Crazy Snakes on a Plane Fan

I was checking out my mybloglog logs (wow that sounds dumb) and I saw some traffic coming from this site. At first I thought there might be a link hidden somewhere, but turns out someone was probably just surfing through Blogger.

Anyway, some of the posts caught my attention, but none more so that this one. Now, I'm hoping that this isn't real. For those that have been under an entertainment rock for the past year, There is a new movie out called "Snakes on a Plane." Yeah, stupid title. Starring Bad MotherFucker Samuel L. Jackson, this movie is about snakes. on a plane. seriously. There has been a lot of hype about it, I'm sure most of it generated by the studio and Jackson's PR team. This movie is destined to become a cult favorite, but for now it's just a bad flick. It was tops at the Box office, but only brought in 15 million. The PR team has done a good job though, because everyone I talked to wants to watch the movie "just to see how bad it is." Problem is actually getting them to go see it.

Back to the post. I hope this is a joke. I hope this chucklehead did this to be funny and it's not real. If not, then this world really does have way too many morons. Below is a picture I've entitled "Snake for Brains." May the Gods have mercy on his soul.

2006 Third Year Wide Receiver List

For those of you who are really into Fantasy Football, you know what this story is going to be about. For Fantasy Football, it is in the third year that the wide receiver is supposed to have their breakout performance.

I've compiled a list of this year's top ten third year wide receiver list. From a draft viewpoint, there aren't too many names that make me want to say yes. The 2006 third year wide receivers are (in order of NFL drafted position)

2006 Third Year Wide Receivers

01. Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ Already a fantasy superstar.
02. Roy Williams, DET Only superstar now that Mike Williams and Charles Rogers are struggling
03. Reggie Williams, JAX Run heavy team, should be dissappointing
04. Lee Evans, BUF #1 guy now that Moulds is gone. I like it!
05. Michael Clayton, TB Simms has a nice target to pass to.
06. Michael Jenkins, ATL Lelie and poor QB Vick make this a bust.
07. Rashaun Woods, SD New QB and limited action - 160 career yds.
08. Devery Henderson, NO Horn and Stallworth run this show.
09. Darius Watts, DEN Too much depth in Denver.
10. Keary Colbert, CAR Could explode if Smith is injured.

As you can see, This year's crop of third year wr's is pretty weak. Larry Fitz is the only top 5 receiver listed. This year I wouldn't complain if I grabbed Lee Evans in the middle/late rounds as my 3rd wideout. I would keep an eye on the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay to see how they do early in the season.

I've looked at a few of the stats, and I'm not really buying the third year rule. To me, a lot of wide receivers have the biggest increase in production in their second year. This doesn't mean I'm going to go load up on the sophomores, but for those in deep leagues or have a team plagued with injury, keep an eye out on the second year receivers.

This year's NFL sophomore class of wideouts are: Troy Williamson (Min), Mike Williams (Det), Matt Jones (Jax), Mark Clayton (Bal), Roddy White (ATL), and Reggie Brown (Phi). Reggie Brown is the man in Philly now that Terrell Owens is gone. McNabb will be throwing downfield, so be sure to grab Reggie Brown. Troy Williamson is another choice since their is no clear cut number one in Minny.

Hope this information is helpful for your draft. Good luck this season and remember to have fun!

Jail House Blues For Albert Belle

Albert Belle is going to jail for three months for felony stalking charges. He was arrested back in February for stalking, then was arrested again in May for contacting the victim. The victim is a former girlfriend, who in January noticed a GPS attached to the bottom of her car.

Belle hasn't played ball since 2000 when he played for the Orioles. Over his 12 season career, Belle hit 381 home runs, had 1239 rbis, and a .295 batting average. His best season was in 1998 with the White Sox, where he hit 50 homers, 152 rbis, and a .328 average. It is highly unlikely that he'll be making the trip to the Hall of Fame.

Anybody remember the corked bat incident with Belle? How about the bat thief?  

Free Schick Quattro Titanium Razor

Schick is offering a free razor. I'm still waiting on the 6 blade razor.

Aaron Durley Big League Little Leaguer

At first, I thought this story was a joke. No way that there is a 13 year old playing in the Little League World Series that is 6 feet 8 inches tall. Aaron Durley is in fact that manchild, who also weighs in at 256 pounds and wears a size 19 cleat.

When I originally read the story, the first thing that popped into my mind was Danny Almonte. He was that little league phenom who threw the first perfect game in the LLWS since 1957. However, a few birth certificates later it turned out Danny was 2 years older than the max age limit. Danny is now married and went unselected in the June 2006 MLB draft.

Back to Big Country here. I can only imagine how uncomfortable he must feel at times. Towering over kids who are for the most part 2 feet shorter. Apparently he takes everything in stride, and seems like a good kid.

Right now his team is 2-0 and has a chance to advance. I'll be keeping up with the kid who's hero is Big Papi.

NFL Preseason is Pretty Boring

 

Here it is, three weeks away from the start of the 2006 NFL season and I'm already bored. Apparently there is nothing to talk about. ESPN's NFL show just played what was at least 5 minutes of TO's interview with the press. This was "special" because it was his first practice in *gasp* 14 days. Is this really on my television? Was he really not on the treadmill today? As I watched, jaw dropped in awe, I picked up the following:

Reporter: TO, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah?

TO: duh..duh duh duh duh. duh duh duh, duh duh, duh duh.

Reporter: blah blah blah, Parcells blah blah blah?

TO: duh Parcells duh duh. duh duh, duh duh, duh duh.

The show continued with yet even more on the TO practice, asking if he will be able to understand Dallas's plays. HE'S A VETERAN! The man has been in the league 10 years, i'm pretty sure he can pick up the system with little effort. Seriously, isn't there something else to talk about? It's almost fantasy draft time, and like Evan I need some up to date information on depth charts, roster moves, injuries, etc. Maybe somebody should just create a new site for fantasy footballers looking for tips, tricks, and weekly matchup insight.........

By the way, this post was created in the new Windows Live Writer from Microsoft. Definitely a cool product that every blogger should check out. You can download the Beta here.

Happy Birthday Wife

Happy birthday to my lovely wife, Ashley. I love you!

Dell Laptop Fire Sony Battery Recall

Dell and battery maker Sony are recalling 4.1 million laptop batteries due to their ability to catch fire faster than a duraflame log. The recall dates back to April 2004 all the way through July of this year. Dell has setup a battery recall site to explain the situation and lists the batteries affected. For quick reference I have listed the affected Dell Laptops below:

Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710

All batteries that are being recalled say "made in japan,""made in china," or some variation of the terms. The batteries that may be affected are the following:

1K055 C5340 D6024 JD616 U5867 X5333
3K590 C5446 D6025 JD617 U5882 X5875
59474 C6269 F2100 KD494 W5915 X5877
6P922 C6270 F5132 M3006 X5308 Y1333
C2603 D2961 GD785 RD857 X5329 Y4500
C5339 D5555 H3191 TD349 X5332 Y5466

Anyone with a Dell laptop listed above should go to the Dell site and look into the recall procedure.

This has been the third battery recall from Dell in the past five years. More about the battery recall can be viewed here. I'm sure the viral videos of Dell explosions were a large contributor to this story becoming mainstream

Redmond Dogsitter For Hire

Those of you that have known me, know that I love dogs. Since I came to Seattle, I haven't had a dog. Ever since I was knee high to a duck, this is the longest I've ever gone without having one. Unfortunately the current place I'm at doesn't allow dogs (even though you couldn't tell with the 5 or so I see walking around daily). Next month that will change, as Ashley and I move to another apartment in September, which not only allows dogs, but big dogs. We have been dog browsing for quite some time. I really think people at the Bellevue shelter think we are nutjobs - showing up every weekend, looking at the dogs but never playing with them, then leaving empty-handed only to show up the next week. I can't blame them, it's pretty weird to always say "no thanks, just browsing."

Since we can't have a permanent dog, we've ended up dogsitting several times. It's usually Robert or Annie's dog, and it's either an in-house visit or just a stop by to feed them job. However it goes, I love it. It's like being a grandparent. I get to spend the time playing with them and having fun, and the second they crap on the floor it's "here's your dog."

Last July I was in Orlando with Annie on a big company meeting. Ashley stayed behind and puppysat for her black lab Bella. This Bella isn't to be confused with the cow back east. This Bella is a lot younger, and I hate to say it, but a lot smarter. I think she is 16 weeks now, and already has a ton of commands under her collar. Well, the weekend went fine with Ashley and Annie was quite impressed in her behavior (We don't baby and spoil dogs). A few weeks ago, Annie was in a fender bender and asked us to watch Bella. It was our pleasure. We went to her apartment and brought her back to ours. Check out that picture - isn't she cute? She is a very calm and well behaved lab. We love puppysitting for her.

This week my good friend Robert and his wife Alice are off to Utah, so we gladly took in Azuki, their Shiba Inu. A lot of people haven't heard of this breed, but it is very smart, very relaxed, and a great apartment dog. Azuki has barked only twice, and that was to let me know he had taken care of some "business" on the pee pads. He's trained to use those things which is awesome. Outside his initial "marking" of our cat Sammy's bed, he's been great. He mainly just sits in his bed as seen here.

Speaking of Sammy, let's just say he's not the biggest dog fan. After one hiss, Bella wanted nothing to do with him. Azuki on the other hand lives with a Siamese and is always chasing her around. Ashley and I got a pretty good laugh hearing the sounds come out of Sammy while Azuki ran back and forth. Needless to say Sammy is beyond pissed with us. He can't take his naps because he is constantly on the watch for Azuki. I can't wait to see what happens when we get a dog of our own!