Tonight we had our fantasy football league draft... things didn't go quite as expected, as two guys that Rich thought were going to be involved seemed to flake out/disappear at the last minute, so we suddenly found ourselves with eight people instead of 10. After some heated discussion/arguing we came to a sort of agreement on an 8-team format, and proceeded with the draft. With the two less teams, there was a little more talent for the taking out there, but for the most part it will probably come down to mostly luck again this year, as it always seems to in the past, with a number of "sure-fire" early-round picks never quite panning out, and later-round "sleepers" or guys not drafted at all making the real difference. Here is my team:
QB: Bledsoe Buf.
WR: Harrison, Ind. Moulds, Buf. Bruce, St.L.
RB: Davis, WA. Smith, N.E. Smith, Dal.
TE: Chamberlain, Minn.
K: Elam, Den.
Def: Pittsburgh
Coach: Tampa Bay (John Gruden)

I'm quite happy with my receivers, to day the least. The same thing happened to me this year as happened last year with regards to running backs, which is that I just couldn't get enthusiastic about anyone after the top 4 or 5 guys were taken. I realize that RB's make or break your roster most of the time in fantasy football, but I just wasn't inspired when I looked at the list of available running backs. I took stephen davis (RB, WA) with my third round pick, but I just can't get over the feeling that it was too early to take him, but I also remember that he just seemed like the best guy available at the time. I think the Smith's (Antowain form N.E. and Emmit from Dallas) are fine in terms of the #2 and #3 RB's in conjunction with a great #1 guy, but I dont't think Davis is that guy. I gues you could say I feel like I ended up with two good #2's and a good #3, which in a way may be better than a great #1 and then two average-below average #3 guys... or so I'm telling myself.

So yesterday I had quite an active day. I got up quite early to go play 18 holes at Kayak Point (up in Sno-Co, near Stanwood, east of Marysville... they have a good deal up there: 18 holes and a cart for $25). Anyway, I suck at golf, but I could be much better if I played semi-regularly, but I don't, even though I know I'd enjoy it. I won't divulge my score because, frankly, I haven't added it up yet.

Then, after some napping and various forms of time-killing, I had a double-header indoor soccer games(s). We won the first game, quite handily, against a team that was on the second of their back-to-back games. Then we salvaged a draw in the second of Our back-to-back games, against a team we probably should've beat handily, had there not been a considerable fatigue factor. It was far from a pretty game, to say the least, but at least we didn't lose.

Of course, this made it that much more difficult to get out of bed this morning, and I stumbled around a bit with my stiff muscles. But after some semi-comatose staring at the newspaper with coffee in hand, it was off the Gig Harbor to continue work on my masterpiece.

hmmmm.... I guess I'll take it...


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Woo-hoo... always one of my favorites!

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I suck... I need to post more

You ever have one of those days when you just Can't get any energy going? Even if you drink an obscene amount of coffee, you still feel tired and sluggish all day. Then, you just want to take a nap. And it isn't because you didn't get enough sleep...

anyway, that's how today was...