Alright kids, here is the new deal...
Sunday, I received another favour from the universe i call home. High ankle sprain, rolled both inside and outside left ankle. Typically a 4-6 recovery, or 6-10 weeks depending on severity. Based on the conditions, looks like the latter since it seems like a 2nd degree sprain. Good news: no fracture detected. Bad news: in addition to the back i am now out with a foot (in john madden speak). Thus continues the wonderful Hashmani year of good health and good cheer, sprawling back to last november when the new mrs. broke the arm and has continued to now and this new set of (mis)fortune. All told I am doing well, I hurt but that has just become the incumbent physical response of the last year so we move and deal with it. I'd be lying if I said i didn't feel sorry for myself (a little), despondent (for a bit), angry (usual scenario from yours truly) and exasperated (tiring doesn't even explain this whole parade). Things happen though, for better or worse, they occur. You respond. If the defense if playing you tight, take what it gives you and open it up until they play you honestly. Apologies for the sports analogies, but hey this is me, expect any less?
Didn't think so.
So wait and see is the game again. Patience beyond measure is called for and again an opportunity arises to make myself better through the relentess tearing apart of my expectations forcing me and mine to make adjustments. All cool though, this is how we learn and how we respond to ourselves and others in times we perceive as difficult will define our character and strength. The Hemingway hero is a good way to go. Grace under pressure, dignity under duress. I am grateful for the chance and happy i didn't break anything or that the severity isn't worse.
quick NFL thoughts...
Young QB's on fire: Rivers, Rodgers, Cutler. Looking spectacular. I know the chargers haven't won a game yet, but that last one was straight thievery by the refs and hell i hate san diego but i will afford them that respect.
Thing is with these quarterback's is this: They all came in as young guns, highly touted. They however each came into situations where other QB's were veterans and performing well so they had to ride the pine and play with the 2nd team. In this regard they had to do more strength and conditioning and practice drills the QB 1 normally wouldn't expend to much time on as it might impact gameday ability. So now these kids are throwing bombs, showing incredible maturity and react abilities and are able to read defenses better than say Alex Smith, Vince Young, Matt Leinart and Tavaris Jackson. In that latter group you have two national champion QB's (leinart and young) and a Heisman winner (leinart). Yet they haven't transitioned to elite QB status yet or even mediocre QB status yet. Sure some of the young QB's play for better teams but Vince Young plays on a team with a killer defense, Leinart has two pro bowl calibre receivers to play catch with and Smith has a monster TE adn a running back that is scary good. Jackson has Adrian Peterson, a back that rushing 150+ ypg so far and he can't convert that to a win yet. Lesson? LET THE KIDS LEARN HOW TO PLAY NFL FOOTBALL and LEARN HOW TO BE MEN before you toss them to the wolves.
The philly-dallas game was sick. LIKE SIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK! McNabb made some key errors, but has shown he is back and when his top two receivers come back, then the NFC EAST is toast. I am however worried about the 2nd half run defense of Philly which was not able to contain marion barber and their secondary which couldn't cover wheelchair football receivers if they were asked to. I mean seriously, that secondary got torched something awful and it was a shame to watch. Putting a 36 year old Dawkins single coverage on T.O. was a coaching move that is suspect. The man is a run defense safety and using him to cover one of the best receivers to ever play the game is shady at best. Plus double covering Owens led to Jason Witten exploting the middle all night and he had a sprained shoulder! That defense needs to shore up fast and at least they have 15 more weeks to do so.
Indy was lucky to win that game. Manning looks like a shell of his former self after the snap. Their running game had better get better, learn how to extend the defense and their O-line has to be able to block something other than air for them to do anything this year. Bob Sanders is now out 4-6 with a high ankle sprain though he hasn't played a full season in the last 4 years so that was just a ticking time bomb. Can't wait for Sunday.
God I love football.
Last but not least Election stuff...
Chretien would never let this happen. He would fight. He might fight in a language no Canadian could understand but we wold all appreciate the spunk. I blame this current fiasco on the Paul Martin camp for basically handing the country to the conservatives with a cherry on top. Chretien scared Canadians of Harper and won a majority against him. Since then Professor Poop has done nothing but stutter his way into mid-september with a game plan that wouldn't win him a spot on the PTA.
I also throw blame on Jack Layton. He helped the conservatives get power by voting to dissolve the Martin minority and has basically given us this pseudo-dictatorship that consistently uses the "confidence" vote to pass ticky-tack, absurd and harmful long term legislation that is contrary to the spirit of this country. The politics of fear, VOTE OCT.14 for the best halloween costume for Prime Minister.
Once again i'm teetering between not voting and voting. I usually end up voting but I am still spouting the never tired slogan "don't vote. it only encourages them." I'll let you know what i'm doing when i figure it out even if it is election night.
Finally on the whole election thing, how is is Elizabeth May joining the debates a triumph for democracy? Because her party is running candidates in every riding? SO WHAT?!?! If the marijuana party did that it would be irresponsible for them to be in the debates. Same with the communist party. I believe that in order to participate in the debates you need to have some parlimentary standing and one seat in parliment doesn't measure up. Until the greens can make serious inroads with the Canadian people and until they can represent a fair total, they should not be involved in the debates. This is not a triumph of democracy but rather a triumph of childish squabbling and yelling. Hell the only reason the bloc remain in the debates is because they represent the 2nd largest province and at one time were her majesty's loyal opposition. But if their support erodes, they shouldn't be allowed to debate either seeing as they only run candidates in the Q and small segments of Frano-Ontario & Acadia. Shame on anyone who thinks this is a glorious victory for democracy rather than a bullshit sleight of hand by the liberals and greens to make googly eyes at each other on national tv.
anyways enough of that. Glad to be back typing and writing. Drop me a line folks (waljee/nerf looking in your sand infested direction) to say how things are...
peacelovefreedomjustice
-s
"This has been another broadcast from the Free City. Tune in next time for more of the same"
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