I hate having a cold! It's strictly in my head (no jokes, please-it's too easy), and now I'm coughing up a storm. Thank goodness for Ricola.
Alright, I said I'd bag on the Colts, so here goes....
I realize I'm completely biased as I type this, but I'm going to try to take a different angle on this thing. No clue what I'm talking about? Read this little blurb about both the league MVP Peyton Manning and team president Bill Polian throwing some members of the team under the bus. What is one of the things we learn in Pop Warner, Little League, Mites, Cadets, Biddy and CYO leagues-that you don't throw your teammates under the bus, right? That you win as a team and lose as a team, right? Well if I were an Offensive Lineman on the Colts, I'd be keeping tabs on what an ass my QB was being right now. "Problems with protection"? Way to stay classy, both to Polian and Manning. I'm not saying that there may or may not have been issues with protection, but if I wanted to make sure those guys kept blocking for me, I wouldn't call them out in the media. Check the all time greats-Montana, Elway, Marino, Aikman, Young, Brady or even Favre, I've never heard them call out their line via the media. Maybe it happens in the training room, or during film study, but I've never heard any of them do that. It's what separates team from individual. It's why I didn't believe Polian when he told the media that the reason he didn't believe in going for 16-0 in the regular season was that he didn't care about records, yet on the last game of the regular season the Colts made sure Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark stayed in the game long enough to both get 100 catches a piece. No one cares about individual goals when the only thing that matters is the 'ship. No one does anything in their life to be second place. We all do our jobs (well, I would if I had one) to be the best at what we do. I'm still a firm believer that the number on the front of the jersey means more than the one on the back. Why else is there such a thing as 'work ethic'? You've seen the slackers at your job, and it probably infuriates you. I know it did to me. It's why I despise the Colts. Manning is a great communicator and leader when they are winning. But when they lose? Nope, the O-Line had 'issues'. Bull. If I'm the Center and two Guards, first play of preseason I let him get blasted to send a message. I did that crap in junior high, just to let that QB know that we on the line run things. I don't care how good a QB is, if he doesn't have time to read the coverage he's on his ass. Tough to complete passes and earn the big money on your back. No one on the line threw that pick6 to sew up the SB for New Orleans. And don't go telling me that Reggie Wayne ran a crappy route, as Manning was almost picked off a few plays earlier in that same series. And this is why I will never root for Manning. Ever. He's a crappy teammate. You win as a team and lose as a team.
Want more proof? Fine, ever see a goalie give up 5 goals and know that he should have won the game? Not sure what I mean? Look, if your D keeps giving up the puck in your zone, as a goalie you're up against it. If that happens 3 times in a 5 goal game, you've let momentum change and put your goalie at a disadvantage. Don't just read a box score. Every sporting event has an ebb and flow to it. The only sports where you can really blame one person is golf and tennis, usually because there is only one person....and a golfer plays the course, not other golfers. Unless Tiger Woods is in the field and you think he's checking out your wife/daughter/Mom/nanny/cousin, etc. Otherwise, pay attention!
Anyone watching the NBA All-Star game tonight? Me, neither. I'd rather watch the Olympics, who thanks to Friday afternoon's tragedy, now have the same curiosity as NASCAR. Way to put a barrier up on that luge track after someone dies and other racers told you someone could perish, numbnuts. I don't want anyone to die, especially like what happened the other day. Oh, and mad props to NBC for showing it on a national newscast. Apparently you have no shame nor respect for human life. We all could have done without seeing that. My heart goes out to the luger's teammates and family.
I've got some other questions that have been rolling around in my head lately. It's the joy of NyQuil and being home a lot reading. I understand if you hate certain people, be they entertainers, athletes, or even politicians. Let me preface this whole thing with the following statement-George W. Bush may have had an 'R-' in front of his name, but he's no real Republican. Much like you can't call Arlen Specter a real Democrat. Cool?
So I watch and read news a ton, and I'd like to know this-when does the economy become Obama's deal, like 2011? Why is it W's fault? Hear me out-I'm not saying everything was peachy when BO took office. Facts are facts, it wasn't. But here's a little reminder for you-W. didn't walk into a booming economy, we were in the beginning of a dip. Add to that the fact that less than 8 full months into his presidency that 9/11 happened, and isn't it fair to state that there isn't a President that has come into office with a clean slate? And why now do I have to hear VP Joe Biden want to credit BO with success in the war, when both he and the President were against it when it started? These are all rhetorical questions. I'm just tired of people not admitting that they are biased or slanted. We all are. I am, and so are you. And there's nothing wrong with it. But I can admit to what color my glasses are viewing the world. Here's an article for you to check out (if you want), with some hypocrisy shining thru.
Something else that has been gnawing at me, and it's from both sides, this obsession with religion. This goes for the zealots and the shouters, why? I don't want you knocking on my door any more than I want to hear someone get bashed because they believe in God. Isn't this world big enough to live and let live?
Another thing I'm seeing, and I don't like one bit, is the way advertisements are getting slanted. Someone needs to walk into an advertising company and wash these clowns mouths out with soap. That's right, I'm going old school. First, it was ads and tv shows showing us over and over again that men and fathers are idiots. More recently I have to watch two little punks mock Mom's meatloaf (disclaimer-I love meatloaf, especially wrapped in bacon). Hey you little twerps, be thankful your mother cares enough to put a hot meal in front of you as opposed to pointing to a box of generic cocoa air-puffs and 4 day expired milk. Now I get to watch things where both parents are stupid, and ads telling kids that they have to explain it to their parents. Look, I'm not saying I don't have to explain how a spreadsheet works to my Mom, but she's not an idiot. I know single Moms and single Dads and kids with stepparents all over the place, but I can't fathom any of my friends being demeaned by their own kids. At least not without serious repercussions. I know teenagers roll their eyes, it's what they do. But not for nothing, who's the one paying the damn bills here? Parents or kids? While kids may be precious, I think it's about high time we start prioritizing some stuff out there. I don't even have kids but I'm offended for my friends that do have them. And I don't want to be anywhere near a situation where a child feels like breaking something down for their parent like the parent is simple. I think it's crap, and I'll be voting with my wallet on these products and shows, no matter how minimal my funding is at the moment.
On a much brighter note, thanks to this cold, I'm sleeping a whole lot more. And do yourself and everyone else a favor, next time you hear someone complain about their job, tell them they should kind of thank their lucky stars that they have income. There are others like me out there dealing with a whole lot of things that we never thought we would have to confront, and feeling like a mooch is never a good feeling. I have great friends, so I'm lucky that I don't stay in that mood for long. Others may not be as fortunate. Feel free to buy your friend a smoothie or a cup of coffee. Or, you could do worse than a text message checking. It is the little things that can brighten up someone's day.
Happy Hallmark Roses are a Ripoff day! I meant Valentine's Day. Anyone want to be mine? Kidding, I'm good.
Have a great week going forward!!
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