AFP, Week 8

I’m late with the update this week, so here’s your make-up gift…the important AFPer-created-PSA of the week:

As an election season starts up, it seems like there’s a lot of fake/weird competition to see which candidate or party can be more “American.”  A dude sitting alone in his basement, complaining to a camera that he can’t eat more-than-enough at a buffet?  THAT, my friends, is as AMER-I-FREAKIN’-CAN as you can be!!!

Congrats to Week 7 winner, Lynn Nahrebeski.  She – along with Dave, Shane and Trent – went 11-2.  Very nice.  Lynn wins the tiebreaker the same way I won a lot of trophies in youth sports – sympathy.  She’s got two 6-win weeks this season and only a couple double-digit weeks.  She needs any help she can get.  Plus, Lynn’s not proud.  She’ll take our pity.  (Also keep in mind, we have a no-tiebreakers-for-Starkweathers rule, Shane would admit that he’s a knucklehead, and Trent… Trent is like 8 years old (frozen in time, in my mind)…I mean, I’m not saying Trent’s young, but his FATHER hasn’t even reached puberty… so, he’s got plenty of time.)

Congrats, Lynn!

Scotty Ray has caught up to Dan in the overall lead.  I’d say it’s impressive that Scotty’s been following the NFL enough this season to be this high, considering all the time he’s investing in the “Fire Gill!” movement.  Seriously, Scott does NOT like KU’s current head coach.  You can have your economy-protesting events all you want, Scotty’s “Occupy Turner Gill” rally (Scott, a tent, and a long power cord for a TV in Gill’s front yard) probably means he’s gone too far.

Scotty and Dan in a leaderboard fight.  These two go back a way – it’s just another episode in a long list of battles.  Just like back in the day, when they’d wrestle on the floor of their Orchard Corners apartment.  Only this time, they’re wearing more clothes.  And less baby oil.  Go get ‘em!

I hope you all enjoyed “Tebow Week 1″ in this “Tebow Season.”  The more you resist it, the more it will bother you.  Just try to sit back and enjoy it.

Have a great week!

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AFP, Week 7

Standings are updated.  This week’s games below.  Man, I’m on TOP OF IT this week!  And just at the right time – it’s a big week.  It’s the Sunflower Showdown.  And it’s TEBOW WEEK!  I can’t wait!

Congrats to cousin Lauri on her Week 6 win.  She was the only one of us to go for 12 wins.  That’s 12-1!  Nicely done.  Add in a Cardinals trip to the World Series, and Lauri’s having a good week.

Dan moves into the overall lead on his own.  I’ll say it early on this year, just so everyone’s on the same page – we can NOT let this happen!  Catch Dan.  Please.

I’ve got nothing.  Have a great Tebow! week!

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AFP, Week 6

I’m late in getting games up this week (which is to say, I’m right on time).  To help make up for it, I have this:

Update: Congrats to Week 6 winner – MY MOM!  Yep, it came down to her and bro-in-law Kevin, as they both got 11 right last week.  And after calculating the week’s heady tiebreaker, I had to go with dear old Mom.  I’ll continue to go with Mom in that battle, until Kevin can prove he can make a meatloaf like Mom can.  And when he starts calling me when I’m sick to see if I’m doing okay.  And when he learns to gently put a band-aid on my boo-boo.  Kevin, you’ve got a LOT TO LEARN, my friend, before I’ll start calling you my mom the Week 6 winner.

Stacey said I should just delay breaking the tie until Thanksgiving, and make them battle it out mano a momo.  But that seems a little dark.  (Plus I worry about the beatdown Kevin would suffer.)

Plus – we all miss this update – THIRTY-THREE of you are losing to my Mom.

Danny’s taken the overall lead, all by himself.  Dan, Matt, Brent, Greg…these are all familiar names at the top.  We’re getting far enough into it, where the seasoned veterans take over.  And I’m not just talking about Dan’s greying hair.

Have a great week!  Deadline is noon, Sunday.

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AFP, Week 5

Sorry for the late update. (I don’t even write that any more – it’s programmed into every post.) I might add some other comments on Thursday. But right now, I’m busy watching the Cards try and blow a lead, and end their season. I’m a mess. I’ve already tossed a remote in both celebration and despair. Did the same with my son. Oh, and I may have crapped my pants.  But I don’t yet want to take the time to look.

Heading to the top of the 9th. If you don’t hear from me the rest of the week, then I guess you’ll know it went bad.

Or you could just check ESPN for the score. Either way.

UPDATE: I forgot to talk about winners from last week.  Thirteen (!) of you went 13-3 last week.  Wow.  I’m much too lazy to go thru that tiebreaker, but nice job to all of you.  We could give the weekly crown to Lynn – yesterday was her birthday.  Or Stacey – think I’ll get any credit for that at home?  (Probably not.)  We could give it to Horst – but we won’t.  Same for Eddie and Clark.  I think we all know why.  (I have no idea why.)  So save those three, let’s just call it a tie.  After all, aren’t we all winners?  I think so.

Dan, Matt and Tom share the overall lead.

Deadline for Week 5 picks is noon, Sunday.

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Scavenger Hunt

AFP will be updated tomorrow morn.

Until then, I want to know who at this brilliant website has been eavesdropping on my Saturday “Daddy and Gabe” projects…