http://www.effor.com/blog Rambling rants from the lunatic fringe Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:35:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reading a NY Times story from Frank Rich titled After the Massachusetts Massacre in which Mr. Rich claims It was not a referendum on Barack Obama and  It was not a rejection of universal health care.   Umm, what rock has Mr. Rich been hiding under? For days heading into the ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/24/frank-rich-is-whack I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but it seems to be getting more and more likely that the Dems may be in for a replay of 1994. In general, Americans don't like politicians who go to extremes, and when any one party is in control, they ALWAYS go to extremes.  ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/23/party-like-its-1994-2 I was reading a Reuters story about the proposed budget in California tonight when I saw this: Wheelchair-bound Christina Mills, 32, of Sacramento, California said disabled workers could not afford to have subsidies for assistants cut as the governor proposed. "If they didn't have home-care workers to help them get dressed in ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/08/california-budget Ran across this story in the NY Times tonight suggesting that the Dems  are going to have a hard time "defending their large Congressional majorities"  in the 2010 elections.  Interesting....  That's the first I've heard one that subject, and it got me to thinking about the over reaching in Clinton's ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/05/party-like-its-1994 Just a few random thoughts from Week 10 as I'm watching the games. Aaron Rodgers evidently ain't too bright, cause he can't count to "one thousand four".  Watching the Dallas/Green Bay game and it's pitiful watching him get hit time after time after 4 or 5 seconds.  In the NFL, you ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/week-10-thoughts The Berlin Wall came down.  Having spent time in Germany in 1983 and 1984, much of which was time spent preparing to destroy tactical nukes before the Soviets could get them when they came pouring through the Fulda Gap, it was a day I thought I'd never see. I remember staying ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/09/it-was-20-years-ago-today I haven't posted in what seems like forever.  It's a combination of work and a lot going on personally, but really just apathy on my part.  I'm spending a lot of time on fantasy football and stuff with my kids, and I hate saying the same things over and over ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/27/the-future-in-light-of-the-past Many have been warning of this pending implosion for years, but evidently it's just now hitting the major news organizations.  How did anyone ever think that a mortgage that didn't even cover the interest charges each month was a good idea? From the numbers I've seen, 2010 and 2011 are the ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/17/option-arm-bomb Tennessee starts the year kicking some butt.  They slaughtered that perennial national title contender football powerhouse Our Lady of Mercy - Umm, I mean Western Kentucky.  At home. What's the deal with supposedly "power" conferences padding stats by playing whatever area high school team needs some cash? Props to Alabama, Georgia, and ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/06/sec-beats-area-high-schools Just reading a player news post on NFL.com and saw this note about Derrick Mason: "He is expected to contribute the most among players who have returned from retirement." Sorry, I don't see anyway to link directly to the post, so you may have to search for it.  But you gotta ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/02/gotta-love-it I just saw this site and had to post it here.  You can now purchase insurance on your fantasy football players!  They appear to be serious.  I'm gonna have some fun with the guys in my league this year with this....  :-) gk http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/01/fantasy-football-insurance Q: What do RB's DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte, Michael Turner, Maurice Jones-Drew, Thomas Jones, LaDanian Tomlinson, Steve Slaton, and Brian Westbrook all have in common? A: They all scored more fantasy points in PPR leagues last year than Adrian Peterson. I have the #1 pick in my PPR league his year.  ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/09/01/why-peterson-isnt-number-one This is cool.  I just added a plug-in to the blog that auto-magically creates a mobile version!  You know how some web sites (including this one until now) would display terribly on mobile devices, such as Blackberry's, Windows Mobile smartphone's, and iPhones?  That's no longer a problem here.  I've tested ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/30/mobile-blog I've spent quite a bit of time on this, so hopefully it'll help you in your PPR fantasy draft.  For better or worse, this is how I currently rank the top 100 NFL players for fantasy value in a PPR league. Lots of things are taken into account here, but there ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/28/top-100-ppr-ranking Good article on KFFL.com today regarding PPR value.  Check it out "Point Per Reception Perception". KFFL also has updated PPR rankings as of today.  Not the same as mine, but then again, they're not me.  :-) It's one of my favorite PPR sites.  Be sure to check out all their fantasy football ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/25/ppr-posts Since I'm normally sitting on my butt reading anything remotely fantasy relevant on Saturday nights, I decided to do a stream of consciousness type of post.  I'm thinking about doing this each week.  Who knows, maybe it'll eventually become known worldwide as SNFT.   Sure it will.... It's just getting to halftime ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/22/saturday-night-fantasy-thoughts Here's my second run through offensive rankings for point per reception (PPR) leagues.  As in my first run, keep in mind that I came up with these rankings based on how valuable I think players will be overall in PPR league scoring in 2009.  If you are in a "standard" ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/22/2009-fantasy-football-ppr-ranking-aug-22 I read a story from England tonight titled In defence of the NHS: I'm glad I didn't break my leg in the US.  The author (Stephen Bates) recounts his experience with the British health system when he fell off a ladder and broke his leg. He talks about how he would ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/18/uk-healthcare It's nearing the end of the first Monday Night Football game of the season, and just wanted to say a few things. Eli Manning doesn't deserve to be the highest paid player in the NFL.   Don't get me wrong - I don't think he totally sucks - but he's nowhere near ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/17/monday-night-fantasy-update I watched a few preseason games the past few days, and while it's pretty early to draw any conclusions, here are a few of my thoughts in no particular order. Stafford is the real deal.  If Keary Colbert could catch a cold (he had at least 3 drops) Stafford would have ... http://www.effor.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/15/preseason-week-1-thoughts