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Work Opportunity!

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See this house…


My house. Before the paint job. Hope that isn't optimism talking.

It is a sad little house in need of a new paint job…

But there is good news, so rejoice!

I have bought a bunch of paint and I am throwing a painting party!

“What is a painting party?” You may ask.

It is a party where a bunch of people come over and paint my house.

“That sounds like a terrible party.” A lazy person might say.

However, if you think about it, it is actually just as great, grand, and wonderful as any other party.

It has all the same fun things other parties have:

Music
Food
Beverages
A Dog
Fresh Air
Good People
Stimulating Conversation
Danger (Maybe)
A Sense of Accomplishment

And of course all great parties should end with the need to shower.*

“Wow Chris! That does sound like a great party. What do I have to do?”

For starters, this party will stretch over 2 days. There will be a prep day and a painting day.

Prep Day

Saturday, September 26
Approximately 10-2

Painting Day

Sunday, September 27
Approximately 10- whenever

I honestly don’t anticipate it taking an incredibly long time to paint my house. It isn’t very tall. So come put some paint on my house for a little bit. Then head out. I won’t hate.

I should also state that the only way to be guaranteed an invitation to the 2016 Birthday Party is to come help paint. While that Birthday Party might not be anything special, the invitations will be.

*Shower facilities on site.

Andree, Baier, Football, Russell

The Experts – Week 2 Results

I have to take my hat off (doing lots of stuff with hats lately) to JLB this week. He had a monster week. The kind of week that create legends. I don’t expect him to duplicate this feat.

Remember, if you want to compete, get your picks for this week in by 6 PM Thursday.

WEEK 2 STANDINGS

1. JLB 27-4
2. RMK 24-7
3. CAF 24-7
4. DRE 21-10
5. CDB 21-10

OVERALL STANDINGS
1 JLB (1)
1 RMK (1)
3. CDB (0)
3. DRE (0)
3. CAF (0)

TIE-BREAKER

IOWA 31 IOWA STATE 17
#5 CDB: IOWA STATE 27 IOWA 6 – (35)
#4 JLB: IOWA STATE 28 IOWA 20 – (22)
#3 DRE: IOWA STATE 24 IOWA 17 – (21)
#1 RMK: IOWA STATE 31 IOWA 30 – (15)
#2 CAF: IOWA STATE 24 IOWA 21 – (17)

THURSDAY GAMES

PATRIOTS 28 STEELERS 21
CDB: PATRIOTS – 1-0
JLB: PATRIOTS – 1-0
DRE: PATRIOTS – 1-0
RMK: PATRIOTS – 1-0
CAF: PATRIOTS – 1-0

FRIDAY GAMES

UTAH 24 UTAH 14
CDB: UTAH – 2-0
JLB: UTAH – 2-0
DRE: UTAH – 2-0
RMK: UTAH – 2-0
CAF: UTAH + 2-0

FORT DODGE 47 WATERLOO WEST 7
CDB: FORT DODGE – 3-0
JLB: FORT DODGE – 3-0
DRE: FORT DODGE – 3-0
RMK: FORT DODGE – 3-0
CAF: FORT DODGE – 3-0

HUMBOLDT 54 BOONE 27
CDB: BOONE – 3-1
JLB: BOONE – 3-1
DRE: BOONE – 3-1
RMK: HUMBOLDT – 4-0
CAF: HUMBOLDT – 4-0

AUDUBON 60 AT GRISWOLD 22
CDB: AUDUBON – 4-1
JLB: AUDUBON – 4-1
DRE: AUDUBON – 4-1
RMK: AUDUBON – 5-0
CAF: AUDUBON – 5-0

SATURDAY GAMES

KANSAS STATE 30 AT UTSA 3
CDB: KANSAS STATE – 5-1
JLB: KANSAS STATE – 5-1
DRE: KANSAS STATE – 5-1
RMK – KANSAS STATE – 6-0
CAF: KANSAS STATE – 6-0

MICHIGAN 35 OREGON STATE 7
CDB: MICHIGAN – 6-1
JLB: MICHIGAN – 6-1
DRE: MICHIGAN – 6-1
RMK: MICHIGAN – 7-0
CAF: MICHIGAN – 7-0

NORTHERN IOWA 38 EASTERN WASHINGTON 35
CDB: EASTERN WASHINGTON – 6-2
JLB: UNI – 7-1
DRE: UNI – 7-1
RMK: UNI – 8-0
CAF: EASTERN WASHINGTON – 7-1

TEXAS TECH 69 UTEP 20
CDB: TEXAS TECH – 7-2
JLB: TEXAS TECH – 8-1
DRE: UTEP – 7-2
RMK: TEXAS TECH – 9-0
CAF: TEXAS TECH – 8-1

WEST VIRGINIA 41 LIBERTY 17
CDB: WEST VIRGINIA – 8-2
JLB: WEST VIRGINIA – 9-1
DRE: WEST VIRGINIA – 8-2
RMK: WEST VIRGINIA – 10-0
CAF: WEST VIRGINIA – 9-1

TCU 70 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 7
CDB: TCU – 9-2
JLB: TCU – 10-1
DRE: TCU – 9-2
RMK: TCU – 11-0
CAF: TCU – 10-1

MINNESOTA 23 COLORADO STATE 20 OT
CDB: COLORADO STATE – 9-3
JLB: MINNESOTA – 11-1
DRE: COLORADO STATE – 9-3
RMK: MINNESOTA – 12-0
CAF: MINNESOTA – 11-1

NOTRE DAME 34 VIRGINIA 27
CDB: NOTRE DAME – 10-3
JLB: NOTRE DAME – 12-1
DRE: NOTRE DAME – 10-3
RMK: NOTRE DAME – 13-0
CAF: NOTRE DAME – 12-1

OKLAHOMA 31 AT TENNESSEE 24 OT
CDB: OKLAHOMA – 11-3
JLB: TENNESSEE – 12-2
DRE: OKLAHOMA – 11-3
RMK: TENNESSEE – 13-1
CAF: OKLAHOMA – 13-1

MEMPHIS 55 KANSAS 23
CDB: MEMPHIS – 12-3
JLB: MEMPHIS – 13-2
DRE: MEMPHIS – 12-3
RMK: MEMPHIS – 14-1
CAF: MEMPHIS – 14-1

OKLAHOMA STATE 32 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 8
CDB: OKLAHOMA STATE – 13-3
JLB: OKLAHOMA STATE – 14-2
DRE: OKLAHOMA STATE – 13-3
RMK: OKLAHOMA STATE – 15-1
CAF: OKLAHOMA STATE – 15-1

BAYLOR 66 LAMAR 31
CDB: BAYLOR – 14-3
JLB: BAYLOR – 15-2
DRE: BAYLOR – 14-3
RMK: BAYLOR – 16-1
CAF: BAYLOR – 16-1

KENTUCKY 26 SOUTH CAROLINA 22
CDB: SOUTH CAROLINA – 14-4
JLB: SOUTH CAROLINA – 15-3
DRE: SOUTH CAROLINA – 14-4
RMK: SOUTH CAROLINA – 16-2
CAF: SOUTH CAROLINA – 16-2

TEXAS 42 RICE 28
CDB: TEXAS – 15-4
JASON: TEXAS – 16-3
DRE: TEXAS – 15-4
RMK: TEXAS – 17-2
CAF: TEXAS – 17-2

MICHIGAN STATE 31 OREGON 28
CDB: MICHIGAN STATE – 16-4
JLB: MICHIGAN STATE – 17-3
DRE: MICHIGAN STATE – 16-4
RMK: MICHIGAN STATE – 18-2
CAF: MICHIGAN STATE – 18-2

LSU 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE 19
CDB: MISSISSIPPI STATE – 16-5
JLB: LSU – 18-3
DRE: LSU – 17-4
RMK: LSU – 19-2
CAF: MISSISSIPPI STATE -18-3

BYU 35 BOISE STATE 24
CDB: BOISE STATE – 16-6
JLB: BYU – 19-3
DRE: BOISE STATE – 17-5
RMK: BOISE STATE – 19-3
CAF: BYU – 19-3

SUNDAY GAMES

PACKERS 31 BEARS 23
CDB: PACKERS – 17-6
JLB: PACKERS – 20-3
DRE: PACKERS – 18-5
RMK: PACKERS – 20-3
CAF: PACKERS – 20-3

CHIEFS 27 TEXANS 20
CDB: CHIEFS – 18-6
JLB: CHIEFS – 21-3
DRE: CHIEFS – 19-5
RMK: CHIEFS – 21-3
CAF: TEXANS – 21-3

BILLS 27 COLTS 14
CDB: BILLS – 19-6
JLB: COLTS – 21-4
DRE: COLTS – 19-6
RMK: COLTS – 21-4
CAF: COLTS – 21-4

CARDINALS 31 SAINTS 19
CDB: CARDINALS – 20-6
JLB: CARDINALS – 22-4
DRE: CARDINALS – 20-6
RMK: SAINTS – 21-5
CAF: SAINTS – 21-5

LIONS 33 CHARGERS 28
CDB: LIONS – 20-7
JLB: CHARGERS – 23-4
DRE: LIONS -20-7
RMK: CHARGERS – 22-5
CAF: CHARGERS – 22-5

BRONCOS 19 RAVENS 13
CDB: BRONCOS – 21-7
JLB: BRONCOS – 24-4
DRE: BRONCOS – 21-7
RMK: BRONCOS – 23-5
CAF: BRONCOS – 23-5

COWBOYS 27 GIANTS 26
CDB: GIANTS – 21-8
JLB: COWBOYS – 25-4
DRE: GIANTS – 21-8
RMK: COWBOYS – 24-5
CAF: COWBOYS – 24-5

MONDAY GAMES

FALCONS 26 EAGLES 24
CDB: EAGLES – 21-9
JLB: FALCONS – 26-4
DRE: EAGLES – 21-9
RMK: EAGLES – 24-6
CAF: EAGLES – 24-6

49ERS 20 VIKINGS 3
CDB: VIKINGS – 21-10
JLB: 49ERS – 27-4
DRE: VIKINGS – 21-10
RMK: VIKINGS – 24-7
CAF: VIKINGS – 24-7

Baby Got Rack, Contests, Pufferbilly Days, Scottie D.

Baby Got Awards

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For the third time in as many years I was an auxiliary member of the award winning competitive barbecue team Baby Got Rack at the Pufferbilly Days Barbecue Contest. In many ways the Pufferbilly Days Barbecue Contest was a much bigger success than in previous years. There were 15 teams competing and I’d guess that there were over 200 people there milling around and trying the free samples from the teams competing.

Here are a few pictures from the competition:


As you can see, Baby Got Rack came home with multiple awards. 3rd Place for chicken. 2nd Place for pork loin, 3rd Place overall (no trophy), and the first ever Peoples Choice Award. It is not a coincidence that a well-documented “Man of the People” like me and Scottie D. would work for and attain such a prestigious award.

The secret to Baby Got Rack’s success, besides incredible teamwork and charisma? Well, Scottie D. makes the injection and House makes the rub. Other than that, you’ll have to spy on one of our team meetings.

If you are an aspiring graphic designer and work for the price of next to nothing, Baby Got Rack is looking for a logo to help brand the team on its adventures moving forward. If you have ideas and sketches, I might be able to get you invited to the next team meeting. However, you might be searched for a wire. The world of competitive barbecue is cutthroat. We take no chances.

If you are the observant type of person, you may have noticed that this is the second appearance by Scottie D. in less than a week. That is not completely random. All part of a new philosophy that I’ve adopted. He just doesn’t know it.

My new philosophy has a name. If you ask, I won’t tell you.

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On an unrelated note, as the barbecue contest is really beginning to take off, it seems like the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is beginning to peter out. There were less than 20 photo entries this year. I haven’t entered the contest in probably 7 or 8 years. In that time all of the best photographers I know have also stopped entering. I don’t know why they stopped entering, but I know the reasons why I stopped entering. Those reasons don’t stand up to scrutiny when placed under my new philosophy. Therefore, if the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest returns next year, I intend on throwing my hat back into the ring. Hopefully, I will get my hat back afterwards. I like that hat.

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One other personal note, I had another great personal victory on Sunday. While shopping at the book store in Boone I found a book I have coveted for years and years and years. A book that I would have gladly paid a princely fortune to obtain. Only I didn’t have to pay a princely fortune. It was in a collection of books that were available to take as many as you could fit into a bag for 2 dollars, American.

At this time I will keep the details of that book a secret to only those that would understand its greatness and significance. However, believe me, you will be hearing about this book again in the future, “for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.”*

*That was a clue, in case you are denser than osmium.

Football

The Experts – Week 3

This week’s games for prognostication. Remember if you wish to throw your hat into the ring, you just need to email me your picks by kickoff of the first game.

Was hoping to get this out last night, but it ended up being an insanely busy weekend. Pretty weak slate of NFL games this week. New high school team added to the mix.

TIE-BREAKER

IOWA STATE AT TOLEDO – SATURDAY 7 PM (ESPNNEWS)

THURSDAY GAMES

#11 CLEMSON (2-0) AT LOUISVILLE (0-2) – 6:30 PM (ESPN)
BRONCOS (1-0) AT CHIEFS (1-0) – 7:25 PM (CBS)

FRIDAY GAMES

#9 FLORIDA STATE (2-0) AT BOSTON COLLEGE (2-0) – 7 PM (ESPN)
FORT DODGE DODGERS (3-0) AT WATERLOO EAST TROJANS (1-2)
PERRY BLUE JAYS (0-3) AT BOONE TOREADORS (0-3)
SOUTH HARDIN TIGERS (1-2) AT ROLAND-STORY NORSEMEN (0-2)
LOGAN MAGNOLIA PANTHERS (2-1) AT AUDUBON WHEELERS (3-0)

SATURDAY GAMES

ILLINOIS (2-0) AT NORTH CAROLINA (1-1) – 11 AM (ESPN2)
TULSA (2-0) AT #16 OKLAHOMA (2-0) – 11 AM (FS1)
LOUISIANA TECH (1-1) AT KANSAS STATE (2-0) – 2 PM (FSN)
TEXAS SAN ANTONI0 (0-2) AT #25 OKLAHOMA STATE – 2:30 PM (FS1)
#14 GEORGIA TECH (2-0) AT #8 NOTRE DAME (2-0) 2:30 PM (NBC)
#18 AUBURN (2-0) AT #13 LSU (1-0) – 2:30 PM (CBS)
TEXAS TECH (2-0) AT ARKANSAS (1-1) – 6 PM (ESPN2)
FLORIDA (2-0) AT KENTUCKY (2-0) – 6:30 PM (SECN)
CALIFORNIA (2-0) AT TEXAS (1-1) – 6:30 PM (FOX)
PITTSBURGH (2-0) AT IOWA (2-0) – 7 PM (BTN)
STANFORD (1-1) AT #6 USC – 7 PM (ABC)
SMU (1-1) AT #3 TCU – 7 PM (FSN)
#15 OLE MISS (2-0) AT #2 ALABAMA (2-0) – 8:15 PM (ESPN)
#19 BYU (2-0) AT #10 UCLA (2-0) – 9:30 PM (FS1)
UNI (1-1) AT CAL POLY (1-1) – 9:30 PM (NO TV)

SUNDAY GAMES

CARDINALS (1-0) AT BEARS (0-1) – 12 PM
LIONS (0-1) AT VIKINGS (0-0) – 12 PM
CHARGERS (1-0) AT BENGALS (1-0) – 12 PM
PATRIOTS (1-0) AT BILLS (1-0)
COWBOYS (1-0) AT EAGLES (0-0) – 3:25 PM
SEAHAWKS (0-1) AT PACKERS (1-0) – 7:30 PM (NBC)

MONDAY GAME

JETS (1-0) AT COLTS (0-1) – 7 :30 PM (ESPN)

WPC - Reminder

Weekly Photo Challenge Kickoff

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So here is the moment all of you have been waiting for… with bated breath. The reveal of the first weekly photo challenge category…



NIGHT!

So what constitutes a night photograph? Any picture taken at night.

But what is night?

What do I look like? Merriam-Webster? Buy your own dictionary!

Remember, to participate, you have to email me your submission by noon NEXT Monday.

That email address is: bennett@photography139.com.

Hopefully we will get a few submissions!

Andree, Baier, Faust, Football, Russell

The Experts – Week 2 Prognostication

I warn you once again, if you do not want to know what will happen in the football world, turn back now!

TIE-BREAKER

IOWA AT IOWA STATE – SATURDAY – 3:45 PM (FOX)
CDB: IOWA STATE 27 IOWA 6 (Did you watch Iowa State’s defensive line on Saturday? Crazy! That was without 1 starter and one guy that is going to be a star just getting his feet wet. Iowa’s slow quarterback doesn’t stand a chance!)
JLB: IOWA STATE 28 IOWA 20
DRE: IOWA STATE 24 IOWA 17
RMK: IOWA STATE 31 IOWA 30
CAF: IOWA STATE 24 IOWA 21

THURSDAY GAMES

STEELERS AT PATRIOTS – 7:30 PM (NBC)
CDB: PATRIOTS (Cheaters win big.)
JLB: PATRIOTS (Because they have been spying on the Steelers all week)
DRE: PATRIOTS (unfortunately Pats. They’ll be very eager and motivated after several months of drama.)
RMK: PATRIOTS (Because Goodell and Krafts deal for titles.)
CAF: PATRIOTS

FRIDAY GAMES

UTAH STATE (1-0) AT UTAH (1-0) – 8 PM (ESPN2)
CDB: UTAH (Utah State barely got by their lowly opponent last week. Utes roll! Sorry Chucky!)
JLB: UTAH
DRE: UTAH
RMK: UTAH (Utes.)
CAF: UTAH

FORT DODGE DODGERS (2-0) AT WATERLOO WEST WAHAWKS (1-1)
CDB: FORT DODGE (Fort Dodge scored 42 points in the first quarter last week. Dodgers roll again.)
JLB: FORT DODGE (RMK)
DRE: FORT DODGE
RMK: FORT DODGE (Streets.)
CAF: FORT DODGE

BOONE TOREADORS (0-2) VS. HUMBOLDT WILDCATS (0-2)
CDB: BOONE (Boone starts playing now that the games actually count.)
JLB: BOONE (Bennett)
DRE: BOONE
RMK: HUMBOLDT (Boonies air base is going down. The depression hurts too much.)
CAF: HUMBOLDT

AUDUBON WHEELERS (2-0) AT GRISWOLD TIGERS (1-1)
CDB: AUDUBON (Wheelers must be for real. I know that Griswold isn’t even a real town. Audubon rolls them up.)
JLB: AUDUBON
DRE: AUDUBON
RMK: AUDUBON (Rockets.)
CAF: AUDUBON

SATURDAY GAMES

KANSAS STATE (1-0) AT UTSA (0-1) – 11 AM (FS1)
CDB: KANSAS STATE (Kansas State and their Iowa quarterback that Iowa State and Iowa both didn’t recruit (again) roll big.)
JLB: KANSAS STATE
DRE: KANSAS STATE
CAF: KANSAS STATE

OREGON STATE (0-1) AT MICHIGAN (1-0) – 11 AM (ABC)
CDB: MICHIGAN (The Fightin’ Rudoks start the hype train with a huge W!)
JLB: MICHIGAN (Stupid Idiot Face Harbaugh)
DRE: MICHIGAN
RMK: MICHIGAN
CAF: MICHIGAN

EASTERN WASHINGTON (0-1) AT NORTHERN IOWA (0-1) – 1 PM (ESPN3)
CDB: EASTERN WASHINGTON (Eastern Washington struggles at first on a green field, but then puts the hammer down on the Purple Hawks.)
JLB: UNI
DRE: UNI
RMK: UNI
CAF: EASTERN WASHINGTON

UTEP (0-1) AT TEXAS TECH (1-0) – 1 PM (FOX)
CDB: TEXAS TECH (Hoiberg wannabe gets another W.)
JLB: TEXAS TECH (GQ)
DRE: UTEP
RMK: TEXAS TECH (Pimp City.)
CAF: TEXAS TECH

LIBERTY (1-0) AT WEST VIRGINIA (1-0) – 2 PM
CDB: WEST VIRGINIA (West Virginia survives another week with their murderer’s row non-con schedule.)
JLB: WEST VIRGINIA (Backwoods)
DRE: WEST VIRGINIA (Mountain Momma)
RMK: WEST VIRGINIA (Dana)
CAF: WEST VIRGINIA

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (0-1) AT #2 TCU (1-0) – 2:30 PM (FS1)
CDB: TCU (Stephen F. Austin will request they change the name of the university after the horny frogs put style points up, after dropping a spot in the polls.)
JLB: TCU (T F’NCU)
DRE: TCU
RMK: TCU
CAF: TCU

MINNESOTA (0-1) AT COLORADO STATE (1-0) – 2:30 PM (CBSSN)
CDB: COLORADO STATE (Gophers blew their wad against TCU. Inconsistent QB play dooms them in Eustachyville.)
JLB: MINNESOTA
DRE: COLORADO STATE
RMK: MINNESOTA (Sota.)
CAF: MINNESOTA

#11 NOTRE DAME (1-0) AT VIRGINIA (0-1) – 2:30 PM (ABC)
CDB: NOTRE DAME (Virginia plays Notre Dame tougher than a terrible Texas team did last week. Still lose though.)
JLB: NOTRE DAME
DRE: NOTRE DAME
RMK: NOTRE DAME
CAF: NOTRE DAME

#19 OKLAHOMA (1-0) AT #25 TENNESSEE (1-0) – 5 PM (ESPN)
CDB: OKLAHOMA (Tennessee’s starting quarterback should be Texas’ starting quarterback, but Texas blew it. He is good, but Oklahoma squeaks one out.)
JLB: TENNESSEE
DRE: OKLAHOMA
RMK: TENNESSEE
CAF: OKLAHOMA

MEMPHIS (1-0) AT KANSAS (0-1) – 6 PM (ESPN3)
CDB: MEMPHIS (Kansas goes 0-12.)
JLB: MEMPHIS (I believe in Kansas)
DRE: MEMPHIS
RMK: MEMPHIS (Memphis by 1000.)
CAF: MEMPHIS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS (0-1) AT OKLAHOMA STATE (1-0) – 6:30PM
CDB: OKLAHOMA STATE (I didn’t even know there was a Central Arkansas. Cowboys big!)
JLB: OKLAHOMA STATE
DRE: OKLAHOMA STATE
RMK: OKLAHOMA STATE
CAF: OKLAHOMA STATE

LAMAR (1-0) AT #4 BAYLOR (1-0) – 6:30 PM (FSN)
CDB: BAYLOR (There should be rules preventing games like this from being played. Bears.)
JLB: BAYLOR (It hardly seems fair.)
DRE: BAYLOR
RMK: BAYLOR (Baylor by 2000.)
CAF: BAYLOR

KENTUCKY (1-0) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (1-0) 0 6:30 PM (SECN)
CDB: SOUTH CAROLINA (Kentucky has won their 2nd game 17 years in a row. Streak gets snapped. Cocks!)
JLB: SOUTH CAROLINA
DRE: SOUTH CAROLINA
RMK: SOUTH CAROLINA
CAF: SOUTH CAROLINA

RICE (1-0) AT TEXAS (0-1) – 7 PM (LHN)
CDB: TEXAS (Texas is bad. Really, really, really bad. But they still have enough to pound the Owls.)
JASON: TEXAS
DRE: TEXAS (After last week, they better win.)
RMK: TEXAS (Texas ain’t that bad.)
CAF: TEXAS

#7 OREGON (1-0) AT #5 MICHIGAN STATE (1-0) – 7 PM (ABC)
CDB: MICHIGAN STATE (Oregon takes a step back this year. Sparty too tough at home.)
JLB: MICHIGAN STATE (Sparty remembers.)
DRE: MICHIGAN STATE
RMK: MICHIGAN STATE (I don’t like the Oregon D. MSU.)
CAF: MICHIGAN STATE

#14 LSU (0-0) AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-0) – 8:15 PM (ESPN)
CDB: MISSISSIPPI STATE (Still a Dak fan! Go Bulldogs!)
JLB: LSU
DRE: LSU
RMK: LSU
CAF: MISSISSIPPI STATE

#23 BOISE STATE (1-0) AT BYU (1-0) – 9:15 PM (ESPN2)
CDB: BOISE STATE (BYU used up all their luck in Lincoln last week. Boise State pulls it out.)
JLB: BYU
DRE: BOISE STATE
RMK: BOISE STATE (Boose.)
CAF: BYU

SUNDAY GAMES

PACKERS AT BEARS – 12 PM
CDB: PACKERS (Jay Cutler still the Bears QB? Yes. Packers.)
JLB: PACKERS
DRE: PACKERS
RMK: PACKERS (Pack.)
CAF: PACKERS

CHIEFS AT TEXANS – 12 PM
CDB: CHIEFS (Chiefs are a Super Bowl caliber team. The Texans have Brian Hoyer as their quarterback. Advantage Chiefs.)
JLB: CHIEFS (Justin Houston)
DRE: CHIEFS
RMK: CHIEFS (Baier.)
CAF: TEXANS

COLTS AT BILLS – 12 PM
CDB: BILLS (Tygod over Luck)
JLB: COLTS (Luck)
DRE: COLTS (Luck)
RMK: COLTS
CAF: COLTS

SAINTS AT CARDINALS – 3:05 PM
CDB: CARDINALS (Cardinals. Best defense in the league. At least I hope so.)
JLB: CARDINALS
DRE: CARDINALS
RMK: SAINTS (Aints.)
CAF: SAINTS

LIONS AT CHARGERS 3:05 PM
CDB: LIONS (2 teams that always disappoint. Lions disappoint less in Week 1.)
JLB: CHARGERS
DRE: LIONS
RMK: CHARGERS
CAF: CHARGERS

RAVENS AT BRONCOS – 3:25 PM
CDB: BRONCOS (Broncos get the win at home where the thin air helps prop up Manning’s dead arm.)
JLB: BRONCOS (Donkeys)
DRE: BRONCOS (Manning)
RMK: BRONCOS (GOAT.)
CAF: BRONCOS

GIANTS AT COWBOYS – 7:30 PM (NBC)
CDB: GIANTS (Cowboys never beat the Giants at home. Tony Romo throw 3 picks. Giants roll.)
JLB: COWBOYS
DRE: GIANTS
RMK: COWBOYS
CAF: COWBOYS

MONDAY GAMES

EAGLES AT FALCONS – 6:10 PM (ESPN)
CDB: EAGLES (New look Eagles get by Falcons.)
JLB: FALCONS
DRE: EAGLES
RMK: EAGLES (Bradford hurt on second play.)
CAF: EAGLES

VIKINGS AT 49ERS – 9:20 PM (ESPN)
CDB: VIKINGS (I didn’t know the 49ers still had enough players to even form a team. Teddy!)
JLB: 49ERS
DRE: VIKINGS
RMK: VIKINGS (T Brizzle)
CAF: VIKINGS

Black & White, Flowers, Photoshop

Sorry. Not Sorry.

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While I’m rediscovering the joys of Photoshop, you may get several posts like this one you’re staring at.

Below is basically the original image. Yes, a little color correction and eliminated some debris from the petals, you know how it is…


Flower from the Iowa State Fair.

Anyways, I wanted to play with some of the black & white settings in Photoshop and so I made this bad boy…


Changed to black & white and tinted slightly.

Anyways, I enjoy it.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 800
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08-22-2015 – 18:15
LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41″
LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5″
ALTITUDE: 188.31 meters

Andree, Baier, Football, Russell

THE EXPERTS – WEEK 1 RESULTS

The first week of THE EXPERTS was a barn burner*! RMK edged DRE by 3 points in the tie-breaker to take home the Week 1 title. I did not award him a weekly prize though because he celebrated by saying something ridiculous about Kobe Bryant.

Here are the results, for those of you that weren’t scoring at home.

THURSDAY

SOUTH CAROLINA 17 NORTH CAROLINA 13
CDB – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0
JLB – NORTH CAROLINA – 0-1
RMK – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0
DRE – SOUTH CAROLINA – 1-0

OKLAHOMA STATE 24 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 13
CDB – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0
JLB – OKLAHOMA STATE – 1-1
RMK – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0
DRE – OKLAHOMA STATE – 2-0

UTAH 24 MICHIGAN 17
CDB – MICHIGAN – 2-1
JLB – MICHIGAN – 1-2
RMK – MICHIGAN – 2-1
DRE – MICHIGAN – 2-1

TCU 23 MINNESOTA 17
CDB – TCU – 3-1
JLB – TCU – 2-2
RMK – TCU – 3-1
DRE – TCU – 3-1

FRIDAY GAMES

Baylor 56 SMU 21
CDB – Baylor – 4-1
JLB – BAYLOR – 3-2
RMK – BAYLOR – 4-1
DRE – BAYLOR – 4-1

FORT DODGE 69 SIOUX CITY NORTH 0
CDB – FORT DODGE – 5-1
JLB – FORT DODGE – 4-2
RMK – FORT DODE – 5-1
DRE – FORT DODGE – 5-1

GILBERT 40 BOONE 37
CDB – BOONE – 5-2
JLB – GILBERT – 5-2
RMK – GILBERT – 6-1
DRE – GILBERT – 6-1

AUDUBON 31 IKM-MANNING WOLVES 13
CDB: IKM-MANNING – 5-3
JLB – AUDUBON – 6-2
RMK – AUDUBON – 7-1
DRE – IKM-MANNING – 6-2

SATURDAY GAMES

IOWA 31 ILLINOIS STATE 14
CDB – ILLINOIS STATE – 5-4
JLB – IOWA – 7-2
RMK – IOWA – 8-1
DRE – IOWA – 7-2

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 41 KANSAS 38
CDB – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 6-4
JLB – KANSAS – 7-3
RMK – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 9-1
DRE – SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – 8-2

NORTHWESTERN 16 STANFORD 6
CDB – STANFORD – 6-5
JLB – STANFORD – 7-4
RMK – STANFORD – 9-2
DRE – NORTHWESTERN – 9-2

TEXAS TECH 59 SAM HOUSTON STATE 45
CDB – TEXAS TECH – 7-5
JLB – TEXAS TECH – 8-4
RMK – TEXAS TECH – 10-2
DRE – TEXAS TECH – 10-2

UCLA 34 VIRGINIA 16
CDB – UCLA – 8-5
JLB – UCLA – 9-4
RMK – UCLA – 11-2
DRE – UCLA – 11-2

AUBURN 31 LOUISVILLE 24
CDB – AUBURN – 9-5
JLB – LOUISVILLE – 9-5
RMK – AUBURN – 12-2
DRE – AUBURN – 12-2

BYU 33 NEBRASKA 28
CDB – BYU – 10-5
JLB – NEBRASKA – 9-6
RMK – NEBRASKA – 12-3
DRE – BYU – 13-2

OKLAHOMA 41 AKRON 3
CDB – OKLAHOMA – 11-5
JLB – OKLAHOMA – 10-6
RMK – OKLAHOMA – 13- 3
DRE – OKLAHOMA – 14-2

KANSAS STATE 34 SOUTH DAKOTA 0
CDB – KANAS STATE – 12-5
JLB – KANSAS STATE – 11-6
RMK – KANSAS STATE – 14-3
DRE – KANSAS STATE – 15-2

TEXAS A&M 38 ARIZONA STATE 17
CDB – ARIZONA STATE – 12-6
JLB – ARIZONA STATE – 11-7
RMK – TEXAS A&M – 15-3
DRE – ARIZONA STATE – 15-3

NOTRE DAME 38 TEXAS 3
CDB – TEXAS – 12-7
JLB – TEXAS – 11-8
RMK – TEXAS – 15-4
DRE – TEXAS – 15-4

WEST VIRGINIA 44 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0
CDB – WEST VIRGINIA – 13-7
JLB – WEST VIRGINIA – 12-8
RMK – WEST VIRGINIA – 16-4
DRE – WEST VIRGINIA – 16-4

ALABAMA 35 WISCONSIN 17
CDB – ALABAMA – 14-7
JLB – ALABAMA – 13-8
RMK – ALABAMA – 17-4
DRE – ALABAMA – 17-4

BOISE STATE 16 WASHINGTON 13
CDB – BOISE STATE – 15-7
JLB – WASHINGTON – 13-9
RMK – BOISE STATE – 18-4
DRE – BOISE STATE – 18-4

MONDAY GAME

#1 OHIO STATE AT VIRGINIA TECH – 7 PM (ESPN)
CDB – OHIO STATE – 16-7
JLB – OHIO STATE – 14-9
RMK – OHIO STATE – 19-4
DRE – OHIO STATE – 19-4

TIE-BREAKER

Iowa State 31 UNI 7
#1 (11)-CDB: CYCLONES 38 PANTHERS 3 – 17-7
#2 (13)-JLB – ISU 28 UNI 17 – 15-9
#3 (17)-RMK – ISU 26 UNI 19 – 20-4
#4 (20)-DRE – ISU 21 UNI 17 – 20-4

Remember if you wish to participate in Week 2, you need to email me your picks by the kickoff of the first game of the week. 7:30 PM. Thursday.

*No barns were actually hurt in this week’s challenge.

Flowers, Photoshop, State Fair

Tone

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Recently picked up the most recent edition of Photoshop. The photo below is the result.


Playing with the HDR Tone settings in Photoshop.

Got a little crazy with the HDR toning, because that is what I do.

PARTICULARS

CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm)
ISO: 1000
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/160
DATE: 08/22/2015 18:15
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