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American Thinker: Why I'm Thanking God For Obama

Here's a dead on analysis of the candidacy of Barack Obama by Kyle_Anne Shiver American Thinker: Why I'm Thanking God For Obama

Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

August 2, 2008

Boise Stage Stop

It's a truck stop southeast of Boise, ID, that I usually stop at going either east or west on I-84. I have an 0500 delivery appointment tomorrow morning in the Portland, OR, area (453 miles away). Then I get to sit for a spell before delivering the rest of the load to customers south and north of Seattle Monday morning. I like multi-stop loads because we get paid for the extra stops. This load brings in $65 in extra stop pay. Every little bit helps when it now takes nearly $65 to fill up the min

CarlHoliday

August 2, 2008

The democrats' miserable week

It looks like Obama's overseas trip did absolutely nothing for his poll numbers here at home, a fact that irritates many democrats desperate to see the incompetent candidate elected. Perhaps he should have tried to draw a crowd of 200,000 Americans rather than go to Berlin seeking approval. He and his campaign aids must have forgotten that large crowds are only helpful if they can actually cast a vote in an American election. Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, McCain 44%Race returns to statis

August 1, 2008

Strife and Harmony

My Mom's Saga Part I

Today my mom had to go to a gynecologist. She has been having some problems lately, and the last week a nurse practitioner told her that she needed to see the gynecologist. There is a chance that she might have cancer, but I was told that it is a small percentage. That eased my mind a little, but I still see this worst-case scenario where she dies, and that really bothers me. I've already lost one parent. The thought of losing another is unbearable.

Tiger

July 31, 2008

Viv's Blog

SCARINESS!

Vivian says: omg did i tell you about the HUGE moth in the house? Friend: are you scared of moths? Vivian says: well, not scared in the sense of real fear, just ewwwwwwwwwwww Vivian says: but i'm not even exagerrating when i tell you it is the size of a bird Friend: jesus tapdancing christ Vivian says: HAHA! wait, it gets sooo much better Vivian says: so years ago one was in the house one night and rich wasn't here Vivian says: and i had to catch it in a cup and put it outside and

viv

July 31, 2008

Football 101- Deception & Trickery

Screen Passes The idea behind the screen pass is to make the play look like the pass is going long but to make a short pass to a runner with blocker in front of him. Screen passes put the defense out of position to make the play. Linebackers blitz or fall back to cover a zone and safeties and corners cover deep. In our example, the QB drops back and rolls a bit to the right. The linemen on the left side make an initial block and then slide off while the FB protects the QB. The halfback

July 31, 2008

Football 101- Running Backs

Running backs have become important receivers in todays high powered offenses. Once they have made the catch, running backs can often turn on their speed and make a long gain out of a short pass. Running backs often serve as check off receivers when other receivers are covered. RBs typically make a block, release from the block and run a short pattern into the flats, the sidelines or circle across the middle.

July 31, 2008

Football 101 - Flankers & Tight Ends

Flankers Flankers are an interesting receiver in that lining up off the line, they can go in motion. This allows the offense to change its look on the fly and hopefully confuse assignments in the defensive secondary. Of course- lining up behind the line makes it difficult to go deep but their speed can put them in interesting and useful places. Their routes are usually in the short to middle ranges. Flankers are often called possession receivers because they are key go to guys on 3r

July 30, 2008

The REAL Outrage in Iraq

I typically hate The Young Turks, but this time Cenk is dead on....please watch.

July 30, 2008

Football 101- the Passing Game

Before we get into the various pass patterns, lets have a look at the way defenses see the field. There are two basic pass defenses- man to man and the zone. Man to Man is difficult to pull off. If you have a personnel mismatch, which the offense will exploit, you'll get burned all day long. In order to cover as much of the field as possible and give support to defensive backs who are covering speed burners, the Zone defense was developed. There are many versions of the zone and

July 30, 2008

Primary Flashback

Father Pfleger: We must be honest enough to address the one who says, 'don't hold me responsible for what my ancestors did.' But you have enjoyed the benefits of what your ancestors did! And unless you are ready to give up the benefits

July 30, 2008

Defensive Formations and Positions

In general there are three different types of defensive players: linemen, linebackers and backs. Defensive Linemen are big, strong and quick capable of stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback. Typical D-linemen are called Tackles, Nose Guard or Ends. Linebacker is the single most athletically versatile position in football. Linebackers must read the offense and respond instantly to what it is doing. On any given play and defensive scheme, a linebackers may be asked to stop the ru

July 29, 2008

Offense- Power-I and Wishbone

Power-I All modern pro, college and even high school teams have special sets for special situations. One of the most common of those special situations is short yardage. Sometimes the short yards are hardest to get in goal line and 3rd and short situations. The defense, specifically in goal line situations have less depth to defend. They can ignore medium and long passes and usually add defensive linemen and/or linebackers to beef up their run defense. This specific short yardage package

July 29, 2008

Football 101- More Offense

The I Formation (pronounced "eye" formation) have the backs stacked in the backfield. Typically it is used as a running formation but you can pass out of it too. Many teams that use the I Formation often call the "deep back" a tailback rather than a halfback. This offense needs a strong runner in that position as it is featured in this formation. You will see it used extensively at the college level. The pros use it- sometimes on short yardage situations like 3 and 3 to give the defense a pass o