Month: December 2008

Sports

My NFL Weekend Game Picks: The Results Show

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date December 3, 2008

Let’s see how I did with this past weekend’s games:

THU 12:30 PM EST (1)
Titans At Lions – YES !

THU 4:15 PM EST (1)
Seahawks At Cowboys – YES !

THU 8:15 PM EST (1)
Cardinals At Eagles – YES !

SUN 1:00 PM EST (7)
49ers At Bills – NO !
Ravens At Bengals – YES !
Saints At Buccaneers – YES !
Giants At Redskins – ’HAIL TO MY REDSKINS’ SHOCKER OF THE WEEK ! – NO !
Dolphins At Rams – YES !
Colts At Browns – YES !
Panthers At Packers – NO !

SUN 4:05 PM EST (1)
Falcons At Chargers – NO !

SUN 4:15 PM EST (3)
Broncos At Jets – NO !
Steelers At Patriots – NO !
Chiefs At Raiders – NO !

SUN 8:15 PM EST (1)
Bears At Vikings – YES !

MON 8:30 PM EST (1)
Jaguars At Texans – YES !

I went a combined 5-0 on nationally-televised games played on Thanksgiving and in Prime Time on Sunday night and Monday night, and a miserable 4-7 on regional Sunday afternoon games.

THIS WEEK – 9-7 (.563) – ‘WATCHING THE PLAYOFFS IN JANUARY’

OVERALL – 124-67-1 (.648)

Be sure to check out my fresh new picks for this upcoming weekend’s games tomorrow afternoon here on the big green blog.

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date December 2, 2008

Here’s what’s on my mind (pure energy):

1. I was north of Dallas Texas for an entire week last week to celebrate a combined Thanksgiving and Christmas with my Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister-In-Law, and Canine Nephew. We also visited extended family up near Wichita Falls Texas. That’s the first time I had ever been to that fine city. I’d like to visit it again this upcoming Summer. I may drive there. ROAD TRIP !

2. Neither airport that I flew in and out of – FLL nor DFW – was hardly busy on the Saturday before and the Saturday after Thanksgiving. My keen observation summarizes that holiday air travel is a casualty this year of the global recession that we’re in.

3. So America has officially been in a recession for an entire year now – since December 2007. This just in. I am not in a recession. I remain in a vast economic expansion – one that has lasted for over 15 years. Many of you reading this are also in an economic expansion (although you may deny it). Many Americans claim that they are in a recession, but couldn’t tell you why they state so. ‘Because they said so on television’ is not a valid reason why you are in a recession.

4. According to the National Weather Service it was the coldest November in 24 years in Miami, the coldest in 27 years in West Palm Beach and Naples, and the coldest in 38 years on Miami Beach. I blame this on global warming. 🙄

5. Happiness Is – Performing a well-orchestrated ‘grab and save’ at a local neighbourhood Walgreens store and saving a whopping $9.00 while purchasing only two unique items within a matter of a few mere minutes. I also saved $9.10 versus the normal prices that I would have paid for these two items at Publix. Cyber Monday – It’s not just online anymore !

Those are my thoughts on this Tuesday night. Thank You for your time.

Blogging

Blatant Promotion

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date December 1, 2008

We’re officially in our 2ND year of blogging here on WordPress. After a short 6-month stint on MySpace we grew up and moved on up to WordPress during the weekend following Thanksgiving in 2007. Over 650 blogs later we’re still here thanks to your loyalty.

Coming up later this week for your bloggertainment:

– Tuesday – An all-new assortment of thoughts ‘Grab Bag’ style.
– Wednesday – See how bad I did with this past weekend’s NFL picks.
– Thursday – Watch as I try to redeem myself with all-new NFL picks.
– Friday – The always-anticipated rundown of my favourite blogs.
– Saturday (AM) – The ‘Walk-A-Thon’ – back on home turf.
– Saturday (PM) – An all-new trip back in time ‘Retro’ style.

It’s all ahead this week, so stick around as the hijinks ensue.

Have a safe and peaceful Monday night, and … REMEMBER THIS !

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