Happy Independence Day, Amerika!

Despite the fact that I was born in a foreign country, I still love to celebrate the 4th of July, mainly because I love barbeque, blowing things up, and the Constitution.

Since this year I celebrate the 4th as a naturalized, rather than native-born citizen, I’ll be honoring my country by drinking the beer of my homeland, rather than some other watered-down American beer.

Happy birthday, America! I’m sure that Thomas Jefferson would be very proud of the way you’ve turned out.

NO/Jefferson

Kent Say These Guys Rule

Kent’s QB Rankings
*based on projected stats for ’06 season

1. Peyton Manning
2. Tom Brady
3. Carson Palmer
4. Drew Bledsoe
5. Eli Manning
6. Daunte Culpepper
7. Jon Kitna
8. Aaron Brooks
9. Donovan McNabb
10. Michael Vick
11. Matt Hasselbeck
12. Jake Plummer
13. Kurt Warner
14. Ben Roethlisberger
15. Drew Brees
16. Jake Delhomme
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I Believe

Football season is fast approaching. Hopefully Dave and I will be able to regail our readers with riveting tales of our Fantasy Football leagues. Be ready for excitement. Allow me to apologize in advance. Not that we have slacked off on posting about the NFL over the summer… Just look down and there’s Tom Landy.

Anyway… This post is about, you guessed it, the NFL.

Awhile back, the Saints and Patriots traded players, WR Bethel Johnson came to New Orleans and DT Johnathan Sullivan went to New England. We were glad to be rid of him, mainly because he was too fat, too slow, and just not very good. And then on Sunday, he was arrested while driving through Georgia for driving without a seatbelt, running two stop signs, and marijuana possession. Poor New England.
What’s up with the Saints? How is it that a franchise notorious for failure and mediocrity managed this storybook off-season? First we signed Drew Brees, then we scored Reggie Bush in the draft. Let’s not forget that Aaron Brooks and Jim Haslett are now spreading their lackluster talents somewhere else, as well. Are we being set up for a fall? Things look great now. Are we going to revert to the Saints of old, or have we turned a corner?

Dave maintains that Saints fans lack faith. We are sure that Reggie will break his leg in two places in his NFL debut, after holding out for all of the pre-season. We know that Drew Brees will get hit in the second game and his arm will fall off. We know that Donte Stallworth will never live up to his potential. We are ready to hear at any moment that the team is moving to Los Angeles. We expect disappointment. it’s all we have known.

I’m trying really hard not to expect failure. It’s difficult when you have set yourself up for a winning season every year, and every year the Black and Gold finds a new way to disappoint. It’s in our blood. It’s also in our blood to listen to that little spring of hope in the back of our minds: these are the new Saints, the winning Saints, the Saints that don’t lose 53-3 to the Packers. The Saints that don’t miss an extra point to tie the game after the last second River City Relay against the Jags.

I will believe until Drew Brees throws a backwards pass to no one.

Vermont

 

 

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Vermont has the very best state-themed quarter.  It’s a lonely figure gathering syrup, I think.  Either that or it could be a drummer in the colonial army hanging drums on various trees.  But it looks so sad.  It really captures what it means to be alive.  You are sad, but you are always in the mood for some syrup.  Thank you Vermont.  Thanks for not putting your state bird on your quarter.Â