Last year my wife ordered a bunch of Iris which we planted last fall. During the selection process, she asked me what colors I liked. Of course I said Burgundy and Gold. And of course we now have a bunch of wonderful shades of blue and purple Iris blooming in the yard.
But, we also have these Iris in clear view of both the kitchen and dining room windows!
I Love My Wife.
By mapping out where over 1 million Facebook fans currently live, you and all your friends can see how regions and states will be dividing their loyalty and filling out their brackets for March Madness. According to the data, the ACC dominates the country.
Do you agree?
Check out all the maps for the teams and conferences playing in the tournament here
I’ve been tossing around a new idea and have been sketching out some rough thoughts about it this week.
But in the meanwhile . . .
I’ll give you a hint. It has more to do with this guy,
Than this girl.
If this video is all that we can hope for from the next generation, then we are all doomed.
OMG!
An Army Of Little Sabans
Could you imaging if every preg-nut bama fan carried through with this promise?
(from outkickthecoverage)
A Lion Is On The Loose!
Concerned, and slightly terrified, Norfolk VA residents called the local police department about a young lion on the loose. Authorities checked with all local zoos to make sure all lions were accounted for. After all, a lion roaming around terrorizing neighborhoods is an extremely important event that needs to be dealt with immediately by highly trained authorities. There were no missing lions reported.
As it turns out, this terrifying lion was the product of an overzealous Old Dominion University fan and dog owner.
Meet “Charles the Monarch”
a labradoodle groomed to look like the king of the jungle – and – coincidentally – the Old Dominion Mascot.
You can witness his “terrifying” moves in this video below.
ohhh soooo scary!
Die-hard Wildcat fan Andrew Weber went where no other fan has gone before.
We’ve seen tattoos, we’ve seen unibrows, we’ve seen, well, everything but this.
Weber, who lost his left eye in an accident last year, has just replaced his old glass eye with one sporting a “UK” logo replacing the pupil.
I’ve always liked Bruce Allen. This article from the Washington Post by Dan Steinberg further cements my opinion of him.
It’s amazing to me that somebody as bad as Dan Snyder could make such a good personnel decision in hiring him. Hopefully he will learn a thing or two from his GM.
This article talks about how two young passionate fans wrote a letter about their experience(s) at Fedex Field and asked that nothing be changed.
Here is my edited version of the article.
Jeremy Root and his childhood friend, Brennan Wergley, now 25, bought the upper-level tickets they were offered, realizing they were pretty upper, even as upper-level tickets go. But when they finally showed up to their first game as season-ticket holders, they realized that they were actually in the very last row of the stadium.
Trying to recall those emotions from that day, I think we enjoyed the fact our seats were in the last row–we told ourselves the best fans sit up high, Root wrote in a recent letter he sent to Dan Snyder at Redskins Park. We soon realized that the huge FedEx Field sign immediately behind us could be of great use to make noise while the Skins were on defense. And as the game and the later the season progressed, we banged away with all our might on the FedEx Field sign…In fact we became so well known in our section that people would turn up to us and encourage us to start banging to help get our section all fired up.
Throughout the season we came to realize we had the best seats in all of FedEx Field. We had no one behind us, we could stand the whole game, we were in the aisle, and most importantly we had an amazing sign to bang on to make noise. We felt as dedicated as any Skins fans in the stadium.They noticed that the sign had been banged on so consistently that there were indentations in the paint from their fists, and were concerned that some eager staff member would paint over the marks to make it new and fresh again.
As diehard fans we are not asking for much in return, they wrote to Snyder. Paraphernalia, autographs or even a seat upgrade to dream seats for one game would be the treat of a lifetime, but what is most important to us is that if possible you do not allow your staff to paint over the sign where we sit. We love our seats and the markings into our sign could not be a better example of our ever lasting dedication and devotion to our Washington Redskins.
First of all, I am sure as #$@! glad this letter did not actually make its way to Dan. What do you suppose good O’ Mr Snyder would do if he had?
Speed dial his lawyer . . .
Bruce Allen on the other hand . . .
First Lon Rosenberg, the team’s vice president of operations, called Root, said he loved the letter and promised that the indentations would not be glossed over. Then, a few days later, a letter arrived from Redskins Park. He couldn’t read the signature at first.
Dude, that’s Bruce Allen! a friend said.
Thank you for your passionate support of the Redskins, Allen had written. I loved your letter & could feel your energy and enthusiasm for the Burgundy & Gold. We will notify the stadium staff of your request.
Root and Wergley — who live together in Ballston — were having a party that night. The letter from Allen went on the refrigerator, and all guests were required to admire it.
Who is the bigger cry baby / jerk?
Despite what I’ve heard some others say, I am not including the Chicago Bears Coaching in on this one. After all, they did have the inspiration to put in the young blood Caleb Hanie who did a half-way respectable job.
In the spirit of March madness and in an effort to honor all sport fans, both human and non human, I introduce the first annual Fumbled Returns Mutt Madness Contest.
Actually, it is a really boring time for football and fantasy football fans everywhere and I was looking for a way to spice things up a bit.
So, without further delay, I introduce Fumbled Returns Mutt Madness!!!
The Rules:
1) Open to any sport or team or athlete of your choice.
2) Open to any type of Dog of your choice. Sorry, we are dog people no other pets allowed in contest.
3) Decorate your dog(s) in your favorite team or sport hero’s colors, logos, uniforms, or what ever you can think of. The end result should be to show both yours and your pets loyalty and passion and humor for the sport and the game.
These next ones should be obvious but I am going to include them anyway…
4) No permanent damage and or do not physically harm your pet in any way.
5) Tasteful entries only please, though I will be the judge as to what is tasteful or not, and I have been known to have my moments (slip ups in judgment). So if you have a risqué risky idea (but not too much) go ahead and submit it.
Contest starts March 1st and ends March 29th.
Category winners will be announced March 30th.
Top Dog (Grand Prize Winner) will be announced March 31st.
The Categories:
Rookies: This is for puppies up till the age of 1 year. Because we all know that puppies have mega cute factor when young and may pose an unfair advantage to the older entries.
Veterans: Adult dogs over 1 year of age. Despite the fact that nearly all sports and contests are split between men and women, I am keeping this as one category. After all, we all know that both are equal… right? 😉
Groupies: For entries of two or more pets.
Faux-Paws: (for photochop experts)Because, we all know that there always some athletes and contestants who are… “enhanced”.
Entries and Winner Determination:
Send all entries to fumbledreturns@gmail.com
Please include your pet(s) name and the category you wish to be entered in.
All approved entries will be posted on the Fumbled Returns Facebook Fan Page for everyone to view, comment and most importantly VOTE ON.
Each category will be a separate photo album on the fan page.
You can cast your vote by pressing the “like” button on the entries you like most.
You can vote for more than one entry but not multiple times for the same entry.
The Prizes:
The winner of each category will receive a yet to be determined prize (probably some sort of sports chew toy). If there is a tie (as in two or more category entries have the same number of “like” votes) the tie breaker will be who has the most favorable comments. If there is still a tie, I get to pick.
A grand prize, Top Dog, winner will be chosen, by my wife and I, and receive a complimentary hand painted painting of the winner as interpreted by my lovely and talented wife.
You can see excellent examples of her work on Etsy.
She also runs a blog called Hope and Greyz.
So everyone get your thinking caps on, and get as creative as you can be, and dress up those wonderful pets of yours.
Spread the word to all your friends to try and get the most votes and may the best contestant win!
Check back as often as you wish to view new and updated entries!
NFL to Players: Please Donate Your Brains.
OK, so not to be little this too much, I do realize that this is important for players and the NFL….
But, exactly what are they trying to do here and shouldn’t studies such as this be expanded to include other sports, owners, coaches and even fans?
And shouldn’t the effects of drugs and other factors be taken into consideration?
And what about just excessive stress and all the “stress relief” products out on the market?
Such as this one…
After all, lets look at some of the symptoms of brain injury…
Any brain function can be disrupted by brain trauma:
excessive sleepiness,
inattention,
difficulty concentrating,
impaired memory,
faulty judgment,
depression,
irritability,
emotional outbursts,
disturbed sleep,
diminished libido,
difficulty switching between two tasks,
and slowed thinking.
This could explain a lot.
Based on symptoms alone, I think we could apply this study to any number of “bad” Teams, Coaches, Owners and yes even fans…
Such as…
The Cleveland Browns.
The New Jersey Nets.
The Washington Nationals.
Mike Martz.
I’m sure people could think of at least a few others.
And of course, sometimes the players are their own worst enemies…
Here are two examples…
One from this past weekend where Flozell Adams shows how to tackle Marion Barber…
And this classic Redskin Moment…
Makes you wonder…What were they thinking!!!
OK, so we all know the Redskins spotted the Bucs 10 points and a whole first half of a football game and still came back to win! Congratulations!
You all get to keep your jobs for one more week…
What I find most interesting about the game is not necessarily how the Redskins discovered some fire and came back to actually play some football; but rather all the Fan Activity.
There were those who showed their true opinions and practiced freedom of speech…
There were those who also showed their support for other quality Washington Teams…
And there were members of the CAPS on hand to … Well, maybe they were there to help with emotions, and maybe share some INTENSITY with those who need it most….or even kick some field goals…
And then there were those who just did not think a plan through, like these guys…
Local Radio Station Holds a FAN BAG Give-away to wear at the GAME!
The great Paper Bag giveaway was a total flop!
Turns out, bags are prohibited inside the stadium, and there were multiple reports of the bags being confiscated by security.
And it seems we still have a few stragglers in the lost and confused category…
I’m almost hoping that the Redskins continue to spawn controversy, because I am beginning to really love all the local fans and their reactions! It’s actually more fun and entertaining than some of their games…
ALMOST
Fumbled Returns 
