My buddy Ken Coleman’s new book, One Question, releases today!
I’ve mentioned Ken on the blog before as I’ve been on his radio show a few times (you can listen to us doing Super Bowl trivia here). He’s a great interviewer, talented host, and really funny guy. So excited that his book is hitting shelves today!
The idea behind One Question is this: If you could sit down with the people you most admire and ask just one question, what would you ask?
We had 60 entries in the Prop Bet Contest this weekend.
First off, here are the correct picks:
1. How long will Alicia Keys’ National Anthem be?
A. 2 minutes and 14 seconds or longer (was around 2:35)
2. Which team will win the coin flip?
B. Baltimore
3. Which team will score first?
B. Baltimore
4. The first points scored will be…
B. Something other than a Field Goal (TD)
Here’s the deal: I’ve listed 10 prop bets from Sunday’s Super Bowl. In most cases the bets are actual bets you can make in Vegas. Some will rely on your football knowledge, others on sheer luck. What do you get if you make great picks?
10 out of 10 Correct: (limit 2) You win a $50 Amazon Gift Card OR 2 free tickets to the Killer Tribes Conf. in Atlanta on 3/23/13 plus one free night of lodging near the venue. Winner may use the tickets themselves or give them away. They may not be resold.
9 out of 10: (limit 4) Anyone who gets 9 out of 10 correct wins a $25 Amazon gift card.
8 out of 10: (limit 10) Anyone who gets 8 out of 10 correct wins two free signed copies of my book, Actually, Clams Are Miserable. (with free shipping)
If there are more winners than the limit, the Bonus question will be the first tiebreaker, and the earliest entry to be submitted will be the second tiebreaker.
Choose A or B for each answer using the comments section, and don’t forget to answer the tiebreaker. All entries must be submitted as a blog comment before 5:00pm EST on Sunday, Feb. 3. Please only one entry per person.
Here we go!
1. How long will Alicia Keys’ National Anthem be?
A. 2 minutes and 14 seconds or longer
B. 2 minutes and 13 seconds or shorter
2. Which team will win the coin flip?
A. San Francisco
B. Baltimore
Here is our family Christmas card for those of you not on our mailing list.
*photo by the amazing Katy Geesaman of Lil Geese Photography
And yes, because I’m an idiot I once again hid some stuff from LOST in the card.
I originally posted this on October 8, 2008. Can’t believe it’s been 4 years! But with the debate tonight, thought it would be fun to revisit it and update it with a few tweaks.
If you remember the presidential debates from 4 years ago, you know that the most uncomfortable moments – other than McCain calling Obama “that one” – was Tom Brokaw’s increasing annoyance over the blatant disregard for time.
Both camps had agreed to the 2-minute and 1-minute limits on responses and rebuttals, and both candidates blew through them on every answer like a tired motorist running a stop sign at 2:00am.
Let’s face it, it’s ridiculous to expect politicians to be short winded. (1-minute rebuttals?? really??) It’s also ridiculous to expect them to play by the rules.
That’s why I think the rules need to change. Forget the green-yellow-red traffic light on the floor. We need a better system of keeping time and enforcing clock abuse. Here are my proposed solutions
7 Ways to Fix the Debate Time Issue
1. The Chess Clock: Each candidate gets 45 minutes of mic time for the entire debate. Once they are satisfied with their response to a question they slam their button and their opponent’s clock begins.
Manage your time right and you may end up with the last ten minutes of talk time while your opponent has to look on in silence.
2. The Mic Drop: As soon as their time is up on each question, cut off power to their mic. I guarantee that after being cut off mid-sentence a few times they will learn how to finish their thoughts on time.
I know there will be one billion words written and spoken on this today, but I can’t help myself. At the very least, I hope to offer an angle or two you hadn’t considered.
5 Thoughts on the NFL Referee Debacle
1. Admit it, you have no idea what the “real” refs are demanding.
It’s easy to look at the incompetence of the scab refs and accuse the NFL of not caring about its product, but do you really know the details behind why there has been no agreement between the league and the refs? Before you say “it doesn’t matter”, check out this tweet from Jay Glazer last night:
Yes I think the replacement refs blow but I think what the old refs are asking for is total BS too.#rockandahardplace
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) September 25, 2012
Notice what he said. Not, “the refs are asking too much”, he called it “total BS”. Imagine if you were negotiating with someone who was asking for something along the lines of “total BS”. Suddenly it’s not so cut and dry, is it?
From what I understand, the real issues revolve around pensions (a money thing) and performance (not a money thing). The NFL wants the power to evaluate refs and pull them from teams if performance is bad. Seems reasonable, but the union isn’t budging. This is one of many reasons there is a stalemate.
…only for those who care about such things.
Week 1 NFL Thoughts
+ There were two questions around Peyton Manning: 1) Is he healthy? and 2) Can he stay healthy? I think we have our answer to the first one. The second one remains to be seen.
+ If I was a Cleveland Browns fan I would probably still be crying in the fetal position after Sunday’s loss. Then again, Browns fans are used to this.
You get 4 picks from Vick. You get a gift 5th pick to end the game that is dropped. You get a 5-point lead in the 4th quarter and your coach kicks an extra point instead of going for two. And you get the Brandon Weeden debut, which might be one of the worst QB debuts ever.
Can you name half of the 16 QBs (other than Brandon Weeden) who have started games for the Browns since their 1999 return to the NFL?
(answer at the end)
On the list of “dumb things I do on this blog”, making NFL predictions is probably near the top. But what can I say, I can’t help myself.
Taking a peak back at last year’s predictions was interesting. To wit:
The Good:
The Bad and The Ugly:
AND NOW FOR 2012 PREDICTIONS!!!
I’m sure Knox McCoy will have an amazing recap of the episode up soon. (and here it is).
But in the meantime, here’s a recap of the live-tweeting I did during last night’s episode.
Do I realize how embarrassed I should be by the fact that I am writing a blog post highlighting my tweets regarding a show like The Bachelorette? Yes. Will it stop me from posting it? Of course not. This is me we’re talking about here.
Without the context of watching the show these might not mean anything to you, in which case you just need to start watching.
I ditched the LOST Christmas Cards this year. The show was over, so it seemed like the perfect time to do it.
Then I heard from a few people who were upset and angry over my decision. Some wished I would get mauled by a polar bear. Some threatened to send the smoke monster after me. Others tried to banish me to Tunisia through a portal opened up by a frozen donkey wheel.
I caved.
Most people on our list got a LOST-free card, but for a select few I made a special edition LOST card. And now through the magic of Al Gore’s bearded interwebs I share it with you.
First, the picture for this year’s card. As always, taken by the uber-talented Katy Geesaman of Lil’ Geese Photography.
(click on the image to enlarge it)
Before we get to the Easter Eggs, a few notes:
1. I hate that shirt. Why am I wearing it? I have no idea. I think Erica slipped me a roofie as we were getting ready.
2. Parker’s head is shaved because my mother-in-law got a little nutty with the clippers. He thought he was getting “something shorter for the summer”, and when he saw what she had done he almost cried. True story.
3. My wife and kids are a good-looking bunch, I know. They don’t need me next to them to help them look better, but it’s a role I gladly accept.
Back to the Easter Eggs, did you find them all? There were 8, and here they are:
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