Author: weezel32
Super Bowl Bets
I’m starting to lock in some of my Super Bowls, so I figured it was a good time to start this thread. I always put my picks into the Action Network app for all sports, but figured the Super Bowl was worth a seperate blog post as well. So, happy hunting. Futures Bet Rams +210. Made this bet before the semifinals. This was a free bet max bet, so nothing lost if they lose. Total U10 1Q -170. Super Bowls tend to start slow, but 10 is a key number, so I took the juiced up number here. There are … Continue reading Super Bowl Bets
Best Albums of 2021 (The Way Too Late Version)
I swear I had every intention of doing an extensive writeup of my album rankings for 2021. And yet, here I sit on a cold Friday night in February, with a glass of Lagavulin and zero progress toward that goal. … Continue reading Best Albums of 2021 (The Way Too Late Version)
Kaizen: Training Log, Jan. 24-29, 2022
If you read my last book review, you saw that I was switching up my training a little bit. If not, you can head to that post to see what I’m doing and why. The short version is, I’m taking … Continue reading Kaizen: Training Log, Jan. 24-29, 2022
Lady Mules vs. Carmi, 1-24
Lady Mules vs. Vienna, 1-22
Book Nook: Rebuilt 2.0, by Joe DeFranco
This is only sort of a book by my reading log standards, but my list, my rules, right? I’ve been training heavy for quite a long time now, training mostly 5/3/1 the last few years. As I plug along through my Masters I years in competitions, that means, well, it means I’m constantly battling some sort of ding. Ankle arthritis/gout, knee pain/possible meniscus tear, shoulder pain/possible rotator cuff, elbow tendinitis. At this point in my career, I’m lucky to have never had a major injury, but the nagging ones have piled up. So, as I drove to a game a … Continue reading Book Nook: Rebuilt 2.0, by Joe DeFranco
Book Nook: Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot
This was a bar conversation recommendation a couple nights ago, and since it took less than an hour to consume, I went ahead and knocked it out. One of Eliot’s more whimsical poems, or collection of poems, written as letters to his godchildren. These were the poems that formed the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, which I admit I have never actually seen. Spotify has an audio version of these poems read by Eliot, and that is how I read this one. It was short enough and just idiosyncratic enough to keep me listening, but I’m not sure … Continue reading Book Nook: Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot
Book Nook: Pearls Awaits The Tide, by Stephen Pastis
I’m a newspaper guy. And yes, that includes the newspaper comics. When I saw a tweet in December from Stephen Pastis about his latest treasury of Pearls Before Swine strips, I knew my christmas shopping just got a little easier. I ordered five copies. Each of my co-hosts on Take The Points got a copy, plus my future brother-in-law. Pearls Before Swine has become my favorite strip. I use to be a Dilbert guy, but I think Pearls has surpassed even peak Dilbert. I read comics and have read strips for years, but I actually think this might have been … Continue reading Book Nook: Pearls Awaits The Tide, by Stephen Pastis
Book Nook: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Went back in time once again for a classic. I’ll admit, I never watched any of the old Universal monster movies. Never got into Frankenstein, werewolves (except Underworld), vampires, etc. What I didn’t realize was just how good this book was. I knew not how articulate the monster became, the chase and chaser, etc. The running joke among the “well, actually” crows is “well, actually, Frankenstein was the scientist.” To which, I can now say , “well actually, wasn’t Frankenstein the true monster?” And then sip some fancy port or something which I would assume I have in my hand … Continue reading Book Nook: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
I Am Weez 