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'Nuff said. Let's play some football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Expert League Draft
Starting later today, I will be representing Fantasy Football Trader in the Fantasy Football Indepth's Expert League Draft.
Just think, less than a year ago, I was just getting my feet wet blogging for dmjuice.com, and now I'm about to compete in a league with others from such sites as CBS, USA Today and KFFL.
So before I start the draft, again I would like to give thanks and all glory to God, because without Him, nothing is possible, and yet with Him, all things are just that! Faith and Desire... and you too can do whatever you set your mind to!
As for the draft itself, this is a league, and not just a draft, so I will get to add and drop throughout the season. We will see how this all unfolds.
I have drawn the 5th pick in the draft, and unless something bizarre happens, I can almost guarantee that I will end up with Frank Gore in the 1st round and Andre Johnson in the 2nd. Hey, just because I'm in an expert league, doesn't mean I still can't rep The U, right? And with those two guys, I would be able to offer a solid 1-2 punch that would match up with any others.
You can follow the draft by clicking here to go to the league website.
I'll also be posting short blogs over on my FantasyFootballTrader.com blog page (J-Rax Report) detailing my picks and my thoughts behind each one. With 12 hours between picks, I should have plenty of time to keep you all updated.
Now I'm off for a pre-draft swimming excursion with the girls!
Song stuck in my head: Frost "La Familia"
Just think, less than a year ago, I was just getting my feet wet blogging for dmjuice.com, and now I'm about to compete in a league with others from such sites as CBS, USA Today and KFFL.
So before I start the draft, again I would like to give thanks and all glory to God, because without Him, nothing is possible, and yet with Him, all things are just that! Faith and Desire... and you too can do whatever you set your mind to!
As for the draft itself, this is a league, and not just a draft, so I will get to add and drop throughout the season. We will see how this all unfolds.
I have drawn the 5th pick in the draft, and unless something bizarre happens, I can almost guarantee that I will end up with Frank Gore in the 1st round and Andre Johnson in the 2nd. Hey, just because I'm in an expert league, doesn't mean I still can't rep The U, right? And with those two guys, I would be able to offer a solid 1-2 punch that would match up with any others.
You can follow the draft by clicking here to go to the league website.
I'll also be posting short blogs over on my FantasyFootballTrader.com blog page (J-Rax Report) detailing my picks and my thoughts behind each one. With 12 hours between picks, I should have plenty of time to keep you all updated.
Now I'm off for a pre-draft swimming excursion with the girls!
Song stuck in my head: Frost "La Familia"
Sunday, July 20, 2008
This is home
So far, so good with my week with the girls.
Friday, we went to my volleyball game, where Smokey and the Bumpers came back from losing the game to split the set, 1-1-1. After winning the 2nd game, the Bumpers got off to a slow start, but didn't give up as the battled back. However, the third game ended in a tie, because of the time limit. The Bumpers are looking to make a late season push into the playoffs. Will they get there? Who knows, but it will be fun as we find out!
Saturday, we just bummed around the house and went on the first of our daily walks.
Today, we went to the I-Cubs game, where Lydia got a ball! And we almost got more than that. We had 2nd row seats, and the I-cubs pitcher was batting and he swung and missed. However, when he missed, he also let the bat slip out of his hands and it came flying towards us. However, it didn't quite go far enough, and it hit the guy in the first row. If he had any reflexes, he would have tried to get out of the way, and I was ready to pounce! Oh well...
Tomorrow, we hit the pool and maybe the beach... we'll keep you updated!
Talk to you in later!
Song stuck in my head: Switchfoot's "This is Home". Says a lot about how I feel right now. Love it.
Switchfoot
Friday, we went to my volleyball game, where Smokey and the Bumpers came back from losing the game to split the set, 1-1-1. After winning the 2nd game, the Bumpers got off to a slow start, but didn't give up as the battled back. However, the third game ended in a tie, because of the time limit. The Bumpers are looking to make a late season push into the playoffs. Will they get there? Who knows, but it will be fun as we find out!
Saturday, we just bummed around the house and went on the first of our daily walks.
Today, we went to the I-Cubs game, where Lydia got a ball! And we almost got more than that. We had 2nd row seats, and the I-cubs pitcher was batting and he swung and missed. However, when he missed, he also let the bat slip out of his hands and it came flying towards us. However, it didn't quite go far enough, and it hit the guy in the first row. If he had any reflexes, he would have tried to get out of the way, and I was ready to pounce! Oh well...
Tomorrow, we hit the pool and maybe the beach... we'll keep you updated!
Talk to you in later!
Song stuck in my head: Switchfoot's "This is Home". Says a lot about how I feel right now. Love it.
Switchfoot
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Quick Update
Has it really been over a week? Time sure does fly by during the summer!
Last week, Smokey and the Bumpers had a rough week. Coming off a bye week, we were unable to shake the rust until the last game, losing the match 2 games to 1.
This week has been an extremely busy one for me, as I am preparing for Savannah and JoJo to come up Friday for the week. I'm pretty excited, I'm sure we will get some serious pool time in amongst other activities... maybe a cubs game? perhaps a movie in the park? Regardless of what they decide, I'll be thrilled that they are in Ankeny with me.
Well, I have to make this quick, as I'm off and running some more! I'm doing a couple more Expert Fantasy Football Leagues, so be on the look out for details soon...
I'll be back later this week before I head out!
Song stuck in my head: Lemonheads "Into Your Arms"
Last week, Smokey and the Bumpers had a rough week. Coming off a bye week, we were unable to shake the rust until the last game, losing the match 2 games to 1.
This week has been an extremely busy one for me, as I am preparing for Savannah and JoJo to come up Friday for the week. I'm pretty excited, I'm sure we will get some serious pool time in amongst other activities... maybe a cubs game? perhaps a movie in the park? Regardless of what they decide, I'll be thrilled that they are in Ankeny with me.
Well, I have to make this quick, as I'm off and running some more! I'm doing a couple more Expert Fantasy Football Leagues, so be on the look out for details soon...
I'll be back later this week before I head out!
Song stuck in my head: Lemonheads "Into Your Arms"
Monday, July 7, 2008
In Pictures
Everyone loves pictures... here are a few from my weekend.
Left (Jon, Krissy, B-Rad, Annie, Mike Heather and Lindsey)
Middle (Heather and her friend)
Right (Heather, Krissy, Lindsey, Mike (back) Fred and Jon
Left (Jon and Lindsey)
Middle (B-Rad and Annie)
Right (Heather and Lindsey)
Left (Jon and Fred)
Middle (Jon, Lisa and Loomis at 80/35)
Right (Lindsey and Fred)
I will be back with some more pics from this past weekend, as I got an email late last night that I will need to upload!
Song stuck in head: Jason Mraz "I'm yours"
Left (Jon, Krissy, B-Rad, Annie, Mike Heather and Lindsey)
Middle (Heather and her friend)
Right (Heather, Krissy, Lindsey, Mike (back) Fred and Jon
Left (Jon and Lindsey)
Middle (B-Rad and Annie)
Right (Heather and Lindsey)
Left (Jon and Fred)
Middle (Jon, Lisa and Loomis at 80/35)
Right (Lindsey and Fred)
I will be back with some more pics from this past weekend, as I got an email late last night that I will need to upload!
Song stuck in head: Jason Mraz "I'm yours"
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Pimp my "4th of July!"
First off, I want to be the first to wish a Happy Birthday to my mother! (Even though she probably will never see this, as she isn't the most computer savvy person out there). I'm very fortunate to have a mother like I do.
Back to business, or do I need to? Because today is my Friday, as I have both Thursday and Friday off for the 4th of July! I'm very excited about the upcoming weekend! What do I all got planned?
Thursday, several of us are getting together for some grilling and then we are heading to Jakes for a little "pimp my drink" action. Carlson has no idea what he is in store for tomorrow night! Unless, of course, he reads this blog on a regular basis! :)
Friday, I will be relaxing quite a bit. I'm not sure if the I-cubs are in town, but if they are, that might be a good night to just kick back with a game. Of course, I will be making sure I have a nice seat to watch me some fireworks Friday night.
Saturday is the day I am SOOOOOO excited for! 80-35 is finally here and I have no doubts that its going to be an amazing event. The Roots and Jakob Dylan are the 2 I'm most looking forward to seeing, but I'm going to try and squeeze in as many different acts as I can. Here's hoping that 80-35 is a smashing success and be the first of many to come!
I have had a hectic and crazy week, so I'm extremely thankful that I now have four days to sit back, relax and enjoy this holiday weekend, and I hope each and every one of you have at least 2x the good time that I know I'm going to have this weekend!
I might be back sometime this weekend, but no guarantees. Like Frank the Tank would say, "I don't know, I don't know if I'll have enough time!"
Song stuck in my head: Josh Gracin's "We weren't crazy"
Back to business, or do I need to? Because today is my Friday, as I have both Thursday and Friday off for the 4th of July! I'm very excited about the upcoming weekend! What do I all got planned?
Thursday, several of us are getting together for some grilling and then we are heading to Jakes for a little "pimp my drink" action. Carlson has no idea what he is in store for tomorrow night! Unless, of course, he reads this blog on a regular basis! :)
Friday, I will be relaxing quite a bit. I'm not sure if the I-cubs are in town, but if they are, that might be a good night to just kick back with a game. Of course, I will be making sure I have a nice seat to watch me some fireworks Friday night.
Saturday is the day I am SOOOOOO excited for! 80-35 is finally here and I have no doubts that its going to be an amazing event. The Roots and Jakob Dylan are the 2 I'm most looking forward to seeing, but I'm going to try and squeeze in as many different acts as I can. Here's hoping that 80-35 is a smashing success and be the first of many to come!
I have had a hectic and crazy week, so I'm extremely thankful that I now have four days to sit back, relax and enjoy this holiday weekend, and I hope each and every one of you have at least 2x the good time that I know I'm going to have this weekend!
I might be back sometime this weekend, but no guarantees. Like Frank the Tank would say, "I don't know, I don't know if I'll have enough time!"
Song stuck in my head: Josh Gracin's "We weren't crazy"
Monday, June 30, 2008
Pimp My Weekend Update!
Just wrapping up another good weekend, so lets get right after it!
Before I do, just a reminder that I'll be participating in the live Experts Mock Draft tonight, starting at 8pm. You can watch it unfold here. Not only will I be drafting, but I'll be answering reader questions at that time too. Hope to see you there!
Now that I have gotten my PSA out of the way, back to the weekend! Friday night, my sand volleyball team, Smokey and The Bumpers played their best game of the season, winning in 3 sets. The Bumpers lost the first set 15-11, and were down 14-11 in the second game and needing a side out to stay alive which they did, and then reeled off 5 straight points to win 16-14. The third game had many momentum swings, with the Bumpers getting some awesome individual performances by each of the ladies to squeak out a hard fought 15-13 win, taking the set 2 games to 1.
Saturday, after getting some work done in the morning, I headed out to meet up with a group of friends to go to the Iowa Cubs game. We all had a great time at the stadium, and the "Keebler Elf" made a special appearance. And wouldn't you know it, the Keebler Elf LOVES THE U!
After the game was over, we walked down to the newly remodeled Johnny's Hall of Fame, where we impressed with the layout of the place. Easily a destination worth checking out again in the future! We sat around and talked for a few hours, with the highlight conversation revolving around a previous blog topic of mine, "Pimp My Sandwich". After explaining the origin of where I heard the commercial, we spent the rest of the night improvising what the commercial might look like. We took turns being X-Ampl showing up to pimp someone's sandwich, while the rest of us took turns being overly stoked with the ways our sandwich was being pimped. Here is a part of that conversation:
Jon: Yo, yo, yo!! This is Xampl and I'm here to pimp yo sandwich!
Heather (running around in circles): Ha! Ha! No! Ah!!!!
Jon: Heather, we going to start with some provolone cheese!
Heather: Ah! Provolone?! Ah! Yes!!!!
Jon: And then we going to throw on some crisp romaine lettuce!!
Heather: OH MY! Ah yes!! Oh my! Romaine Lettuce?! Ah!!!
We all took turns piling on anything we could think of on that sandwich, and by the end, I was actually pretty hungry for a sandwich.
The conversation then progressed to what else we could "pimp my ________". Needless to say, the next time we end up at Jakes, the bartenders better be ready to pimp our drinks! "Ahhh, you going to put grenadine in that?! Oh yes!"
Here are a few more pictures from the outing.
(Top Left) Lindsey and Mike
Song stuck in my head: "Come on get higher" by Matt Nathanson
Before I do, just a reminder that I'll be participating in the live Experts Mock Draft tonight, starting at 8pm. You can watch it unfold here. Not only will I be drafting, but I'll be answering reader questions at that time too. Hope to see you there!
Now that I have gotten my PSA out of the way, back to the weekend! Friday night, my sand volleyball team, Smokey and The Bumpers played their best game of the season, winning in 3 sets. The Bumpers lost the first set 15-11, and were down 14-11 in the second game and needing a side out to stay alive which they did, and then reeled off 5 straight points to win 16-14. The third game had many momentum swings, with the Bumpers getting some awesome individual performances by each of the ladies to squeak out a hard fought 15-13 win, taking the set 2 games to 1.
Saturday, after getting some work done in the morning, I headed out to meet up with a group of friends to go to the Iowa Cubs game. We all had a great time at the stadium, and the "Keebler Elf" made a special appearance. And wouldn't you know it, the Keebler Elf LOVES THE U!After the game was over, we walked down to the newly remodeled Johnny's Hall of Fame, where we impressed with the layout of the place. Easily a destination worth checking out again in the future! We sat around and talked for a few hours, with the highlight conversation revolving around a previous blog topic of mine, "Pimp My Sandwich". After explaining the origin of where I heard the commercial, we spent the rest of the night improvising what the commercial might look like. We took turns being X-Ampl showing up to pimp someone's sandwich, while the rest of us took turns being overly stoked with the ways our sandwich was being pimped. Here is a part of that conversation:
Jon: Yo, yo, yo!! This is Xampl and I'm here to pimp yo sandwich!
Heather (running around in circles): Ha! Ha! No! Ah!!!!
Jon: Heather, we going to start with some provolone cheese!
Heather: Ah! Provolone?! Ah! Yes!!!!
Jon: And then we going to throw on some crisp romaine lettuce!!
Heather: OH MY! Ah yes!! Oh my! Romaine Lettuce?! Ah!!!
We all took turns piling on anything we could think of on that sandwich, and by the end, I was actually pretty hungry for a sandwich.
The conversation then progressed to what else we could "pimp my ________". Needless to say, the next time we end up at Jakes, the bartenders better be ready to pimp our drinks! "Ahhh, you going to put grenadine in that?! Oh yes!"
Here are a few more pictures from the outing.
(Top Left) Lindsey and Mike
(Top Right) Fred and Jon
(Top Left) Lindsey and Heather
(Top Right) Mike and Lindsey
(Bottom) Mike, Fred and Jon
(Top Left) Heather and Lindsey busting a move
(Top Right) Heather and Fred talking about philosphy
(Bottom) Group Pic - Lindsey, Mike, Heather, Jon and Fred
Song stuck in my head: "Come on get higher" by Matt Nathanson
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