Week 4

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San Diego(+5.5)-----vs----- NE PATRIOTS
Denver(+4)-----vs-----JACKSONVILLE
Houston(+9.5)-----vs-----Cincinnati
TENNESSEE(+7)-----vs-----Indianapolis
Philadelphia(+2)-----vs-----KANSAS CITY
Detroit(+6.5)-----vs-----TAMPA BAY
St Louis(+3)-----vs-----NY GIANTS
Buffalo-----vs-----NEW ORLEANS in San Antonio
Seattle(+2)-----vs-----WASHINGTON
NY Jets(+7)-----vs-----BALTIMORE
Minnesota(+5)-----vs-----ATLANTA
Dallas(+3)-----vs-----OAKLAND
San Francisco(+2.5)-----vs-----ARIZONA in Mexico City
Green Bay(+7.5)-----vs-----CAROLINA

Again, I will be out of town so don't email me any picks.

Week 3

Everyone was surprised that TimL won last week.

More surprising than his win was the fact that he picked the games before 12:59 pm on Sunday.

1) Tennesse (+6.5)-----vs-----SAINT LOUIS
3) Oakland (+7.5)-----vs-----PHILADELPHIA
5) CHICAGO(+3)-----vs-----Cincinnati
7) Jacksonville(+3.5)-----vs-----NY JETS
9) New Orleans(+3.5)-----vs-----MINNESOTA
11) MIAMI(+3)-----vs-----Carolina
13) Cleveland(+13.5)-----vs-----INDIANAPOLIS
15) Atlanta(+1)-----vs-----BUFFALO
17) GREEN BAY(+3.5)-----vs-----Tampa Bay
19) Arizona(+6)-----vs-----SEATTLE
21) New England(+3)-----vs-----PITTSBURGH
23) SAN FRANCISCO(+6.5)-----vs-----Dallas
25) New York Giants(+5.5)-----vs-----SAN DIEGO
27) Kansas City (+3)-----vs-----DENVER

all lines will be updated and should match these.

Going to Naples tomorrow and I can't check email at all, so everyone will have to post their picks or email them to someone than can do it for them. DrTom and Vanda may need some hand holding here. C'mon Vanda, even UncleJohn has been able to post his picks.

NFL WEEK 2

1) TENNESSEE(+3.5)-----vs-----Baltimore
3) Minnesota(+3)-----vs-----Cincinnati
5) HOUSTON(+6)-----vs-----Pittsburgh
7) Jacksonville(+9)-----vs-----INDIANAPOLIS
9) CHICAGO(+2)-----vs-----Detroit
11) San Francisco(+13.5)-----vs-----PHILADELPHIA
13) Buffalo(+2.5)-----vs-----TAMPA BAY
15) CAROLINA(+3)-----vs-----New England
17) Atlanta(+3)-----vs-----SEATTLE
19) ARIZONA(+2.5)-----vs-----St. Louis
21) Miami(+6)-----vs----- N.Y. JETS
23) Cleveland(+6.5)-----vs-----GREEN BAY
25) San Diego(+3)-----vs-----DENVER
27) OAKLAND(+1)-----vs-----Kansas City
29) Washington(+6)-----vs-----DALLAS
31) New Orleans(+3)-----vs-----N.Y. GIANTS

There is no line on a couple of these games yet. I will update those and the rest later this week.

If last week had counted, DrMark would have won $50.

I am not sure who came in last place, but DrTom did terribly.

And the Practice Week Winnner is.....DrMark

Everything went smoothly and we are ready to start playing for real $ this week.

Helena is joining and anyone else is welcome to jump in at any time.

FAMILY MILESTONES

Kevin will be leaving monster.com and moving on to greener pastures, or a different pasture. He leaves his job Sept. 15th, and starts a week later. The new company is Constant Contact. If this info is incorrect blame his Mum, she was drinking wine.

FOOTBALL POOL - WEEK 1

HOME TEAM IN CAPS.

1) Oakland (+7.5)-----vs-----NE PATRIOTS
3) CLEVELAND (+3)-----vs-----Cincinnati
5) Houston (+4)-----vs-----BUFFALO
7) Tennesse (+7)-----vs-----PITTSBURGH
9) Chicago (+6.5)-----vs-----WASHINGTON
11) MIAMI (+4)-----vs-----Denver
13) Tampa Bay (+6)-----vs-----MINNESOTA
15) Seattle (+3)-----vs-----JACKSONVILLE
17) NY Jets (+3)-----vs-----KANSAS CITY
19) Arizona (+1.5)-----vs-----NY GIANTS
21) SAN FRANCISCO (+4.5)-----vs-----Saint Louis
23) Green Bay (+3)-----vs-----DETROIT
25) Dallas (+4.5)-----vs-----SAN DIEGO
27) BALTIMORE (+3)-----vs-----Indianapolis
31) New Orleans (+6.5)-----vs-----CAROLINA
33) ATLANTA (+2)-----vs-----Philadelphia

Just ponder them for now. I just need the New England pick before the game Thursday. Will figure out a system for posting everyone's picks.

If anyone wants, they can post their picks now. You can do it however you want. For example, you can say, "all underdogs", "all home teams except pitt...", etc. My powers of inference are formidable.

Also you can just list the odd numbered teams you want to pick and I will infer the missing even numbered picks.

$5 per week, winner take all. In case of a tie, winners will split.

Any grave errors in the list of games, of course notify me and I will correct. Anyone can change their picks, as long as it is before the game(s) in question.

Here are my WEEK 1 picks: "THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT DrMARK PICKS." I am serious.

Labor Day BBQ

Thanks Vanda and Tom for a fun BBQ.

Highlights included a heated political discussion, a professional grill chef who drove in from Boston, Kevin and Jenn's honeymoon photo show, little john screaming everytime his grandmother touched him, and the official champagne toast for Julie and Mel's engagement.

Lowlights were DrTom's nostalgic story of his juvenille methane antics and this from DrMark:

When I got there, DrMark was taking a shower. As it turns out, he didn't have any clean boxers to wear. So what recourse did he take?

HE PUT ON A PAIR OF HIS FATHER'S BOXERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vanda wanted her picture taken over and over again. So click to see the VANDA GALLERY.

There are more pics of the bbq here.

And here is a nice pic of Liz and "new and improved" Mark.



Kev, DrTom, Anne, DrMark have also committed to the football pool.

I guess everyone else wants a special verbal invite as well.