weather...

OK, Easter is Sunday, it's April, so what the heck is up with this?

Current Conditions as of 7:23 am EDT

LIGHT SNOW

Feels Like: 30

Barometer: 29.28 in and steady

Wind: WSW 12 mph

I thought this was over, dangit!!

I am getting old, can't stand this stuff anymore...

Dang

Receivers

So, we have Devon Hester, Greg Olsen, Desmond Clark, Rashied Davis...

Should we try for a veteran receiver, maybe a big guy....

Or draft a new one, in hopes he will become something, in time....

New Quarterback...

WOW, What Great News Friday!!!!

Add Orland Pace at Tackle, should be a good O line.  High hopes with this news....

another day

I haven't written in a while, didn't really feel like it.  I am still having health issues, and working with my Doctors to get the problems figured out.  I do know that I am going to have several months of problems.  It's not going to be an easy time.  I'll know more soon, I hope.

Any body watch the Pro Bowl?  I watched a little, but don't get too much into it.  I mean, really, what can the defense do?  I can't seem to remember them all, but I think they have to play Man coverage, and can't Blitz (I'm a Chicago Bears fan, that's just not funny), and several other things, I think.  So, I don't get too excited about it.

So, the next NFL thing coming up is the combine.  As I am going to be stuck at home for several months (probably), I am looking forward to watching the combine.  I really want to see what kind of players are going to be in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Well, I'll see you the next go around...

Friday....

It's Friday, almost noon.  Still out of work, have a PET scan on Monday morning, dreading the results.  Still not feeling better, my chest hurts, have some trouble with my breathing, well, I don't know, I am just, well, whatever...

I'm not sure if anyone is reading this.  At one point I wrote my friends and family and told them I was doing a blog, but I only wrote a couple of times, then gave up.  Maybe some are.  I thought Google had a way to track hits, but can't find it.  Oh, well, maybe it makes me feel better.

Football!  Listening to Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, give his State of the League right now.  Interesting, he has some things going on, but doesn't really say much.  He says they are doing well, but the NFL has to keep costs down like all others in the world.  I hope the NFL keeps going well.  It is by far my favorite sport.  I love the NFL, and want to see them continue to grow.  We are supposed to go to Chicago this year(me, my wife, Kevin and Emily) for a game as my 40th b-day comes up in August.  I hope we can.  I am so excited about it.  We'll see...

Well, enough for the day, go back to reading online comic books, at Marvel.  Great Digital comics there...

Rod Marinelli

Ok, still home, still sick.  Kinda bored, but have PS2 games to play.  Yeah, I know, PS2, old, but I already have it, so I'm using it.  Have a Wii, but that uses to much movement for me.  Maybe next week.  I could go onto my iMac, but it's downstairs in the basement, and it's cold down there.  

OK, Bears stuff:  Rod Marinelli.  Not sure what to think.  On one hand, he has been known as a good D coach, and I don't blame the whole Detroit Lions thing on him, but going from a head coach to a D-line coach?  Hmmm.  I hope for the best.  We need to really shore our Running D, and maybe he'll help.

Now, his comments to the Detroit Press at the Senior Bowl:  I don't blame him at all.  The Detroit press harassed the man constantly in Detroit, and I remember one of them asking an inappropriate question about one of his coach's, who happened to also be his Son-in-law.  So, he is done with Detroit, and he showed them that with his comments.  Now, he could have probably chose a better way to express hi feelings, but, in the heat of the moment, it happened.  I saw in a couple of places that there was some question of firing him.  Know, really, firing the man?  Good golly, why!  He made a small comment, apologized for it, and moved on.  What about the reporter that asked about his Coach Son-in-law?  Was he reprimanded?  Did he apologize?  Should he have been fired?  Get a grip, people.  This is life, people say things in the heat of the moment.  This is just stupid.

Next time, maybe about the Chicago Mayor commenting about having another Chicago NFL team...

I'm Sick of Being Sick!!!

Well, I'm sick again.  Got pneumonia again.  Been out of work since Dec 29th, really bored and feeling really crappy.  There is a song by the Bob and Tom show, made created and performed by Bob, and it so defines me right now, called 'I'm Sick of Being Sick!'.

Oh, well, I just gotta get better.  This CVID i have really gives me some problems.

On to fun things:  The Superbowl!!!

Wow, the Arizona Cardinals, who woulda thunk it!  I have to admit, I didn't think they could do it.  But they looked impressive against the Eagles.  Good defense, and a great explosive offense.  It'll be interesting to see how they do against the Steelers D!!

By the way, I'm going for the Steelers, being a former PA guy (and because the Bears are out).

Speaking of the Bears, I think we have a good start on our offense, but we need some receiving talent.  We have Hester, a great deep throw threat, but we need some other good receivers to take some heat of him.  I think Orton is going to be a good, solid quarterback, and Forte is a good running back.

Well, all for Tuesday.  See how things go tomorrow.

vladimir10

The New Bears

Well, it finally happened, Coach Lovie pulled Grossman, putting Griese in. Not sure what to think about that. I have been right there with Coach, sticking with Rex, but after the first half of the Dallas game, I knew he wasn't going to make it. He throws pretty good to the outsides (he can see to the sides, can't see over the middle, too short), but once he started throwing to the middle, it was done. Too many misses and interceptions. Tires out our defense. Hopefully the offense will get a spark out of this against Detroit and kick some butt!! Go BEARS!!!

My Grandfather

For anyone who grew up with me in the Valley, my Grandfather passed away today. He had cancer for quite a while, so it wasn't unexpected. I don't know anything about services or anything, so when I know more, I'll try to post.

Craig

Motivational Quotes:

1. If at first you don’t succeed, just kill yourself.

2. If life hands you a lemon, turn around and chuck that sumbitch at the first asshat you see.

3. Where there’s a will, there’s a big-assed roadblock obliterating your way.

4. Just do it….and someone else will come along and take all the credit for it…rat bastards.

5. A job done well is a job that you wanted to do but you were too lazy to get off your ass to do it.

6. The future is now, for those of you who don’t know what the definition of future really is.

7. Early to bed and early to rise is what a man does when he combines his highs.

8. Courage is grace under pressure…wait a minute…what did that stupid TV show have to do with courage?

9. Give me liberty, or at least give me a cheeseburger and a 6 pack, you cheap ass.

10. You have succeeded in life when all you want is what you really need….like 4 cars, a mansion, a few million in the bank, and a hot maid.

11. The early bird…well, he has to get up before the rest of the birds, the poor bastard.

12. Motivation is what gets you started. 3 meals a day from Taco Bell is what keeps you going.

13. Motivation comes from within. So does poop.

14. Knowledge is power. A shitload of cash is torque.

15. You may have to fight the battle more than once to win it….unless you used a nuke the first time around.

16. No one ever excused his way to success, but it does get you off the hook for ripping a fart at the dinner table.

17. Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will…..collapse in a heap because you threw your heart over the fence.

18. Goals are dreams with deadlines…no, wait….they’re what hockey players get when the little puck goes in the net.

19. The world makes way for the man who knows where he’s going. It makes even more way if he’s driving a big truck down the sidewalk.

20. By losing your goal, you have lost your way. So beat the shit out of the referee who made that call.