How a Fan Feels When The Celebrity Passes On

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

I'm not big into making people into larger than life figures. Most of them have worked hard to get their talent recognized. For that, they deserve credit. The music business is a difficult business. The passing of Whitney Houston is just another reminder of how fleeting life is. It doesn't matter who we are.

Her talent is universally recognized. I can truly say I relate to fans who are suddenly confronted with the loss of a talent they have followed for years. John Entwistle, bass player for the Who, died from cocaine. When I was a teenager, John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin, died from alcohol. Watching great talents succumb to a sudden unnecessary end is hard to understand. But it happens. It also happens to the rest of us at some point even if the cause is more natural.

I was watching a video by Pink Floyd last night and it really reminded me of how fragile life is. Richard Wright, keyboarist for Pink Floyd died of cancer. He sings key philosophical lines of the song Time at the 2:45 mark.



We are truly fleas on an elephant's ass in the grand scheme of things. "Time" comes to all at some point. Let's hope that God is a more forgiving of our shortcomings than we are, for Whitney's sake.

Happy New Year!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here are my final picks of 2011:

DET at GB: GB

SF at STL: SF

NYJ at MIA: MIA

CHI at MIN: CHI

BUF at NE: NE

CAR at NO: NO

WSH at PHI: PHI

IND at JAC: JAC

TEN at HOU: HOU

TB at ATL: ATL

BAL at CIN: BAL

PIT at CLE: PIT

KC at DEN: KC

SD at OAK: OAK

SEA at ARI: ARI

DAL at NYG: DAL

NFL Week 17 2011

I'm 8-4-3 (there was one week we didn't play) against Rachelle this year. She can't catch me. So on this final week of the season, we play for fun.

Happy New Year everyone!

WAS @ PHI

DET @ GB

NYJ @ MIA

CAR @ NO

SF @ STL

CHI @ MIN

TEN @ HOU

IND @ JAC

BUF @ NE

PIT @ CLE

KC @ DEN

BAL @ CIN

SEA @ ARI

TB @ ATL

SD @ OAK

DAL @ NYG

Week 17: Merry Christmas!!!

Well, I won last week... Swept Losertman Patty Cakes, I mean Patrick, and it felt great. I plan to go out with a bang this year. Without further ado, here are this week's picks:

DEN at BUF: DEN

ARI at CIN: CIN

JAC at TEN: TEN

OAK at KC: KC

MIA at NE: NE

STL at PIT: PIT

MIN at WSH: WSH

TB at CAR: CAR

NYG at NYJ: NYG

CLE at BAL: BAL

SD at DET: SD

PHI at DAL: DAL

SF at SEA: SF

CHI at GB: GB

ATL at NO: NO

NFL Week 16 2011

I'm 7-4-3 (there was one week we didn't play) against Rachelle this year. She can't catch me. I know she was all excited about sweeping me last week, but like I told her when she was crying earlier in the year, the law of averages can kick in. So, yeah, she had her best week last week. I'm happy for her, footsie PJ comments on Twitter notwithstanding.

But the time to make my stand is now. Proof of my dominance in our NFL pick wars this year will come from these outstanding picks. Bet the ranch folks. I'm going to beat Rachelle this week.

:)

Houston at Indianapolis
Cleveland at Baltimore
Minnesota at Washington
Jacksonville at Tennessee
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
Denver at Buffalo
Tampa Bay at Carolina
Arizona at Cincinnati
Oakland at Kansas City
Miami at New England
San Diego at Detroit
San Francisco at Seattle
Philadelphia at Dallas
Chicago at Green Bay
Atlanta at New Orleans

On to Week 15...

On to Week 15. I'm feeling good about my picks this week-- even picking my bolts. Wish me luck ;)

BAL at SD: SD

NE at DEN: NE

MIA at BUF: BUF

SEA at CHI: CHI

TEN at IND: TEN

GB at KC: GB

CIN at STL: CIN

NO at MIN: NO

WAS at NYG: NYG

CAR at HOU: HOU

DET at OAK: DET

NYJ at PHI: NYJ

CLE at ARI: ARI

PIT at SF: SF

NFL Week 15 2011

I'm 7-3-3 against Rachelle this year. On CBSsports.com they put a z next to the team that clinched the title.

z-WinnerTman

With that said, I will make this week's pick and wish Rachelle the best. She beat me last year, but that's old news now.


Jacksonville at Atlanta
Dallas at Tampa Bay
Carolina at Houston
Tennessee at Indianapolis
Green Bay at Kansas City
Seattle at Chicago
Miami at Buffalo
New Orleans at Minnesota
Cincinnati at St. Louis
Washington at N.Y. Giants
Detroit at Oakland
Cleveland at Arizona
New England at Denver
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia
Baltimore at San Diego
Pittsburgh at San Francisco  42 pts