ICanSleepWhenI'mDead

At 1:15 pm EST on November 23, 2025, a large meteor strikes Arrowhead Stadium, taking out almost the entire roster of the Chiefs and the Colts. Only Xavier Worthy survives, but his right leg must be amputated at the knee, leaving him only slightly faster than Keon Coleman.

This is a good example of using statistics to draw erroneous conclusions. "Lies, dam lies and statistics" is a cliche for a reason. When you draw conclusions based on considering only the statistics information silo, without considering human psychology, you can reach erroneous conclusions, despite the best of intentions. It is well documented that company safety boards that trumpet the number of days worked on a job site without a missed-work injury have some negative consequences. That's because the 300th day after the last significant on-the-job injury really is different than the 1st day after that same injury. Why? Human psychology. The physical dangers in the work place generally don't change, but the mindset of the workers in that workplace vary significantly over time. The day after some bozo chops off a finger, and the counter on the safety board resets to 1, the other bozos are reminded that if they are careless, they just might go home with less fingers than when they ate breakfast. Their psychology changes, and they go about their work more carefully. Conversely, on the 3,000th day after the first bozo chopped off his finger, the other bozos become complacent, figure that the job really can't be very dangerous if nobody has been injured in forever, and another finger (or worse) goes in the trash bin that day. Football is amalgamous. After 20, 25 or 30 games of not losing the turnover battle, players get complacent, despite the exhortations of the coaches, because they are human (except for maybe # 17). Be honest - - don't you think that losing the game to the hated Patriots BECAUSE they lost the turnover battle will make the players much more aware this week, compared to last week when the streak was intact, of the need to avoid turnovers? Human psychology is the reason, and that's why you can draw erroneous conclusions based on a statistical analysis of coin flips alone - - the coin flipper's psychology doesn't change, no matter how times they flip the coin. That's not true for football players.

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That's still kind of obvious. We need a more mooanced approach. It's like when the punter wants to back up five yards so he stands there waiting for the snap for a full 10 seconds before getting flagged for delay of game. It's so obvious that he wants to back up 5 yards that the opposing coach always declines the penalty. What they should do is have one of the OL guys false start just ahead of an actual snap - - less obvious, more suttle. How about this? Which offensive skill position guy got the lowest Wonderlik score? Have him spike the ball on the 1 yard line before going in for a TD. Too bad we don't have McKelvin anymore. After that kick-off return fumble late against NE, he'd have been perfect. Wait - - SMH, did we have a no-turnover streak going before that NE game?

I think the bigger question is WHO should be the designated fumbler. Josh has finally tamped down all the turnover-prone talk, so not him. If Cook lays it down, future opponents will see that in film study, and try harder to knock it out when it counts, so not him. How about we call up Gore from the practice squad and let him fill the role this week? He won't be on the field for future playoff games, so less risk of future consequences. If he takes (gives?) one for the team, so to speak, maybe reward him by making the other practice squad guys pick up the used towels for a while.

Glad the lady got her dog back, but I was a little surprised by the photo that showed the "Niagara SPCA investigator" wearing a uniform that displayed an official-looking badge on his shirt. Does the SPCA guy try to bully people into cooperating with his "investigation" by flashing the dime store badge?

We now need to bring Fergy back, but how did he know that when he picked his TBD screen name? Time travel?

The Thin Blue Wall.

At nfl.com, you can download a box acore for the game, that the website call the "Gamebook." For individual members of the defense, it shows tackles, assists, sacks, quarterback hits that weren't sacks, tackles for loss, passes defensed (including tipped at the line), etc. I don't know how many snaps the rookies played, but neither Sanders nor Walker even appeared in the box score. No tackles, no assists, no quarterback hits (although Lamar didn't throw much). I don't know if the rookies were on the field for any of the long Henry runs.

5 card stud or Texas Hold'em

My significant other doesn't know my Two Bills Drive screen name either.

Found a video interview that Avi Loeb gave yesterday in which he opines that there is a 4 out of 10 chance that interstellar object (comet?) 3I/ATLAS is a technological object rather than just a space rock. He gives it a 4 on the "Loeb" scale that he created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziXu8xvl9ek

I have repeatedly suggested shooting Billy Buffalo from a moving train, but apparently this would create some sort of legal problem for the team.

Some years back I bought a new car for cash, and agreed with the salesman on what I thought was a reasonable price. So far so good. But before they print out the paperwork for me to sign, I need to meet with some closer guy who is gonna try to upsell me to buy add-ons. He asks me a bunch of irrelevant questions to which I patiently answer yes. When he thinks he has me in an agreeable mood, the upselling starts. "You really ought to get the extended warranty". "No thanks." "Our dealer installed floormats will protect your car's carpet". "No thanks." The rustproofing will maintain the value of your car". "No thanks". "Well how about our super duper theft prevention system that allows the police to track the location of your vehicle if it gets stolen - - it even comes with this highly visible window sticker making it readily apparent to thieves that they shouldn't mess with this car and should pick an easier target." "I'll pass on the theft protection system, but how much do you want for just the window sticker?" Heavy closer sigh, followed by - - "I'll print out the paperwork."

More kookiness from Avi Loeb - - an interstellar recon mission? https://www.foxnews.com/science/harvard-physicist-says-massive-interstellar-object-could-alien-probe-reconnaissance-mission Rare sightings of interstellar objects are like a Rohrschach test for sky gazers searching for extraterrestial intelligent life - - they see what they wanna see.