HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS

I AM HAVING COMPUTER ISSUES THIS MORNING.  MICKEY

REDSKINS WIN, COWBOYS LOSE

The Washington Redskins got off to a bit of a sluggish start in the 1st half yesterday before putting it together in the 2nd half and coming away with a 28-14 win over the New York Giants.  I have to say the Skins looked pretty good in the 2nd half once the shook the rust off.  In cased you missed it last night the New York Jets got a late filed goal and defeated the Dallas Cowboys 27-24.  Next week my favorite team the Green Bay Packers travel down to North Carolina to face the Panthers.  Fellow blogger Keith is out of town in Oklahoma doing some government work.  It looks like some fall weather temps are on the way by the end of the week when temps will only climb into the 60's.  MICKEY

THE CHIEF HANGS ON TO THE LEAD

Well after week 2 of the Mickey's College Football Pick-Em Contest The Chief is in 1st place by himself by 1 game with Erik, Andrew, Bobby, and Chiz just 1 game back.  The top 20 players are within 6 games of 1st place.  Me and the Chiz had the best week going 18-4 and Andrew Phillips had the roughest week going 11-11 and is now in 23rd place, Andrew I now you no more about college football than that.  I thought that the games were pretty easy this past week but this upcoming week I think things are going to be allot tougher.  Please send your picks in by Wednesday night no later than 9pm.  MICKEY

WEEK 3 GAMES
LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
IOWA STATE AT UCONN
WEST VIRGINIA AT MARYLAND
WYOMING AT BOWLING GREEN
AUBURN AT CLEMSON
PITTSBURGH AT IOWA
OLE MISS AT VANDERBILT
KANSAS AT GEORGIA TECH
DUKE AT BOSTON COLLEGE
COLORADO STATE VS COLORADO AT DENVER
TEXAS AT UCLA
MICHIGAN STATE AT NOTRE DAME
VIRGINIA AT NORTH CAROLINA
WASHINGTON AT NEBRASKA
CENTRAL FLORIDA AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
NAVY AT SOUTH CAROLINA
LOUISVILLE AT KENTUCKY
MARSHALL AT OHIO
ARIZONA STATE AT ILLINOIS
OHIO STATE AT MIAMI
OKLAHMOMA AT FLORIDA STATE
JAMES MADISON AT LIBERTY

STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 2

1. THE CHIEF 30-12---

2. ERIK 29-13 -1

3. ANDREW 29-13 -1

4. BOBBY 29-13 -1

5. CHIZ 29-13 -1

6. JULIANNE 28-14 -2

7. GLEN 28-14 -2

8. MURPH 28-14 -2

9. MICKEY 28-14 -2

10. RICK 27-15 -3

11. GUY 26-16 -4

12. JOHN 25-17 -5

13. TOM 25-17 -5

14. BIFF 25-17 -5

15. LEE 25-17 -5

16. DUSTY 25-17 -5

17. KEITH 24-18 -6

18. JOY 24-18 -6

19. SCOTT 24-18 -6

20. LES 24-18 -6

21. JONATHAN 22-20 -8

22. GEORGE 22-20 -8

23. PHILLIPS 19-23 -11

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS

1. THE CHIEF 1

1. JULIANNE 1

1. ERIK 1

1. MICKEY 1

1. CHIZ 1

VIRGINIA WINS, ECU FALLS

The Virginia Cavaliers blew a 23-3 lead and then fell behind 31-23 before kicking a field goal as time ran out to come away with a 34-31 win over Indiana, as I have said before a win is a win and you take them anyway you can get them.  The Cavs are now 2-0 and will be on the road at North Carolina next week.  Well I went down to East Carolina yesterday and saw a very good football game between the Pirates and Virginia Tech with Hokies coming away with a 17-10 win.  The difference in the game was VT defense which only allowed just 100 yards total offense in the game, also 3 dropped balls in the game doomed the Pirates.  The Washington Redskins open up there season at home against the New York Giants, I think it will be a tough task for the Skins to win today.  Kevin Harvick won last nights race at Richmond and Dale Jr did qualify for the chase but will need to start running allot better to have a shot at winning the chase.  It looks like things are getting pretty tight in the Mickey's College Football Pick-Em Contest, it looks like The Chief still leads and I will release the standings and next weeks games a little later this morning.  MICKEY

WE MUST NEVER FORGET

HEADING DOWN TO EAST CAROLINA

Well I am going to be heading down to Greenville, NC a little bit later this morning to watch the East Carolina Pirates face the Virginia Tech Hokies this afternoon.  I am sure the place is going to be packed looking for the Pirates to upset the Hokies.  The Virginia Cavaliers will be on the road tonight at Indiana looking to beat the Hoosiers.  Last night Arizona State beat Missouri 37-30 in OT, I did not stay up to watch this game.  The Manteo vs First Flight high school football game at the beach was postponed last night to Monday.  Kyle Busch picked up another Nationwide win last night at Richmond holding off Carl Edwards for the win.  David Reutimann captured his 1st pole of the season for tonights Sprint Cup race, Jamie McMurray will join him on the front row.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart will be looking to fill the final spots in chase tonight with a good run.  I did go down to Wal-Mart this morning and then over to Hopewell to gets some donuts at the Dunkin Donuts.  Well I guess I better go run a few miles before I head down to NC.  MICKEY

PACKERS WIN A WILD ONE

The Green Bay Packers opened the 2011 season last night with a 42-34 win over the New Orleans Saints in a game which both defenses couldn't stop each other until the Packers made a goal line stand with no time on the clock from the 1 yard line.  The Packers were hit with an interference penalty on the final play of the game so the ball was placed on the 1 yard line and the Saints tried to run it in and were stopped stone by the Packer defense preserving the win, next week the Packers will travel to Carolina.  The Colonial Heights football team has the week off while at the beach Manteo travels to First Flight.  I will be heading down to Greenville, NC tomorrow to watch the East Carolina vs Virginia game, it should be a pretty will atmosphere down there as Pirates will be looking to upset the Hokies.  The Nascar Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be here in the capital city of Richmond this weekend and are hoping that all the rain we have all this weeks stops so they can get the races in.  MICKEY

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THE NFL SEASON OPENS TONIGHT

The NFL season gets underway tonight with the defending Super Bowl Champions Green Bay Packers playing hot to the New Orleans Saints.  The Packers will be looking to defend the Super Bow Championship season with another stellar season.  Well I have all the picks for week 2 of the Mickey's College Football Pick-Em Contest and I will be sending out the master sheet of who everybody picked this week later today.  One of the tracks Nascar use to run at in its heyday the Rockingham Speedway will be returning to Nascar next year when it hosts the Nascar Tuck Series, hopefully this will be the 1st step in getting the Nationwide & Sprint Cup Series back at the track.  Well we got over 2.5 inches of rain yesterday here in Colonial Heights and over the last 2 weeks we have had our share of rain and we might get a little more today.  My aches & index is a bit high today because my left achillies heel is bothering me along with my right shoulder, I think I am just falling apart a bit.  MICKEY 

GORDON WINS AT ATLANTA

Jeff Gordon picked up his 85th career win on the Sprint Cup Series yesterday edging out Jimmie Johnson for the top spot in Atlanta.  This week the Sprint Cup Series will be coming to Richmond and if Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart want to make the chase this year they will need to have a good run at Richmond.  I still need 8 peoples picks for this weeks contest, I am hoping that everybody will get there picks in by 9pm tonight or face a possible penalty.  We got a couple pretty good rain showers yesterday and there is still s pretty good chance of rain today as well.  MICKEY

 IODINE
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SCHOOL STARTS TODAY

Where in the world did summer go, today is the 1st day of school here in Colonial Heights and it looks like it going to be a bit on the wet side.  There is a 70% chance of rain and t-storms today and 60% chance tomorrow and part of the rain is from the remnants from what use to be TS Lee.  The are going to try to run the Nascar race in Atlanta later this morning at 11am, looking at the radar from the Atlanta area this morning they should be able to race today.  I have only received about 8 peoples picks so far in the pick-em contest, hopefully the rest of the people will start sending them in today.  MICKEY

HAPPY LABOR DAY

Well I want to wish everybody a Happy Labor Day and yes I will be laboring today.  After being off for about the 1st 42 years of my life i have had to work the last 2 years.  Well last nights Nascar race was washed out by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee and wont be run until Tuesday morning at 11am because the Atlanta area is expecting allot of rain today as well.  This weekend the Nascar Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series will be at Richmond.  It looks like we might get some rain from the remnants of TS Lee on Tuesday & Wednesday.  Well I am off to work.  MICKEY

POTASSIUM Without this essential mineral, your heart couldn't beat, your muscles wouldn't contract, and your brain couldn't comprehend this sentence. Why? Potassium helps your cells use glucose for energy. The shortfall: Despite potassium's can't-live-without-it importance, nutrition surveys indicate that young men consume just 60 percent to 70 percent of the recommended 4,700 mg a day. To make matters worse, most guys load up on sodium: High sodium can boost blood pressure, while normal potassium levels work to lower it, says Lydia A. L. Bazzano, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of epidemiology at Tulane University.

THE CHIEF CONTINUES TO LEAD

Well it looks like The Chief has started off this year like he finished last year going 14-6 in week 1 however Julianne and Erik have joined him atop the standings after week 1.  Also newcomers Glen & Guy had a good week going 13-7.  Last years co-champion Les had a very rough week going 7-13 and George joined him also going 7-13.  The top 16 players are within 4 games of the top spot while positions 17-23 have some work to do to stay within striking distance.  Please remember I need you picks back by no later than Wednesday night at 9pm but you can send them back earlier than that.  MICKEY


STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 1   

1. THE CHIEF 14-6

2. JULIANNE 14-6

3. ERIK 14-6

4. ANDREW 13-7 -1

5. GLEN 13-7 -1

6. GUY 13-7 -1

7. BOBBY 12-8 -2

8. JOHN 11-9 -3

9. MURPH 11-9 -3

10. CHIZ 11-9 -3

11. TOM 11-9 -3

12. KEITH 10-10 -4

13. BIFF 10-10 -4

14. MICKEY 10-10 -4

15. LEE 10-10 -4

16. RICK 10-10 -4

17. DUSTY 9-11 -5

18. JOY 9-11 -5

19. SCOTT 8-12 -6

20. PHILLIPS 8-12 -6

21. JONATHAN 8-12 -6

22. LES 7-13 -7

23. GEORGE 7-13 -7

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS

1. THE CHIEF 1

1. JULIANNE 1

1. ERIK 1

WEEKLY WINNERS
THE CHIEF, JULIANNE, ERIK

WEEK 2 GAMES
ARIZONA AT OKLAHOMA STATE
MISSOURI AT ARIZONA STATE
IOWA AT IOWA STATE
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT AUBURN
RUTGERS AT NORTH CAROLINA
CALIFORNIA AT COLORADO
STANFORD AT DUKE
VIRGINIA TECH AT EAST CAROLINA
N.C. STATE AT WAKE FOREST
ALABAMA AT PENN STATE
HAWAII AT WASHINGTON
SOUTHERN MISS AT MARSHALL
TCU AT AIR FORCE
SOUTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA
VIRGINIA AT INDIANA
BYU AT TEXAS
GEORGIA TECH AT MIDDLE TENN
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT KANSAS
UTEP AT SMU
UCONN AT VANDERBLIT
NOTRE DAME AT MICHIGAN
BOSTON COLLEGE AT CENTRAL FLORIDA

VIRGINIA BEATS WILLIAM & MARY 40-3

The Virginia Cavaliers played a little sloppy in the 1st half before turning it on in the 2nd half in routing William & Mary 40-3 in front front of 52,000 at Scott Stadium.  The Cavs appear to be a much quicker team on both sides of the ball and that's mainly because of all the freshman and red shirt freshman who made there debut last night.  The Cavs defense really shut down the Tribe and offensively both of the Cavs quarterbacks played pretty solid for the most part.  Next week the Cavaliers travel to Indiana to face the Hoosiers.  The East Carolina Pirates didn't fair as well against the South Carolina Gamecocks falling 56-37, the Pirates lead at the half 24-14 and it doesn't get any easier for the Pirates when they face Virginia Tech.  How about those Richmond Spiders upsetting the Duke Blue Devils last night 23-21, Duke may not want to schedule the Spiders anymore because they have beating them the last two times they have faced them.  I am tallying up the results of the 1st week of the college football contest and I will be sending out the standings after week 1 and next weeks game a little later this morning.  Carl Edwards won last nights Nationwide race at Atlanta holding Kyle Busch for the win, Kasey Kahne will be on the pole for tonight's Sprint Cup race.  MICKEY

I AM READY FOR SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL

AN ELBOW TO THE HEAD

Well I am going to watch the Virginia Cavaliers face the Tribe of William & Mary tonight.  It looks like it is going to be a very good for some college football action with temps in the low 80 at kickoff before dropping back into the mid 70's after the sun goes down, GO CAVS.  Also the other team I follow pretty closely the East Carolina Pirates will face the South Carolina Gamecocks tonight in Charlotte, it will be a tough task for the Pirates that's for sure.  In college football action last night Baylor upset TCU 50-48 in very wild college football game, with Baylor's upset last night the MCFP contest standing tightened up a bit.  The Colonial Heights Colonials football team opened up the 2011 season yesterday with a 26-7 win over Thomas Jefferson, the Colonials are now off until September 16 when they travel to Park View South-Hill.  Down at the beach First Flight improved 2-0 with 38-16 win over Nansemond-Suffolk, next week First Flight has a very tough game when Manteo comes to town.  The will run the Nationwide race tonight in Atlanta and the Sprint Cup race tomorrow night.  Well I have allot to do before I head to UVA so let me go.  MICKEY

COLONIALS TO PLAY THIS AFTERNOON

The Colonial Heights Colonials football team will play this afternoon at 4:30pm against Thomas Jefferson, the game was originally scheduled for 7pm in tonight.  Due to the fact that they didn't know if the middle school area was going to have power or not they decided to move the time of the game, however I do think the area does have power now.  I doubt I will make today's game.  In our college football contest last night Temple, Bowling Green and Syracuse picked up wins last night.  I will be heading up to Charlottesville tomorrow to watch the Virginia vs William & Mary game.  It sure has been a long week here in Colonial Heights and I have to say I am glad to see that the week is coming to an end and hopefully there won't be any hurricanes coming our way for a while.  MICKEY

COLLEGE FOOTBALL STARTS TONIGHT

Well the 2011 college football season gets underway tonight with numerous games, however there really isn't any marquis games tonight but there are several games tonight which we have in our contest.  I will be going to see the Virginia vs William & Mary game on Saturday night.  The Colonial Heights Colonials will open up the 2011 season tomorrow against Thomas Jefferson, right the middle school area doesn't have power so the game may have to be moved to 4pm.  The Nascar Sprint Cup Series will be down in Atlanta this weekend before returning to Richmond next weekend.  Also fellow blogger Scott worked as line judge last night but didn't have to throw his flag any however did say he was getting an earful from the coach on his side.  There is a new Hurricane in the Atlantic and its name is Katia however most of the models have the system heading out to sea. However there is a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico which could develop into a tropical storm and bring some rain to the U.S. next week.  MICKEY

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned. Harold S. Geneen

BACK UP AND RUNNING

Well after not having power for electricity the last 3 days and no internet for the the last 4 days Mickey's Place is back up and running.  Hurricane Irene caused all kinds of problems here in Colonial Heights leaving more than 85% of the city without power and knocking down numerous trees.  Down at the beach they got hit pretty hard is some places on the OBX and most of the damage came from sound-side flooding.  Highway 12 on Hatteras Island was completely washed out in several places and will not reopen for a couple of weeks.  The storm could have been a whole lot worst than it was but it was bad enough.  Here in Colonial Heights there still several areas who still don't have power.  Also in cleaning the debris from Hurricane Irene in the backyard I know have 2 blisters on my left hand.  All the picks are now in for the Mickey's College Football Pick-Contest with college football season starting Thursday night, there are 23 entries in this years contest.  The Colonial Heights football team is scheduled to open up its season Friday night against Thomas Jefferson however right now the middle school area does not have any power right now so the game could be moved to Friday afternoon at 4pm if the don't have any power.  Hopefully they will be able Friday night so I can go up and watch the game.  MICKEY

HURRICANE IRENE GETTING READY TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE OBX

It looks like Hurricane Irene will make landfall just south of Ocracoke Island and will travel just west of the southern OBX before going back out to sea in the Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills area before heading to the northeast. Some areas down on the OBX have received over 3 inches of rain since midnight and it is raining here in Colonial Heights as well. I will post some photos from down there once they become available later today. Kyle Busch won his 50th career Nationwide race last night at Bristol edging Joey Logano for the win, with the win Busch has won more Nationwide races than anybody in Nascar history. Tonight at Bristol the Sprint Cup Series will take to the track with Ryan Newman leading the filed to the green. Well 1 week from today the Virginia Cavaliers football team will open up its 2011 season at home against William & Mary and I will be in attendance. In high school football action locally last night Petersburg opened its season up with a 34-33 win over GW Danville, the teams combined for 12 turnovers in the game. All the games at the beach were washed by Hurricane Irene. I have about 10 entries in so far for week 1 of the contest, hopefully the others will start coming in the next few days. I went to Wal-Mart at 5am this morning try to beat the storm but it was already raining when I got up, I also did go over to Hopewell a get some donuts at the Dunkin Donuts. MICKEY

HURRICANE IRENE, TS WARNING FOR COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE OBX

Well after allot of speculation on where Hurricane Irene was going to make landfall it appears that the eye is going to do so somewhere just south of Cape Hatteras and will travel just to west of the OBX before going back out into the Atlantic somewhere near the VA-NC border.  With this change it appears we will just get some very heavy rain up to 4-8 inches of it and some winds around 35-45 mph here in CH, however if it moves back to the west a little bit we could get some stronger winds.  Whatever the storm does it appears the OBX is going to get the worst of it.  The Nascar Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series are both racing at Bristol this weekend, they will run the Nationwide race tonight and the Sprint Cup race tomorrow night.  The Colonial Heights football team will be scrimmaging at Amelia tonight.  So far in my football contest I have received 8 peoples picks for the 1st week.  MICKEY

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE VERY BAD ON THE OUTER BANKS

It looks like the Outer Banks are going to take a major hit from Hurricane Irene with the eye of the storm passing to the west of Cape Hatteras, Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and then going back out sea near the VA, NC border.  With the storm having 115mph winds sustained and 140mph gust this situation is not going be good at all for any of the OBX.  Dare County will begin mandatory evacuations this morning at 8am in advance of Hurricane Irene which will likely be a CAT 3 storm when hitting the OBX.  Some foretasted tracks have storm moving even more to west later today which good give Colonial Heights tropical storm winds as well.  There was another aftershock that measured 4.5 on the Richter Scale early this morning around 1:08am, I have to say I didn't feel it because I was sleep and it was centered in the same area of Louisa County.  Also today is Glenn's birthday so I want to wish Glenn a HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  MICKEY

EARTHQUAKE RATTLES AREA, HURRICANE IRENE MAY HIT THE OUTER BANKS

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the area yesterday afternoon and was centered in the Mineral area of Louisa County and it shook the east coast from Florida to New York and was even felt in Canada.  There was some structural damage in Louisa and other areas but the injuries which occurred appear to be minor in nature and it was the strongest earthquake to hit Virginia since 1944.  The current track of Hurricane Irene takes eye of Hurricane Irene right over Cape Hatteras and pretty much right over the Nags Head area as well.  The latest model trends continue to push the system a little further east so hopefully the next few model runs will move the eye offshore of North Carolina.  However if it stays offshore it does look like will slam into somewhere in the Northeast.  There is also a pretty strong smell of smoke in the area again this morning from the Great Dismal Swamp fire.  Also just a week before the college football season was to began the University of Richmond is looking for a new coach after Latrell Scott resigned after being charged with a DUI on Monday.  MICKEY

IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR NORTH CAROLINA

The projected path of Hurricane Irene is to come ashore in they area of Wilmington, North Carolina Saturday or Saturday night as a Major Hurricane and we are likely to feel the effects form the storm here in Colonial Heights as well.  Some computer models are taking the storm back out into the Atlantic in the area of Duck, NC or just to the north of that while some models have the eye coming just to the east of Richmond.  I have to say it's not looking to good right now.  Well Keith & Guy must be feeling pretty confident with there picks because they have already sent there picks in for week 1.  Speaking of the weather today is going to feel like a chamber of commerce day with temps in the low 80's and low humidity as well.  MICKEY

HURRICANE IRENE UPDATE, KYLE BUSCH WINS AT MICHIGAN

Well it looks like Hurricane Irene is heading for the Southeastern United States and right now the National Hurricane Center is projecting the hurricane to make landfall somewhere in South Carolina next weekend.  There are still allot of uncertainties with this storm so everybody on the East Coast should be watching this system closely.   Kyle Busch held off Jimmie Johnson yesterday at Michigan picking up his 4th win of the year in what I think could be a preview of who will fighting it out for this years Sprint Cup.  I have sent out the games for the 1st week of the Mickey's College Football Pick-Em Contest so check your e-mail.  Well I am off to work.  MICKEY

WEEK 1 GAMES

Well its time to make your 1st picks of the season.  Since it is the 1st week I thought I would give everybody a little extra time to make there 1st picks of the year.  I need all picks to be in by August 31 at 9pm, however you can send them in much earlier than that if you like.  As I have said before you cant win the contest the 1st week but you sure can lose it.  With so many schools playing I-AA schools it was a little harder picking this weeks games.  Also below the 1st weeks games I have enclosed the standings of how things ended up last year.Good Luck, Mickey

WEEK1 GAMES

WAKE FOREST AT SYRACUSE

VILLANOVA AT TEMPLE

BOWLING GREEN AT IDAHO

TCU AT BAYLOR

NORTHWESTERN AT BOSTON COLLEGE

UCLA AT HOUSTON

COLORADO AT HAWAII

BYU AT MISSISSIPPI

ARMY AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS

BOISE STATE VS GEORGIA  IN ATLANTA

OREGON VS LSU  IN DALLAS

INDIANA VS BALL STATE IN INDIANAPOLIS

SOUTH FLORIDA AT NOTRE DAME

FRESNO STATE VS CALIFORNIA IN SAN FRANCISCO

WILLIAM & MARY AT VIRGINIA

RICHMOND AT DUKE

DELAWARE AT NAVY

JAMES MADISON AT NORTH CAROLINA

APPY STATE AT VIRGINIA TECH

COLORADO STATE AT NEW MEXICO

FINAL RESULTS

1. THE CHIEF 200-100--

2. LES 200-100--

3. KEITH 192-108 -8

4. BIFF 188-112 -12

5. SCOTT 188-112 -12

6. JULIANNE 187-113 -13

7. PHILLIPS 185-115 -15

8. BOBBY 185-115 -15

9. MICKEY 184-116 -16

10. ANDREW 181-119 -19

11. LEE 175-125 -25

12. DUSTY 172-128 -28

13. JOY 167-133 -33

14. JOHN 166-134 -34

15. GEORGE 166-134 -34

16. MURPH 164-136 -36

17. GLENN NEW PLAYER

18. CHIZ NEW PLAYER

19. GUY NEW PLAYER

20. RICK NEW PLAYER

21. TOM NEW PLAYER