August 2007 Archives
This is a temporary url. CrabAppleLane Blog will be at http://www.crabapplelane.net/roblog as soon as I can make the transition.
Still no phones, no internet, no satellite, and no running water at CrabAppleLane but the water drilling stuff was fascinating and more than a little messy.
CrabAppleLane Backyard Water Well - August 29, 2007
CrabAppleLane Backyard Water Well - August 30, 2007
CrabAppleLane Backyard Water Well - August 30, 2007
6 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
She (Diana) got married the same year as me, she had children the same year as me and, as her boys have grown up, they have done just the same kind of things as our boys would do.
Marie Schofield
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission."
This is a temporary url. CrabAppleLane Blog will be at http://www.crabapplelane.net/roblog as soon as I can make the transition.
No phones, satellite, internet, or water at CrabAppleLane. Big power surge Monday afternoon caused a lot of problems.
Bit of a problem
Bit of a problem
8 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I direct that when my dog, Trouble, dies, her remains shall be buried next to my remains in the Helmsley mausoleum
Leona Helmsley
Blog of the day via Disarranging Mine is here.
Quote from said blog: "escape (3)"
Photoblog. -Rob
This is a temporary url. CrabAppleLane Blog will be at http://www.crabapplelane.net/roblog as soon as I can make the transition.
My first fantasy football draft of the season was held yesterday. Not a down has been played and I already have a love/hate thing going on with my team, Ragpickers. For one thing, I don't have any Saints players. When I got into this hobby all those years ago, that was a good idea. Not so good now, though. Offense is overwhelmingly more important than defense in fantasy football and the Saints have some talent on offense. That said, I'm not all that dissatisfied with my team. I think its solid and I have a couple of rookie wildcards I picked up in the mid and later rounds. They probably won't help me until midseason or so but they'll be fresh and coming into their own in weeks 9 through 16 during the last part of our season and through our playoffs ... or not.
10 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
We are trying to save the Temple of Apollo, as well as Andritsaina itself.
Tryphon Athanassopoulos, Mayor - Andritsaina in the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The first shock to my system was suddenly realising that I could understand everything being said around me. This is not necessarily a good thing."
This is a temporary url. CrabAppleLane Blog will be at http://www.crabapplelane.net/roblog as soon as I can make the transition.
We have one more in the continuing saga of Charlotte and her suitors from the CrabAppleLane backyard this warm and sunny Sunday.
CrabAppleLane Argiope spiders
I tend to agree with Dave about Fidel. When a tin pot dictator beloved leader, who normally is all over the air waves exhorting the people, is not seen publicly for about a year, I tend to think he's dead and his inept successors don't know what to do about it.
It's draft day in the CFFL. My team, Ragpickers, will be picking 3rd. It's no secret that LT will go first. The guy picking second, Soulmen, has kept things close to the vest. He's in my division, will be riding with me to the draft, and is my Week One opponent. I know who I'd pick so I'm going to plan on him doing the same. I've been trying to gear up with a little trash talk. By the way, feel free to join in (Registration required).
About today's QOTD: You'll never hear that question asked by an economics professor at a football school. That question is so easy that even I know the answer. It's because they don't pay the players ... as much. Or the economics professors, either, for that matter.
11 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
If a typical NFL team has $200 million in revenue and if Alabama's football team makes about $40 million. How could a head coach of a football team that makes $40 million make the same amount as a head coach of a team that generates $200 million?
Andrew Zimbalist, Economics Professor at Smith College
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The New Orleans Saints have played progressively better in each of their four preseason games, attaining dominant form in their latest showing this week."
This is a "community style" blog. Pretty cool. -Rob
CrabAppleLane Red-Shouldered Hawk
Can I just say that having to register for a newspaper's online edition is obnoxious and annoying? Just about all of them force you to do so. The Kansas City Star is the latest one that made me do it. To ALL newspaper publishers, including the local The Times-Picayune: Do you want me to read your online paper, see your sponsor's ads, and maybe click-through them and turn them into revenue for you? If I subscribe to your paper for $25/mo or whatever it is, will you give me free home delivery here in Bush, LA? In time for it to be of any use? And please lose the "In order to better serve you" portion of your spiel. You and I both know it ain't about me. If it was, this feature would be eliminated.
I thought Bob Cook was on the level for minute there. Maybe he is. Regardless, I laughed.
12 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Or, after dealing with situations such as Randy Moss and the Love Boat, the Vikings make it a policy only to take players who go to church on Sundays, even if they have to miss games to do it.
Bob Cook, MSNBC.com
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: " Decency Dictates"
Nice photoblog. -Rob
There are a number of dumb quotes to come out of the Michael Vick story. Here, I think, is one of the dumbest and it's from NBA star, Stephon Marbury, courtesy of MSNBC.
I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he’s one of the superb athletes, and he’s a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation.
I'm OK with the standing up for his friend part and will not dispute that he's a great athlete but good human beings don't participate in the activities he's charged with and he didn't fall into anything. He richly deserved everything he got before this story broke and he richly deserves everything he's getting now.
13 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
They took the stick out and beat us over the head with it.
Herm Edwards, Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "MOKB was raving about the greatness of Rodrigo y Gabriela way back in January. Now look, they are blowing up. Playing on MTV, big music festivals and all over the blogs. No, no, we weren't the first, but it's great to see that great skill is rewarded."
Think I'm raving now, too. Wow. -Rob
The Saints are in Kansas City for an exhibition game with the Chiefs and the starters are going to play a little longer than they have the last three weeks. There is only one goal tonight. Get out of this game with no substantial injuries.
14 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
All of the time we had
Living underground
I move to station number 5
See you next time around
Montrose, Space Station No. 5
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "one part, the quiet part.
the small, still part. that knows. said, “you have many things to do, that you will find joy in doing!”"
There's another stanza to that. It made my morning. Go see. -Rob
Sunset on the Causeway
I was heading home a little later than usual last night and I'm kinda glad now. Got to see this on the Causeway. Just pointed the camera out of the window and squeezed off a few. Two came out pretty decent and the other two missed the subject. This is one of the decent ones. It was the funnel-shaped cloud that I liked. That's not to be confused with the funnel cloud, which I also liked but gave a wider berth.
15 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Researchers have figured out how to give an entire community a drug test using just a teaspoon of wastewater from a city’s sewer plant.
Associated Press via MSNBC.com
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "However, snakes are not the only legless reptiles -- there are more than a dozen species of legless lizard distributed around the world. A new paper examines how these reptiles subdue their prey without venom or constriction."
I feel for the Atlanta Falcons and their fans. Their season hasn't even started yet and it's already in shambles. That's not to say the team won't put up a good effort every week. The Saints won their first game in Carolina after Hurricane Katrina but the season quickly went downhill because of the distractions and disruptions to their routines. When the talent level from one team to the next is almost identical, the little things make a lot of difference but big things are almost impossible to overcome. That's a BIG thing. For Saints fans, the arch-rival Falcons are our worst enemy but I wouldn't have wished this on them.
Not news by any stretch but it appears that Leona Helmsley was some piece of work. From USA Today:
After her son died, she sued the estate for money and property she said her son had borrowed, and an eviction notice was served on her son’s widow, Mimi.
Not sure that's the worst of it but it's the one that caught my eye.
16 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
There's a lot of noisy wind now with this creature all over us
Francisco de la Cruz, Mexican state civil protection official
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Oh no! The Chiefs lost to the Browns! Their offense was stagnant! Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard looked like garbage! Run for the Hills! Godzilla!!!!! Godzilla!!!!!"
A brief four day weekend went somewhere but I have no idea where. I suspect upgrading software, testing, testing, testing, and moving files around ate up most of it. I'd pay someone to do this if I could.
For lack of sleep this morning, I offer some cool and sweet links.
The Great White Shank spends a day at Fenway.
The three rulers at Kiwifruit.
Cute baby turtle from Pitcherlady.
17 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
It's likely that these miners may not be found.
Rob Moore, Vice President of Utah Energy
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "As we entered the bay next to Ravenscare, Debbie found this waterfall, it was amazing to see the water cascading over the cliffs."
This is my first entry in MT4. A little math on a CrabAppleLane Sunday:
I quit before I committed violence against my poor computer. I took on the toughest part of it first because, well, I’m an idiot. This is the out-of-the-box-up-and-running-quick-and-dirty version. “Quick-and-dirty” took the better part of a day and a couple of ibuprofen. I’ve always wanted a three-column blog so I hope I can figure out a place for everything so I can keep it and I also like that red color in the header so that will probably stay, too. The rest will be fixed when I can. In the meantime, I hope you can find your way around here. I won’t be changing the dns for a few weeks. Everything will be working here adequately before I do.
Nothing new on the spider saga. I’ve named my girl Charlotte.
Charlotte's Web
18 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
But that were some things there in the second quarter that went down hill there for awhile and we need to get that cleaned up. That didn't please me very much.
Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Head Coach
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The upgrade ran about as would be suspected. Not great."
Same here. Never thought I'd say I need to learn more about widgets. -Rob
Though football is looming large, baseball still has center stage. Michael Rando (12) had a moment that every kid who ever wore a glove thinks about. He made the play of the day (Watch the video). That it was shown on the big screen at Fenway Park is just cool beyond words. When the stories in professional sports are guaranteed money, referees on the take, steroids, dogfighting, gambling, and the like, I find something like this joyous and refreshing. Big tip of the cap to Michael and to ESPN for reminding us of what sports should be.
19 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I don't think I'll ever let go of this ball
Michael Rando, Walpole
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "A funny thing happened on the way to the Little League World Series for the Chandler, AZ team....apparently no one told their parents that it is not an all-expense paid vacation to Pennsylvania....they actually have to pay if they want to go watch!"
New CrabAppleLane revelation: A day off with no plans is most excellent. I offer two from the backyard for a fun Friday.
CrabAppleLane Argiope Spider - August 17, 2007
CrabAppleLane Brown Thrasher - August 17, 2007
On an unrelated note, this is a movie I want to see. Not playing around here this weekend, though. Bummer.
Downloaded Movable Type 4.0 last night. Tried installing it in a newly created clean folder on my website and created a new database just to see if maybe the constant internal server errors we get here are related to my installation. Let’s just say that I now think the culprit is the server. The host is simply not allowing the site adequate resources to run the script files. Most likely, there is simply too much activity on my server. Moving the entire website to another host is a major undertaking but it looks like that is the best and only option. Any suggestions?
Yes, we have our eyes on Hurricane Dean as do some of our Florida friends. Category 3 now. Just die, Dean.
20 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I saw the roof of a municipal building fly off.
Louis Joseph Manscour, Deputy Mayor - Trinite, Martinique
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "On fondue and Hurricane Ivan."
I realize that the subject matter has been more boring than usual around here for the non-football fans amongst you. I'm now relegating my football entries to two days per week. They'll be Thursdays for whatever football-related thoughts spring to mind and the day after the Saints game for some rather astute (Shut up) armchair quarterbacking.
I get the feeling that the Cincinnati Enquirer is trying to make fun of the Pittsburgh Steelers in this piece. The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers are bitter rivals. The Steelers have a "17-page hotel contract rider that lists their requirements down to the tiniest detail". So what? They want to maintain a routine and nothing they mentioned seemed unreasonable to me. Having a NFL team stay at your hotel is prestigious AND lucrative. I'd wager most hotel managers would run out and buy some foam pillows for Mr Rooney if that's what he wants.
Today's QOTD regards Michael Vick. I was listening to ESPN and someone was saying that the biggest issues here are the gambling charges and the transporting of the dogs across state lines. In a cold textbook sense, that may be true. However, that's not what's going end Vick's career and keep him out of the NFL for the rest of his life. It's the dogfighting and the treatment of those animals that is responsible for that. Those activities are so repugnant to so many people that Vick will have protests at every single public event he's involved in and I doubt it would ever subside. Very, very bad for business. The NFL would never tolerate that. He's done, folks.
21 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
If I were scripting this for him, and again assuming that he's guilty, I'd have the man sign a plea agreement as charged. Then do whatever he can with the NFL (in terms of league disciplinary action), set a re-arraignment for Friday morning to coincide with these other two and then hold a press conference at least (Thursday) so you can get your spin out there before you go in and plead guilty, especially having begun with a denial of any guilt and an assertion of intent to prove innocence.
Steven Benjamin, Past President of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Blog of the day via Charlotte is here.
Quote from said blog: "It wasn’t the highlight of the show (that was when I realized that a member of the Chinese acrobatic troupe the AcroStars, was the same guy that ushered us to our seats, multi-tasking at its finest), but it made the wonderful experience of watching two little boys dig the circus all the sweeter."
Why Britney Matters is the headline. It took up seven paragraphs and half a computer screen. Why She Doesn't would probably require a bit more, I suppose.
Been tooling around with iTunes since I upgraded my QuickTime. It's not a bad service but it is woefully short on material.
Seems like not that long ago they were just coming into camp. Today is the last day of Saints training camp. They'll have a practice this morning and then board a plane this afternoon for Cincinnati for a couple of practices and a game with the Bengals. One of my fantasy leagues has their draft next Sunday and I haven't looked at anything yet. Will do that this weekend.
The Saints and Colts open the NFL season in just 22 days and there is definitely a side story working here. The Colts All-Pro left offensive tackle, Tarik Glenn, has retired. The Saints All-Pro left offensive tackle has a bone bruise and may not be able to play in the opener. It is doubtful he'll be up to full speed by then. Facing the Colts tackle will be All-Pro Saints defensive end, Will Smith, and facing the Saints tackle will be All-Pro Colts defensive end, Dwight Freeney. It will be an interesting night if Peyton Manning and Drew Brees are both looking over their shoulder.
22 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Why should anyone care what happens to these wealthy, foolish people?
Noah Oppenheim, TODAY
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Now that Kenny Irons is down for the year, the Cincinnati Bengals are back to 2006 with Rudi Johnson expected to take the workload. In 2006, Rudi Johnson finished with 341 rush attempts -- Kenny Watson had 25."
There are times when punishing someone hurts just about everyone BUT the person it intends to. Punishing Vince Young last week was like that. He was benched for the game against the Redskins for violating team rules. So he doesn't have to play in a meaningless exhibition game. That can only hurt his team, who could probably use some practice with him on the field, and the fans, who paid full price to see the game.
Michael Vick is another day closer to losing his football career. Two more of his co-defendants accepted plea deals. If he pleads guilty to felony dogfighting charges or is convicted of them, he will do time and I can't imagine how the image-conscious NFL would ever touch him again. He's done.
23 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Arena Football League star wide receiver Bobby Sippio agreed to terms on a two-year contract. In his most recent AFL season, Sippio had 163 catches for 2,391 yards and 70 touchdowns with the Chicago Rush.
ESPN
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The Tennessee Titans Official Blog"
24 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Funny. You like samurai swords. I like baseball.
Hattori Hanzo, Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "QT talked a bit about Inglorious Bastards while over in Germany, but he says he doesn't want to say too much as it might "jinx it"."
No change in the spider saga this morning so I offer two from the backyard on this sunny and surprisingly mild-temperatured CrabAppleLane Sunday. It's so nice here that I might have to break out the grill.
Unknown CrabAppleLane wildflower
CrabAppleLane Tiger Swallowtail
25 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Have you ever been with a warrior woman?
Wash, Firefly - Bushwhacked
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Caroline found this sign in the bathrooms at the top of Haleakala (the volcano) in Maui."
I don't mean to go too Discovery Channel on everyone but I was somewhat fascinated by the goings-on of this group of Argiope spiders. No sign of his rival from last week (Correction: 4:30PM - Her other suitor has made an appearance this afternoon). She had a bigger day planned than I thought. The rival is on the move now. I suppose one might call this "spider p0rn" (Intentionally misspelled). Her web is in the center in both images, her lover's "companion" web is on the far left, and his rival's is on the far right. She spurned his first advance, was somewhat tense in their first actual encounter as shown in the first image, but she was totally relaxed thereafter. If you're not completely creeped out after looking at these, check out Ree's spiders. Living a country life has its joys and one of them is forging a coexistence with spiders.
Argiope spiders at CrabAppleLane - August 11, 2007 - Enlarge if you like
Argiope spiders at CrabAppleLane - August 11, 2007 - Enlarge if you like
In unrelated matters, you had to know this was coming.
I also would like to offer an image from last night's dinner run.
Taco Bell Drive-Thru - Covington, LA - August 10, 2007
Because it made me smile. Good on ya, Taco Bell.
26 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
We were a little sharper tonight on offense, but you would still like to see us complete those drives with touchdowns.
Drew Brees, new Orleans Saints Quarterback
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Now, I've never milked a goat personally, but I don't think he was doing it right. Nope. Definitely not the right way to milk a goat."
27 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
How big a chump can you get to be? I was finding out.
Jeff Bailey, Out of the Past
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The bridge was opened to traffic on March 29, 1998, in time for Expo 98, the World’s Fair that celebrated the 500th anniversary of the discovery by Vasco da Gama of the sea route from Europe to India."
Lakefront Fountain
Good to see this thing working again. There was a maintenance worker tinkering with it as I circled for a shot. I still love fountains. New Orleans used to have them just about everywhere. Cruising around town to look at fountains was a Ferrara family outing.
I worry about how much longer the Saints can dodge serious injuries this preseason. They have enough talent to make a serious run at a championship but they are paper thin at most positions. All-pro left tackle, Jammal Brown, went down the other day with a "bone bruise". At the time, it was thought to be a possible season-ending knee injury. Two players returned injured from a team water park outing yesterday, including a starting linebacker. Thankfully, none will miss any significant playing time but Jammal will miss a good deal of practice. That'll be enough of that, guys.
I love, love, LOVE the second part of today's QOTD.
28 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
They mark on their faces the time at which they broke - for me they link these places in London to particular times. And I love the idea they might just be broadcasting misinformation to an unsuspecting public.
Rob Smith, artist
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Let me start this post by declaring my love for the Northern European high-speed train network: Northern European high-speed train network, I love you."
I was on the phone with someone at work. I don't remember who. A colleague ran into the room and announced that the Challenger space shuttle had exploded and turned on the TV. As the TV came on, the person on the phone kept asking me what was happening and all I could say was "I don't know". Missions into space had become routine but this one was a little different because a teacher was going up. Most people were following the story. 21 years later, a teacher, Christa McAuliffe's backup for lack of a better word, is going up today. Congratulations and Best of Luck, Barbara Morgan.
And Congratulations to you, too, Barry.
29 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
So it was an immortal home run accompanied by varied noises. The instant Barry Bonds became the greatest home run collector of all time, some of the baseball world cheered, while some booed. And some just looked away, relieved it was over. But they will want it to be forgettable too much to forget it.
Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service via USA Today
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Everybody at some point in their life has wanted to have a stuffed animal come to life and be their pal. Tell me I'm wrong and I will laugh and laugh and laugh."
Unusual idea for a blog. I love it. -Rob
Congratulations to Nightfly and Ladybug.
30 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
City nights
Summer breeze make you feel all right
Neon lights
Shining brightly make your brain ignite
Aldo Nova, Fantasy
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "If you're really desperate to make people think you're rich, you can now buy fake ATM receipts that suggest wealth."
Good night for the Steelers last night. The Saints didn't put up much of a fight for them. That's about all anyone can say about that. Saints fans can take solace in the fact that the Saints played really bad in preseason last year, too. Unfortunately, they're opening this season against the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, not the Cleveland Browns. There is cause for concern, particularly on defense.
31 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I can't spin it any way but the way we played. We were sloppy, sluggish. I thought they were more physical than us. We've got a lot of work to do.
Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Head Coach
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Back in 1976, it was traditional for the defending Super Bowl champs to play the College All-Stars -- a collection of rookies to be -- in the first preseason game. A thunderstorm ended that game abruptly forever in the second half because they never played it again (With that game, the Steelers had seven preseason games in 1976, half of their regular season total of 14)."
Don't expect to see too much of the Saints or Steelers stars tonight in the Hall of Fame game. Deuce McAllister and Willie Parker, the two star running backs for the two teams, probably won't play. The starters for either team don't expect to play beyond the first quarter. If this was a real game, it would figure to be a lot of fun. The two teams played last year and produced nearly a thousand yards of offense. The Steelers won in Pittsburgh, 38-31. The battle cry for the fans of both teams tonight is "just get out of this game in one piece".
For what it's worth, I never thought much of 2007 Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Irvin. He was of questionable character off the field and he cheated a lot on the field. I don't think any wide receiver ever pushed off illegally as much as he did. The other five guys inducted this year richly deserve to be there. Bobby Mitchel, Jim Brown, and Leroy Kelly were great running backs by any standard but the blockers had something to do with it. Gene Hickerson was one of those. Bruce Mathews, another blocker, was in 14 straight Pro Bowls. Enough said. When I started watching pro football in the 60s and 70s, Charlie Sanders and Roger Wehrli were on TV all of the time. There weren't that many teams then. They were exciting. In the three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust era of pro football that those guys played in, there weren't a lot of exciting football players in the NFL. Most of the excitement was in the AFL, where Lance Alworth, Fred Biletnikoff, Joe Namath, and Darryl Lamonica were playing. Thurman Thomas was just a fabulous all around football player. I wholeheartedly agree with 5 of the 6. Still a good class.
I offer one from the backyard on this scorching hot CrabAppleLane Sunday.
Argiope Spiders at CrabAppleLane - August 5, 2007
This lovely Argiope spider has two suitors. I think the one above her has the inside track. I don't know if all spiders kill and eat their mates but this variety surely does. I'll check on her later if I remember.
About today's QOTD, don't put a lot of stock in it if you're a fantasy football player. Patten is having a great camp and Meachem isn't. Patten figures to be a significant part of the offense in the early going. With defenses paying a lot of attention to Colston, Henderson, and Reggie Bush, Drew Brees will be looking in his direction quite a bit. If Brees stays healthy, the Saints are going to be very difficult to stop.
32 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
It seems unlikely that Patten will stay there, but if he does Robert Meachem could be as low as fifth on the totem pole behind starters Marques Colston and Devery Henderson, Patten, and key reserve Terrance Copper. Patten isn't someone to consider in fantasy leagues yet.
USA Today via Baton Rouge Advocate
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Okay people, tomorrow is August, which for me, is officially when the NFL season starts. Just putting that out there in the hopes that I can find three or four more hours in each day to post stuff here."
Calvin Johnson signs a contract worth $64 million. Hasn't played a down in the NFL. From one of his teammates:
"People are excited about Calvin, but they don't even know what they've got yet. He's going to be one of the top receivers in the league in a couple years."
This is kinda backwards if you ask me. I think Calvin Johnson will be a great wide receiver in the NFL but it seems to me he should be the best paid wide receiver when he actually is the best wide receiver.
Expect Jamarcus Russell to now get a contract in line with Peyton Manning's and better than the ones Tom Brady or Drew Brees have. That's ridiculous. Then, there's Brady Quinn. In my mind, it makes sense for rookie quarterbacks to hold out because it costs them nothing and it lowers expectations. If a rookie QB misses three weeks of training camp, no one would expect him to be the opening day starter, to contribute much right away, or to do very well at all the first season. If he does do any of that, it will be considered lagniappe. In effect, a lengthy holdout extends the honeymoon with his coaches, teammates, and fans. Quinn is going to sign a contract in a few weeks that won't be much different than the one that is on the table now and after the starter's job has been safely handed to someone else. Quarterback for the Cleveland Browns this year doesn't promise to be much fun. Personally, I don't think Russell or Quinn are ready for the NFL this season.
33 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Among the "fun facts" listed on Discovery Health's Web page devoted to the Duggars: A baby has been born in every month except June; the Duggars have gone through an estimated 90,000 diapers, and Michelle has been pregnant for 126 months — or 10.5 years — of her life.
Associated Press via MSNBC.COM
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "So sometimes I think I can't take it anymore 'cause everything takes forever: 20 minutes to buy a goddamn toothbrush, and it's the most expensive toothbrush ever and it makes my teeth bleed."
Amazing picture of the horrific bridge collapse in Minneapolis yesterday. Absolutely unreal what happened there. Dave's account of it.
35 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
There were two lanes of traffic, bumper to bumper, at the point of the collapse. Those cars did go into the river.
Minneapolis Police Lt. Amelia Huffman
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "All 60 kids on the school bus got off the bus. About 10 have gone to the hospital. About 30-40 are still on the scene and need to be picked up by their parents."
