Whenever I think of Hurricane Katrina and I certainly don't as much now as I once did, I keep ending up on one thing. If the levees hold, we're not talking about Katrina now. It was a substantial hurricane but Louisiana can handle that. There would be no horrific images, no politicization, no second guessing. New Orleans, Slidell, and Chalmette would have been on the same recovery pace as St Tammany and most of Mississippi. The damage would have been repaired in a few months and we would have be on to other things in no time. If only the levees had held ...
Another morning after a fantasy football auction. Feel as good about this team as I do my other one. Not very. Death on Two Legs - 2010 version:
QB Brett Favre - $7
RB Joseph Addai - $18
RB Jamaal Charles - $37 -- My transition player - Overpaid by a lot. No one knew anything about him until I tagged him - Could have gotten him for half this or even less
RB Cadillac Williams - $3
RB Donald Brown - $3
RB Tashard Choice - $1
WR Marques Colston - $22
WR Reggie Wayne - $26 - Franchise player
WR Chad Ochocinco - $9
WR Lee Evans - $3
WR Dexter McCluster - $2
TE Jason Witten - $14
TE Justin Keller - $1
PK Jeff Reed - $1
D/ST Dolphins - $1
I offer one from just outside my kitchen window this wet CrabAppleLane Sunday morning.
CrabAppleLane Althea - August 29, 2010
11 days until football season ...
5 song iTune shuffle from the CrabAppleLane Five Star playlist:
- Miss Misery - Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog
- San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie - AM Gold: The '60s Generation
- Roundabout - Yes - Fragile
- Star Spangled Banner - Dixie Chicks - Super Bowl XXXVII
- Easy Lover - Phil Collins - Hits
Quote of the Day
President Obama had lunch at Parkway Bakery today. As usual for well-known folks in NOLA, he was just another customer. Voice on loudspeaker said, "Barack, pickup." He got a shrimp po-boy.
Fleurty Girl
Blog of the day is here.
Quote from said blog: "Across the states, the general first estimate of cost to insurers sits at $16 billion."
Ended up being in the neighborhood of $125 billion. -Rob
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I like your QB. :) And only $7? Interesting that Kolb cost you $20 in your other league. Your team looks pretty solid, especially with Brown on the wings if Addai gets hurt.
Didn't mind the price at all. Unfortunately, I let the auction get away from me and he's my only QB. I wanted at least two. Might see if I can work a preseason trade. Kolb went for $19 in this league. Almost pulled the trigger on $20 but I had overspent elsewhere so had to rein myself in. I usually don't pick two players at any position on the same team. I never play the right one when I do. Seemed appropriate this time.