Mom, Mama, Drew and Jack

Mom, Mama, Drew and Jack
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Showing posts with label football picks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label football picks. Show all posts

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Snowblower Etiquette


So, as I look out at the beautiful winter wonderland we woke up to again this morning, I have a couple of thoughts. There should be rules regarding snow blowers and how you use them. The GOLDEN RULE of snowblowing should be: "Thou shalt not blow the snow from your driveway into my driveway." Furthermore, "Thou shalt not blow the snow from your driveway into the road in front of my driveway." And finally, "Driving your truck up and down the driveway repeatedly does not constitute snow blowing."

Now these seem to be easy rules, but my neighbor must know nothing about them. You would think that a lot of this is just common sense, but I often forget that there are a lot of people in this world who have very little common sense.

And in other news - What was up with Carolina last night???? Did they even show up for the game??? In an earlier blog post I talked about our football pool at work. I am currently tied for FIRST PLACE and MJ is in third, just 2 measely points out of first. The playoff games this week are worth 4 points apiece. So, there are 16 points at stake with only 4 chances to get those points. We were so excited because we both went out on a limb and went with Baltimore yesterday instead of Tennessee. Well, we scored in that game - and EVERYONE figured that Carolina would spank Arizona. That would mean 2 for 2 going into today. But NO, Carolina got blown away. We'll see what happens today - we both picked NY and Pittsburgh to win the two games this afternoon. I would really like to get 12 points this week.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Football......

Ok, so it's not that I don't like football, but I just don't really follow it. I mean, if I wanted to I could easily watch a game and know what is going on. It's just that I don't really care all that much - UNTIL NOW! You see, we have a football pool at school. There are about 30 of us involved and MJ and I decided to play this year. At the end, you pay one dollar per point out of first place with a max of $30. Then everyone goes out to dinner - winner's treat and the winner keeps the change. So, the beauty is that even if you lose, you still get to go out to dinner, so really your not out a whole lot.

Well, truth be told - being involved in the pool has created a monster out of me! I take great pain in making my picks each week! The best part is, I have been in first or second place every week! Right now, I'm in second and MJ is in third, but we are only one and two points out of first place respectively! There are all these people who are avid fans and we are kicking their butts!!! I think it is funny! For those of you who don't know me, I am a very competitive person and this has really brought it out!

So, for anyone who cares, here are our picks for this week.

Carrie's picks

Chicago
Atlanta
Washington
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Green Bay
San Diego
Miami
NY Jets
Seattle
Arizona
Pittsburgh
Carolina
New England
NY Giants
Philadelphia


Mary Jo's Picks

Chicago
Atlanta
Washington
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Green Bay
Kansas City
Miami
NY Jets
Seattle
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Carolina
New England
NY Giants
Philadelphia