Safe and Sound

Hurricane Lamar Alexander Arthur came and left southwestern Delaware with only rain (quite a bit) and wind (less than what comes out of a politician’s mouth), but no damage.  Everybody in the Heare household is safe and sound and we are all awaiting the fireworks show that is about to begin across the street.  It’s not the fireworks show that the town is having.  It’s the show my neighbors have when they have a barbecue or party and there is alcohol involved.  Hopefully, the police won’t have to come this time.

I will not be campaigning tomorrow, but I will try an impromptu campaign stop on Saturday somewhere on the Delmarva peninsula.

 

2012 NFL Season – Week 10

Last Week:8-6 (.573) Best Bets: 0-3 (.000)
Season to Date: 59-72-1 (.451) Best Bets: 12-14-1 (.463)

It would have been a great week if two things happened:  1)If I didn’t have to count the “best bets” into my overall record for the week and 2)If I won the election.  Neither happened so last week sucked.  This week will be different as I don’t have to worry about cleaning up after a hurricane or a nor’easter.  I feel good about this week.  Let’s see how long that lasts.

Date & Time	Favorite	Spread	Underdog
11/8 8:25 ET	Indianapolis	-3.5	At Jacksonville
11/11 1:00 ET	At New England	-11	Buffalo
11/11 1:00 ET	NY Giants	-4	At Cincinnati
11/11 1:00 ET	At Tampa Bay	-3	San Diego
11/11 1:00 ET	Denver	-4	At Carolina
11/11 1:00 ET	At Miami	-6	Tennessee
11/11 1:00 ET	At Baltimore	-7.5	Oakland
11/11 1:00 ET	Atlanta	-2.5	At New Orleans
11/11 1:00 ET	Detroit	-2.5	At Minnesota
11/11 4:05 ET	At Seattle	-6	NY Jets
11/11 4:25 ET	Dallas	-1.5	At Philadelphia
11/11 4:25 ET	At San Francisco	-11.5	St. Louis
11/11 8:30 ET	At Chicago	-1	Houston

 

   Monday Night Football Point Spread

11/12 8:40 ET	At Pittsburgh	-12.5	Kansas City

Byes: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington

Projected winners against the point spread in Bold – Best bets in Italics

A Better Way to Name Hurricanes

People are offended when a hurricane bearing his or her name causes massive devastation.  There has been a massive decline in girls named Katrina.  This proposal changes the naming of tropical systems from names of boys and girls to names of politicians.  Not only does it keep the self esteem of boys named Issac, but it also gives politicians what they have always wanted.  Something named after them.In order to show bipartisan fairness, there are two lists alternating between Democrats and Republicans.

• The first tropical system will be named after Democrats in odd years and Republicans in even years.
•  The names shall alternate between parties.
• New names shall be used as old politicians retire or die.

Proposed Odd Year Names:

Akaka

Boehner

Clinton

Dole

Ellison

Foxx

Granholm

Hunter

Israel

Jindal

Kuchinich

Linder

Proposed Even Year Names:

Alexander

Biden

Crist

Dodd

Ensign

Feinstein

Guiliani

Hoyer

Inouye

Jackson

Kyl

Lautenberg