NFL NETWORK & TIME WARNER

Remember how in my last post I was going on about how pumped I am to have NFL Network now? Well, I turned it on lastnight to a white screen with a message about how Time Warner and NFL Network couldn't work out some deal to keep in available on cable. What the hell? Aparently both sides blame the other for screwing this deal up. Whatever. Just put it back on. You can read about the situation as it relates in LA here. Pretty much the same in Dallas. Not happy about this.

SOME THINGS I WATCHED ON TV LASTNIGHT ... AND ONE THING I DIDN'T

King of the Hill - man I love this show. My affection for it has just happened within the past few months. I'm not sure if I like it because it's so well written or because of its relevance to my life. Either way, this is one of my favorite shows right now and you can usually find me watching an episode or two after work on most days.

Dateline NBC "To Catch A Predator" - how many episodes of this are they going to do? It was funny lastnight because several of the guys who got arrested said they were afraid that would happen because they had seen the Dateline NBC show before. How big of an idiot can you be to fall for that? It's so uncomfortable to watch this show, yet somehow it's hard to turn it off. Most of the discomfort is from the realization that people like this are out there and are doing this ... a lot. You know they only catch a very small percentage of people who engage in this type of activity so there obviously must be thousands of cases of older men going to the houses of these young girls they meet on the internet. Another disturbing thing about this is when you realize that most of these guys are the types of guys you see everyday. They did an update tonight about a rabbi that was caught. They had another guy who was a volunteer worker at his church. Crazy stuff. Chris Hansen ... your show disturbs us all, but keep up the good work.

Matt Lauer interviews Debra LeFave - This chick is crazy. Not like wild crazy. More like straight jacket crazy. How do you get yourself in that sort of position? During the interview I thought she had shoes with straps that came up over the ankle. Turns out it was the tracking device she has to wear on her ankle for the next 10 years. By the way, why is she not in jail? All the guys on Chris Hansen's show were going to jail. Why not her?

NFL Network - holy crap. I've had this channel all along and didn't know it. I feel like a little less of a man for not realizing this until now. It's channel 180 though. I like to flip with the remote, but not that high. So I'll probably be watching a lot more football now ... if that was possible.

Rangers game - so the Rangers suck and are pretty much out of the race. It pains me to even watch them anymore so if the game is on I usually catch the first inning or two and then move on to something else. This was the case lastnight. Of course no big deal ... unless you consider Gary Matthews Jr. hitting for the natural cycle. That's a single, double, triple and homerun in that order. The cycle is one of the rarest things in baseball and the natural cycle has only happened about 15 times in the history of baseball. But I was watching freakin' Debra LeFave. Stupid Rangers.

GOAT FEST 2006

Well, this past weekend a little event known as Goat Fest 2006 took place in Brady, TX. This was my first year to attend this great event that has been going on for many years. You see, every year Brady hosts the World Championship Goat Cookoff. This coincides with my friend Ty inviting a group of friends to the ranch his parents live on outside of Brady. It was a weekend that consisted of tons of fun, tons of food, time to relax and recharge, spending time with old friends while at the same time making new ones. Below you'll find an abridged log of the weekend.

Friday:

8:30 - leave Dallas

10:30 - stop at Wal-Mart in Brownwood, TX. I somehow feel like I'm back at Van Alstyne High.

12:30 - arrive in Brady

Saturday:

9:00 - wake up for cinnamon rolls.

See the unbelievable view from the deck off the house. Brady is right on the edge of the hill country and the house sits right on the side of a hill allowing you to see for miles. You feel like you can see all of Texas.
9:30 - the conversation naturally turns to fantasy football and the league which some of the guys are in together.

9:35 - some of the girls find themselves interested in the fantasy football talk.

9:37 - someone suggests we create another league and have a live draft as you can see below. My assistant coach Lindsay and I are convinced our team will win it all. Even having had the last pick.
11:00 - it's off to the goat cookoff.

Sometimes people buy dogs on a whim at the goat cookoff so I was fully prepared to do so. The only ones I found though were on leashes with owners who didn't think it would be funny if I took their dog. So no dog for me ... yet.

The food was delicious. The people are great. It makes me feel like I'm back in my own hometown ... only no one has known me since I was yay tall.

2:30 - nap time

4:00 - hanging on the deck with Jaime and Stephanie.

7:00 - continue fantasy football draft ... girls still loving it.

9:30 - It's street dance time with Wade Bowen.

Sunday:

11:00 - time for church. It was a great time of fellowship and worship with friends.

12:30 - that's right. It's time to eat again.

2:00 - conclusion of fantasy draft. Still confident that team "Let It Ride" will be victorious.
Jaime decides he needs to be in the "Let It Ride" team picture.

3:00 - nap time

6:00 - more food and time for kicking butt in any game anyone wanted to play.

12:00 - watch professional bull fighting on t.v. with the cool kids while all the old folks are in bed.

Monday:

9:30 - wake up call from the old folks who have been up for hours.

10:00 - eat some more great food

1:00 - it's time to hit the road again. Back to Dallas. But it was a great weekend and a much needed getaway. So glad to have gotten the invite and already anxious for Goat Fest 2007.