Day: December 27, 2023

Okay I did the math. I’m in two leagues: Louisiana’s Finest Fantasy Football League ($$ Winner 2022-3 Season) and Beach Born League (2nd Place 2022-3). Had I done better in the do or die week to reach the playoffs in the $$ league, I still would’ve been knocked out by #2 heading into this week’s ‘ship. The math is a bit fuzzy, given that I don’t know exactly if I would’ve been 5 or 6. 5 would mean I am in the ‘ship. Regardless, I am out and that shows me that I have a lot of work to do to be back IN next year–in both leagues. I have first pick next year in Beach Born (I get to keep McCaffery in the other, so I am good there). I will likely use that pick to get a solid point maker like Mc-Point-rey, or someone nearly as good (imagine Barkley on a team with an O-line!).

Meanwhile, the people who are at the top deserve to be there. In the family league, we have the 3-time most points son vs. the perennial dead last son. Any questions as to who I am rooting for? Everyone loves an underdog. On the bright side, both earn significant cash for the win in this two-week final. This format makes it so luck plays less of a factor. Injury still makes a difference. My kid whose team was called hospital for that very reason missed the finals because Amari Cooper benefited from an injury to all of his QBs forcing an oldhead out of retirement to throw to the one guy he could see downfield… 51 points later the kid is out. Football can be crazy like that.

So here are some predictions: The Giants won’t make the playoffs… just kidding, everyone knows that isn’t even being entertained. I do think the long time loser will be a winner this year. He deserves the shine. I will proudly don the toilet bowl next year at the draft and accept what the league becomes moving forward.

I am going to attempt to blog now.

After being in bed for 14+ hours I think I have conjured up enough energy to put ten minutes down on the digital ‘paper’. I’m sick–so much so that I am skipping this evening’s bowl game to, in all likelihood, go back to bed early and attempt to get right. My partner and I were supposed to go to an Ice Bar tomorrow. Turns out the only one in our state shut down. So, unless I whisk her off on a plane to Vegas, that plan is done… for now. All for the better. I am not sure I am ready for an Ice bar in this condition, though that is entirely what I was prepping for.

The sick has hampered work on the novel. While I want to be spitting out pages like a fax machine, I don’t have the mental wherewithal to put in that many words. Look how these blogs are turning out. Mostly it has devolved into ramblings about what is wrong. I’ll tell you, what is wrong is the vibe here. It is very different when we have the place to ourselves. Better. More energy and positivity.

Some Thoughts:

1. Back to the Waiver Wire tomorrow. I think It is always good to stay in flow for things.
2. I also need to get back to my workouts.