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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Saturday will Pack the Cheese

Packers sign former Colts center Jeff Saturd - 03-24-2012

This is a hard pill to swallow.

The Cloak

Earlier today I got lost in a mental adventure. I contemplated the possibilities of creepiness if I were to come into possession of the cloak of invisibility. Nothing brought on this ridiculous imaginative scenario. It just sort of happened.

But alas, as minutes and hours marched forth on the clocks and so forth, Harry Potter popped up on television. Low and behold, they tell the story that involves the cloak of invisibility.

It is like mental nonverbal words mated with scripted british fun stuff!


Question: What kind of hole is Sarah?

Hint 1: Hardware store in Indiana
Hint 2: One must eat a breakfast of champions.


Nike's NFL Uniforms Will Be Unveiled April 3 - SBNation.com

Nike's NFL Uniforms Will Be Unveiled April 3 - SBNation.com

Hold off on getting NFL jerseys - wait until the new Nike jerseys come out.

This means you, Mike.

Happy Birthday....

Peyton Manning!

Peyton turns 36 today. I honestly would not have known - but Adam Schefter tweeted it after midnight like a real loon.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Teacher Pose

Some people have a teacher look.
Sarah has a teacher pose.
She only uses it in certain circumstances that usually involve variables unrelated to students.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Broncos and Porter

The Broncos just signed Tracey Porter (aka Turd face). He intercepted P-Dog in the Super Bowl. Aside from the ridiculous onside kick - this interception pretty much put the gumbo on the cake.

But this is good for P-Dog and the Broncos. Beef up the defense with able-bodied fellows equipped with solid experience. Experience is usually never bad (unless it is Brett Favre).

Okay pretty mountain horses - go get Clark (or Tamme) and Saturday.

By the way - Turd Face went to Indiana University - I guess around the same time as me. Too bad no one went to the games.

Jets QB Drew Stanton wants out

Jets QB Drew Stanton wants out - 03-22-2012

Who is Drew Stanton and why do we care?

Drew Stanton is a backup QB for the New York Jets. We care because it just adds to the circus that is the New York Jets.

I am working on "wh" questions. It is part of my individualized education program. I hope to master this by July.

THIS JUST IN...

Andrew Luck shaved his beard for his pro day. And to think, I thought he would aim for the Ryan Fitzpatrick look.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tebow Time!

As a life long Jets fan, I have very few happy memories of my favorite sports team getting the job done.  For once, they came through.  My favorite player in the league, certainly not the most talented, nor even in the top 15 of his position, Tim Tebow will change the fortunes of the Jets.  This seems optimistic.  It is.  The reason for the optimism is simple- Tebow is a warrior.  I have never seen a Quarterback as physically and as mentally tough as Tim Tebow.  This is a prerequisite to success in any city, and critical to playing for the red headed step-child of New York football.  Other reasons why Tebow will change the fortunes of the Jets, in bullet point fashion.

  • Tebow will allow the Jets to diversify their offense greatly.  Tony Sparano, the inventor of the "wildcat" offense, finally has the ultimate wildcat weapon.  Tebow can run and pass [well, not short passes but his deep throws are top notch for all of you haters].  This will force defenses to have to spend additional time preparing for the Jets packages, and give them a tactical advantage every week.
  • It is time for Mark Sanchez to grow up.  He needs to understand the Jerry Glanville definition of the N.F.L [not for long].   Yes, he led a run first team to consecutive championship games.  Well done.  However, last year when he became the focal point of the offense, the team played poorly.  He has been coddled for his professional career to this point.  Make no mistake, he is physically tough, but mentally he is weak.  You can see his body language during the games.  He gets down on himself.  I have never seen Tim Tebow do this.  Maybe he can teach this to Sanchez.
  • Put this two things together- the Jets lack an elite QB.  Many teams suffer from the same predicament.  A Manning brother is not walking through that door, nor Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, or even Matt Schaub.  Why play to convention?  Go with the hot hand.  Change things up during a game.  Drive opponents crazy, when they don't know what to expect from you each weak, other then a punishing running game.  Innovate football once again.  Elite quarterbacks develop quickly, not over years.  I preface this statement with the fact that playing means game action.  Few and far between are the examples of guys who play poorly, or even average, then light the world on fire.  I don't think Sanchez will be that guy.  He can be solid.  So can Tebow.  Together, they can equal an elite quarterback as defenses need to find a way to adjust to them during a game.  It hasn't worked before.  But then again, closers and set up guys in baseball didn't exist 30 years ago.  Innovation is doubted, but the Jets are as well.  It is a natural marriage.
  • The Jets will ground and pound again.  This means Shonn Green must not suck.  It means Joe McKnight should challenge him in camp.  It also means that I will be watching the draft in a few weeks hoping against all hope that Trent Richardson falls to the Jets.  The o-line will do what they do best, and punish opposing defenses with a physical attack.  
  • This new offense will also help the defense.  Last year they were on the field too much and got exposed.  This will not be a problem this year.   The time of possession will shift back to the Jets favor as well.
  • Another important aspect of this is what the other teams in the division have done this off season.  The Patriots added Brandon Lloyd to make their offense even more dangerous- the best way to keep them off the scoreboard- keep them off the field.  The Bills signed Mario Williams, a ferocious pass rusher.  You can't rush the passer when the team runs the ball.  This move immediately mitigates the biggest signing Buffalo has had since Jim Kelley.  And the Dolphins signed David Garrard.  Moving on.
The bottom line is that the Jets realized that they would not win playing the way those cheaters...err Patriots, play.  Tom Brady is too good.  Mark Sanchez will never be equal to his talents.  But they can do things that the Patriots can not.  They will run the ball.  They will cover people.  They will score in the red zone [Tebow led drives that scored TDs on 20 of 70 plays in the red zone last year].  They will confuse other defenses.   This makes them unique in the modern NFL.  And they will be fun and exciting to watch.  I think they can win, and Tebow can help them do it.  Go Gang Green!





P.S.  For all you haters out there, you still owe me a day during which you dress up like Rex Ryan.

This makes me actually LOL (not the pretend LOL when I text)

What happens when you engage in impulse amazon app shopping?


You buy the same shirt twice...almost.

Whoa NFL. Take it easy!

We are just about ready to kick off the sweet 16 games in the NCAA and all ESPN can talk about is NFL news (which is fine by me). It is funny - the NFL has barely stepped into the offseason. Crazy.

So if you live under a rock and watch things like 'Dr. Phil' after work - I will fill you in.

1. The Gregg Williams bounty stuff got Sean Payton (coach of the Saints) suspended for a year. A YEAR! Whoa! Gregg Williams is also pretty much banned from the NFL as well. The GM was suspended for 6 games. And they lost 2 second round picks over the next two years.

Ouch.

2. It looks like Tim Tebow may be coming here to NY. Unfortunately for Mike, the deal has not closed yet. There is a snag in Tebow's contract that is making the Jets hesitate. Ultimately, they would have to pay the Broncos 5 million

We will have opinions soon. I am just pretending to be a page for an ESPN personality.

PS - I hope Roger Goodell wears a bulletproof vest.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Are the Jets or Jags going to find Jesus?

Jets, Jaguars interested in trading for Tebo - 03-20-2012

Read the article.

I will never forgive Peyton Manning for opening the Tebow can of worms again. Constant Tebow chatters will emerge and my ears will close. For the sake of my sanity, I hope that he signs with Jacksonville. I would have to hear/see too much here in NY.

Letters of Anger - Part 6


Dear people in charge of creating ‘Game Change,’

I put this show on as background noise. As a result, I (not-so) secretly hope that someone pierces my ear drums with safety pins and denies me access to the miracle ear.

Love,
Sarah
PS What?!

Dear man strutting down Court Street while rockin’ the running shorts,

Unless you have an elevated heart rate and salty liquid dripping from your cranium, you should never wear those in public. You are a slight gust of wind from seeing your name on a list that denies you access to schools and playgrounds.

Love,
Sarah

Dear man in white linin pants with an Argyll sweater draped over the shoulders,

I bet you toot. You don’t fart, do you?

Love,
Sarah

Dear Home and Beauty store on Court Street,

I see an advertisement for toilet paper in the window. Are you guys going for the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Butthole?’

Love,
Sarah

Dear Vitamins,

I noticed that the FDA did not slap an approval label on your bottle.  If I grow an extra brain, I will use it malevolent purposes – and I will use YOU as my rationale.

Love,
Sarah

Dear Mike Greenberg (from Mike and Mike in the morning),

Because you decided to play hooky, I had to listen to Skip Bayless this morning. That is an unforgivable sin. It is 50% of the way toward my worst nightmare – Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith filling in for you and Golic. Do NOT make that happen.

Love,
Sarah

Finally Peace in Miami

The Dolphins signed David Garrard.

Next best thing to Peyton Manning.

1a Peyton Manning
1b David Garrard


$$ Peyton Manning $$



Peyton probably has toilet paper that utilizes that dollar bill.

Obviously Peyton just signed with the Broncos. In case you live in a hole, you likely knew that. So the deal is for 5 years and over 96 million. Good for him.

Money, money, money...

College funds for twins set.

Monday, March 19, 2012

I feel __________ because _________________

As a Special Education teacher that dabbles with 6s (that is 400 1st Ave talk), I often find myself assigning conventional writing assignments. The conventional writing format allows students to look at a starter for a sentence while drawing their own information from their brain banks. This gives them confidence and a sense of accomplishment. I love conventional writing. So for the Peyton Manning ordeal, I will simply fill out one of my own conventional writing activities to express how I feel about him riding another horse.

AIM: Sarah will be able to express how she feels by stating her mood or reaction and using recalled vocabulary to complete a sentence.

Today is March 19, 2012. The weather is nice today. I wore a jacket to school. When I was at school, I learned that Peyton Manning decided to go to the Denver Broncos. This discovery in learning made me feel happy. I felt happy because I love Peyton Manning and want him to do well. I love Peyton Manning because he single handedly made the city of Indianapolis relevant. Peyton Manning is the best quarterback ever. Peyton is also a good citizen.

I will draw a picture of my happy face.

I am a good artist.

Common Core Learning Standards: 12.W.4, 12.W.6

Homework: Read ESPN and tweets from sports people.

Jesus, please don't let this happen....

Could Tim Tebow wind up with the Patriots? - 03-19-2012

I wonder if Bill B would tell Tebow to knock off the hunkered over praying (Tebowing).

Better yet, I wonder if Tom Brady would launch a football at the side of Tebow's head just so he could hear Timmy yell "UGG....S." This would be an endorsement for Brady's fluffy shoe brand of choice.

Peyton is an equestrian

Peyton is a Bronco!!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Rats!! Look out New Yorkers

Rats are eating people's cars in New York City.  This is not a fictitious story.  Nor is it one about City Hall.  Rats are actually eating the wiring in people's cars, causing thousands of dollars in damage.  As if it wasn't already expensive enough to live in NYC.  The Sports Couple will hire out our dogs, natural ratters, to protect your car.

The Celebrity Apprentice - Running Commentary (March 18)

Here we go again. Mike and Sarah like to indulge in their dirty little not-so-secret love - The Celebrity Apprentice.

Let the commentary begin.

1. How is Lou going to do tonight? Will they do a tampax task? Will he plug up the verbal smack from his teammates?

2. If Sarah raised a lot of money for a foundation - it would be for children with autism. Maybe a social skills organization... If there is not one out there - I would start one. Then I would guilt other B-list celebs into donating a lot of money on the side. I would destroy souls for that cause.

3. Don Jr. loves purple! Sarah doesn't care what anyone else is wearing.

4. Will Lou make it Hulk themed? Or will he just flex his muscles?

5. Alright - Lou is an idiot. Who the ______ does that? Sarah is weird - but she would never do a public push-up.

6. Aubrey laid the ladies smack down on Tia- 100 years old- ouch- Party on!

7. Why would I watch a commercial with a pregnant women having her water break.  Not the mental image I want to see.  How about a pregnant Cinderella?

8. Scary that Debbie Gibson is identified as a strong player.

9. The male team is quite a picnic of weird-os. You got the fruit, green giant, and the basket cases.

10. Sexy and a Donald Trump show do not go hand-in-hand. The hair is always lurking in the back disrupting the thought processes of viewers everywhere...

11. No one will ever beat the 'Baby Come Back' commercials starring the ever-so-ineffective Swiffer.

12.  Women with a sound concept- unforgivably we are getting the wet blanket effect.  Just have fun, you uptight people!

13. I find the vacuum a lot sexier than a mop.

14. Just paint Lou green, have him stand still, put a wig on him - and call him a mop. If he wants to go superhero on us... jeez

15.  Penn is being a wet blanket- let Lou hang himself out to dry.

16.  For the record, what the hell is Clay Aiken wearing?  He looks like a prep school boy who transferred schools and confused his uniforms.  This is the best he can do?  C'mon dude.

17. For the record, two weeks in a row with a challenging task.  George would have been really useful in this spot for an Enterprise dirty deck scenario.  I'd flush out this idea if given more time.

18.  Clay Aiken is stealing Lou's shtick and getting angry.

Singles hang-out?
19. Does the women's idea seem to make them appear a little, ahhh, loose?  And men get blamed for being misogynistic!

20.  Arseneo- is blowing smoke up his ass part of Penn's act?

21. Leave Penn alone. He eats fire. He probably eat babies too.

22. Lisa and Aubrey are a tight click because they are the only women on the show (sans Ivanka) with brain power.

23. Mike is really into typing "wet blanket" today.

24.  Clay Aiken and Arseneo seem like nice guys- they really want to help even though Lou is a pain.  Good for them!

25.   Donald Jr. had to shift to avoid making a scene.

26. Because he has a gigantic...

27. Did anyone else notice that Lisa's face has about 5 inches from Don Jr's pelvis? He also had the model pose going on...

28. Lisa just said on twitter, "I sense that Mount St. Lisa is going to explode."

29. Lisa matches the drapes behind her! And she just went "church" on those dumb women.

30.  But I want to be a star- it's like that old SNL skit with Mary Gallagher.

31. Penn is hilarious and very intelligent. Back off, American Idol (#2)

32.  Penn may snap Clay Aiken like a number 2 pencil- and Clay's hair just about matches the color of the eraser.

33. What was Deyanna asking for?  HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Donald Trump probably plays that on an endless loop in his private viewing room.

34. What are you saying, Mike?

35.  If it wasn't politically incorrect, you know some one would say something about Lou giving the presentation.

36. Mike is avoiding the question. Coward.

37. That commercial would never go viral. A loud fart from a dog would be better.

38.  The women's was worse.  It was a loud wet dog fart.

39.  And this product is a crappy Swiffer wet jet.  The technology is 8 years old.  Yuck.

40. What is a china closet?

41.  Neither of these are viral videos.  They all lose.

42.  If they don't say handicapped anymore, why are their still handicapped parking spots?

43. Lou should just start saying he gives infinity - or sideways eight.

44.  I don't know why people don't just say Lou doesn't give 110%.

45.  Maybe Dayana spent all of her creativity on spelling her name the way that she does.

46. It is really difficult to take Lou seriously when he talks. ooohhhh 110%!

47. It sounds like Clay keeps getting kicked in the pelvic region.

48. People don't need emotional attachment in the celebrity apprentice.

49. The men win!

50.  I bet Tia gets fired- what do you think?

51. Either her or Dayana. The rest are safe. Lisa will be a finalist.

52. Men do weird things after a victory. Oh, it keeps going.....RESPECT? Penn looks pretty angry.

53.  Penn is going to kill someone- he probably needs to go beat Teller to get out some frustration.

54. 2-2 on the Celebrity Apprentice Trump Brothers. That is right - Sarah communicated with bothers Eric and Don Jr. on twitter. Big shot.

55. Donald Trump thinks that winning a beauty contest is a solid resume builder and an accurate predictor of character and team effort.

56.  Dayana does other things very well, like go shopping for stupid crap.  That is a skill.

57.  Patricia got called out, and scrambled to try to blame Teresa.  Weakness.  Her mistake was going after Lisa in the first place, who is stronger than anyone else on the team other than Aubrey.  She should have attacked Tia, who is ultra weak and should be jettisoned.

58. I just created a nightmare scenario in my head. WHAT IF all of these psycho women synchronized and had the female cycle at the same time? Flying scrunches and chipped finger nail polish.

59. This is what I hear watching these women talk... "yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip."

60.  What is wrong with beige paint?

61. The beige paint thing was brilliant.

62. Sarah would wear sweatpants to the boardroom and try to engage Eric Trump in a game of paper football. Just sayin'

63.  Nice to see Tia get canned.  Makes me feel good to be right about this kind of stuff, for no real reason.

64. Did Don Jr go to Michigan or something? What is with the colors?

65. Aren't these people there to raise money for charity? Isn't that the whole point??!?!?! These people are too selfish!


Final Thoughts:
Sarah's final thoughts:  I would never survive on this show. I would be deathly quiet and then randomly explode on each and every other woman present in the room. It would not be pretty. What bothers me the most about this cast is their complete lack of integrity. No one mentions their charity. Only when they win. John Rich, possibly the greatest cast member ever, CONSTANTLY mentioned his charity and fought really hard to raise money. These people annoy me (sans Lisa and Penn).

Mike's final thoughts:  This week of the Celebrity Apprentice left a lot on the table- Lou wasn't as much of a train wreck as we all hoped he would be, the women didn't fight during the task, waiting until the board room to go at it.  My only hope is that Aubrey fights with everyone next week, though I think that was a tease on the preview.  I predict the men will lose and Clay and Penn will go at it like they mean business.  Should be fun.  BTW, I missed Corolla on the show, his sense of humor helped greatly.

  

Do you like dogs? Watch this trailer....


Sarah and Mike's 'The Range' Documentary Trailer