As it turns out, today was Draft Day for my fantasy football league! Following a season in which I dedicated most, if not ALL of my free time to researching the NFL, only to miss the playoffs, I decided to take a more laid-back approach to the process this year. I waited until the last…
August 9, 2013: Counting down the days! Bottled vs. tap water revisited! Chef Douglas Keane!
Gross insults. Name calling. Petty squabbling. Perceived slights blown out of proportion. Yes, it's that time of year again! Time for... FANTASY FOOTBALL!!! Even though we're 11 days away from draft day, the excitement is palpable. Adding intrigue to this season are a couple of controversial rule changes (we're going with 3 starting wide receivers…
December 4, 2012: Me and the NFL are done!
My 35+ year relationship with the NFL is over. We're done. Sure, we've had our ups and downs - though, realistically, much more of the latter than the former. I've suffered through lock-outs, replacement officials, Michael Vick, the tuck rule. Hell, the Raiders haven't been competitive since Marcus Allen was running the ball. But still…
November 27, 2012: My name is Joe and I am a fantasy football addict!
(http://andyyuill.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Monkey-103543204) I had to take a couple of melatonin tablets to fall to sleep last night and ended up dreaming of risky rooftop ball hockey, precariously perched apartments, and Vegas (for some reason, I always dream of Vegas). Why? Did I receive some distressing news? Was I upset by a sudden sad turn of events?…
September 11, 2012: Fantasy Ennui! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues! Missing! Mailbag!
What a difference a week makes. Well, actually a weekend in which my Snow Monkeys were upset in fantasy football league play. In the days leading up to the week one kick-off, I was incredibly excited, scouring the internet in preparation for the season to come - researching, analyzing, deciding. Today, I could barely muster…
September 5, 2012: Philly Cheesesteak secrets! The Most Heartbreaking Moment in Stargate History results and winners! Let’s hear ’em! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Lifeline!
Look out! My Snow Monkeys are back and gunning for their second consecutive Fantasy Football league championship. The season kicks off tonight but things will really get interesting on Sunday when I'll be hosting an all-day football fest and feast. And, since I'm hosting, it falls on me to put together a schedule for the…
September 1, 2012: The Snow Monkeys Cometh! The Dogs Eating Ice Cream summer finale!
Finally! Today was the day our fantasy football league, Vancouver United, gathered for our fantasy football draft. It looks like my team, the Snow Monkeys, will have its work cut out for it as it faces off against fourteen other tough teams. Well, thirteen tough teams plus the ragtag assortment of players Tio will manage…
November 7, 2010: Snow Monkeys about to win! The challenges of scripting comics! Jamil’s new, personalized head shot!
An exhausting day today spent watching every NFL game televised (and that was all of 'em, folk!). God bless the NFL package provided by my local satellite provider. At one point, I was flipping between five different games in order to track the progress of my fantasy roster. Looks like week 9 was kind to…
October 30, 2010: A Difficult Admission…
Normally, this blog is a place of refuge for me from some of life's grimmer realities. It's a sanctuary of sorts, an online oasis where the focus is on food and fun, production and puppies - although, occasionally, it does touch on a few of the hardships I've faced: The sheer impossibility of eating a mango!.…
October 7, 2010: SGU Ouchies! Questions if you got ’em! Help my Snow Monkeys!
Wow. The Make-Up Department has really been meting out the punishment this season. Check out these ouchies... I know, I know. I've been remiss. The truth is, I've just been too busy to hit the mailbag. But that will change in the coming days. So if you've got questions, post 'em! On a thoroughly unrelated…
October 4, 2010: Snow Monkeys Rule! SGU numbers! Pics from work! Interpret my dream! Gauntlet!
Great news! My hitherto winless Snow Monkeys are about to notch their first Stargate NFL Fantasy League win. By this time tomorrow, they'll have clawed, chewed, and poo flung their way into a three way tie for last place in our division, looking ahead to next week's big match-up against the (looking-like-they'll-be) undefeated Tim Holtby's…