely an abuse of testosterone's or hormones if we are going there. Even the high school kids can ace that play too.   Really, a stupid call.

Stand up and take a bow

The time has arrived, we are trying to figure how much to spoil the kids and spouse, entwined with irrational travel habits compounded into this cocktail is the unrelenting weather.

Thankfully we have family to travel with, to visit other families.
We are thankful for our health so we can travel with our family to visit other families.
We are thankful for our employers, so we can travel with our family to visit other families.

Here comes the monkey wrench to the rhythm, cutting the strings to a cello in the middle of a symphony, screeching the wheels on a summer Saturday afternoon drive, a Superbowl Champion losing to the CLEVELAND BROWNS, Tiger Woods and his "Transgressions", an interception from a 100% quarterback ala Peyton Manning, you know what I mean.

There is a big group of men and women that I am thankful for. Straight or gay, tall or short, blue or green, vegetarian or eat everything under the sun, young or old, Active or in the Reserves or a Veteran.
Without them, I am not sure I can travel with our family to visit other families.
They contributed to our freedom that we take for granted today.
Freedom that was secured a long time ago, but still under maintenence.

Stand up and take a bow.
Men and women of the USA Marines,
Men and women of the USA Air Force,
Men and women of the USA Navy,
Men and women of the USA Army,
Men and women of the USA Coast Guard.

*Hat Tip

Coming next

Due to time constraints, I am unable to complete the next post tonight.
Here is the hint, I actually watched a movie in entirety, and shall post a review emmm ... tomorrow?

What the *9%$ about the Steelers

Yes I am returning to the roots of this blog, FOOTBALL (American).
Some (maybe 2) readers remember how this blog started, posting football scores for the troops overseas plus the yabbering of the misfortunes on the field.

Well over the years more writers joined the blogosphere and I graciously back step into the retreat of readers.

4 games later, I am fuming!! What is up with the Steelers? AGAIN!

4 losses, in a row, in a bad buffalo row. First of all, we cannot blame the coach for bad calls, ala my other love, Belichek. Mike Tomlin, did not make any slap in the forehead calls, but should have slapped, no, more like bat-whack the helmets of his players. Flipping though the playbook, yeap, football is still a TEAM Sport. Translating, more than one player completes the game. An injured player, therefore, should not cost the entire team to FAIL. The other members of the team completes the operation, finish the game.

What ever happened to the secondary teams, the backups, the other players?
The loss of the long hair dude, does not mean you let the other team waltz past you to touch downs. Big Ugly Jock, Big Ben is standing on the sidelines, that means his understudy should have been primed, lubed and cranked to take over. Walking refrigerators should be his caraface, protecting the infant and guiding him. My forehead is red from 4 games of head slapping disappointments, some one will be honored with the bill for ice packs.

What is the roborant? Maybe a little of Bill Cowher, a little Belichek, a little of humble pie.

As my dear Brady boy puts it,"We do not deserve a win with the mistakes we made."