2025 NFL: WEEK 18 — ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 154
LOSSES — 119
PUSH — 7
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1,995
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 11-6-0 (+$385)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,995.
ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
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PREDICTING THE FUTURE
In 1999, a vast cross-section of Americans were asked to predict the future. Nearly a thousand who were surveyed revealed what they thought the USA and the rest of the world would be like in the year 2025. Now (actually 26 years later), it’s time for a final grade and the report card. How did they do on their predictions?
We may not realize how much our lives changed in the last quarter century. Back in 1999, the internet was just taking off as a source of information and communication. Smartphones had not yet been invented. Artificial Intelligence (AI) was something robotic in a lab. No one had ever heard of COVID. Donald Trump was only on his second wife–and third bankruptcy. 9-11-01 and 1-6-21 were just numbers. Boston Red Sox still hadn’t won a World Series in 87 years. The Chicago Cubs last championship was 92 years ago. How much did they get right, and where were they wrong?
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2025 NFL: WEEK 17 — ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 143
LOSSES — 113
PUSH — 7
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1,610
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 9-4-1 (+$520)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,610.
ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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AN ATHEIST’S GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS
We are not Christians. To us, The Bible is historical fiction. Great book, way ahead of its time. But pure fantasy. It was the Alice in Wonderland of its day, only more violent and much scarier.
We do not believe in the so-called “miracle” of a virgin birth, which supposedly occurred 2,025 years ago around this time in Bethlehem — a town someplace in the Middle East (not Pennsylvania). We do not bow our heads in prayer, because no one up there or down there or out there is listening. Sure, we should always be respectful and acknowledge others to believe as they wish. But don’t expect us to “pretend.” Nope. We certainly don’t adhere to ancient belief systems lacking any tangible evidence forged during the Bronze Age by ancestors prone to mass hysteria and superstition. In short, we believe the “traditional” religious-version of Christmas is entirely bogus.
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AMERICA’S BROKEN STOPWATCH: “60 MINUTES'” TIME IS UP
Dating back as long as I can remember, every Sunday night of my adult life was spent in front of the television watching CBS’ much-acclaimed 60 Minutes. The weekly trifecta of news features was an important part of our lives. Sunday nights spent with Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, and the rest of the journalists dropped the demarcation of a national drawbridge: One week ended and another began. This was especially true before the internet started scrambling our brains and when fewer options existed to stay informed about current events. 60 Minutes was THE SHOW, one reason a news hour was near top of the TV rankings for five decades.
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NAMING RIGHTS (AND NAMING WRONGS)
The appalling name change from THE KENNEDY CENTER, as it’s been officially known for the past 58 shining years, to the “TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER” would be laughable if it were not so nauseating.
In Washington, things are going from bad to worse.
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2025 NFL: WEEK 16 — ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 134
LOSSES — 109
PUSH — 6
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1,090
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 10-8-0 (+$90)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,090.
ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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WATCHING HIM LIE (AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN)
Is it worth it to tune-in tonight and watch him LIE?
All he does is LIE. All the time. About everything. LIES. LIES. LIES.
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A GREAT MAN AMONG A FEW GOOD MEN
Many of us grew up with Rob Reiner. We were raised with so many of his memorable characters–both in front and behind the human mirror known as the camera. We evolved with his nearly unmatched direction of so many wonderful films, and for people like me who will always be politically- and socially-minded — by his ceaseless devotion to causes much bigger than himself. One scene at a time, we matured along with Rob Reiner’s indelible movie and television portrayals, his unique insights shone through words and emotions, and his astounding cavalcade of side-splitting comedy dating back more than half a century. Individually and collectively, he helped to make us who we are.
Tears in my eyes, my voice crackling with emotion — THANK YOU Rob Reiner.
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2025 NFL: WEEK 15 — ANALYSIS AND PICKS
2025 NFL BETTING RECORD:
WINS — 124
LOSSES — 101
PUSH — 6
NET WIN/LOSS — +$1000
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 15-7-1 (+$690)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000
CURRENT BANKROLL: $11,000
ALL WAGERS ARE FOR $100 EACH AND ARE PRICED AT THE STANDARD 110/100 VIG, (UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE)
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