I Am Jack's Jinx

Okay, I'd just lost one game after winning all four games the week before, right? So, the joke in that week's football blog? The joke was that I lead with a photo of that Dallas Texans football helmet... the Dallas Texans being the "losingest" team in NFL history, of course. HaHa. "I'm a loser, I just lost one game!" See, it's hyperbole. It's funny!

Yeah... "funny" 'till you wake up Tuesday morning and realize you jinxed yourself with that goddam photo, and you've just gone 2-2 for the week. Funny as a crutch, Rich.

Yup. Won two. Lost two. Here in the ol' Yahoo office league? Lost. Got hammered, thanks. See?

1. Go Frenchy!! 4-0-0
2. AllStar Chuck Norris 4-0-0
3. San Diego Zoo 4-0-0
4. Arsenal 4-0-0
5. Cincinnati Steamers 4-0-0
6. Tropical Depressions 3-1-0
7. Chuck A Ducks 2-2-0
8. Owens R Us 2-2-0
9. Rusty Trombones 2-2-0
10. Ninerjunky08 2-2-0
11. MB Blitz 2-2-0
12. Hot Pipin Carl 2-2-0
13. DEM HOODSTARZ 2-2-0
14. san jose 49ers 2-2-0
15. Anal Tongue Darts 1-3-0
16. mmmmmm..beer 0-4-0
17. Jumers Junkies 0-4-0
18. Blitzburgh 0-4-0
19. I Miss Baseball 0-4-0
20. Pig Skins & Beer 0-4-0

It's kinda' astounding how many 4-0 teams are left. This week I'm playing one of the myriad of 2-2 teams... of course, I hope it goes well for me, but my #1 QB is on a bye and my #2? He's facing the friggin' Bears (yes, the same Bears who demolished my Seahawks last Sunday night, thanks for asking), so it could be a long day for my QB in the Yahoo league. Meanwhile, Robert continues his fantasy football dominance, and sports a 4-0 record... and Tony? Still has a huge point total, and a good match-up this week, so he's hanging right in there with me.

Speaking of pals, here's the league we all share:

Wealth & Beauty

West Division
Team
cannon ball 4 0 0
The Punctuation 2 2 0
Omegahedrons 2 2 0
Charlatans EC 0 4 0

Central Division
Team
The Mighty Bosh 4 0 0
CBS Sportsline.com sucks 2 2 0
Nadia's Team 2 2 0
Candy Cave Dwellers 1 3 0

East Division
Team
Potato 2 2 0
Carl 2 2 0
Arsenal 2 2 0
Minny's Meanies 1 3 0

I won! Good for me! Sad thing is, at this point it doesn't make much of a difference, since Nancy, Joe and I share the division with the league leader, who's enjoying a 4-0 record. Swell. At least Nancy's in second. Speaking of second, Tony's nabbed second in his division, while Robert has climbed up to third in his. Oh... and Joe? Still last in our division. Maybe he got a Dallas Texans tattoo last week.

Now here's my solo league:

Slobber Knockers 2

Central Division
Team
Steel Curtain 3 1 0
Cowboys from Hell 3 1 0
Mos Eisley Marauders 2 2 0
Florida Dolphins 0 4 0

East Division
Team
James Gang 3 1 0
Ash Kickers 3 1 0
Second Stringers 2 2 0
Fightin' Squid 2 2 0

West Division
Team
from bittercreek 3 1 0
Denton County Saints 2 2 0
packers 1 3 0
TPDG 0 4 0

Yup. Lost. Oh, and I lost my perch in first in my division too, dammit. Dropped to third. Dammit.

The good news? The good news is I'm 4-0 here:

Idiots Legue

East Division
Team
Blue Meanies 4 0 0
goldminers 1 3 0
NJ MAaTHiyAZ 1 3 0
The Steamrollers 1 3 0

Central Division
Team
Pigs 3 1 0
Viagracide 3 1 0
Customs Cavity Searchers 2 2 0
Mighty Hamsters 2 2 0

West Division
Team
San Diego THUNDER 2 2 0
Mrs. The Lunatic 2 2 0
FesturingTaserWound 2 2 0
WARLORDS 1 3 0

My other win for the week! So far I'm that guy everybody curses for being so dominant! I'm never that guy! I wish I could say I was cocky about that... mostly I'm cautious. The other good news? Nancy won too! Color both of us tickled pink!

So what did we learn this week, kids? We learned not to tempt fate, and that we can't quite trust Brian Westbrook's knee. I have an answer to that first problem... that second one may prove to be more challenging....

"I've met God across his long walnut desk with his diplomas hanging on the wall behind him, and God asks me, "Why?"
Why did I cause so much pain?
Didn't I realize that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness?
Can't I see that we're all manifestations of love?
I look at God behind his desk, taking notes on a pad, but God's got this all wrong.
We are not special.
We are not crap or trash either. We just are.
We just are, and what happens just happens.
And God says, "No, that's not right."
Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can't teach God anything."
~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club