tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76095532024-03-13T14:45:06.920-05:00General Tom's Blog! <small><i>Offering random thoughts from the rational to the absurd since 2004.</i> - Premium Edition -</small>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.comBlogger3069125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-60590082973798657002024-02-09T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-09T02:00:00.140-06:00<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">F </span>riday Foto? YES, I think that it's time to return the ever popular Friday Foto. This week we will take a look at a young Italian lady who is known in Europe as a sportscaster. Her name is MARIA ARREGHINI. I'm sure that she has no trouble getting an interview.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBxXcDUIleKB0tnBOuNCAF9nbaoQ9TeHdAt4ysW9h42WbYHZaC8_nV4CZCCEN2nuloy3zT87y3R2D2p7hvf1iMMCfLjKwZUAhVJYlznjdlTJ9z8Y9sxz5DwygWAnmVouyT5MVmKZvvb3phE1fq5rPixECh5dpRugCmPttZciLXtvL2R6H7bUn/s960/MARIA%20ARREGHINI%20.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="769" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBxXcDUIleKB0tnBOuNCAF9nbaoQ9TeHdAt4ysW9h42WbYHZaC8_nV4CZCCEN2nuloy3zT87y3R2D2p7hvf1iMMCfLjKwZUAhVJYlznjdlTJ9z8Y9sxz5DwygWAnmVouyT5MVmKZvvb3phE1fq5rPixECh5dpRugCmPttZciLXtvL2R6H7bUn/w320-h400/MARIA%20ARREGHINI%20.webp" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-88520515542439218502024-02-06T16:42:00.002-06:002024-02-06T16:42:44.313-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkghOda6LYv3e9zxMI662WCcOoFlb_5r_6WVbwufM9Bd0QasA_0XAVpauwDHQZnhkeIpNrdkDWSXgprMJwukEwuP0VYjkYgL-iECu35qR0rGkchmhbWcTQfQtNWOOSE-YPqMYwKJuHx0aYgzr4B8uNOPB97uDjFRQei9eOzgjwKife_p8jLRHf/s870/2-6%20GT.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="870" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkghOda6LYv3e9zxMI662WCcOoFlb_5r_6WVbwufM9Bd0QasA_0XAVpauwDHQZnhkeIpNrdkDWSXgprMJwukEwuP0VYjkYgL-iECu35qR0rGkchmhbWcTQfQtNWOOSE-YPqMYwKJuHx0aYgzr4B8uNOPB97uDjFRQei9eOzgjwKife_p8jLRHf/w400-h350/2-6%20GT.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-39205240990853705112024-01-21T13:14:00.000-06:002024-01-21T13:14:10.013-06:00<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">H</span>
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<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-87925072817355919492023-04-11T01:39:00.000-05:002023-04-11T01:39:59.495-05:00Goodbye, Anheuser-Busch<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">G</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">oodbye Anheuser Busch. I've been a customer for over 55 years. During this time I have enjoyed your product. I must admit that when I was stationed in Germany, I opted for the local brew instead of yours. For the most part, I've been a Bud guy. I never liked light beer, too much water. I'm sure that you guys have very good reasons for partnering with a famous trans sexual. That's OK with me. It's just not my "cup of tea" or in this case, my "can of beer."</blockquote><p>I'm not saying that the world should boycott your product. I'm just saying that I think it's odd that you should do what you did. Again, do whatever the hell you want to. It's your right, a right that I helped to defend. </p><p>Meanwhile, I'll exercise my right to switch brands of beer.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-odfapaMrboWwnUtC3JmGfjYxxv40yqGvpjz-3uz3l1Xe3Ls-LlLr5ikUZj1X0c7NhPHc7_gJMKTanF-bVakSlQR4dc04Qc1BiXwgDsO1WeF2XBif4LoSwvqZ3i7Z9SqRXyZYOonl2TY8mySUGRE6hRgxMdJ77ijrVkrh8voYgp0_dOtPw/s1080/FstqmnuWcAA8uNP.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1080" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-odfapaMrboWwnUtC3JmGfjYxxv40yqGvpjz-3uz3l1Xe3Ls-LlLr5ikUZj1X0c7NhPHc7_gJMKTanF-bVakSlQR4dc04Qc1BiXwgDsO1WeF2XBif4LoSwvqZ3i7Z9SqRXyZYOonl2TY8mySUGRE6hRgxMdJ77ijrVkrh8voYgp0_dOtPw/s320/FstqmnuWcAA8uNP.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;"></span></blockquote>
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<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-14097790531029349562021-01-24T10:49:00.001-06:002021-01-26T10:42:00.714-06:00NFL Title Games ~ 1/24/21<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">S</span>o, here we go. Who's going to be in the Super Bowl? Tampa Bay or Green Bay? Kansas City or Buffalo? I can't remember when it's ever been this difficult to pick winners at this point. All anyone can do is guess. So, without any trash talk, here's what I think might happen:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroi9uBb1FrE0oloOKkDD6QkisKgRhOaDQyMiQyzk0xR2AfMoZ9T8Hdk_qkV15W8-uB1Brae8DaC7VyxkKr7SNKFe-jMcjxe8oCNsQPS-oePX5aHjt5QakjX7GAZj11B7HxyRi/s1280/1-24+this+one.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroi9uBb1FrE0oloOKkDD6QkisKgRhOaDQyMiQyzk0xR2AfMoZ9T8Hdk_qkV15W8-uB1Brae8DaC7VyxkKr7SNKFe-jMcjxe8oCNsQPS-oePX5aHjt5QakjX7GAZj11B7HxyRi/s320/1-24+this+one.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">tampa bay</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">buffalo at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-67723006388976153012021-01-14T22:36:00.002-06:002021-01-19T09:35:18.887-06:00NFL Divisional Playoff Picks ~ 1/16 & 17/2021<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">S</span>o, last weekend we had the (Super) Wild Card Games. Six of them. I got 4 right and I'm still trying to figure out the Pittsburgh situation. Seattle lost to the Rams and they deserved to, in my humble opinion.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0xqAphwR1c6CC5qBy9MGNYtL8TR3uBp_PJeAcc0S4zQqV6rayOSuBFAnKDAFedf06oF7tT2CHjtyByVRso9EXA9e5BknE3w4iB-30feyOtXVsDOCKyIXsew9CL3D-hVaH4nP/s905/nfl-playoffs-odds-picks-predictions.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="905" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0xqAphwR1c6CC5qBy9MGNYtL8TR3uBp_PJeAcc0S4zQqV6rayOSuBFAnKDAFedf06oF7tT2CHjtyByVRso9EXA9e5BknE3w4iB-30feyOtXVsDOCKyIXsew9CL3D-hVaH4nP/s320/nfl-playoffs-odds-picks-predictions.png" width="320" /></a></div>Well......that's all in the past. This week we have four games:<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">l.a. rams at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">buffalo</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">cleveland at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b> at new orleans</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-59322451914510055962021-01-13T10:41:00.000-06:002021-01-13T10:41:10.715-06:00Covid Vaccine<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdLgKApaW9523Ve5iYC3ZLB0F8j8rkTw_BVvrJDO3Q1zyb7V7JE3mv8scpd0zmKR1IaXK6lk2kgPL8jvMsexoY6KGjtusSxSGXYAFbvFTBDqi4WaNtwWDN0TOi8QKNUnWEnmE/s660/covid+vaccine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdLgKApaW9523Ve5iYC3ZLB0F8j8rkTw_BVvrJDO3Q1zyb7V7JE3mv8scpd0zmKR1IaXK6lk2kgPL8jvMsexoY6KGjtusSxSGXYAFbvFTBDqi4WaNtwWDN0TOi8QKNUnWEnmE/s320/covid+vaccine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">S</span>o have you received your little Covid 19 Vaccination? If you have, good for you. I have not. I am old enough to be at high risk, but I live in Illinois. You see, in Illinois, everything is crooked. The state politicians are sleezeballs who will suck an extra buck at every opportunity. I could see them black marketing the stuff to Wisconsin. <b>I'm serious.</b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's too late, but how's this for an idea. How about they set up a list of taxpayers. Those who actually paid the most net tax, after deductions in relationship to their gross annual income get to be vaccinated first. Harsh? No, skip that. Please forget that you read it. Being a productive person is no longer important.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Everyone should get it, for free, no matter how their area voted in the last election. Rural areas, too.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The bottom line is that I hope that the vaccine is distributed quickly to the entire world.<br />Even China.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-49975201272337805582021-01-08T10:44:00.005-06:002021-01-13T10:09:00.990-06:00NFL Picks - Wild Card Weekend ~ 1/9 & 10, 2021<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week was not too bad, I correctly picked 14 of 16 games. Now we have Wild Card Weekend. All of these teams are good. I don't think that any of them are ready for the "Big Game." As NFL games go, this may very well be the best weekend of football of the entire season/post season.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here goes:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfJJYiIuSWVVd_57V_PZphnF6CnKcC0wY2IBM1XcSUW-_596avQQ8LbD9eIfc6Z80rVIkvcoej8XrNH2QMe9LkCzuT8jDWRYilC4cYhy9saAy9fNobLA0BssHXV7DC3csdVwj/s1200/1-9+nfl+wcw.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfJJYiIuSWVVd_57V_PZphnF6CnKcC0wY2IBM1XcSUW-_596avQQ8LbD9eIfc6Z80rVIkvcoej8XrNH2QMe9LkCzuT8jDWRYilC4cYhy9saAy9fNobLA0BssHXV7DC3csdVwj/s320/1-9+nfl+wcw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">indianapolis at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. rams</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b> at washington</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b> at tennessee</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">chicago at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cleveland</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-87413418019325981972021-01-01T15:35:00.003-06:002021-01-07T23:03:55.913-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 17, 2020-21<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">W</span>ell....... here we are at Week 17. This is probably the most difficult week to predict. Motivation? Who has it and why do they have it. Some want to get to the Super Bowl, others know they can't make it. Some want to get signed for next year, others have a long-term contract and it doesn't matter. In some cases, the teams are concerned about injuries to key players, so they may not be playing for as many minutes as much as they should or could.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Whatever. Crank up the fake crowd noise and let's get on with it.........</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">atlanta at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">dallas at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GIANTS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">jets at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ENGLAND</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b> at detroit</div><div style="text-align: center;">pittsburgh at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b> at cincinnati</div><div style="text-align: center;">miami at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b> at san francisco</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">ARIZONA</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. rams</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">jacksonville at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TENNESSEE</span></b> at houston</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. chargers</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b> at chicago</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b> at carolina</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">LAS VEGAS</span></b> at denver</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">WASHINGTON</span></b> at philadelphia</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-65588063800589675452020-12-25T11:11:00.007-06:002020-12-31T13:47:52.643-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 16, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week was a step in the right direction! I went 10 & 6. Not bad when you consider that I didn't expect Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh or the Jets to get their first win of the season against the Rams. I mentioned last week about a couple of rants that I have concerning the NFL. First, it's the occasional (or frequent) lack of sportsmanship on the part of defensive players. Guys, it's ok to make a tackle. That's what you are being paid to do. We expect it, but that's enough. You don't have to act like a blood thirsty animal-in-the-wild when you're done. A clean tackle is enough, thank you.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Second is with the networks. You are all guilty of this. Visually, you may want to heed the 180 degree rule. This is basically keeping your cameras' coverage from a perspective from one side of the field without switching to a camera on the other side of the field. When the 180 rule is broken, the offense seems to be going in the opposite direction. This is disorienting and sloppy. Please don't do it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Third, players; when you miss a tackle or screw up in any way, please don't fake an injury. This really makes you look doubly bad, not to mention stupid. I am sure that there is a lot of pain involved in the game, but we aren't playing 5th grade youth football.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can't wait to see the comments.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here are my picks...........</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnkZzHE5Osw-pGUw57laHPff0mw5XCYXscZUduRiCq6cUdtkXQuLexDrB4iF3ypPIHUuuVs5yvKYXYpFXUVtZiAiCojPr0UXMZGbgk_xPCWTpTGCEiAOZreaoP1Kb75udaNQt/s900/nfl+sants.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnkZzHE5Osw-pGUw57laHPff0mw5XCYXscZUduRiCq6cUdtkXQuLexDrB4iF3ypPIHUuuVs5yvKYXYpFXUVtZiAiCojPr0UXMZGbgk_xPCWTpTGCEiAOZreaoP1Kb75udaNQt/s320/nfl+sants.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">minnesota at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">NEW ORLEANS</b></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">TAMPA BAY</b></span> at detroit</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">SAN FRANCISCO</b></span> at arizona</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">miami</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>LAS VEGAS</b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>INDIANAPOLIS</b></span> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">pittsburgh</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">atlanta at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">KANSAS CITY</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">CHICAGO</b></span> at jacksonville</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cincinnati</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>HOUSTON</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">giants at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">BALTIMORE</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>CLEVELAND</b></span> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">jets</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">carolina</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>WASHINGTON</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">denver at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">L.A. CHARGERS</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">philadelphia at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">DALLAS</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">l.a. rams at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">SEATTLE</b></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">tennessee at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">GREEN BAY</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">BUFFALO</b></span> at new england </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-6446466460357074592020-12-17T20:36:00.006-06:002020-12-25T10:42:44.951-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 15, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week was one to forget. I went 7 & 9. It was my first losing weekend that I can remember. This puts my season record at 131 - 75 - 1. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I do have a couple of rants. I'll share them with you next week as I am a little late and I'll waste my time with my personal thoughts next week, maybe.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. chargers</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>LAS VEGAS</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">BUFFALO</b></span> at denver</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">carolina at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>SAN FRANCISCO</b></span> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">dallas</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">SEATTLE</b></span> at washington</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">chicago</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>MINNESOTA</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">new england at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">MIAMI</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">jacksonville at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">BALTIMORE</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">tampa bay</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>ATLANTA</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">detroit at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">TENNESSEE</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">houston at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">I</span></b></span><span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">NDIANAPOLIS</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">philadelphia at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">ARIZONA</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">jets</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b> at new orleans</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b> at giants</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cincinnati</span></span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-43863246238374757512020-12-10T19:34:00.005-06:002020-12-17T20:40:51.952-06:00NFL Picks, Week 14, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week wasn't too bad for me. The idea that Washington could beat Philadelphia was remote, as was the thought that the Giants could beat Seattle. 2020 has been THAT kind of year. Last week: 11 & 4. Season: 124-66-1.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">new england at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">minnesota</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">arizona</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">GIANTS</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b> at miami</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TENNESSEE</span></b> at jacksonville</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">DALLAS</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cincinnati</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">HOUSTON</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">chicago</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">denver</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">CAROLINA</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">jets at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b> at las vegas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">WASHINGTON</span></b> at san francisco</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">philadelphia</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">ATLANTA</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. chargers</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b> at detroit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">buffalo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">baltimore</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-89423562190434785632020-12-03T18:56:00.003-06:002020-12-10T19:24:31.912-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 13, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">F</span>irst, I'd like to point out some things. This week's Thursday night game between Baltimore and Dallas has become a Tuesday night game. Baltimore, you may remember, played their Sunday afternoon game, yesterday afternoon, Wednesday. Why in the afternoon? Because Wednesday night on NBC was "Christmas at Rockefeller Center."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, amid the greed and stupidity which we know as the NFL and American Network Television, we press on with our Week 13 picks........</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cleveland</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>TENNESSEE</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">OAKLAND</span></b> at jets</div><div style="text-align: center;">jacksonville at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">cincinnati at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MIAMI</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b> at houston</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">detroit</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">CHICAGO</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b> at atlanta</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">giants</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b> at arizona</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ENGLAND</span></b> at l.a. chargers</div><div style="text-align: center;">philadelphia at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">denver at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">washington</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b> at san francisco</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">dallas at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
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<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-47654688552159482022020-11-25T22:57:00.008-06:002020-12-02T14:55:30.961-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 12, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">S</span>o, last week's performance was nothing to write home about. I went 7 & 7. My season record is 103-57-1. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Usually, Thanksgiving Day games are easy to pick. I'm not too sure about it this year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here goes:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">HOUSTON</span></b> at detroit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">washington</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>DALLAS</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">baltimore at <b><span style="color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MIAMI</span></b> at jets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">ARIZONA</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">new england</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">carolina at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b> at jacksonville</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TENNESSEE</span></b> at indianapolis</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">giants</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>CINCINNATI</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">l.a. chargers at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">LAS VEGAS</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">atlanta</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">san francisco</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b> at denver</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b> at tampa bay</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">chicago at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b> at philadelphia</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-79099661331295578242020-11-19T16:18:00.005-06:002020-11-25T22:43:54.968-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 11, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week went well. I would have gone better if I didn't pay too close attention to the updates on NFL dot com. That's OK. I went 12 & 2, bringing my season total to an unofficial 96-50-1.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's how I see it this week:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">arizona at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">SEATTLE</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">cincinnati at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">WASHINGTON</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">ATLANTA</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">new orleans</span></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b> at jacksonville</div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">NEW ENGLAND</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">houston</span></div></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">philadelphia at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b></span></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">DETROIT</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">carolina</span></span></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">tennessee</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">jets at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="color: red;">L.A.</span></b> <b><span style="color: red;">CHARGERS</span></b></span></span></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">MIAMI</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">denver</span></span></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">dallas</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">green bay at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b> at las vegas</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">l.a. rams</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
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<p></p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-51053460207435633372020-11-12T22:25:00.005-06:002020-11-25T22:43:26.647-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 10, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">Q</span>uickly, to review last week: not so hot. I was 8 & 6 which brought my season total to 84-48-1. I tell you this, not to brag, but because I don't know of anybody else who publishes their running record.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know I am late for the Thursday Night Football game between the Titans and Colts. All of the pregame, highly paid experts at FOX called for Tennessee to win, with one exception. This is being written as the Colts lead 34-17 in the 4th quarter. You'll have to trust me that I picked Indianapolis, prior to the game.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b> at tennessee</p><p style="text-align: justify;">philadelphis at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GIANTS</span></b><br />jacksonville at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b><br />washington at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">DETROIT</span></b><br />houston at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CLEVELAND</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b> at carolina</p><p style="text-align: justify;">l.a. chargers at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MIAMI</span></b><br />denver at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">LAS VEGAS</span></b><br />buffalo at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">ARIZONA</span></b><br />san francisco at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">NEW ORLEANS</span></b><br />seattle at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>CINCINNATI</b></span> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">pittsburgh</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">new england</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b> at chicago</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-52097014977716279692020-11-05T20:40:00.013-06:002020-11-08T19:28:18.071-06:00NFL Picks ~ Week 9, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">T</span>ime to pick the NFL winners for week 9. Last week, I went 9 & 5 to bring my season total to 76-42-1. Let's go: </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">green bay</span> at <span style="color: red;"><b>SAN FRANCISCO</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GIANTS</span></b> at washington<br />chicago at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TENNESSEE</span></b><br />detroit at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">MINNESOTA</span></b><br />carolina at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">houston</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">JACKSONVILLE</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">baltimore</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">buffalo</span><br />denver at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">ATLANTA</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">LAS VEGAS</span></b> at l.a. chargers<br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b> at dallas<br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">miami</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">ARIZONA</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">new orleans at <b><span style="color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red;">NEW ENGLAND</span></b> at jets <br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-85871422243059772372020-10-29T21:54:00.005-05:002020-11-03T05:59:30.325-06:00NFL Picks, Week 8, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">L</span>ast week was a good one for me. I went 11 & 3. That brings my season total to 67-37-1.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This week, I'm not so sure. We're in that part of the season where pathetic teams get lucky, and the very good teams turn out to be not as good as they seemed. It's complicated, but it may explain some of my picks:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">ATLANTA</span></b> at carolina</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">pittsburgh</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">BALTIMORE</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">miami</span><br />jets at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">minnesota</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QDJtyw4NCp2SSFyTXihy-sAISiCstPxdrBWZW7zc1XcAFfR9qX1vgElqxZzGoagj36xs-ai1RykhSpK2f_yMMBUAUK2lIFuO0gTDh6iih-ANGu2F6l6lRcz1SZG1H7icU4lB/s1280/OldRefUni1938_Giants.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QDJtyw4NCp2SSFyTXihy-sAISiCstPxdrBWZW7zc1XcAFfR9qX1vgElqxZzGoagj36xs-ai1RykhSpK2f_yMMBUAUK2lIFuO0gTDh6iih-ANGu2F6l6lRcz1SZG1H7icU4lB/s320/OldRefUni1938_Giants.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">INDIANAPOLIS</span></b> at detroit<br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">LAS VEGAS</span></b> at cleveland<br /><b><span style="color: red;">TENNESSEE</span></b> at <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cincinnati</span><br />new england at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">l.a. chargers at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">DENVER</span></b><br />san francisco at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">SEATTLE</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">new orleans</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">CHICAGO</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">dallas at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">PHILADELPHIA</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b> at giants<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
</p>General Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268934060010918152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609553.post-8471132003756923282020-10-22T19:41:00.002-05:002020-10-26T15:24:12.034-05:00NFL Picks ~ Week 7, 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #a11414; float: left; font-family: georgia; font-size: 70px; line-height: 60px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px;">I</span> think I'll make this short and sweet. Last week, I went 8 & 6 with a season total of 56-34-1. The adjoining picture is of proposed helmet designs which we will never see. I think that they make perfect sense for those of you who sit in the cheap seats. Me, I don't go to NFL games. I watch them on TV unless it is connected with a Nielsen box. The NFL doesn't care about altering helmet designs. All they care about is MONEY. If they say that they care about anything else, it's always something related to making more money.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">giants at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">PHILADELPHIA</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OjqjdfbqlEH5V74mD5PFE7acZMSodK4VdiVuIH1TcIdQrHG2ep8biecLIzQ4ILQyQT1Ne8g2-VO5kPwHJRtgu4cmQprqyGGRYPXvaZd_cxsOD796RsJfiaLhzs2f9ngMRGD3/s1280/nfl.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OjqjdfbqlEH5V74mD5PFE7acZMSodK4VdiVuIH1TcIdQrHG2ep8biecLIzQ4ILQyQT1Ne8g2-VO5kPwHJRtgu4cmQprqyGGRYPXvaZd_cxsOD796RsJfiaLhzs2f9ngMRGD3/w329-h185/nfl.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">detroit</span> at ATLANTA<div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">cleveland</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">CINCINNATI</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">GREEN BAY</span></b> at houston<br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">PITTSBURGH</span></b> at tennessee<br />dallas at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">WASHINGTON</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">BUFFALO</span></b> at jets<br />carolina at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">NEW ORLEANS</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">TAMPA BAY</span></b> at las vegas<br />jacksonville at <b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">CHARGERS</span></b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">san francisco</span> at <b><span style="color: red;">NEW ENGLAND</span></b><br /><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: red;">KANSAS CITY</span></b> at denver</p><p style="text-align: justify;">seattle at <span style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">ARIZONA</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">chicago at <b><span style="color: red;">L.A. RAMS</span></b><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/generaltom10">General Tom's Blog is now on Facebook!</a>
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