Oh man, we go all season with a few really good games, then get knocked up last week with the OSU/PSU and Texas/Oklahoma State games. Seriously, right now, both would be in my top 10 games of the year.
I do have to say that you have to be a real fan to appreciate the defensive effort by both OSU and PSU (or completely disgusted by the offensive effort). I think I’m starting to buy into PSU, which means one thing. PSU will lose.
Anyway, on to the Touchdown.
1) No. 1 Texas at No. 7 Texas Tech – 8:00 on ABC
Last week made me realize that you can only beat Texas by either having a reasonably competent defense or being able to outscore them in a shoot-out. This might be a case of the latter. Texas Tech will be the toughest test Texas has had to face. No offense to Chase Daniel, Sam Bradford, or Zac Robinson, but no QB that has faced Texas has been able to completely capitalize on the weak secondary of Texas. Graham Harrell however is a much better and more competent QB. Detron Lewis and Michael Crabtree are the best WR combo in the nation (yeah, I said it!). I’m calling it now; Texas Tech upsets the No. 1 Texas.
2) No. 8 Florida vs. No. 6 Georgia – 3:30 on CBS in Jacksonville
Anytime something is nicknamed “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party”, you have to put it near the top. To be fair, the winner most likely wins the SEC East and keeps its National Championship hopes alive. Florida is one of the best teams in the nation, yet doesn’t seem to want to grab that mantle. No team should come close to them, yet that Ole Miss game mystifies me. I think it was good for them since it was a wake up call. With everyone’s friend revenge on their side, Florida will utterly destroy Georgia.
3) No. 15 Florida State at Georgia Tech – 3:30 on ABC
I never would have thought I would have put this game at number 3. It either means that there is a lack of good games or FSU is better than expected (a little from column A, a little from column B). I’m still not sure how they did it, but FSU seems to have keyed into one of the more magically things in college football, youthful enthusiasm. I love it, even though I don’t like FSU. This is a game worth watching because you’ll finally see why FSU is for real and why Georgia Tech is wildly worse than there record suggests.
4) Nebraska at No. 4 Oklahoma – 8:00 on ESPN
Remember when this was a great and storied rivalry? Now, before everyone writes this one off, remember that Oklahoma is vulnerable if you have a competent defense or a high-powered offense. The defense may be suspect, but Nebraska can score. I’m not saying Nebraska will win, but I am saying they can make it interesting.
5) No. 24 Oregon at California – 3:30 on ABC
You know, I always liked the Pac-10, and this one is definitely for the fans. Basically, they are battling to see which team might have a chance to upend USC for the Pac-10 championship. Cal is going to need another strong performance from their defense if they hope to stop the running attack of Oregon and the smart QB play of Jeremiah Masoli. Basically, I think Cal should start Nate Longshore and let fly, but that won’t happen, and they’ll lose.
6) Clemson at Boston College – 3:30 on ESPNU
Now, most of you are probably thinking I put this up here because I’m an incurable Clemson fan and am hoping that this year will finally be the year Clemson beats BC (you know, when it means nothing). You would be wrong. It’s hear because the Duchess scored tickets to the game and I’ll be there rooting for my team live and in person. Here’s hoping I come back alive.
Extra Point:
7) Figuring out who would be my choice in the NCG is tough. Usually, I can pick a few teams I could see in it. However, I can’t really buy into a lot of teams. Too many are flawed in too many ways. We can attribute that to parity or we can attribute it to poor recruiting. OSU is a perfect example. All they really need is an offensive leader at QB, and they don’t have it. So, I sit here and try and come up with teams that I see as National Champions and its tough. There are now teams like USC with Leinhart and Bush. The only teams I can seriously consider are Penn State, who’s only real competition was Ohio State, and Texas Tech, who hasn’t faced anyone and my very will buckle against Texas, Oklahoma State, or Oklahoma. But if I’ve proven anything, it’s that I know very little if anything.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Trent's Touchdown - Week 9
As I stated in my blog a few weeks ago, the Touchdown (and other articles) was put on hiatus due to Wedding/Honeymoon issues, as in I was both getting married and going on my Honeymoon. However, I am now back and will subject you to more insane yet slightly insightful college football ramblings.
On a side note, anyone who can guess the unnamed Caribbean island mentioned in my Honeymoon blog entry will get to pick the subject of next weeks Extra Point. Happy guessing. Anyway, on to the Touchdown.
1) No. 3 Penn State at No. 9 Ohio State – 8:00 on ABC
This one will pretty much decide the Big Ten champion and it’s two top 10 teams, so it’s got to be number 1. Laugh if you want, but the key to this game is Penn State’s defense. There focus needs to be stopping Beanie Wells. Penn State has an issue stopping the run. OSU needs to slow the game down and let Wells carry the load and pound Penn State. They can’t hope to beat Penn State in a shootout, so they need to control the tempo, slow the game down, and drive it down the throats of the defense. That being said, PSU will win by doing what they always do, overwhelming their opponent.
2) No. 6 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Texas – 3:30 on ABC
Texas just keeps getting the tough opponents. Even if they get through this game, they have to play Texas Tech on the road next week. Anyway, in my opinion, Oklahoma State has a better shot to beat Texas than either Missouri or Oklahoma did. Why? Because Oklahoma State has a better offense than either of those teams. Oklahoma is a paper tiger and Missouri is a one trick pony (Daniel to Macklin for six). The problem Texas will have is that this is going to dissolve into a shoot-out and Oklahoma State has nothing to lose.
3) No. 7 Georgia at No. 13 LSU – 3:30 on CBS
I have my issues with the SEC this year, but more on that later. This is going to be an ugly one. Neither team has really lived up to expectations nor is either team solid offensively at this point. Expect both teams to rely on their running games to try and win it, but Georgia could air it out if Stafford gets his groove back. This game will be won defensively as both are really good defensive teams. Expect a low scoring affair.
4) No. 8 Texas Tech at No. 23 Kansas – 12:00 on ESPN
I don’t know when I got excited about the Big 12, but I’m ready to be counted as a fan. I’ll admit that I like Kansas, but this game doesn’t look good for them. They lost in the shootout that broke out in last weeks game against Oklahoma and this game has all the same markings. Offensively, Texas Tech is sounder than Oklahoma and will fling the ball all over the field. Tech just needs to make sure it’s not looking ahead to Texas next week.
5) No. 2 Alabama at Tennessee – 7:45 on ESPN
I’m not completely sold on Alabama yet. They seem to have everything they need to win but something doesn’t feel right. You ever get that feeling in the pit of your stomach? Maybe it’s just some bad cheese. The whole Alabama team ingesting bad cheese is the only way Tennessee has a shot to win this one. Of course, this could be the game where John Parker Wilson finally implodes in on himself. One thing I’ve learned is that you can never be sure when it’s an SEC conference game.
6) Auburn at West Virginia – 7:30 on ESPN on 10/23
Remember when these two teams were highly ranked? What happened? Oh yeah, losses to LSU, Vandy, and Arkansas for Auburn (not to mention pitiful wins against Miss State and Tennessee) and losses to East Carolina and Colorado for West Virginia. I would laugh, but I’m a Clemson fan.
Extra Point:
7) Earlier this season, I wrote somewhere that the National Championship Game would and/or should be USC against whoever made it out of the SEC. I will now admit I was wrong, but not about USC. I’m not buying the SEC anymore. I still think its one of the toughest conferences but no team there would scare me if I was an opponent.
Each team in the conference is flawed in some way (just wait for the other shoe to drop in Alabama). When I say “flawed”, I don’t mean “they’re secondary is a little sketchy”, I mean “their Quarterback looks like he poo-ed himself on the sidelines”. The only team I can really point to that is good is Florida, but they’re schizophrenic.
I don’t know what to expect from them. Just when you are feeling good about them, they go ahead and douse their drawers against Ole Miss. Granted, if Alabama wins out, they deserve to be in the National Championship Game, but do you really see that happening?
On a side note, anyone who can guess the unnamed Caribbean island mentioned in my Honeymoon blog entry will get to pick the subject of next weeks Extra Point. Happy guessing. Anyway, on to the Touchdown.
1) No. 3 Penn State at No. 9 Ohio State – 8:00 on ABC
This one will pretty much decide the Big Ten champion and it’s two top 10 teams, so it’s got to be number 1. Laugh if you want, but the key to this game is Penn State’s defense. There focus needs to be stopping Beanie Wells. Penn State has an issue stopping the run. OSU needs to slow the game down and let Wells carry the load and pound Penn State. They can’t hope to beat Penn State in a shootout, so they need to control the tempo, slow the game down, and drive it down the throats of the defense. That being said, PSU will win by doing what they always do, overwhelming their opponent.
2) No. 6 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Texas – 3:30 on ABC
Texas just keeps getting the tough opponents. Even if they get through this game, they have to play Texas Tech on the road next week. Anyway, in my opinion, Oklahoma State has a better shot to beat Texas than either Missouri or Oklahoma did. Why? Because Oklahoma State has a better offense than either of those teams. Oklahoma is a paper tiger and Missouri is a one trick pony (Daniel to Macklin for six). The problem Texas will have is that this is going to dissolve into a shoot-out and Oklahoma State has nothing to lose.
3) No. 7 Georgia at No. 13 LSU – 3:30 on CBS
I have my issues with the SEC this year, but more on that later. This is going to be an ugly one. Neither team has really lived up to expectations nor is either team solid offensively at this point. Expect both teams to rely on their running games to try and win it, but Georgia could air it out if Stafford gets his groove back. This game will be won defensively as both are really good defensive teams. Expect a low scoring affair.
4) No. 8 Texas Tech at No. 23 Kansas – 12:00 on ESPN
I don’t know when I got excited about the Big 12, but I’m ready to be counted as a fan. I’ll admit that I like Kansas, but this game doesn’t look good for them. They lost in the shootout that broke out in last weeks game against Oklahoma and this game has all the same markings. Offensively, Texas Tech is sounder than Oklahoma and will fling the ball all over the field. Tech just needs to make sure it’s not looking ahead to Texas next week.
5) No. 2 Alabama at Tennessee – 7:45 on ESPN
I’m not completely sold on Alabama yet. They seem to have everything they need to win but something doesn’t feel right. You ever get that feeling in the pit of your stomach? Maybe it’s just some bad cheese. The whole Alabama team ingesting bad cheese is the only way Tennessee has a shot to win this one. Of course, this could be the game where John Parker Wilson finally implodes in on himself. One thing I’ve learned is that you can never be sure when it’s an SEC conference game.
6) Auburn at West Virginia – 7:30 on ESPN on 10/23
Remember when these two teams were highly ranked? What happened? Oh yeah, losses to LSU, Vandy, and Arkansas for Auburn (not to mention pitiful wins against Miss State and Tennessee) and losses to East Carolina and Colorado for West Virginia. I would laugh, but I’m a Clemson fan.
Extra Point:
7) Earlier this season, I wrote somewhere that the National Championship Game would and/or should be USC against whoever made it out of the SEC. I will now admit I was wrong, but not about USC. I’m not buying the SEC anymore. I still think its one of the toughest conferences but no team there would scare me if I was an opponent.
Each team in the conference is flawed in some way (just wait for the other shoe to drop in Alabama). When I say “flawed”, I don’t mean “they’re secondary is a little sketchy”, I mean “their Quarterback looks like he poo-ed himself on the sidelines”. The only team I can really point to that is good is Florida, but they’re schizophrenic.
I don’t know what to expect from them. Just when you are feeling good about them, they go ahead and douse their drawers against Ole Miss. Granted, if Alabama wins out, they deserve to be in the National Championship Game, but do you really see that happening?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Fringe of Good TV
As I promised when I wrote my hiatus post, I have to write about Life on Mars, Fringe, and 90210. I mean, I wrote that I would, and that’s pretty much a written contract, and I can’t break the law. I only fracture it on occasion.
Anyway, let’s talk about the new shows. Without a doubt, Fringe is the best new show on TV. Of course, that’s like saying that Sarah Palin is the hottest VP candidate in this election. She really doesn’t have any competition so she wins by default (anyone who challenges with Joe Biden gets slapped). That being said, I like the show, its fun. Example, throughout the whole first episode, every time Joshua Jackson made it on screen, I would exclaim either “Pacey” or “Captain Duck” (using my Gunner Stahl voice).
I was talking with Seamus about this show, and while he likes the concept he doesn’t like the solutions. Now, that’s all well and good, but if you’re willing to accept that some chick can get pregnant, give birth, and have her kid die of old age all in the same day, you sort of have to give a little leeway to how they come about the solution. My only reservation about the show so far is that Dr. Bishop seems to have worked on a lot of weird stuff back in the 70’s and I don’t want it to be the same refrain week after week. I don’t want some episode where some fresh water trout takes down a luxury liner and have him be like “oh, well the government had us experimenting on how to use marine life to take out Soviet subs, someone must be using our research.”
Let’s go from the good to the bad. 90210 is a steaming pile of crap. Now, it does have some redeeming qualities. I like it when Rob Estes does Rob Estes type things. I swear, you put him in a loud sports jacket and hand him a gun and he could be Detective Chris Lorenzo once again (man, I miss Silk Stalkings). Having some of the old gang back is good and I actually like some of the new kids. By some, I mean the kid who plays Navid and the chick who plays Silver. The others are merely passable and the chick who plays Naomi makes me want to gouge out my eyes. She looks like she had a botched sex change operation and her acting is utterly horrible (the whole scene where she confronts her mother about her father’s affair is laughable).
I’m scared to watch Life on Mars. I have it sitting there on my DVR and I see it every time I go searching for something to watch. There is not possible way it can live up to the British version, since it was probably one of the best TV shows in the past 10 years. Let’s just get it out of the way and say that Jason O’Mara is no John Simm. Simm has pretty much turned into the modern day Robson Green. Meaning he can pretty much play any role you need him to play and knock it out of the park. He went from playing Sam Tyler to playing a completely over the top Master in Doctor Who. If that doesn’t say something, I don’t know what does.
It seems like the producers (and thank God they got rid of David E. Kelly) went with big names for casting. The British version was perfectly cast, so much so that they spun-off the whole crew to another show. Who knows if Harvey Keitel can pull off Gene Hunt in such a way that you love him even though he’s a sexist douche (Colm Meaney, who was originally cast, would have been perfect). But basically, you need O’Mara to carry the show like Simm did and I don’t know if he has the cache to do it.
One more thing I’m scared of was something the Duchess pointed out. The British show was great because it lasted just long enough (16 episodes). If this thing takes off, we are talking seasons upon seasons of the same concept. It’ll start to drag after a while. I mean, one season in the US is 22 episodes. So, yeah, I’m scared.
I know this isn’t a new show, but I need to talk about this week’s episode of Chuck. The big hype was that fact that Nicole Ritchie was guest staring, but they missed the boat on promoting another guest star. Nicole Ritchie’s husband in the show was Ben Savage. My reaction: “Holy shit, it’s Cory Matthews!!!” Throughout the whole show, I was saying things like “gee, why did you divorce Topanga” and “you know, Rider Strong never would have let you get shoved in that locker” and “Mr. Feeney would be so disappointed right now”. It was fun for the whole family, considering the Duchess had the look that said “One more Boy Meets World comment and I’m calling a divorce attorney”.
Anyway, let’s talk about the new shows. Without a doubt, Fringe is the best new show on TV. Of course, that’s like saying that Sarah Palin is the hottest VP candidate in this election. She really doesn’t have any competition so she wins by default (anyone who challenges with Joe Biden gets slapped). That being said, I like the show, its fun. Example, throughout the whole first episode, every time Joshua Jackson made it on screen, I would exclaim either “Pacey” or “Captain Duck” (using my Gunner Stahl voice).
I was talking with Seamus about this show, and while he likes the concept he doesn’t like the solutions. Now, that’s all well and good, but if you’re willing to accept that some chick can get pregnant, give birth, and have her kid die of old age all in the same day, you sort of have to give a little leeway to how they come about the solution. My only reservation about the show so far is that Dr. Bishop seems to have worked on a lot of weird stuff back in the 70’s and I don’t want it to be the same refrain week after week. I don’t want some episode where some fresh water trout takes down a luxury liner and have him be like “oh, well the government had us experimenting on how to use marine life to take out Soviet subs, someone must be using our research.”
Let’s go from the good to the bad. 90210 is a steaming pile of crap. Now, it does have some redeeming qualities. I like it when Rob Estes does Rob Estes type things. I swear, you put him in a loud sports jacket and hand him a gun and he could be Detective Chris Lorenzo once again (man, I miss Silk Stalkings). Having some of the old gang back is good and I actually like some of the new kids. By some, I mean the kid who plays Navid and the chick who plays Silver. The others are merely passable and the chick who plays Naomi makes me want to gouge out my eyes. She looks like she had a botched sex change operation and her acting is utterly horrible (the whole scene where she confronts her mother about her father’s affair is laughable).
I’m scared to watch Life on Mars. I have it sitting there on my DVR and I see it every time I go searching for something to watch. There is not possible way it can live up to the British version, since it was probably one of the best TV shows in the past 10 years. Let’s just get it out of the way and say that Jason O’Mara is no John Simm. Simm has pretty much turned into the modern day Robson Green. Meaning he can pretty much play any role you need him to play and knock it out of the park. He went from playing Sam Tyler to playing a completely over the top Master in Doctor Who. If that doesn’t say something, I don’t know what does.
It seems like the producers (and thank God they got rid of David E. Kelly) went with big names for casting. The British version was perfectly cast, so much so that they spun-off the whole crew to another show. Who knows if Harvey Keitel can pull off Gene Hunt in such a way that you love him even though he’s a sexist douche (Colm Meaney, who was originally cast, would have been perfect). But basically, you need O’Mara to carry the show like Simm did and I don’t know if he has the cache to do it.
One more thing I’m scared of was something the Duchess pointed out. The British show was great because it lasted just long enough (16 episodes). If this thing takes off, we are talking seasons upon seasons of the same concept. It’ll start to drag after a while. I mean, one season in the US is 22 episodes. So, yeah, I’m scared.
I know this isn’t a new show, but I need to talk about this week’s episode of Chuck. The big hype was that fact that Nicole Ritchie was guest staring, but they missed the boat on promoting another guest star. Nicole Ritchie’s husband in the show was Ben Savage. My reaction: “Holy shit, it’s Cory Matthews!!!” Throughout the whole show, I was saying things like “gee, why did you divorce Topanga” and “you know, Rider Strong never would have let you get shoved in that locker” and “Mr. Feeney would be so disappointed right now”. It was fun for the whole family, considering the Duchess had the look that said “One more Boy Meets World comment and I’m calling a divorce attorney”.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Honeymoon Spectacular
Relax and rejoice dear reader, for I have returned from my Honeymoon unharmed and jazzed to write again. Okay, enough of my self-aggrandizing. Note that I would have written this yesterday on my first day back to my soul-leeching job, but I was relearning how to type again.
For two whole weeks, I only typed once, and that was to defend myself on Bleacher Report. Here’s a tip for all you wannabe critics out there. If you going to rip someone’s point to shreds, at least make it a habit to actually read the article and comprehend the main point, otherwise you sound like a jackass and don’t have to write the follow-up “oops, I’m sorry” response.
Anyway, my Honeymoon was split in two. One week at an undisclosed Happiest Place on Earth in Central Florida and one week at an undisclosed Caribbean Island. Unnamed Happiest Place on Earth was fun. Got to have all the enjoyment a kid would have, except with the ability to drink myself around the world at the unnamed World Showcase. My only issue was that one night, in the room next to ours, some family decided to let there kid cry himself out, which took upwards of two hours to complete. I wanted to jam a screwdriver in my ears, or a fork in the parent’s forehead. I’m assuming the fork would have been more fun.
Now, my flight from unnamed Happiest Place on Earth to unnamed Caribbean Island took off at 6 AM and included a 3 hour layover. So, anyone accustomed to flying knows that you need to get to the airport a least 3 hours early. That night, I learned that getting no sleep is preferable to getting one hour of sleep. Ugh. I slept in the bus to the airport, on both flights (through take-off and landing) and in the terminal during the layover (I woke myself up snoring…and the Duchess’s laughter). Hey, it beat watching the same CNN stories over and over and over again. Look, I’m on vacation, I don’t care that the stock market went down nearly 800 points and that you pray to Obama every night. I want to get away from that crap for two weeks.
Anyway, we get to the hotel at the unnamed Caribbean Island and instead of going up to my room; we need to cool our heels in the hotel bar for an hour while they get the room ready. The Duchess and I proceed to order frozen alcoholic beverages and nearly laugh at the expense of the drinks until we realized it wasn’t a joke. $20 for a margarita and strawberry daiquiri? Seriously?
Two highlights of the hotel room. One, I needed to order a refrigerator from the front desk. I’m not making this up; it actually said this in the “this is your room” guide in the room. Two, we got hit by what some might consider a tropical storm (and by some, I mean meteorologists). We had satellite TV in our room, so with the storm, we got two Spanish channels and nothing else. Well, I’m flipping though the channels anyway and suddenly, the unthinkable happens (or if I were a 15 year old, jackpot).
For some reason, the porn channel was unscrambled. Now, I knew it was porn right away because…um…..well, it was showing a close up for what makes porn porn. Now, before you think “lucky bastard”, this wasn’t Stormy Daniels and Peter North here. The chick looked like she was doing this to score her next meth hit and the guy looked like he wanted to hit the food table before the crew got to it. It was taking place in someone’s backyard (I think I saw a kiddie pool in the background). Seriously, this was a step above fetish porn. Thankfully, the Duchess came into the room so I didn’t get to see how it “ended”.
I finished about even after a week long descent back into gambling. The Duchess once again proved to be the perfect wife by not only playing Caribbean Stud with me, but by cursing the dealer when he didn’t open during her plethora of straights. My wife could make a trucker blush. I also was able to walk to the casino on Saturday morning to the local sports book and take Texas and the 7 points (win for me). You should have sent he degenerate gamblers at a sports book at 11 AM on a Saturday morning. Not to mention the employees taking the bets and wearing the best “kill me now” looks on their faces. Of course, I was there, so I’m not sure what it was saying about me.
Minus rolling black-outs and flooded streets, it was a good time. I got some sun, got to relive my gambling addiction, got to drink some good local beer, and have more bug bites than I know what to do with. Now, before you think I either had a bad time or am one of those wet blankets who puts a bad spin on everything, it’s not that way at all. I have a great time and am only pointing out all the weird and obnoxious stuff because it’s funny. Well, it’s funny now.
For two whole weeks, I only typed once, and that was to defend myself on Bleacher Report. Here’s a tip for all you wannabe critics out there. If you going to rip someone’s point to shreds, at least make it a habit to actually read the article and comprehend the main point, otherwise you sound like a jackass and don’t have to write the follow-up “oops, I’m sorry” response.
Anyway, my Honeymoon was split in two. One week at an undisclosed Happiest Place on Earth in Central Florida and one week at an undisclosed Caribbean Island. Unnamed Happiest Place on Earth was fun. Got to have all the enjoyment a kid would have, except with the ability to drink myself around the world at the unnamed World Showcase. My only issue was that one night, in the room next to ours, some family decided to let there kid cry himself out, which took upwards of two hours to complete. I wanted to jam a screwdriver in my ears, or a fork in the parent’s forehead. I’m assuming the fork would have been more fun.
Now, my flight from unnamed Happiest Place on Earth to unnamed Caribbean Island took off at 6 AM and included a 3 hour layover. So, anyone accustomed to flying knows that you need to get to the airport a least 3 hours early. That night, I learned that getting no sleep is preferable to getting one hour of sleep. Ugh. I slept in the bus to the airport, on both flights (through take-off and landing) and in the terminal during the layover (I woke myself up snoring…and the Duchess’s laughter). Hey, it beat watching the same CNN stories over and over and over again. Look, I’m on vacation, I don’t care that the stock market went down nearly 800 points and that you pray to Obama every night. I want to get away from that crap for two weeks.
Anyway, we get to the hotel at the unnamed Caribbean Island and instead of going up to my room; we need to cool our heels in the hotel bar for an hour while they get the room ready. The Duchess and I proceed to order frozen alcoholic beverages and nearly laugh at the expense of the drinks until we realized it wasn’t a joke. $20 for a margarita and strawberry daiquiri? Seriously?
Two highlights of the hotel room. One, I needed to order a refrigerator from the front desk. I’m not making this up; it actually said this in the “this is your room” guide in the room. Two, we got hit by what some might consider a tropical storm (and by some, I mean meteorologists). We had satellite TV in our room, so with the storm, we got two Spanish channels and nothing else. Well, I’m flipping though the channels anyway and suddenly, the unthinkable happens (or if I were a 15 year old, jackpot).
For some reason, the porn channel was unscrambled. Now, I knew it was porn right away because…um…..well, it was showing a close up for what makes porn porn. Now, before you think “lucky bastard”, this wasn’t Stormy Daniels and Peter North here. The chick looked like she was doing this to score her next meth hit and the guy looked like he wanted to hit the food table before the crew got to it. It was taking place in someone’s backyard (I think I saw a kiddie pool in the background). Seriously, this was a step above fetish porn. Thankfully, the Duchess came into the room so I didn’t get to see how it “ended”.
I finished about even after a week long descent back into gambling. The Duchess once again proved to be the perfect wife by not only playing Caribbean Stud with me, but by cursing the dealer when he didn’t open during her plethora of straights. My wife could make a trucker blush. I also was able to walk to the casino on Saturday morning to the local sports book and take Texas and the 7 points (win for me). You should have sent he degenerate gamblers at a sports book at 11 AM on a Saturday morning. Not to mention the employees taking the bets and wearing the best “kill me now” looks on their faces. Of course, I was there, so I’m not sure what it was saying about me.
Minus rolling black-outs and flooded streets, it was a good time. I got some sun, got to relive my gambling addiction, got to drink some good local beer, and have more bug bites than I know what to do with. Now, before you think I either had a bad time or am one of those wet blankets who puts a bad spin on everything, it’s not that way at all. I have a great time and am only pointing out all the weird and obnoxious stuff because it’s funny. Well, it’s funny now.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The Hiatus
Well, you're probably wondering why there isn't a Trent's Touchdown for week 6. Well, there isn't going to be one for weeks 7 & 8 either. Nor will I have some scathing review of some poorly executed TV show (I'm looking at you "Knight Rider"). Why? Well, the Duchess relented and decided to marry me. Yes, last week, you're truly tied the knot.
So, this week, we are off on a 2 week Honeymoon to parts unknown. Since I'll have virtually no access to a computer, this means no mean spirited, slightly hurtful, and wickedly funny posts from me. Once I get back, the gloves come off. I hope to tell you all how I feel about "Fringe", "Life on Mars" (please don't ruin my memory of the original), and "90210", as well as bring back the Touchdown for week 9.
Just think, while you're all huddled around your TV's next Saturday watching the Red River Shootout, I'll be sitting in a Caribbean sportsbook taking Texas and the points, while smoking a Cuban cigar and drinking rum. Sometimes life is good.
So, this week, we are off on a 2 week Honeymoon to parts unknown. Since I'll have virtually no access to a computer, this means no mean spirited, slightly hurtful, and wickedly funny posts from me. Once I get back, the gloves come off. I hope to tell you all how I feel about "Fringe", "Life on Mars" (please don't ruin my memory of the original), and "90210", as well as bring back the Touchdown for week 9.
Just think, while you're all huddled around your TV's next Saturday watching the Red River Shootout, I'll be sitting in a Caribbean sportsbook taking Texas and the points, while smoking a Cuban cigar and drinking rum. Sometimes life is good.
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