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Doug was M.I.A. this week, but Screeching Scotty joined us, and Dan called in from a deep well that he’s apparently trapped in…which all makes for completely AWESOME podcast.

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Gabe has sharing day at school every Thursday.  Actually, every day is sharing day at preschool – some kids share on Monday, some on Tuesday – Gabe’s day is Thursday.  Nothing excites him during the week more than sharing day.*

*Trash day on Wednesday is a close second – no kidding.  He loves to wheel the trash cans down to the curb with me on Wednesday mornings.  We use “tomorrow’s trash day!” the same way other parents might use “tomorrow, we’re going to Disneyland!”  Gosh, I wish I was three and got that much joy from a green, stinky trash can. 

Thing is – none of the kids, including Gabe, actually care what’s being shared in his classroom.  A toy from home.  A book.  A rock.  A sock.  Lint.  They dont care what they’re sharing or what’s being shared with them.  They just like sitting around in a circle and having something to look at.  And being able to tell friends what it is.  And how it works.

That interview process, though, is apparently a bit routine.  I’ll ask Gabe each day how school was.  ”It was Skylar’s sharing day.”  ”Oh yeah, what did he share?”  ”A teddy bear.  He keeps it on his bed.”  Next day: “today was Andrew’s sharing day.  It was a book.  He keeps it on his shelf.”  What it is and where they keep it.  Pretty much the only information he walks away from school with each day.

So, as I’m lazily considering what to do with this site in the post-AFP haze, I think Thursday should be my sharing day too.  I’m going to share songs.  I’ll share a few each Thursday.  Five songs every Thursday.  Maybe five new songs.  Probably five old songs.  Maybe five songs that go well together – maybe not.

Like Gabe’s sharing, it doesn’t have to mean anything.  And doesn’t have to make sense.  It’s just sharing day.  And that makes Gabe and I happy.

Thursday is My Sharing Day, Episode 001.  (I keep them on my computer.)

Thursday is My Sharing Day, Episode 001 (download)

TV Fifty – Courtship
Buffalo Tom – Do You In
Wonderlick – We Run the World
Arthur Dodge – Ides of March
Steve Poltz – 98 Pounder

(via KSK)

First, the easy one – nice job by Gordon in Week 17.  15-1.  Which is a great mark, but also brings up the fact that we had NO perfect weeks turned in this season.  I think we’ve had about six weeks in 14 years where at least one person went undefeated.  There’s no point to this, other than it’s hard to go loss-less.  But I think we knew this already.

What else can we talk about?  Anything?  What’s that?  No…no, I’d rather not talk about who won the AFP.  It’s not important.  Just a silly little game.  Isn’t it enough that a bunch of us participated and had fun?  Why focus on just one person who “won.”  I don’t think we need to dwell on it.

Oh, okay.  Scotty #@%$in’ Ray won the AFP.  See what you did?  Now we have to talk about Scott.  This is NOT fun.

Scott had a nice-enough Week 17.  Bossypants made his final charge, finishing just a game back.  And Craig geared up for his finale by kneeling in a gutter and throwing up all over himself.  I shouldn’t say that – he took some chances, called his shot, crossed his fingers… and choked on a T-Bone (or Tebow-n).  Not that I want to give Craig a hard time, but I can still hear him coughing.  I feel bad for him.

I’m calling 2011 the Year of Scotty.  Let’s think about it.  He won fantasy football, breaking Eddie’s heart.  He won the AFP.  He personally had Turner Gill fired.  Pretty much everything Scotty wanted this last year, he got. I’m just glad he didn’t ask for Ari Meyers’ phone number again.  Cause that WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!

By the way, did you see Scotty’s celebration dance?

I’m still working on a prize pack for Scott.  A few years back, I gave up actually coming through on prizes.  These days, I just promise things that I never follow up on.  So, Scotty…so far, I can promise you a large cash prize, a lifetime membership to Whispers, and a shetland pony.  (Though I’m not positive that there’s that much of difference between those latter two.  And I have no idea what that means.)

Scotty becomes our first (I think, though Horst or Dan may have a claim…can’t remember)…but let’s say that Scotty is a our FIRST repeat AFP winner.  He won years ago, back when we didn’t have all this new-fangled technology and protective gear.  Back then, Scotty made his picks in a leather helmet and played right through injuries.

Congrats, Scotty.  We’re proud of you.  I’m glad you got this victory.  I’m glad you won $ in fantasy football.  And I’m glad you made that call to Charlie Weis.  Because now you have AFP pride.  And a used foosball table.  And at least seven months of good thoughts about KU football.  What a happy new year.

Everyone – thanks for playing.  Thanks for coming back each week.  Thanks for trying to beat my mom.  I hope you all have a great new year.  And a happy playoffs.  And all the ice cream sandwiches you’ve ever wanted.  Until next time… well, this website might turn back into a blog.  Cheers!

Final Week – Week 17 – All games are Sunday!

And while some of us are a little excited about the week, with playoff implications riding on the KC/Denver game, let’s just get this one thing straight… when KC vs. Denver is the 2nd-best game of the week, then things didn’t work out quite as well as the NFL schedule-makers had hoped.  This isn’t the final day of last year’s MLB season, for sure.

Still – TEBOW vs. ORTON!  I can’t NOT get enough of this!

Oh wait, I already have.  Let’s play the game already.  And frankly, Oakland, if you’d rather take on that first-round loss, I’m okay with that.  (Then again, maybe Pittsburgh won’t have Ben back.  And Tebow has a really big game against New England.  You’re telling me Denver can’t beat Baltimore?  NO WAY GREEN BAY CAN PLAY THAT WELL TWO SUPER BOWLS IN A ROW!!!  ARRRGGHGHGSLOBBERRSSSSS!!!)

(Another aside RE: Tebow – if you’re one of these ninnies getting worked up about what Bill Maher tweeted about Tebow, lighten up. Heck, Maher was basically just repeating a Jeff Stilson joke from almost ten years ago. (Scroll to 1:57))

On to THIS WEEK – final week of the 14afp. If you’re looking to get REALLY excited about a matchup this weekend, try Scotty vs. Craig throwdown.  STILL tied, going into the last week.  I don’t want to say who I’m rooting for (Craig), but this afternoon I’ve already had to write a “congratulations” email to Scotty for winning our chestysite-ish fantasy football league.  It was not easy (celebratory Scotty is even louder than normal Scotty).  Not easy at all (and also a couple pitches higher too).   I did not enjoy writing that email (is there a name for when you fingers vomit when you’re typing?).  That’s all I’m saying.

And oakparkmall, it’s not that we’re counting you out.  You can still do it.  You can come back.  You can… well, I’m sorry.  Yeah, it is that we’re counting you out.

WEEK 16 WINNER:  Cook takes down the week with a 13-3 mark.  I didn’t look at the tiebreaker, but I feel like I shouldn’t award myself the week – that would be a little selfish.  And we probably shouldn’t award Mustache Marshall with the win because… well, that name makes us uncomfortable.  We don’t know why.  It just does.

Everyone get their picks in this last week.  If you find yourself having trouble maintaining interest with the season almost over, try and change things up.  Have fun with it.  Choose all the road teams this week instead of the home ones.  Takes the underdogs.  Make picks while wearing underwear on your head.  No, Jack…your OWN underwear.  That would be weird.

Have a great week.  And have a safe, happy New Year’s Eve!

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Another Thursday night game this week – get your picks in!

Standings and last week’s selections are updated.  Will try to put more up later tonight.

Tebow!  (what?  Like he was NEVER going to lose?)

EDIT: Sorry for the delay.  Lighten up.  It’s the holidays.

Week 15 Winner:  Cole.  But the other Cole.  Matt was the only one of us to get to 12 – nicely done.  Since I’m in the Christmas spirit, I won’t spend any time thinking up mean things to say about.  (Not that it takes much time.)

Overall Standings:  Craig and Scotty are trying to shake bassproshop.  Two weeks to play and we may have a two-questionably-gendered race.  I don’t know who I’m rooting for any more.  At this point, it’s like watching this year’s KU basketball team.  It’s entertaining.  I can’t stop watching. But, well… I just know it’s not going to end well.

This week, though – IT’S going to end well.  I hope you all have a fantastically safe, fun and fattening Christmas.  I haven’t received each of your gifts yet (wait…haven’t received ONE OF YOUR GIFTS YET!), but I’ll go ahead and express my appreciation now.

Merry Christmas.  Even you, Doug.  :)

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Game on Thursday night.  Standings are updated.  Will add more later.  Until then…

EDIT: Sorry for the long delay. This week’s been crazy. As some of you know, my parents have been living with us as they wait for a house to close – they’re moving to Lawrence. Today’s the day they move out. (I now know how my Mom must have felt 23 years ago.) So between the normal nuttiness of finals week at work, and moving trucks at the parents’ new house…Gabe decided to get pink eye this morning. All this is to say, during busy weeks like this, I have to prioritize things. And the trivial little things in my life have to take a backseat to the important ones. Which begs the question…WHY AM I LATE ON THE AFP UPDATE?!!!! So move already. And rub some ointment or sand in that eye, kid. Cause we’ve got important NFL games to pick!!!!

Week 14 Winner: Cole. Just one win shy of the perfect week, Cole finally hits his stride. I’m pretty sure I know why he’s struggled this year – he doesn’t know how to pick games without a point spread. I should at least put a money line up for him, so he can see something familiar. It’s hard for the degenerate gamblers to adjust.

And in the Overall Standings – lookie here, we’ve got a brand new ball game! Scotty Ray took one on the chin and let both Craig and Bossypants catch him. A three-way tie for first. With just three weeks to go. I don’t know if Scotty can overcome this momentum shift. It’s probably in his head now. Sometimes losing a big lead makes you think you’re behind rather than tied. He’ll find himself picking Indy and KC this weekend, believing he needs to score some upsets. He’ll be down below my Mom before it’s all said and done.

Everyone have a great week!

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Home stretch!  Four more weeks!  TEBOW!!!!!

Another Thursday night game this week. Get your picks in. Have I complained enough about the Thursday night games yet? Don’t like them. Never will. Especially as college basketball season gets going. NFL is for Sundays.

Scotty Ray still has a two-game lead in the overall standings.  Usually there’s a big peloton behind our leader waiting for a big mistake-week (I wish Hodson was here to see me use that word).  But really, we’re down a just a few of you with a legitimate shot.  Isn’t five or six games too far back at this point?  If so, that really only leaves Craig and Boss Hog as threats.  Though please, someone – prove me wrong!

Week 13 winner was Perrigo, the only person to go 13-3.  Here’s Craig’s prize…

Have a great week!

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Just another season convincing me that the NFL has CFB beat in most every single way…

Standings are updated.  Scotty Ray has a commanding lead.  C’mon people – WE CAN NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!  Time to mobilize all efforts (and start outright cheating!).

Week 12 winner: Congrats to Kodiakkayakrowboat666 (or whatever their name is) – the only one to go 15-1.  Nicely done.  I think I’ve been told this season who’s who (for these names I don’t recognize), but as my wife can attest – I can’t remember a thing.  So…sorry I can’t personalize this congratulatory message more.  Don’t be offended, most of these names – I have no idea.  What’s a Billy Horst?  Dan C?  MOM???  No idea…

While 15-1 was a great week, it was a favorites weekend.  Lots of 13s and 14s on the board.  Heck, if you couldn’t get to double digits this week, you might as well…(scans list)…well, you might as well go ahead and learn how to make that meatloaf.

Have a great week!  Deadline is 7:30pm CST on Thursday night.

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Thanksgiving Edition!

Look at me!  I’m reasonably on time this week!  I know many of you are taking off soon for your Turkey-thons, so feel free to get your picks in EARLY.  Remember, there are three games on Thursday.  Deadline is before the first kickoff.

Congrats to Neuty on his Week 11 win.  For his prize, I plan on giving him a fantasy football win this weekend.  Which is nice of me because, 1) his 3-8 team needs it, and 2)…. well, there is no two.  There’s really only the fact of me trying to build an early excuse for losing to a 3-8 team.

Scotty Ray regains the overall lead again.  I have a question for Scotty – if a KU win on Saturday saves Turner Gill’s job, do you root for Missouri?  That’s a tough one.  He’s in a can’t-win situation this week.

I sincerely hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving.  And if you’re eating your holiday meal with a Starkweather – for the love of god, BE CAREFUL!!!!

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