October 4, 2007 | Friends, Other Bloggers, Sports

Two days ago I got an e-mail from my friend, fellow twin parents and mommyblogger Gidge.

It said this:

So since our respective beloved teams are playing this weekend………wanna make it interesting?
I’m suggesting that whomever loses has to write a post about how great the other one is …BLOG CHALLENGE? UP TO IT?

So of course I jumped on it.

The problem? Her team is the reigning Super Bowl champions The Indianapolis Colts and my team is The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Her starting quarterback is Peyton Manning. Mine is Jeff Garcia.

Her starting running back is Joseph Addai. Mine is out for the season.

And the game will be played in the RCA Dome. The Colts ALWAYS win at home.

Anyway - Go Bucs!

I’ll be over here writing my essay about how rad Gidge is. But I’ll be writing it with my fingers crossed.

And I’ll be happy to never have to use it.

Stranger things have happened. I mean - I accidentally made two people at the same time. I lost a contact on my cat. Harlequin NASCAR romance novels exist. The Bucs could win.

But I won’t be holding my breath.

September 23, 2007 | Sports

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.

How ’bout them Bucs?

Tampa Bay -24

St. Louis - 3

Now I’m off to do some celebratory vacuuming.

[photo: Scott Audette/AP Photos]

September 19, 2007 | Friends, Other Bloggers, Pictures, Sports, badassery

My Friends Have Cool Friends

Originally uploaded by Sarah606

Check it out - Mike Ditka, Mommy at Work and Gale Sayers.

Clearly her job is cooler than mine. I bet neither of these guys spit zucchini on her yesterday. I mean - we didn’t discuss it, but I think it is safe to assume that they didn’t spit anything on her.

I personally cannot remember running across any hall-of-famers in my line of work, unless you count watching “SportsCenter” at nap-time.

Come to think of it - I get to watch “SportsCenter” at nap-time. Maybe my job isn’t so bad after all.

September 16, 2007 | Sports

No. Seriously? How ’bout them Bucs?

I didn’t see that one coming. 

August 29, 2007 | Other Bloggers, Sports, badassery

We interrupt our normal schedule of drunken rants to talk trash.

Tonight is the Blog Pound fantasy football draft. In honor of this, I present you with a list of people whose money will be mine come January.

(In alphabetical order - just like on Dallas)

BIYF

Bump

Child’s Play x2

CroutonBoy

Kaiser

Kemp

LA Daddy

Marginally Clever

MetroDad

More Diapers

Queen of Spain

So what should I buy?

August 23, 2007 | Sports, badassery

I had my first fantasy football draft last night and I got Willis McGahee in the fourth round.

WILLIS MCGAHEE IN THE FOURTH ROUND.

Granted, there were only eight teams, but still, I feel kind of like a badass.

I also got Larry Johnson with the fifth pick.

Am I going to kill these people or what? I am almost sad it isn’t for money.

(Hi guys!)

August 18, 2007 | Sports

This is where I’ll be tonight.

That’s right. The Redskins and Steelers game.

I know it is only preseason, but football is football, and a suite is a suite is a suite.

August 14, 2007 | Sports

The more I think about this Mike Vick/dogfighting ring thing, the more it bugs me.

Gabe and I always figured that he would have a short career, but we figured it would be because he overdid it on the football field. We thought he would completely blow out his knees or break something Theismann style.

I mean - besides the fact that I didn’t actually believe that dogfighting rigns existed (I know - I am naive) I cannot grasp why somebody who already has a lot of money and stardom would feel the need to be involved in something like this.

Michael Vick is (was) a superstar. His last contract with the Falcons was $130 million over ten years. Plus he makes (made) a ton of money off of endorsements. Clearly, he didn’t need the money.

And dogfighting is just a jackass thing to be involved with.

Part of me almost understands why someone with no money would be involved in inhumane illegal behavior. I mean, maybe if your children needed food and they only way you could provide for them was by working in the cockfighting circuit. But this guy has millions of dollars. He could have 87 children and send them all to Harvard.

It makes my head spin. It would be like finding out that Oprah is a rhino poacher or Harrison Ford was clubbing baby seals just for some extra pocket cash or for fun.

I don’t get it. Why, Mike? Why? He probably threw his whole career away for this. Dogfighting. Unbelievable.

August 6, 2007 | Potty Training, Proof of My Immaturity, Sports, potty humor

I’m not sure how many of you care about this, but the NFL preseason started last night.

I am giddy. I love watching football. I’m gearing up for my fantasy football drafts. (That’s right. You heard me. Drafts. More than one. Probably more than three, but that is neither here nor there.)

Aaah. Football season. It is the only time of year I get to bring up Najeh Davenport pooping in a laundry basket without seeming like a freak.

Come on. It is funny and you know it.

While we’re on the subject, did you know there was a Poop Report? I blame the potty training for my recent fascination. It isn’t even 9:00 am and Ian is on his fouth pair of underwear. All potty training suggestions are welcome here.

Did any of the rest of you catch it last night when someone (my guess is Cris Collinsworth) referred to Davenport as “the number two receiver”? I heard snickering in the booth. Good times.

March 30, 2007 | Son of a..., Sports, The Goon Squad, tourists

No offense to Georgetown. I mean - I was born in Ohio, but that isn’t really the problem. The problem is that I am going on a 627 mile road trip tomorrow. It is going to be just the kids and me. We’re going to take two days to make the trek to Atlanta. (Sorry Nonny, if I don’t tell them we’re going to Atlanta this post makes no sense.)

I just realized that the Final Four is in Atlanta.

Here is my concern. If Georgetown wins, there is a good chance that Ian, Claudia, me and 15,000 crazed Hoyas will be driving from D.C. to Atlanta. There will be traffic and State Troopers every 10 miles trying to cash in on the speeders.

So, you can see my interest in Ohio State winning the game. I mean - a big part of my plan to get through a road trip like this with two year old twins was driving really, really fast. How am I going to do that with all of those other people in my way?

Help me out here. Please, root against Georgetown.

GO BUCKEYES!

(Don’t be jerks. I said please.)