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Don't forget Detroit. What would you be more interested in checking out -- Urban areas/nature/sports teams/etc.

Deadline has come and gone. Bravesfan (SF) and Agent of Oblivion (CHI) are using Emergency Picks. For n00bs: If someone doesn't get their picks in for a week, then I use their Emergency Picks (those picks I asked you to submit before the season started). There are no tie-breaker scores when EPs are used, so if a contest is tied in amount of correct picks, the person who gave a TB score wins by default. Neither matchup involving EPs this week will have this because there are an odd number of differing games.

9:45 a.m. • OK, time for this week’s NFL pickkks: (4.5) Baltimore @ Cleveland Hmm, will the former Browns tear shit up or will the Browns give them a game? If I go with last year’s divisional winner getting the ship straight, then they won’t. If I go the other way, this will be the Week 1 Browns that had four different penalties on one play, not the Week 2 team that scored 50+ points. The Ravens secondary is better than Bengals. I’ll go with the former. (3.5) Chicago @ Detroit Shit, another similar conundrum. Will having a new quarterback spark the Bears or will the Lions play them tougher than they did with the Eagles last week? I’ll go with the latter in this case. (2.5) Green Bay @ Minnesota I have a feeling this one will bit me in the ass. I typically go with the Vikings at home against Favre, but I heard some stat on “Around the Horn” earlier in the week about the Packers quarterback having good games at Minnesota the last few years. (3.5) Houston @ Atlanta The Falcons didn’t play that bad last week, did they? (3.5) N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo I have no reason for this one. Oakland @ Miami (4.5) I don’t even know if the Dolphins have won a game this year. I just chalk it up to another selection for no reason. St. Louis @ Dallas (13.5) Even though this has all the makings of a “let down” game, the Cowboys have been blowing out teams they should be beating this year. Why change now? (2.5) Seattle @ San Francisco Normally I give the division champ the benefit of the doubt, but here’s hoping this will be the “changing of the guard” over in the NFC West. I’m tired of the Seahawks finishing first over there. Tampa Bay @ Carolina (3.5) I thought picking up David Carr was a good move, but I’m wondering if he’ll need a week or three to get into the Panther groove. I’m hoping the Carolina defense can hold the fort until then. Denver @ Indianapolis (9.5) I was going to go with Indy, but called an audible at the line of scrimmage. Oh I hope this doesn’t come back to haunt me. Kansas City @ San Diego (12.5) I don’t like the spread, but if there ever was a game for the Chargers to get back on the winning track, it’s this one. (6.5) Pittsburgh @ Arizona I have no stats for this one. It’s been my experience that the Steelers always have trouble at Arizona. (2.5) Philadelphia @ N.Y. Giants I’m still pissed at that Giants win last week. Go Donovan. (7.5) New England @ Cincinnati Only 7.5 points against a defense that gave up 50+ to the Browns? Sign me up.

I forgot to add the sign I saw that included the word "Fe'Cal'."

4:15 a.m. • Better late than never I guess, you academic asshole. • Earlier today I watched ESPN's college football show for the first time. I might watch future episodes. My favorite part was the sign in the background that read "Lou Holtz for Prethadent." Man that's cold. "O.J. stole my tickets" finished second, but I've watched too many wrestling shows in my lifetime that had similar signs in the crowd. I hate to say it, but for the past year or so I've gotten more interested in watching college football. I don't actually care about any of the teams (although I wanted Texas to beat USC a few years ago), and the fact there's no official playoff system makes these contests nothing more than exhibition games, but in regards to just to "watching football," it's been a surprisingly enjoyable experience. 8:45 a.m. • So recently some college football coach went off on a columnist for writing a mean column about his one player. Here’s the column in question. I’m rather indifferent on if the coach should have called out this columnist – the PTI boys didn’t approve (wonder why). However, I will say this: Whenever these stories pop up, and the argument of “OMG the reporter has a right to free speech,” doesn’t the coach or representative from the team have a right to call out the writer? It’s hilarious to witness, whenever an incident like this happens, how the reporters in the room just stand there and take it, and even though their expressions are not shown on camera, I’m sure many of them have a deer-in-headlights-look. It would be great if a journalist would just respond back, “Yeah I wrote that – prove me wrong, bitch.” Hell, get up on stage with your accuser and have a field day. Now that would make for great television. On a somewhat related story, I remember last year Tony Kornheiser got all pissy when some in the media bashed him for his "Monday Night Football" announcing early into the season. I agreed that it was a bit too early to say he was terrible at this, but is it still "too early"? Amazing how critics/commentators have some of the thinnest skin. Having read this column, all I have to say is that if a reporter is gonig to say things like "If you believe the rumors and the rumblings...", "Word is...", "Other times, though, Reid has been nicked in games and sat it out instead of gutting it out," then you better have the evidence to back this up. Otherwise, get ready to defend yourself. At least she was able to prove that this quarterback does get the jitters before games. Oh, and here's the best part of this whole story. From the AP. • The starting U.S. goalie in the women’s world cup thing got benched for some chick who played good against Brazil several years ago. The starting goalie, Hope Solo, then bitched about being benched after America lost 4-0 and trashed her coach and teammate. Solo had no reason to be benched due to her play. Now there’s the “she’s a whiner/threw team under the bus” talk, but in this case I don’t blame her. She was probably still pissed from losing, and to make matters worse she had to watch the carnage while sitting on the sideline. If I was her teammate (outside of perhaps the goalie who replaced her), I’d rather have her get pissed off over this than just sit there and say the usual “oh, it’s OK we’re a happy team go U.S.A.” crap.

I'd go with England. Look what the Germans did to them during WWII and they still stuck around.

kkk's Top 103 Posters Number 9: Mr. Rant Rant and I go back like receding hairlines. Well, maybe not that far back. But far back enough to remember classic moments like this. Rant can be a bit of a mystery. The same person who posts material like this will recoil and show the claws at the slightest mention of his crumb-snatcher. Oh, yeah, when he’s not posting god-knows-what (I know better than to click on any link in a thread titled, "This completely ruins a good cum bath, NSFW"), he’s helping our computers stay virus-free so we can see just what completely ruins a good cum batch. While I'm on this subject, is it really necessary to put a "NSFW" warning to a thread titled "THIS COMPLETELY RUINS A GOOD CUM BATH?" Did I mention he also has a soft spot for a certain kind of household pet and doesn't care for a certain sect of our society? 6:30 p.m. • Had the interview this morning. Will I get invited back? No idea. Like I’ve said before, when you already have a job going to interview at another place is much easier. When you’re unemployed or trying to get something that is somewhat related to the 4+ years of post-high school study to took the wait to get a call back is nerve-racking. When you already have a 9 to 5 and you’re waiting for a response there’s actually somewhat of an annoyance to get a response because now you have to dip into vacation time (although I didn’t this time because of the 13 hours I put in the other weekend). I think this was one of my better interviews – much better than my first outing. My time was cut short because they had another interview scheduled – some twenty-something chick. Oh well. You know what I am jealous of in regards to chicks? When dressing up, they can go a number of routes – pants, dress, blouse, sweater, etc. For guys it’s a coat, tie and pants. Then again, it’s good to be simple. So far I have been treated relatively well by this place. It’s amazing how unprofessional some places can be in the job-hiring process. Yeah I know I’m the job seeker and the company is the job holder, but sometimes I wonder if the hiring people have any idea how awful it makes their organization look when they don’t return calls or drop correspondence after giving their word to contact someone with the results of a hiring. But what do I know. I don’t have a human resources degree. Best-case scenario: I get a job I’ll probably bitch about a year or so from now. Worst-case scenario: I got some new dress clothes on clearance and updated my portfolio. Either way, I also have Monday off. Yay and stuff. And always remember: There's always someone out there who can do your job better and cheaper than you. The trick is to get hired before the interviewer finds them. That way, you can at least collect unemployment if you get canned. • You know what I’ve thought about doing? Making a profile on eharmony.com. No, I’m not thinking about cheating on Mrs. kkk. My reason for this is because I’m curious to know what a “match” would be for me. I know I’m going to regret finding the estrogen version of me, but it’s one of those things that you can’t get out of your head. That is until you see the opposite gender of you. I’m sure after that it’ll be one of those things I wouldn’t be able to get out of my head even though I’ll make every attempt to do so. • So there has been road construction in my neighborhood for the last two weeks, and the better half has been bitching nonstop about them not putting a “ramp” thing by our driveway, which they stripped before the repaving process. I’ve been telling her for the last 10 days they’re probably going to “re-ramp” everybody’s driveways when everything else is done, but instead of hearing “you may have a point,” I’ve been getting, “I better not be driving over that bump in front of our driveway/this is bullshit.” Well guess what the construction people did about 10 minutes ago? Yep. • John Edwards, if you can make good on this promise, I just might vote for you. But I want results first. "What he can do about inner-city kids partaking in violence." Good God.

I have no idea what you're talking about, sir.

Oh for fuck's sake. Are they going to make the buildings look like a smiley face? I liked the U.S. goalie. "Solo" is a pretty cool last name for someone in that position.

He's harmless.

For the n00bs: If your team has a bye week, don't submit picks. (4.5) Baltimore @ Cleveland (3.5) Chicago @ Detroit (2.5) Green Bay @ Minnesota (3.5) Houston @ Atlanta (3.5) N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo Oakland @ Miami (4.5) St. Louis @ Dallas (13.5) (2.5) Seattle @ San Francisco Tampa Bay @ Carolina (3.5) Denver @ Indianapolis (9.5) Kansas City @ San Diego (12.5) (6.5) Pittsburgh @ Arizona (2.5) Philadelphia @ N.Y. Giants (7.5) New England @ Cincinnati Open Dates: Jacksonville, New Orleans, Tennessee, Washington Baltimore (KingPK 1-3) d by Cleveland (SFA Jack 3-1) 5-11 BAL: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/DEN/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/28 CLE: CLE/DET/GB/HOU/BUF/MIA/DAL/SEA/TB/IND/KC/PIT/NYG/NE/16 DIFF: BAL/CLE, CHI/DET, NYJ/BUF, OAK/MIA, SF/SEA DEN/IND, SD/KC, PHI/NYG Chicago (Agent of Oblivion 1-3) d by Detroit (Chazz1998 2-2) 5-10 CHI: BAL/CHI/MIN/ATL/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SEA/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/NYG/CIN/EP DET: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/BUF/OAK/DAL/SEA/TB/DEN/KC/PIT/NYG/NE/13 DIFF: CHI/DET, MIN/GB, ATL/HOU, NYJ/BUF, MIA/OAK, CAR/TB, IND/DEN, SD/KC, CIN/NE Green Bay (Vitamin X 3-1) d Minnesota (Danville Wrestling 1-3) 8-5 GB: CLE/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SEA/TB/IND/SD/AZ/PHI/CIN/28 MIN: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/17 DIFF: CLE/BAL, SEA/SF, TB/CAR, AZ/PIT, CIN/NE Houston (Bored 2-2) d Atlanta (King of the 909 2-2) 7-2 HOU: BAL/CHI/GB/ATL/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SEA/TB/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/16 ATL: BAL/CHI/MIN/HOU/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SF/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/CIN/20 DIFF: GB/MIN, ATL/HOU, SEA/SF, TB/CAR, NE/CIN N.Y. Jets (GertT 0-4) d by Buffalo (Bob Barron 3-1) 6-6+TB NYJ: BAL/CHI/GB/ATL/BUF/MIA/DAL/SF/TB/DEN/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/17 BUF: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/BUF/MIA/DAL/SF/CAR/DEN/KC/PIT/PHI/NE/17 DIFF: CHI/DET, ATL/HOU, TB/CAR, SD/KC, 17/17 Oakland (Smues 1-3) d by Miami (Spaceman Spiff 3-1) 6-7 OAK: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/23 MIA: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/23 DIFF: CHI/DET St. Louis (Canadian Guitarist 2-2) d by Dallas (Hawk34 2-2) 5-5+TB STL: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/STL/SEA/CAR/DEN/KC/PIT/NYG/CIN/18 DAL: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SEA/TB/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/CIN/34 DIFF: OAK/MIA, STL/DAL, CAR/TB, DEN/IND, KC/SD, NYG/PHI, 18/34 Seattle (Redbaron51 3-1) d by San Francisco (Bravesfan 3-1) 7-8 SEA: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/BUF/OAK/STL/SEA/CAR/IND/KC/PIT/PHI/NE/27 SF: CLE/DET/MIN/ATL/BUF/MIA/DAL/SF/CAR/IND/SD/AZ/NYG/CIN/EP DIFF: BAL/CLE, CHI/DET, GB/MIN, HOU/ATL, OAK/MIA, STL/DAL, SEA/SF, KC/SD, PIT/AZ, PHI/NYG, NE/CIN Tampa Bay (Starvenger 2-2) d Carolina (Fazzle 3-1) 6-6+TB TB: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/BUF/OAK/STL/SF/CAR/DEN/KC/PIT/PHI/NE/17 CAR: BAL/CHI/MIN/HOU/BUF/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/IND/KC/PIT/PHI/CIN/25 DIFF: DET/CHI, GB/MIN, STL/DAL, CAR/TB, DEN/IND, NE/CIN, 17/25 Denver (Canadian Chris 0-4) d by Indianapolis (Prime Time Andrew Doyle 1-3) 6-11 DEN: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SEA/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/16 IND: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/BUF/OAK/DAL/SEA/TB/IND/KC/PIT/NYG/NE/31 DIFF: CHI/DET, NYJ/BUF, CAR/TB, SD/KC, PHI/NYG Kansas City (Alfdogg 2-2) d by San Diego (Porter 3-1) 6-7 KC: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/MIA/STL/SEA/CAR/IND/KC/AZ/PHI/NE/17 SD: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/IND/KC/PIT/PHI/NE/21 DIFF: MIA/OAK, STL/DAL, SEA/SF, CAR/TB, AZ/PIT Pittsburgh (Kahran Ramsus 1-3) d by Arizona (Vern Gagne 2-2) 5-6 PIT: CLE/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SF/TB/DEN/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/31 AZ: CLE/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/STL/SF/TB/DEN/SD/AZ/PHI/NE/14 DIFF: MIA/OAK, DAL/STL, PIT/AZ Philadelphia (Harley Quinn 4-0) d N.Y. Giants (Cartman 1-3) 8-7 PHI: BAL/DET/GB/ATL/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SEA/TB/DEN/KC/PIT/PHI/CIN/24 NYG: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/NYJ/MIA/DAL/SEA/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/NYG/NE/25 DIFF: ATL/HOU, OAK/MIA, TB/CAR, DEN/IND, KC/SD, PHI/NYG, CIN/NE New England (nl-asshole 1-3) d by Cincinnati (Teke 3-1) 4-7 NE: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/MIA/STL/SEA/CAR/DEN/KC/PIT/PHI/NE/38 CIN: BAL/DET/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SF/TB/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/21 DIFF: CHI/DET, MIA/OAK, STL/DAL, SEA/SF, CAR/TB, DEN/IND, KC/SD Open Dates: Jacksonville (Always Pissed Off 1-2), New Orleans (Cena's Writer 2-1), Tennessee (Cuban Linx 2-1), Washington (Human Fly 2-1) PLAY AT HOME Denver (Canadian Chris) would have defeated Indianapolis (Steve Rogers 1-3) 6-4 DEN: BAL/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/DAL/SEA/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/NE/16 IND: BAL/CHI/GB/ATL/NYJ/MIA/STL/SEA/CAR/IND/SD/PIT/PHI/CIN/27 DIFF: HOU/ATL, OAK/MIA, DAL/STL, NE/CIN Pittsburgh (Me 4-0) would have defeated Arizona (Vern Gagne) 7-6 PIT: BAL/DET/GB/ATL/BUF/MIA/DAL/SF/CAR/DEN/SD/AZ/PHI/NE/XX AZ: CLE/CHI/GB/HOU/NYJ/OAK/STL/SF/TB/DEN/SD/AZ/PHI/NE/14 DIFF: BAL/CLE, DET/CHI, ATL/HOU, BUF/NYJ, MIA/OAK, DAL/STL, CAR/TB

10 p.m. • Earlier today I went clothes shopping at Kohl's.The last time I bought more than one article of clothing at a time was several years ago, so I don’t do this often. However, I think I may start stopping in more often after having paid a visit to the clearance rack. I wanted to get a new interview outfit (or two), and I did at a great discount. I don’t consider myself a finicky shopper, but when it comes to clothes I really don’t like going anywhere else but Kohl’s or Sears. The brands comfortably fit and are worth the price once a sale starts up. Two dress pants, two belts, two dress shirts and a dress shirt/tie combo – about $115 total with a retail markup savings of $160. I’m sure all this actually cost about $5 to produce, but whatever. Like I said before, it fits and the quality is good. Afterward, we got a new comforter for Mrs. kkk – at 30 percent off of course ($70 down from $100). She then asks me the question of the week, “Will this comforter be warm enough for you?” Uh, you’re the one that always bitches about being too cold. She then asked what size we should get – the king or queen. Having no clue what size we currently use, she said that the one currently on our be is a king, even though our bed is a queen size. I then opted for the king comforter. Christ, we fight over the covers enough as is – actually, it’s not much of a fight as it is her trying to push/loosen my grip on blankets during the middle of the night. I can’t imagine what carnage a smaller comforter would produce. 5 p.m. • So yesterday I was driving home on the parkway and this truck was in front of me. The truck had some pipes/wood planks/something tied to the roof. Didn’t look too stable. Because of this I gave the truck some space between us. I was hoping this way in case something flew off at me I’d have enough time to react and get out of the way. Well, the driver behind me did the “OMG WTF” gesture. What is wrong with people. It’s not like I was going 30 mph. I was still going just over the speed limit – there was just a car length or two between me and this truck. I would have been more than happy to let this person go between us, and I would laugh when one of the planks flew threw his windshield and crushed his larynx. 7 a.m. • So on the drive to work this morning I drove behind this care with the bumper sticker "I miss Clinton." Hey, I give credit where it's due –– it got a laugh out of me. However, I think the laugh was less about that bumper sticker than the new, catchy bumper sticker slogan I had just then thought up in my mind. "I missed Clinton" with a sniper's scope replacing the dotted i's. Then again, seeing how this family threatens to sue people that hang their daughter's picture up in a restaurant... ... if I actually produced this kind of ingenius hilarity and you don't read any new entries from me in a while, check for me at Ft. Marcy Park.

Uh, isn't it a little after the fact? One of my favorite scenes was some fat Jew broad in talking to Congress and said something like, "I'm taking full responsibility for my voting actions BUT something was just not right." It's a good thing we got this rigged-voting cleaned up in '06. I didn't hear a peep about this issue last election. I wonder why.

3 p.m. • Pirates got a new general manager. Why in the hell would ANYONE want to come here, unless that person is jobless to begin with. • Oh there are so many jokes to be made with this I don’t know where to begin. • Well, at least she’s not whipping out her tit and having the crumb-snatcher suck away during the test. Trust me, wait until you see a picture of her. Actually, with the speed of our justice system, I'm surprised the kid's not 20 years old now.

I missed that PTI -- was there anything else he said, such as "DONOVAN PAVED THE WAY FOR HIM TO BE A QB"?

AFC EAST Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 2-1 < PF: 22, PA: 24, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 1-0 > Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 2-1 < PF: 22, PA: 21, AFC: 2-1, NFC: 0-0, DIV: 1-0 > New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 1-2 < PF: 19, PA: 21, AFC: 1-2, NFC: 0-0, DIV: 1-1 > New York Jets (Gert T) 0-3 < PF: 19, PA: 22, AFC: 0-3, NFC: 0-0, DIV: 0-2 > AFC NORTH Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) 2-1 < PF: 23, PA: 25, AFC: 2-0, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 2-0 > Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 2-1 < PF: 23, PA: 21, AFC: 2-1, NFC: 0-0, DIV: 1-1 > Baltimore Ravens (King PK) 1-2 < PF: 21, PA: 23, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-1 > Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 1-2 < PF: 19, PA: 19, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-1 > AFC SOUTH Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 2-1 < PF: 25, PA: 20, AFC: 2-0, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 2-0 > Houston Texans (Bored) 1-2 < PF: 24, PA: 26, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 1-0 > Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 1-2 < PF: 20, PA: 24, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-1 > Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 0-3 < PF: 15, PA: 26, AFC: 0-2, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-2 > AFC WEST Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 2-1 < PF: 25, PA: 24, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 0-0 > San Diego Chargers (Porter) 2-1 < PF: 23, PA: 21, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 0-0 > Oakland Raiders (Smues) 1-2 < PF: 22, PA: 24, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 1-0 > Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 0-3 < PF 23:, PA: 28, AFC: 0-3, NFC: 0-0, DIV: 0-1 > NFC EAST Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) 3-0 < PF: 27, PA: 23, AFC: 0-0, NFC: 3-0, DIV: 1-0 > Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 2-1 < PF: 26, PA: 22, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 1-1 > New York Giants (Cartman) 1-2 < PF: 19, PA: 21, AFC: 0-0, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 1-1 > Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) 1-2 < PF: 21, PA: 20, AFC: 0-1, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 0-1 > NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 2-1 < PF: 23, PA: 23, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 0-0 > Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 1-2 < PF: 26, PA: 28, AFC: 0-1, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 1-0 > Detroit Lions (Chazz 1998) 1-2 < PF: 26, PA: 27, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 0-2, DIV: 0-1 > Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) 1-2 < PF: 20, PA: 23, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-0 > NFC SOUTH Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 3-0 < PF: 27, PA: 19, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 2-0, DIV: 1-0 > New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) 2-1 < PF: 22, PA: 19, AFC: 2-0 , NFC: 0-1, DIV: 0-1 > Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) 2-1 < PF: 21, PA: 19, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 0-1 > Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 1-2 < PF: 23, PA: 27, AFC: 0-0, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 1-0 > NFC WEST Seattle Seahawks (Red Baron51) 3-0 < PF: 31, PA: 22, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 2-0, DIV: 1-0 > St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 2-1 < PF: 25, PA: 18, AFC: 0-0, NFC: 2-1, DIV: 1-0 > San Francisco 49ers (Bravesfan) 2-1 < PF: 21, PA: 20, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 1-1 > Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 1-2 < PF: 21, PA: 26, AFC: 1-0, NFC: 0-2, DIV: 0-2 > PLAY AT HOME Pittsburgh Steelers (Me) 3-0 < PF: 26, PA: 19, AFC: 2-0, NFC: 1-0, DIV: 1-0 > Indianapolis Colts (Steve Rogers) 1-2 < PF:21, PA: 21, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 0-1, DIV: 1-1 >

8:45 p.m. • I was never really a Britney Spears "hater," and it's pitiful to see what she has done to herself over the last few years. I also don't get this joke by Sarah Silverman at some award show she did. Mistakes? If memory serves she squirted both out while married. Now granted the "mistake" was getting married and not getting ready to take on the challenges of parenthood. However, to call these two kids "mistakes" is just not funny. And this is ME who's saying this! 8:30 p.m. • So I was reading one of my favorite threads -- 1000 Reasons Why ESPN Sucks -- and found this gem from a few days ago. Well, Ol' Mikey sure can't call Vince a RACIST~! I was already a Vince Young fan. This only solidifies it even more. 2:45 p.m. • Figures. The one job interview I actually wouldn’t have minded a “don’t call us we’ll call you” response from called me for a second round. Do I really want to do this? Sure I hate the assholes I work with, but I love what I do. How do I know that the work I do at another place will feel just as rewarding? How do I know this place’s management won’t be as bad or worse? Jesus, this is what Stockholm Syndrome must feel like to those abducted by the Mohammads of the world. Perhaps I can make my current situation work out. Perhaps there is a light to the end of this tunnel. Perhaps… Hmm, what’s this? A CD-Rom full of stuff that I have to work on from the idiot boss is my mail slot. It wasn't there when I left work yesterday but was in there when I got in this morning. Oh, what’s this? The creation date for these files is dated more than 10 days ago. Oh, what’s this? An e-mail from a co-worker telling me the idiot wants to know when these will be finalized because they should have been done yesterday. ... So my second interview is for Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Oh I remember that "block in the back." I forgave that one because maybe it looked like a block in the back in real-time. However, that half-time fiasco was embarrassing.

9:45 p.m. • Sonofabitch. I donated $10 for some fundraiser helping homeless animals, and this raffle was to use numbers from yesterday's "Big 4" state lottery. Two of my eight raffle numbers had "3" and "4" matching up, but that's it. Boo-urns. • He wasn't checking out child porn. He was ... scouting. • My God is the lip-synching for "Monday Night Football" terrible. The players introducing their teammates is so off. 1 p.m. • Yeah, but we'll ask him the TUFF QUESTIONS! Good God what a joke. I can only pray that this wacko is just scouting out the best spot in America to let off a nuke. Hey, Ahmad-whatever, there's some primo real estate over in Berkley if you're interested. • Well, Toyota, expect to get a better market share after this gets played out.

Are you talking about how the first half ended? That was pretty bad. And I went to bed at half-time. Imagine my surprise when I learned of the final score the next morning.

Then again, Brown has a point. What about the black quarterback who led that one team to a Super Bowl win for the first time in its history and then dropped in the off-season. RACISM~! I say. Wait, that was Trent Dilfer. Nevermind. One other thing: This senior story got a laugh out of me because if old people think this is extreme in lack of choices/freedoms, wait until Hitlery-care shows up.

Insta-results are up. Still a number of games to be determined.

7 p.m. • Oh for Christ's sake, they're going to be dead soon anyway. Let them enjoy their snacks. “No, Mrs. Johnson. Don’t eat that pastry – we want you to live another 10 years just so we can change that many more diapers.” Funny story: whenever my grandma was still alive (dad's side) and still had her wits about her, my old man would always sneak candy in for her. Hell, she had no teeth -- a piece of chocolate would keep her busy for hours. 12:30 p.m. • More wedded bliss. It’s getting to be that time of year when the air conditioner and windows alternate. If it’s humid out, the AC comes on. If no, then we open all the windows. One problem is if the windows are open overnight, it could get hella cold in the morning, much to the chagrin of Mrs. kkk. When it gets time for bed, she always tells me to close the windows to the second floor of our house. I don’t know how this equates into a cold house, but whatever. Anyway, she bitched about it being cold this morning and that I didn’t close the upstairs windows (I didn’t). I then commented to her that our two bedroom windows were wide open. Surely THAT could have contributed somewhat to our chilly living quarters. • Oh God. James Brown on the CBS pre-game NFL show just did this mini-editorial about how we all don't know what it's like to be Donovan McNabb until we've walked a mile in his shoes, or some shit like that. He added something about having an open dialogue with this shit. You all should know my opinion on this matter by now, so it's not worth rehashing it again. • Speaking of racial harmony.

3:30 p.m. • Time for Week 3's pickkks. Arizona @ Baltimore (7.5) The only reason I’m going with this is because the Cards coach is the former Steelers offensive coordinator and I’m hoping that he’s able to keep it somewhat close. Then again, I remember what happened last year when the Steelers played the Ravens. Oh, shit. Buffalo @ New England (15.5) Here’s hoping the Pats have a “fall-off” game to a divisional rival after clearing away the Chargers. Detroit @ Philadelphia (6.5) I just don’t see the Eagles going 0-3. (6.5) Indianapolis @ Houston I heard that one receiver for Houston is out. Miami @ N.Y. Jets (3.5) I’ll go with the Dolphins defense in this one. Does Miami even have a good defense. I have no clue. Then why did I just say that? Minnesota @ Kansas City (2.5) Young QB. At Kansas City. There’s going to be lots of runs. (4.5) San Diego @ Green Bay This should be interesting. I’m not convinced Green Bay is a playoff-caliber team … yet. San Francisco @ Pittsburgh (9.5) That spread just seems too big. I think the Steelers will win, but by single digits. St. Louis @ Tampa Bay (3.5) I’m not sure about this one, but I want to see St. Louis crash and burn because too many people were picking them to be a playoff team in the preseason. Cincinnati @ Seattle (3.5) The Bungles’ defense can’t get much worse than it was last week’s effort – could it? Cleveland @ Oakland (3.5) I’m hoping for the Browns to experience a “fallout” effect from last week’s win. That’s the only reason I’m picking Oakland with the points. Jacksonville @ Denver (3.5) Here’s hoping the Jacksonville running game has a good day. (4.5) Carolina @ Atlanta I’ve been burned on the Panthers a few times this year already. Perhaps this is their year to win the South, again. N.Y. Giants @ Washington (4.5) I’ll tell you what. I have no idea who that Redskins QB is, but I was impressed by him Monday night. Dallas @ Chicago (3.5) Both defenses are good, so I’m going with the better offense. Tennessee @ New Orleans (4.5) The Saints have stunk it up the first two games, but what about the home opener? Well, they could always win by 3.

My nuts are itchy.