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Always looking for a little extra green. Sometimes, wishes DO come true.

18 years ago today.

It should be noted that Patsy plays a Hoyle Solitaire game regularly on her supersonic PC that plays about the same as it played on her old 286. In fact, she's playing it now.

I got into fantasy football 9 seasons ago when a friend asked me to partner with him. He never did very well and thought I would be able to help him. I had heard about fantasy football and wanted to see what it was about so I gladly accepted. The hobby has taken up residence in my life since then.

Two years went by and I was looking to get into another league. Partnering was fine but I wanted an opportunity to have my own team and call all of the shots. None to be found anywhere. I started my own and invited only family members and trusted friends. Toward the end of that season, I figured out how to put the results online and the rest is history.

I do both of those leagues online now and also do another strictly as a favor to a friend. They're located here. I own Erasers in Ya Boys and Ragpickers in CFFL. We’re about to get started in a few weeks. Ya Boys is entering its 14th season and CFFL, the one I founded, is entering its 7th. Both are thriving. It’s a lot of fun. If you like pro football, this is a great hobby. The last figures I saw say that upwards of 30 million people play now. That’s 10% of the population of the U.S. That just boggles my mind.

A decent view from CrabAppleLane here.

Speaking of NASCAR, Red Ryders finished second in the CrabAppleLane Fantasy NASCAR League. We outsmarted ourselves by taking Joe Nemechek out and inserting Jeremy Mayfield into our starting lineup. Mayfield qualified 4 spots higher but finished the race 31 spots lower. Cost us the championship.

Probably won't get another chance. I think that league is gone next year.