10.25.07

Fire Update

Sorry for such a morose posting yesterday---but it is pretty depressing out here.

Today is better. There is noticeably more humidity in the air and the wind is virtually non-existent--so yesterday's progress should be able to continue into today.

That said--my office is still uninhabitable. I was in there for 15 minutes this morning and I feel like I've smoked about 30 cigarettes. It is just foul...

Hand Modeling

Am I the only person who saw the gloves on the woman singing "America the Beautiful" at the World Series game last night? I realize the game had been long since decided at that point, but this was mind-blowing.

It appeared as though she asked if she could wear gloves, someone said no, and she put on a flesh-colored, plasticy glove--and went to the trouble of putting rings and a bracelet on it!

I can't find a picture--so if anyone does, email it to me and I'll link it on here...but it looked like she borrowed it from the Bubble Boy. (Which stands to question...who do you think the "Moops" are rooting for in this series??)

Just a Thought

Have I mentioned recently how fond I am of denim pants?

Not jeans.

Denim pants.

The were "fashionable" in the late 80s and early 90s, but some people just haven't quite got the memo. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, I could only find a kiddie version online...but you get the idea...)


Picks

No blog tomorrow, as I'll be flying to Minnesota for my friend Matt's traditional Mexican wedding.


Huge weekend of games...here goes nothing...

#2 Boston College at #8 Virginia Tech
This whole "pick on Wednesday night" thing is really going to inhibit my ability to perfectly predict the Thursday Night games...
I've been saying Virginia Tech is awful all year, but I have a feeling they're going to be up for this game. That said--I can't go against what I've been going with all year...
BC: 20-10

#1 Ohio State at #25 Penn State
Joe Pa's brain hasn't received its normal electronic-current since Ki-Jana Carter was considering a "sure-thing" in the NFL...fortunately for him, Ohio State's offense was designed in an Aztec Temple. In a white-out...
Penn State: 20-17

#21 California at #4 Arizona State
I can't see Cal losing three in a row, and Arizona State has been the football version of the guy who is walking around a party hitting-on other guy's girlfriends...just ASKING to be clocked. But you never pick against a streak and there are two working together on this game...
ASU: 42-34

#12 USC at #5 Oregon
1. Autzen is the toughest place in the Pac-10 to play.
2. Oregon has looked better than anyone but USC this year.
3. USC has looked awful all year.
4. USC hasn't picked a quarterback yet.
5. USC has two starting offensive linemen who won't make the trip.
6. Oregon put up approximately 11,000 yards of rushing against Washington last week.

So why am I so petrified to pick Oregon?
Oregon: 31-17.

#7 West Virginia at Rutgers
ESPN could promise that at some point in the third quarter of this game that Kirstie Alley will be shot at midfield, and I still wouldn't tune in to watch two teams miss tackles all day.
Rutgers: 38-28.

#9 Kansas at Texas A&M
This seems like an easy upset-pick, but A&M hasn't looked good since they were "College Station" on the original Bill Walsh College Football game on the Sega.
Kansas: 34-20.

#10 South Florida at #23 UConn
I think South Florida is for real. I think UConn is a misprint.
SFU: 28-6.

#11 Florida at #18 Georgia
The Heisman race becomes a little more clear...
Florida: 41-21.

Iowa State at #13 Missouri
I'll continue to be skeptical of Missouri until I can spell the name of their state without spell-check...but it is Iowa State!
Missouri: 1-0.

Mississippi State at #14 Kentucky
Kentucky is for real...while someone on my softball team is "foreal"...
Kentucky: 42-17.

#15 Virginia at NC State
Howie Long's son is being called the "best player in the country" by many experts...but I think that he'll forever remain in the shadow of his father's success on Tecmo Bowl.
Virginia: 24-6.

#16 South Carolina at Tennessee
It isn't entirely unlikely that every single team in the SEC finishes the season 7-5...
Tennessee: 20-14.

Nebraska at #19 Texas
There hasn't been a bigger collision between failures since Jim Belushi ran his car into the factory producing Michael Jordan Cologne.
Texas: 12-9.

Minnesota at #20 Michigan
Appalachian State was bad...but if you're headed to the Big House after losing to North Dakota State, you're probably not going to be favored...
Michigan: 38-10.

Mississippi at #22 Auburn
I have nothing intelligent nor witty to say about this game.
Auburn: 27-7.

New Mexico State at #17 Hawaii
Eventually Hawaii will blow someone out...
Hawaii: 134-14.



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