{"id":1332,"date":"2007-02-05T06:57:34","date_gmt":"2007-02-05T11:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/blame-it-on-the-rain\/"},"modified":"2007-02-05T07:46:54","modified_gmt":"2007-02-05T12:46:54","slug":"blame-it-on-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/blame-it-on-the-rain","title":{"rendered":"Blame it on the rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Colts win left me at 2-9 for this year’s Playoff “Challenge”, while Ron Rosenbaum went 6-5<\/a>. More importantly, I’m out $50 after the Bears failed to cover. Of course, devoted readers of this site — seek help! — may recall such remarks as<\/p>\n

Rex Grossman looks like the most confused quarterback in the NFL, with literally no ability to grasp when the pocket is collapsing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and<\/p>\n

Rex Grossman is a terrible QB.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unfortunately, I had to stick with Chicago +7 to have any chance at salvaging some pride in this playoff debacle, and the city of big shoulders let me down. On the plus side, their wind chill is about 20 degrees worse than the wind chill here in NJ right now. And maybe I’ll stop getting a bazillion google hits from people trying to find out if Rex Grossman is Jewish. (He’s not.)<\/p>\n

At least our little party went well. Amy’s red beans and rice and her king cake bestowed a nice Mardi Gras vibe, and our company was top-notch. We didn’t take any pictures during the festivities, but Amy will soon post some shots of the food preparation and display. I even broke out my framed copy of the Super Bowl Shuffle<\/a> 12-inch record, just to get some Chicago mojo going.<\/p>\n

Oh, well. Time to get ready to fail at my March Madness picks. . .<\/p>\n

(P.S.: Many thanks to Ron Rosenbaum for being a good sport and participating in the NFL Playoff Challenge. Pick up his new book, The Shakespeare Wars<\/a>, and\/or his tremendous collection of writing, The Secret Parts of Fortune<\/a>. You’ll thank me.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Colts win left me at 2-9 for this year’s Playoff “Challenge”, while Ron Rosenbaum went 6-5. More importantly, I’m out $50 after the Bears failed to cover. Of course, devoted readers of this site — seek help! — may recall such remarks as Rex Grossman looks like the most confused quarterback in the NFL, … <\/p>\n

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