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Been awhile. Yup. Haven't had time nor energy to produce original, creative thoughts let alone share them. Well, here's a few I thought worth the while.

In regard to week 15’s Jets-Patriots game, the possibilities seem about endless. Do the Pats push to make the 42 points scored versus the Dolphins in the first half to shame by attempting to score 40 each half? Could they make a run at 80 or more?? Maybe, the division likely being locked up by that point, anyone worth a damn on the Pats sits so as to eliminate the risk that the likely dirty play resulting from all the bad blood gets one of the key guys injured. What are the odds Bill B. and Eric M. end up throwing blows by game’s end? What will the game’s over/under be? How can anyone really anticipate the game’s outcome? Will this be Vegas’ first NFL three-touchdown spread or will they simply pull the game off the board altogether? Just thinkin’.

McCarver and Buck have been embarrassing themselves throughout the series, but never more so than when they couldn’t grasp why Beckett was still pitching in the seventh inning of game 1. It was as though they couldn’t comprehend the Sox had to be prepared to go to the bullpen relatively early in at least two of the next three starts (Schilling, Dice-K, Lester) and that there was NO WAY Beckett was going to be pitching again prior to game 5, allowing for sufficient rest before the next start. These guys are paid to do this for a living and have a support staff; can they honestly be so clueless?

Taco-madness: Some are concerned about consuming a free taco in the midst of a Taco Bell riot. What about in the middle of a marathon? College students, countrywide, will spend 2p to 5p Tuesday flying between every Taco Bell within their range to score a free meal. Tom, Mental and I used to do this in college when Dunkin Donuts would give out a free doughnut, Burger King free fries, etc., with bragging rights awarded to whoever hit the most DDs. Talk about eating on the run.

I’ll probably jinx myself here, but must boast for I’ve been picking against spreads on every NFL game for seven years (a little fun between friends, again, for bragging rights), and at 53-42-8 am in the midst of my best start yet. I’m certainly no Nostradamus but the majority of people who do this have trouble keeping their head above .500.