Any day after the type of Saturday I enjoyed was bound to be
disappointing however my familial resources banded together to make sure that
did not occur. My elder (but certainly not
elderly) sister and brother in law journeyed up to our place from Rhode
Island. For those of you unacquainted
with Rhode Islanders that is a huge trip usually undertaken only for dire
emergencies. Luckily these two
remarkable people do not share that affliction.
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| For the Drive Home Yesterday The Big Guy Certainly Had his Paintbrush Out |
They were coming up to share in that Sunday ritual that is
fast becoming a religious like experience – the NFL Red Zone!! My brother in law works in the sports media
business and is usually tied up with work on NFL Sundays covering the Patriots. Since the Pats were off until tonight this
was a rare opportunity to get together and they were the prefect medicine to
keep me from wistfully pining for Saturday.
My energy level wasn’t topping any charts yesterday. Something my wife attributes to Saturday’s
sampling of liquid refreshment. Couch
Potato Position #1 was just what the doctor ordered.
We’re all in the family fantasy football league together so
we spent the day bemoaning our fates. My
sister did more than bemoan as she seriously questioned her husband’s sports
acumen as their team was being pummeled by my son’s. My brother in law stated that my sister has
taken the George Steinbrenner approach to joint ownership of their fantasy
football team by basking in accolades when they thrive but scapegoating her co-owner
when they do not. I guess yesterday was
a microcosm of the season as they fell behind early and my brother in law’s
sanity and manhood were questioned severely.
Their team rallied late and my sister shifted gears to acknowledge the important
role she played in deploying the selected players. By the end of the night they were neck and
neck with my (I’m sure nervous) son.
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| Brother in Law and Sister Behind the Ottoman Security Zone |
My wife and I were up against the juggernaut of our league
this week – the undefeated Keene Friend.
He pummeled us mercilessly through the early games. The Red Zone lists the “perfect” fantasy
players by position each Sunday based on performance. Every single one of these dudes played for
the Keene Friend! Going in to the last
night’s game we were behind by a dozen points.
We would have been soundly beating any other team in the league except
for the colossus we were up against. A
minor miracle occurred when my last player had a career game while my opponent’s
was only passable. We ended up winning
by less than a full point; the second week in a row my fantasy football match
was decided by percentage points. Since
I’m not up against the league commissioner this week I think this result will
stand.
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| Birthday Girl in NYC Yesterday Surrounded by her Excellent Friends |
There were also a couple calls to the birthday girl
yesterday as she flitted around New York City with friends and the Wing Man. Buddy was in second heaven since he had the
easiest mark in the Western World for scoring illicit food donations – my sister. We finally had to protect her from his
predations by positioning an ottoman in front of her so she could eat some of
her own food and not have it begged away into a canine mouth. She cannot resist him or any other animal for
that matter (well maybe lizards). Buddy was
soon climbing the back of the couch to get at his mark.
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| Buddy Attempting to Breach Containment |
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