How about some hooch in that coffee?

The psychology of sports is really something, isn't it? I’m not an angry individual—I’m really not. Sure, I get upset over some things… even seemingly pointless things, but I don’t get angry. Last night, however, I don’t think I could have expressed any more anger—-which seems rather silly since the Packers, Vikings, Brett Favre, Ted Thompson, or Ragnar don’t affect me in any objective way. But sports fans tend to be very personal about their teams and the drama that surrounds them.

Which, of course, can lead to heartbreak when the desired outcome isn't reached.

Heartbreak? Really? Over a football game?

That’s Packer Nation for you. You idolize a guy growing up and you feel betrayed when he craps all over you. And is that really unreasonable? Favre could have taken the high road when confronted with the “tyranny” of Ted Thompson. But he didn’t. He didn’t even come close.

Of course, I realize that the Vikings were the better team. It really didn’t come down to Favre vs. Rodgers like many were hoping. For me, it comes down to this: which team would have won last night if QB roles were reversed and Rodgers was a Viking and Favre still a Packer?

Unfortunately, the Vikes.

I have no doubt about that, given the way our offensive line acts like a bunch of Sally’s this year. On the flip side, however, who would you want as your QB for the rest of the season? I’m still going Rodgers. Sooner or later, all these so-called analysts will remember that the story of Favre is one of yin and yang, dark and light, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—-the game will come when he throws three or four picks and costs them the win. Hell, even multiple wins.

-KP

You mean the board game guy?

The Arlington Heights Daily Herald really isn't a mainstream news source but, for a list of reasons (both subjective and objective), I really got a kick out of this Milton Bradley interview.

Which got him suspended for the rest of the season, I should add.

Oh, Cubs.

-KP

Randomnicity (09.19.09 Edition)

Without introduction, let's get to this.

1. A few months ago I started reading this comic called Locke & Key which I quite liked because it had a distinct "Stephen King" feel to it all (and I really, really like Stephen King). Fast forward a few weeks when I browsed through Barnes & Noble's bargain bin section to find a novel published by the same author (Heart-Shaped Box). Shelling out my six hard-earned dollars, I picked it up and started reading.

The premise? Guy buys ghost over internet. Horror ensues. While it may sound like a somewhat lame premise, it really has given me full-fledged in-the-daytime-nightmares.

Not unlike the comic, this novel reminded me of Stephen King as well. So I Wikipedia'd the author's name (Joe Hill) and--wouldn't you know--he's the son of Stephen King!

2. Molly and I went down to Wrigley Wednesday night to see the Brewers play the Cubs. I love Wrigley--I love the history, I love the area, and I love notching a "W" on foreign soil.

3. My hair is getting ridiculously shaggy. Err, more ridiculously shaggy.

4. Congratulations, Prince, on RBI #127. Love it.

5. I cracked the hell up over this:



6. We finally got around to watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tonight. Wow, was I NOT expecting a nearly-three hour movie.

7. Are you watching Glee? If not, you are making a grave mistake. For realsies. Best new show of the season. LOL funny.

8. I think it now runs against the grain to admit to liking Michael Moore nowadays (is that a true assessment, or am I just imagining things?) but I really can't wait for his new documentary to come out.

Ok, time to make like a dork and go play video games on a Saturday night. After an entire summer of non-stop-on-the-go-weekends, this is actually refreshing.

Good night, all!

-KP

It's not a raise, but it's something.

There was a bit of a fire drill at work the other day with my one and only favorite client (I have plenty of descriptive words I could use but, again, I'll keep things G-rated). I'll spare you the boring details, but the end result was that I got this!

Of course, getting a free camera (free!) isn't enough to keep me from being critical of the darn thing. The camera is pretty much all style and mediocre substance (I think image quality is a little worse than my old camera, for instance). However, I barely know how to work all the settings so some of this still may be user error.

But, still--FREE. And it's tiny. (And I'm not a photographer). So I think, overall, this works out pretty well for me.

-KP

Cyber kisses are so delicious.

Fact: Women are not supposed to wear white dresses to another person's wedding.

Fact: I didn't know this before last week.

Fact: This is just crazy.

MoPo, JC, and I had a very interesting lunch conversation last week over this apparently malicious behavior--in which I largely judged this particular "etiquette" as completely absurd. Seriously, think about it: is anyone truly going to mix up the bride (who, you know, is wearing a wedding dress) with another female who is wearing a predominantly white colored dress? I doubt it. Perhaps someone doesn't get to dress up all that much and she really likes this white dress she found. Is that so wrong for someone to like what they wear?

Rest assured, I was informed that this level of innocence does not occur when it comes to females wearing white dresses to somebody's wedding. Apparently women are fickle creatures (keeping my language G-rated there) with nothing but hate in their hearts. There is no other explanation to explain this type of behavior.

This is why boys are better.

-KP

...and this just in.

I'm interrupting my all-afternoon recuperation nap to bring you this blog. Congratulations to Nick & Ashley, who are two of the best friends a guy could ask for.

I'm in the process of putting the pictures up here.

-KP

Emerging from the silence.

Hello, bloggers--it's been quite some time, hasn't it?

Work has been CR-AZY. Plenty of long hours, working a bit on weekends, and taking the bulk of the load to try and secure new business. I feel I've been doing some quality work but with wage and hiring freezes, of course, I don't really get rewarded or acknowledged by my bosses. To put it in perspective, by the time two of my colleagues celebrated their 2-year anniversary they had been promoted twice (and I still have only received a diddly prorated raise for my first 6 months of service). Don't get me wrong; I understand these are different times and there are plenty of people out there who wouldn't mind putting in 60 hour weeks.

So, besides work, what else is new?

I can't even tell you the last time I had a weekend to do absolutely nothing. Weddings and bachelor parties up the wazoo, the annual birthday bash and "camping" trip, and now we'll have a Brewer game or two to finish up the month of August (all of which are uber-fun). But it will be nice to get a weekend to do absolutely nothing (whenever that is), even though I'll complain of boredom when it does occur.

And to finish this post up (for now): Wow, trying to shake up the clubhouse a little bit? (Edit: and this too!) Molly and I are going to the game tonight (yeah, we're crazy driving up on a weeknight, but we had to take advantage of the Home Run Derby promotion--$28 tickets for $5... thanks, Prince!) and now I'm really interested to see how the team will react and perform. I have no delusions that we'll make it into the postseason, but having a winning record would be nice!

-KP