Part 1: Regular Season Confidence Pool Wrap-Up I have a saying: “All's well that ends.” From a results-oriented perspective, this is just about the nicest thing I can say about my Confidence Pool performance this season. What started off so promisingly in Week 2, with 14 out of 16 correct picks and 120 out of … Continue reading NFL Playoffs MegaColumn
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Week 17 Confidence Pool
I can recall a time last year when, upon surveying the broader landscape of the AFC, I thought to myself, “Man, the whole conference is treating the 6 seed like it causes lymphoma” as the Steelers and Raiders crapped their way out of playoff contention. And I can recall a time earlier this year (which, … Continue reading Week 17 Confidence Pool
Week 16 Confidence Pool
Hello hello! Due to the holidays, this week's column is going to be this week's picks and last week's stats only! There will be no commentary or analysis, except to say: Fuck You, L.A. Rams. Happy Holidays Everybody! Week 15 Correct Picks: 11/16 Season Total Correct Picks (Starting Week 2): 135/208 Week 15 Points: 101/136 … Continue reading Week 16 Confidence Pool
Week 15 Confidence Pool
Hey, look at that. The first lesson to take away from a weekend in which I flaunted my own picking and value-assigning rules out of desperation is that rules are important, and I should abide by them as best as I can. The Texans have no business getting 10 points from anybody, against any opponent. … Continue reading Week 15 Confidence Pool
Week 14 Confidence Pool
I've started off this column enough times with more than enough weeping and gnashing of teeth over my many misses and bad beats from the previous week, and since I don't want this column to devolve into a primordial amino acid sludge of cliches, I will spare everyone the indignity of running that back again … Continue reading Week 14 Confidence Pool
Week 13 Confidence Pool
This was a strange week for my picks. I hit on all of the picks from point values 11-16, as well as all of the picks from point values 1-5, and absolutely nothing in between. I don't think that's ever happened to me before. Usually my failures are more evenly dispersed throughout. Regardless of distribution, … Continue reading Week 13 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show 2020 – The Final
Before I begin this, the final GBBS column of the year, I want to stress again that yes, I still do like this show. I say this less as a way to deflect criticisms to the contrary; you, my enlighteneed readers, seem to be mature enough to grasp the idea that liking something and liking … Continue reading Great British Baking Show 2020 – The Final
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Patisserie Week
I give up. I suppose this phrase is a better way to end a blog than to start one, so allow me to expand on this thought, for a moment. When I started doing these Rankings last year, I really did believe, based on my prior experience with the show, that the relative skill levels … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Patisserie Week
Week 12 Confidence Pool
Welp, that's Game Over. If you are the sort of picker who has been following my picks to the letter for the course of the season, it gives me no pleasure to report that you are certainly out of the running for whatever season prizes your pool is offering after yet another 61-point catastrophe. In … Continue reading Week 12 Confidence Pool
Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Dessert Week
This week, I am pleased to report that nothing about Dessert Week riled up my feathers, or gave me cause to embark on anti-Reaganist screeds in this space. Nothing in this episode of Great British Baking Show inspired my disdain, or even my side eye. While I appreciate the opportunity to explore cultural chauvinism and … Continue reading Great British Baking Show Power Rankings 2020 – Dessert Week
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