Big morning. The preschool Halloween parade and party was today. Once again, my suggestion of dressing the little guy in a mafia-related costume was vetoed. So simple to put together, too. A velour sweatsuit. White shoes. Slick the hair back. Add a couple of white streaks in the hair above the ears. Boom. Little Paulie Walnuts. But my wife, as usual, was adamantly against dressing our 3-year old as a Sopranos' mobster. Not much I can do, either. It's been two years but I still haven't lived down the fact that his first words (after mama and dada) were "Oh, (expletive deleted)!", and it was pretty much all my fault. But 2008 was a tough year to watch the Yankees.
At least I solved one mystery. The kids call the preschool teachers by their first names, but with a twist. Miss Suzie. Miss Jane. Miss Denise. Explains why he once called me Miss Daddy. I put an end to that quick, but he still forgets on occasion when he really wants something and is laying it on thick by trying to be extra polite. Kid might have a career in politics. Or as an infomercial pitchman.
Here are the picks. Don't forget to get them in before the UConn-West Virginia game Friday night at 8.
Game 1: West Virginia (-6.5) over CONNECTICUT
Game 2: CINCINNATI (-2.5) over Syracuse
Game 3: Louisville (+9) over PITTSBURGH
Game 4: Baylor (+7) over TEXAS
Game 5: Auburn (-7) over OLE MISS
Game 6: WASHINGTON (+7) over Stanford
Game 7: GEORGIA (-2.5) over Florida
Game 8: UCLA (+9.5) over Arizona
Game 9: Utah (-7) over AIR FORCE
Game 10: Michigan (-3) over PENN STATE
Game 11: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (+6.5) over Oregon
Last week's results
1. Pete 8-4
2. Gabe 7-5
Gary 7-5
Vinny 7-5
5. Chip 6-6
BStew 6-6
Weird Sal 6-6
Ian 6-6
9. Sammy 5-7
GovPhalen 5-7
11. Caleb 4-8
Walt 4-8
Standings
1. Pete 53-43-4
2. Ian 52-44-4
3. Chip 50-46-4
4. Caleb Mandrake 49-47-4
B-Stew 49-47-4
Gabe 49-47-4
Vinny from East Haven 49-47-4
8. Gary 47-49-4
9. governorphalen 43-51-4
10. sammy 40-54-4
11. Uconnbob 12-9-1
12. Walt 11-12-1
13. Opposite guy 8-4-1
14. SeanO 8-15-1
15. harper 6-6
16. Weird Sal 6-6
17. Rollo V. 5-6-1
18. Huskyraymond 5-8
19. BostonDan 3-7-1
Game 1: West Virginia (-6.5) over CONNECTICUT
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI (-2.5) over Syracuse
Game 3: Louisville (+9) over PITTSBURGH
Game 4: Baylor (+7) over TEXAS
Game 5: Auburn (-7) over OLE MISS
Game 6: WASHINGTON (+7) over Stanford
Game 7: GEORGIA (-2.5) over Florida
Game 8: UCLA (+9.5) over Arizona
Game 9: Utah (-7) over AIR FORCE
Game 10: Michigan (-3) over PENN STATE
Game 11: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (+6.5) over Oregon
My mom always knew which grandparent I had been with by the language I used so when I came home with a new F word she knew it was from dad...
ReplyDeleteLet's go UConn
Cuse
Pitt
Texas
Miss
Washington
Florida
Arizona
Utah
Michigan
and SC
Game 1: West Virginia
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: PITTSBURGH
Game 4: TEXAS
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: UCLA
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
time to get back in 1st place
ReplyDeleteGame 1: West Virginia
Game 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: Louisville
Game 4: Baylor
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: Arizona
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
Game 1: West Virginia
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: Louisville
Game 4: Baylor
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: Arizona
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
Caleb Mandrake
Miss Chip, here are my picks.
ReplyDeleteGame 1: UConn
Game 2: Syracuse
Game 3: Pittsburgh
Game 4: Texas
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: UCLA
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
Game 1: West Virginia
ReplyDeleteGame 2: Syracuse
Game 3: PITTSBURGH
Game 4: TEXAS
Game 5: MISS
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: Arizona
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
Game 1: West Virginia
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: Louisville
Game 4: TEXAS
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: UCLA
Game 9: AIR FORCE
Game 10: PENN STATE
Game 11: Oregon
Did we make it an entire week without a single UConn football player getting arrested, failing a drug test, or getting dismissed from the team?!?
ReplyDeleteVinny's picks:
1. West Virginia. The spread could be 35.
2. Cincinnati
3. Pittsburgh
4. Texas
5. Auburn
6. Stamford
7. Georgia
8. Arizona
9. Utah
10. Michigan
11. Southern Cal
Game 1: CONNECTICUT
ReplyDeleteGame 2: Syracuse
Game 3: PITTSBURGH
Game 4: TEXAS
Game 5: OLE MISS
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: Arizona
Game 9: AIR FORCE
Game 10: PENN STATE
Game 11: Oregon
Game 1: West Virginia
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: PITTSBURGH
Game 4: Baylor
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: UCLA
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Shoot, didn't realize our game was in the picks so I'll give you everything but that..
ReplyDeleteGame 2: CINCINNATI
Game 3: PITTSBURGH
Game 4: TEXAS
Game 5: Auburn
Game 6: Stanford
Game 7: Florida
Game 8: UCLA
Game 9: Utah
Game 10: Michigan
Game 11: Oregon
Results. Man, I suck.
ReplyDelete1. Opposite guy (nuff said): 8-3
Gary 8-3
3. BStew 7-4
4. the cat 6-5
Gabe 6-5
Pete 6-5
7. Sammy 5-6
caleb 5-6
ian 5-6
10. Govphalen 4-7
11. vinny 3-8
chip 3-8
Standings
ReplyDelete1. Pete 59-48-4
2. Ian 57-50-4
3. B-Stew 56-51-4
4. Gabe 55-52-4
Gary 55-52-4
6. Caleb Mandrake 54-53-4
7. Chip 53-54-4
8. Vinny from East Haven 52-55-4
9. Gary 47-60-4
governorphalen 47-60-4
10. sammy 45-62-4
11. opposite guy 16-7-1
12. Uconnbob 12-9-1
13. Walt 11-12-1
14. SeanO 8-15-1
15. The Cat 6-5
16. harper 6-6
17. Weird Sal 6-6
18. Rollo V. 5-6-1
19. Huskyraymond 5-8
20. BostonDan 3-7-1