Well, I missed a game. I was working so much this week I didn't have time to post before the Miami vs Carolina game. I hadn't really thought about the game, and really, I can't say with certainty who I would have picked. I know now Miami won, so saying I for sure would have picked them would be dishonest. Oh well, there's 15 more games to pick. But first, last week.
49ers to beat the Bears
Vikings to beat the Lions
Broncos to beat the Redskins
Falcons to beat the Panthers
Dolphins to beat the Buccaneers
Jets to beat the Jaguars
Saints to beat the Rams
Titans to beat the Bills
Bengals to beat the Steelers
Raiders to beat the Cheifs
Cowboys to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Seahawks
Eagles to beat the Chargers
Patriots to beat the Colts
Ravens to beat the Browns
Well, percentage-wise, that was the worst week I've ever had. I'd have done better just picking nothing but the home teams. 8 -7 on the week, 94 - 51 overall. Well, it's a new week, with new games, time for some picks.
Colts to beat the Ravens
Cowboys to beat the Redskins
Lions to beat the Browns
Packers to beat the 49ers
Jaguars to beat the Bills
Steelers to beat the Chiefs
Vikings to beat the Seahawks
Falcons to beat the Giants
Saints to beat the Buccaneers
Cardinals to beat the Rams
Broncos to beat the Chargers
Patriots to beat the Jets
Bengals to beat the Raiders
Eagles to beat the Bears
Texans to beat the Titans
There are my picks. Have a good week.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
NFL 2009 Season, Week 10 Picks & Week 9 results
Time for week 10. Finally hitting those double digits. This last week was a great week for the Vikings, as every other NFC North team lost. Not so good for the Eagles who were robbed of a victory. But, they're only one game down. Still time for victory. Lets see how my picking was last week.
Bengals to beat the Ravens
Bears to beat the Cardinals
Packers to beat the Buccaneers
Falcons to beat the Redskins
Colts to beat the Texans
Patriots to beat the Dolphins
Jaguars to beat the Cheifs
Saints to massacre the Panthers
Seahawks to beat the Lions
49ers to beat the Titans
Chargers to beat the Giants
Eagles to beat the Cowboys
Steelers to beat the Broncos
9 - 4 last week. 86 - 44 overall. Can't really blame me for two of those bad picks. I don't think anyone seriously predicted the Titans or Buccaneers to win. Any given Sunday I guess.
Well, this week starts off early. Bears play the 49ers TONIGHT. So, gotta get them picks in now. And here they are.
49ers to beat the Bears
Vikings to beat the Lions
Broncos to beat the Redskins
Falcons to beat the Panthers
Dolphins to beat the Buccaneers
Jets to beat the Jaguars
Saints to beat the Rams
Titans to beat the Bills
Bengals to beat the Steelers
Raiders to beat the Cheifs
Cowboys to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Seahawks
Eagles to beat the Chargers
Patriots to beat the Colts
Ravens to beat the Browns
I picked a few upsets in there. Colts are on top of the AFC, but i think they'll lose their first game this week. I'd love to see the Saints lose, but they're playing the Rams. Go Eagles, go Vikings.
Bengals to beat the Ravens
Bears to beat the Cardinals
Packers to beat the Buccaneers
Falcons to beat the Redskins
Colts to beat the Texans
Patriots to beat the Dolphins
Jaguars to beat the Cheifs
Saints to massacre the Panthers
Seahawks to beat the Lions
49ers to beat the Titans
Chargers to beat the Giants
Eagles to beat the Cowboys
Steelers to beat the Broncos
9 - 4 last week. 86 - 44 overall. Can't really blame me for two of those bad picks. I don't think anyone seriously predicted the Titans or Buccaneers to win. Any given Sunday I guess.
Well, this week starts off early. Bears play the 49ers TONIGHT. So, gotta get them picks in now. And here they are.
49ers to beat the Bears
Vikings to beat the Lions
Broncos to beat the Redskins
Falcons to beat the Panthers
Dolphins to beat the Buccaneers
Jets to beat the Jaguars
Saints to beat the Rams
Titans to beat the Bills
Bengals to beat the Steelers
Raiders to beat the Cheifs
Cowboys to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Seahawks
Eagles to beat the Chargers
Patriots to beat the Colts
Ravens to beat the Browns
I picked a few upsets in there. Colts are on top of the AFC, but i think they'll lose their first game this week. I'd love to see the Saints lose, but they're playing the Rams. Go Eagles, go Vikings.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Windows 7: First impressions
Microsoft has released the newest version of their Windows Operating System, titled Windows 7. This makes it the first Windows in quite a while to be named after the version number rather than the year it was named or with some other weird name.
At a first glance, Windows 7 looks very similar to windows Vista. In my opinion, this is a good thing. It looks nice. It's not cluttered or clashy. Simple and contemporary. Of course you can change the look quite a bit quite easily.
The most important question is how does it perform? I've found that from powering up the computer, to being fully functional takes about one minute. I've installed a new hard drive with no hassle. Every keyboard, mouse, and printer I've plugged in through USB has loaded up and worked almost instantly. It comes with Microsoft Security Essentials which is a free anti-virus software that runs almost unnoticed. According to the system monitor running, sitting idle it uses far less of my RAM than Vista did, while still pre-caching my most used programs for super fast loading, and programs start up quite fast.
It has full compatibility with every piece of software that I had on my old system. Some games that took a while to load, and sometimes crashed in Vista now load up with no issue. I had issues with flash that would cause the player to crash if I refreshed it. That's gone, plus the flash seems to run slightly better.
In Vista there was a sidebar with gadgets such as weather, calendar, CPU monitor and feed tickers. Now the gadgets are free flowing and can be docked anywhere on your desktop.
The only thing I don't like so far is the taskbar. It's mostly the same, but there are just some subtle things that are a little different that will take getting used to.
Overall, seems like it will be pretty good. Glad I upgraded.
At a first glance, Windows 7 looks very similar to windows Vista. In my opinion, this is a good thing. It looks nice. It's not cluttered or clashy. Simple and contemporary. Of course you can change the look quite a bit quite easily.
The most important question is how does it perform? I've found that from powering up the computer, to being fully functional takes about one minute. I've installed a new hard drive with no hassle. Every keyboard, mouse, and printer I've plugged in through USB has loaded up and worked almost instantly. It comes with Microsoft Security Essentials which is a free anti-virus software that runs almost unnoticed. According to the system monitor running, sitting idle it uses far less of my RAM than Vista did, while still pre-caching my most used programs for super fast loading, and programs start up quite fast.
It has full compatibility with every piece of software that I had on my old system. Some games that took a while to load, and sometimes crashed in Vista now load up with no issue. I had issues with flash that would cause the player to crash if I refreshed it. That's gone, plus the flash seems to run slightly better.
In Vista there was a sidebar with gadgets such as weather, calendar, CPU monitor and feed tickers. Now the gadgets are free flowing and can be docked anywhere on your desktop.
The only thing I don't like so far is the taskbar. It's mostly the same, but there are just some subtle things that are a little different that will take getting used to.
Overall, seems like it will be pretty good. Glad I upgraded.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
NFL 2009 Season, Mid Season Predictions, Week 9 Picks & Week 8 results
Well folks, the NFL season is just about half over and what a season it has been. There are more terrible teams this year than ever before, and a few teams that are standing out as real competitors.
In the AFC, the Broncos and Colts are showing themselves to be the top competitors. The AFC North is showing to be the toughest division in football with the Bengals, Steelers and Ravens all showing themselves to be competitors for the playoffs. The Patriots will likely take the AFC East. The wildcard battle in the AFC will be fierce.
I predict the division winners to be the Patriots, the Bengals, the Colts and the Broncos. The wild card teams will be the Texans and the Steelers.
The NFC has two teams that are standing well above the others. The strongest team in the NFC, and I would say the NFL as a whole is the New Orleans saints. They are 7 - 0 and are seemingly unstoppable, especially in the NFC south, which only has the Falcons as competitors. The other team is our very own Minnesota Vikings at 7 - 1. The Bears and Packers are decent teams, but the Vikings have swept the Packers and should have no problem with the Bears.
The NFC West is the worst conference in football right now. The Cardinals are in the lead with a record of 4 - 3. The 49ers have almost won some games against really tough opponents, and have a lot of potential.
The NFC East is a heated battle. The Eagles, Giants and Cowboys all have 5 wins. Each team has won some decisive games, but lost games they shouldn't have. If any of the teams can put together some consistency, they'll be not just conference leaders, but have a shot at the superbowl.
I predict the conference winners to be the Eagles, Vikings, Saints and 49ers, with the Giants and Falcons as the wildcards.
Round 1 of the playoffs. Eagles beat Falcons, Giants beat 49ers, Patriots beat the Texans, Steelers beat the Bengals.
Round 2 of the playoffs. Saints beat Eagles, Vikings beat Giants, Colts beat Patriots, Steelers beat Broncos.
Round 3 of the playoffs. Vikings beat Saints, Colts beat Steelers.
I predict the Colts will defeat the Vikings in the Superbowl.
Here's hoping for a great rest of the season. Hope the Vikings can hold up to my predictions, then slightly exceed them. Anyway, that's some big future picks. Now for stuff more recent.
Here are my results from last week.
Cowboys to beat the Seahawks
Ravens to beat the Broncos
Dolphins to beat the Jets
Colts to beat the 49ers
Bears to beat the Browns
Lions to beat the Rams
Giants to beat the Eagles
Texans to beat the Bills
Titans to beat the Jaguars
Chargers to beat the Raiders
Vikings to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Panthers
Saints to beat the Falcons
Only three wrong last week. Not bad. I'll take a 10 - 3. Im happy the Eagles beat the Giants. Heck, they CRUSHED the Gaints. That places me 77 - 40. Now for week 9.
Bengals to beat the Ravens
Bears to beat the Cardinals
Packers to beat the Buccaneers
Falcons to beat the Redskins
Colts to beat the Texans
Patriots to beat the Dolphins
Jaguars to beat the Cheifs
Saints to massacre the Panthers
Seahawks to beat the Lions
49ers to beat the Titans
Chargers to beat the Giants
Eagles to beat the Cowboys
Steelers to beat the Broncos
Bills, Brown, Vikings, Jets, Raider and Rams have the week off.
See you next week!
In the AFC, the Broncos and Colts are showing themselves to be the top competitors. The AFC North is showing to be the toughest division in football with the Bengals, Steelers and Ravens all showing themselves to be competitors for the playoffs. The Patriots will likely take the AFC East. The wildcard battle in the AFC will be fierce.
I predict the division winners to be the Patriots, the Bengals, the Colts and the Broncos. The wild card teams will be the Texans and the Steelers.
The NFC has two teams that are standing well above the others. The strongest team in the NFC, and I would say the NFL as a whole is the New Orleans saints. They are 7 - 0 and are seemingly unstoppable, especially in the NFC south, which only has the Falcons as competitors. The other team is our very own Minnesota Vikings at 7 - 1. The Bears and Packers are decent teams, but the Vikings have swept the Packers and should have no problem with the Bears.
The NFC West is the worst conference in football right now. The Cardinals are in the lead with a record of 4 - 3. The 49ers have almost won some games against really tough opponents, and have a lot of potential.
The NFC East is a heated battle. The Eagles, Giants and Cowboys all have 5 wins. Each team has won some decisive games, but lost games they shouldn't have. If any of the teams can put together some consistency, they'll be not just conference leaders, but have a shot at the superbowl.
I predict the conference winners to be the Eagles, Vikings, Saints and 49ers, with the Giants and Falcons as the wildcards.
Round 1 of the playoffs. Eagles beat Falcons, Giants beat 49ers, Patriots beat the Texans, Steelers beat the Bengals.
Round 2 of the playoffs. Saints beat Eagles, Vikings beat Giants, Colts beat Patriots, Steelers beat Broncos.
Round 3 of the playoffs. Vikings beat Saints, Colts beat Steelers.
I predict the Colts will defeat the Vikings in the Superbowl.
Here's hoping for a great rest of the season. Hope the Vikings can hold up to my predictions, then slightly exceed them. Anyway, that's some big future picks. Now for stuff more recent.
Here are my results from last week.
Cowboys to beat the Seahawks
Ravens to beat the Broncos
Dolphins to beat the Jets
Colts to beat the 49ers
Bears to beat the Browns
Lions to beat the Rams
Giants to beat the Eagles
Texans to beat the Bills
Titans to beat the Jaguars
Chargers to beat the Raiders
Vikings to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Panthers
Saints to beat the Falcons
Only three wrong last week. Not bad. I'll take a 10 - 3. Im happy the Eagles beat the Giants. Heck, they CRUSHED the Gaints. That places me 77 - 40. Now for week 9.
Bengals to beat the Ravens
Bears to beat the Cardinals
Packers to beat the Buccaneers
Falcons to beat the Redskins
Colts to beat the Texans
Patriots to beat the Dolphins
Jaguars to beat the Cheifs
Saints to massacre the Panthers
Seahawks to beat the Lions
49ers to beat the Titans
Chargers to beat the Giants
Eagles to beat the Cowboys
Steelers to beat the Broncos
Bills, Brown, Vikings, Jets, Raider and Rams have the week off.
See you next week!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
NFL 2009 Season, Week 8 Picks & Week 7 results
Another last minute pick week. Been busy. Here's last week.
Packers to beat the Browns
49ers to beat the Texans
Chargers to beat the Chiefs
Colts to beat the Rams
Patriots to beat the Buccaneers
Steelers to beat the Vikings
Panthers to beat the Bills
Raiders to beat the Jets
Bears to beat the Bengals
Falcons to beat the Cowboys
Saints to beat the Dolphins
Giants to beat the Cardinals
Eagles to beat the Redskins
7 and 6. Not good. Not good at all. TERRIBLE. But, that's why I'm just some schmuck with a blog and not a professional sports predictor. 67 - 37 overall.
Now for today's games.
Cowboys to beat the Seahawks
Ravens to beat the Broncos
Dolphins to beat the Jets
Colts to beat the 49ers
Bears to beat the Browns
Lions to beat the Rams
Giants to beat the Eagles
Texans to beat the Bills
Titans to beat the Jaguars
Chargers to beat the Raiders
Vikings to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Panthers
Saints to beat the Falcons
There we go. Go Vikings.
Packers to beat the Browns
49ers to beat the Texans
Chargers to beat the Chiefs
Colts to beat the Rams
Patriots to beat the Buccaneers
Steelers to beat the Vikings
Panthers to beat the Bills
Raiders to beat the Jets
Bears to beat the Bengals
Falcons to beat the Cowboys
Saints to beat the Dolphins
Giants to beat the Cardinals
Eagles to beat the Redskins
7 and 6. Not good. Not good at all. TERRIBLE. But, that's why I'm just some schmuck with a blog and not a professional sports predictor. 67 - 37 overall.
Now for today's games.
Cowboys to beat the Seahawks
Ravens to beat the Broncos
Dolphins to beat the Jets
Colts to beat the 49ers
Bears to beat the Browns
Lions to beat the Rams
Giants to beat the Eagles
Texans to beat the Bills
Titans to beat the Jaguars
Chargers to beat the Raiders
Vikings to beat the Packers
Cardinals to beat the Panthers
Saints to beat the Falcons
There we go. Go Vikings.
Friday, October 23, 2009
NFL 2009 Season, Week 7 Picks & Week 6 results
Well, that wasn't a very good week. Let's see how not good.
Bengals to beat the Texans
Packers to beat the Lions
Jaguars to beat the Rams
Vikings to beat the Ravens
Saints to beat the Giants
Steelers to beat the Browns
Panthers to beat the Buccaneers
Chiefs to beat the Redskins
Eagles to beat the Raiders
Cardinals to beat the Seahawks
Patriots to beat the Titans
Jets to beat the Bills
Falcons to beat the Bears
Chargers to beat the Broncos
Well, went 10 - 4. Not terrible I guess. Just felt bad with the Eagles losing. 60 - 30 overall. Stuck at 66.66%. Going to attempt to break 70% this week. Here be the picks for this week!
Packers to beat the Browns
49ers to beat the Texans
Chargers to beat the Chiefs
Colts to beat the Rams
Patriots to beat the Buccaneers
Steelers to beat the Vikings
Panthers to beat the Bills
Raiders to beat the Jets
Bears to beat the Bengals
Falcons to beat the Cowboys
Saints to beat the Dolphins
Giants to beat the Cardinals
Eagles to beat the Redskins
Ravens, Broncos, Lions, Jaguars, Seahawks and Titans have the week off, so only 13 games this week. I kind of hope I'm wrong on some of the games. I hope the Vikings, Cardinals, Browns and Bengals win. But I just dont think they will.
Bengals to beat the Texans
Packers to beat the Lions
Jaguars to beat the Rams
Vikings to beat the Ravens
Saints to beat the Giants
Steelers to beat the Browns
Panthers to beat the Buccaneers
Chiefs to beat the Redskins
Eagles to beat the Raiders
Cardinals to beat the Seahawks
Patriots to beat the Titans
Jets to beat the Bills
Falcons to beat the Bears
Chargers to beat the Broncos
Well, went 10 - 4. Not terrible I guess. Just felt bad with the Eagles losing. 60 - 30 overall. Stuck at 66.66%. Going to attempt to break 70% this week. Here be the picks for this week!
Packers to beat the Browns
49ers to beat the Texans
Chargers to beat the Chiefs
Colts to beat the Rams
Patriots to beat the Buccaneers
Steelers to beat the Vikings
Panthers to beat the Bills
Raiders to beat the Jets
Bears to beat the Bengals
Falcons to beat the Cowboys
Saints to beat the Dolphins
Giants to beat the Cardinals
Eagles to beat the Redskins
Ravens, Broncos, Lions, Jaguars, Seahawks and Titans have the week off, so only 13 games this week. I kind of hope I'm wrong on some of the games. I hope the Vikings, Cardinals, Browns and Bengals win. But I just dont think they will.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Car woes
My car was making a strange noise. On top of that, my elecrical systems were acting as if they were only getting small surges of power, and not full input from the battery. I was hoping it was not my alternator, as the alternator is only a year old.
So I took the car in to the shop. They call me today and tell me that the compressor on my Air Conditioning unit is broken. But not only that, for some reason the compressor works on the same belt as the alternator, and even if not in use, if the compressor is broken, the alternator cannot function properly. Without the alternator, my car cannot function.
They attempted to find a way to bypass the compressor, but found that to be impossible. The compressor must be replaced or I have no car. Cost to fix, $680.
I wish it was just the alternator now.
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