Last night was our Best of Stupid Fantasy Football live draft and I thought I’d share my fantasy football draft picks with everybody.

Part of the secret to getting the best fantasy football draft picks is to be reactive to what the other players in your fantasy football league are doing. When I’ve been playing, it seems the first people to go are the running back fantasy football picks. If you have the first few fantasy football draft picks then you should certainly go for the running backs. But if you’re in the middle or the last spots, then you might as well forget about the running backs and try to pick up some high scoring wide receivers or quarterbacks.

The reason you should do this (and that is what I did) is so the other teams in your league won’t have an unfair advantage against you in case these players are gone by your next turn to make your pick.

I made a few basic mistakes when doing my draft picks - I grabbed my quarterback Derek Anderson early on in Round 3, even though I probably could have waited until the 4th or 5th Round since most people have no idea who he is or that he consistently beat or matched Tom Brady, Carson Palmer & Big Ben week after week last year. I probably could have had slightly better running backs or maybe one of the top 3 tight ends - but as I learned last year these guys aren’t always as good as promised. Last year I had some very promising running backs, who ended up getting hurt and not playing most of the year.

Anyways, here’s my fantasy football draft picks, I think I have a pretty solid team this year:

Quarter Back Fantasy Football Draft Picks:
Derek Anderson, Cleveland | Marc Bulger, St. Louis
Derek was my quarterback last year who I picked up as a free agent in the waivers after Carson Palmer wasn’t living up to my expectations. He had a concussion a few weeks ago, but I don’t anticipate this to really affect him in the long run. I could have picked him up in the 4th Round, but decided to jump on him since I didn’t want to take any chances and there wasn’t anyone else that really appealed to me at that point. Marc Bulger of St. Louis is a back up for the bye week or in case Derek doesn’t heal from his concussion for the first game - he’s predicted to be one of the top 5 QB’s this year.

Running Back Fantasy Football Draft Picks:
Willie Parker, Pittsburgh | Fred Taylor, Jacksonville | Kenny Watson, Cincinnati
My running back fantasy football draft picks aren’t the greatest. But as I said before, unlike most people who go after running backs first I drafted wide receivers in the first round. Still though Parker’s pretty decent running back, and who knows what Fred Taylor will surprise me with. Kenny Watson I may or may not keep, towards the end I really didn’t care who I picked. He played fantastic the few times he made it onto the field, and with Rudy Johnson being hurt, he may have a few early season plays which makes him sort of my secret weapon backup fantasy football draft pick. But he’s risky - there’s a good possibility he may not play that much at all, so he is who I drafted in the 11th round.

Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Draft Picks:
Randy Moss, Patriots | Roy Williams, Detroit | Donte Stallworth, Cleveland | Laveranues Coles, NY Jets
Randy Moss was my #1 Draft pick, and if last year continues he should bring me at least 20 points per game as Tom Brady’s right hand man. Williams and Coles both have pass-happy quarterbacks Kitna & Favre, so I’m thinking they should be consistent 10-20 points each week. I noticed Stallworth way down at the bottom of the draft (somewhere around the 8th or 9th rounds) and after seeing he’s at Cleveland this year I know he will do much better than last year, since he’s no longer competing with Randy Moss for the passes.

Tight End Fantasy Football Draft Picks:
Heath Miller, Pittsburgh | Zach Miller, Oakland
Heath Miller was my tight end last year - he gets some fairly decent playing time, though he’s not one of the “top” tight ends - I know I can expect him to get anywhere between 6-15 points a game and he is rarely hurt. I know nothing about Zach Miller, who I picked up in the final round.

Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Football Draft Picks:
Colts, Indianapolis | Browns, Cleveland
I learned last year that you won’t really know who a good defense is until the season starts. The Colts in general have been pretty good and so far they don’t have a lot of injuries. The Browns though may end up being better - it’s predicted they will do pretty well.

The best thing about this draft is that out of the 12 players in the league, only 5 of us showed up. This means the guys on Auto-Draft didn’t get any really good players, since they were set up by default to go after running backs the first two rounds. Having strong wide receivers when you’re in a 3 wide receiver league can give you anywhere from a 10 -15 point advantage, even if you’re playing against a team with LT or AP. I will also be keeping my eyes on the free agents and rookies on the waiver wire to see how they’re doing, I picked up some great players that way last year.

I can’t wait until the season starts! Feel free to share with me your thoughts on my fantasy football draft picks or your fantasy football advice in the comments below.

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I was going through old pictures and found one of these from a hotel we took about 10 years ago:

It used to be quite common for businessmen to need access to the phone at all times. I guess things haven’t really changed much - but I haven’t seen a phone in a bathroom in a long time! So I guess the iPod Toilet Roll holder is not so weird after all.

Do you have some weird pictures of odd things you took a long time ago? Tell me about them

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Not too long ago I joined Facebook for the first time. (I guess I was a late online bloomer?) While I was doing the usual thing of adding & finding old and new friends, I stumbled across some pretty strange groups you can join.

Here are some Facebook Groups you don’t want to miss:

I wonder how fast I can find 1,000,000 people who hate Tom Brady

I don’t care how comfortable your crocs are you look like a dumbass

Rock Stars against Boy Scouts, Gnomes, and other Nerds

Why is the only thing to do in Pittsburgh is to develop a drinking problem?

New Phone…Need Numbers OR there’s also the group Needin y’all Numbaz (the latter one is spoken in Yinzer)

Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!

Bananas in Pajamas dominated my childhood

After watching Life With Ryan I JUST WANT TO DROOL OVER THE TELEVISION

Admit It…Helen Keller’s Disabilities Crack You Up!

I Play Piano Therefore I Am Legally More Talented Than You

I Want To Have Sex On A Grand Piano

I Picked a Major I Like, and One Day I Will Probably Be Living In a Box

Dora the Explorer is soo an Illegal Immigrant…

Honestly, I write “lol” and I’m not Even Laughing

Those Who Enjoy + Partake In the Distribution and Acquisition of High Fives

If 1 million people join this i will get the facebook logo as a tattoo (he is about 952,000 members shy still)

Seen any odd or unusual groups on facebook? Feel free to share them in the comments below.

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Going to a Jimmy Buffet show is one of those things that should probably be on the list of “things to do before you die” just to say that you’ve been to one and lived out the whole experience.

Probably one of the most interesting things about Jimmy Buffet’s music is some of the interesting song titles he has. While Cheeseburger in Paradise is probably the most famous, here are some other odd song titles & song subjects of Jimmy Buffet:

Peanut Butter Conspiracy
This song is all about spending all your money on drugs and having to steal food from the mini-mart. I wonder if he ever did pay them back as he said he would in the song?

Why Don’t We Get Drunk?
With lyrics like “Why dont we get drunk and screw, I just bought a waterbed its filled up for me and you” this could just be the romantic sentiment you’ve been looking for to use on a special lady in your life.

Elvis Imitators
Yes, Imitating Elvis could be your ticket to fame. If not though, it’s the next best thing.

Everybody’s got a Cousin in Miami
The title of this post is simply not true: I do not have a cousin in Miami. Or anywhere in Florida for that matter!

There’s Nothing Soft About Hard Times
Just in case you might have thought there could be a soft side to something hard, this song will assure you there’s not.

Fruitcakes
“This world needs more fruitcakes” the song goes. But do we really? Do we REALLY need more of those Holiday cakes that nobody eats or wants?

If you have never seen Jimmy Buffet in concert, then you really need to go get some Jimmy Buffet Tickets from today’s post sponsor and try it sometime. Despite his odd lyrics and song subjects, it’s some great music to listen to and like most things, best enjoyed in person.

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Today I kind of had a different post planned out, but most of my entire schedule was nicely disrupted by AAA, a travel company that basically gives you free towing or will help you if you ever lock your keys in the car. The membership is not cheap, but I’ve used them several times a year every year (I have bad luck with things like potholes and flat tires) so it seems like I have to have them, even if I probably don’t.

Anyways, last week my husband and I bought a truck. Generally, when you buy a car or a truck it’s pretty cut and dry - you sign this, sign that, they hand you a license plate and a sticker.

Today, after fighting with the lady at AAA (who actually was the nicest person I’ve ever met in AAA in the history of my 12 year membership with them), we walked out of there 2 HOURS LATER and still no registration or license plate for our truck.

What took us 2 hours to fight about? My drivers license was the first. When I got married, they didn’t make me get a new license, they just handed me a card with my new last name and said “here you go”. Well to AAA, this was UNACCEPTABLE. Now why would anyone else in the world and the DMV be cool with it but not this lady?

Moving past that, the rest of our time spent there was over the weight of our truck. I called the main DMV office to find out if I needed to have the truck weighed in order to get our registration. They said no, that was the most ridiculous thing they ever heard of. I also asked our inspection mechanic (who had to verify the VIN number) and he also said that nobody weighs trucks. I spoke to the company that made our truck and they happily gave us all the weight info & verified it. AAA would not accept that.

I finally did get somebody to fill out this ridiculous form AAA wanted filled out, but will have to go there tomorrow (and with my two wonderful children who i hope destroy the place while we’re there!) to actually get the license plate.

My husband has dubbed them “Triple Rape”…

Why should is it so difficult to GIVE SOMEBODY MONEY AND YOUR BUSINESS?

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