Both Jeffy and I feel bad about not having any picks last week. Jeffy is offering, by way of apology, his first ever Mascot Power Rankings. For those of you that don’t read ESPN.com religiously / live in a cave, ESPN does weekly Power Rankings of most major sports. So on with [...]

So, if I had to list my accomplishments, I’d have to say the following image ranks some where between getting my Masters in Computer Science from USC (above) and winning BOTH the “Challenge Of The Minds” tourney in 1996 and the UC Davis College Bowl tourney in 2001 (below).
You’ll be seeing a lot [...]

…perhaps without the triumph.
So, after a two-week hiatus, we returned with the Football Picks, only for me to go 2-2. Whoopdee-freakin’-do. Of course I fared better than Jeffy, who showed a little rust from the layoff, and went 0-4. This brings my overall record to a disappointing 15-17 (under .500 and far [...]

So, I have a lot of explaining to do. I swear I’ll do it. Later. For now, let me just say that it’s a sobering moment when you realize you’re almost 28, you have a Masters Degree, and you have to pick up your pants after a piss with two $3.99 champagne [...]

“Pace is made by folks in San Antonio who KNOW what picante sauce should taste like!”
“This stuff’s made in New York City!!”
“NEW YORK CITY?!”
“Get a rope”.

No picks this week. Probably because Jeffy was busy and I completely forgot. Needless to say, I’m sure this was the week where I would have made my triumphant return to above-.500 land. Whatever.
We’ll be back next week.
(A special “fuck you” to Dick Vermiel for completely screwing up my fantasy [...]

This…
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…made me giggle. I mean, I had my suspicions, but now it’s confirmed. In the days of yore, they used the word “poop” to mean “Stern”. Which makes me wonder how awkward it must have been for old Gomer, Jebediah and Mildred [...]