Some mulatto dude was recently put in charge of speaking for the American people.  They do this kind of thing every four years or so.  I don't know the details exactly because I stopped watching the news after Local Channel 9's weather girl Sandra Bigenbosom was fired for reasons unrelated to her chest and then the USA Network picked up NCIS and started replaying all the really good Read More »

There's no reason to write when you've been drinking as much as I have today.  But I have a picks obligation.  So I'm honoring it.  This post will suck.  You have my very drunken word. 

Home teams in CAPS

FALCONS (-1) OVER Saints Read More »

Like many of America's most profitable industries, prison has gotten a lot less fun over the years.  Despite what the movies may tell you, there is no smoking in prison.  A lot of criminals I know try to avoid jail because of that fact alone.  Three years away from the wife and kids?  Excellent.  No Marlboros?  Fuck that.  Read More »

I'm not voting this year.  This is the first election year I have avoided voting.  I have my reasons and I cannot be talked out of them.  I don't want to delve into politics here because the American people, despite the fact that they have no idea what the hell is going on in the socio-political climate, nevertheless get all freaking worked up when you talk about politics. 

It's the same wi Read More »

Scotty the Handicapper has taken it on himself recently to give me nicknames (yes, plural) because he said that I go through four stages of me when I drink.  Here are those stages:

Normal Nate (or Sober Nate)

Apparently, this guy is really polite and nice and generally caring and understanding.  Quite frankly, he's probably the reason I drink in the first place.  Read More »

I don't care whether you're talking about a movie, a band or a TV show, the best ones remain the best ones because they showcase a truckload of talent that creates an enjoyable experience and, in many different ways, you can still make fun of them.  Think of Pearl Jam.  Great band, great music, great messages... Read More »

Well, it's a beautiful afternoon.  I'm three beers deep, disorganized and feeling really loosey goosey.  You have to feel that to even say that.  Seriously. 

Anyway, as some of you may know, I am so bad at game picking that not only do I solicit the advice of two friends with superior football knowledge but I also base my picks on random attributes of the areas hosting the teams to be picke Read More »

In Junior High, I was kind of a fat kid.  I ate a lot.  And I'm pretty sure that had something to do with all the, you know, chubbiness.  All my friends, and even some family members, made fun of me for being fat.  Girls blew me off and football coaches salivated over my future as an overweight blocking-wall even though my mom wouldn't let me play.  It was tough being fat without the "I Read More »

Before we kick off the game picking this week, please note that I owe everyone an apology, even my partners in game-picking.  I had only missed one previous week of game-picking in my time here at PIC and that was because I was at a beach house with no internet access.  Last week I missed the picks (even though I had written them) because of... Read More »

I read the New York Times today so you wouldn't have to. Their words are in bold. My uneducated opinions are not.

Fed Announces Plan to Buy Short-Term Debt Read More »

The American people were against it.  Every congressman on the floor got at least twenty calls against the bailout for every one call in favor the bailout (or rescue plan or whatever).  And that was even after big business representatives used their lobbyists and buying power to get their personal representatives (who claim to be our representatives) on the phone. Read More »

Dear My Congressman:

Hello, Mr. (or maybe Mrs.) Congressman.  My name is Nathan.  And I live in your district.  I'm sorry I don't know you by name but the thing is, just looking at you people gives me the willies something fierce so I never bothered to look you up.  Y'all are like personal injury lawyers but with less scruples and no souls.  Except for Ron Paul. Read More »

A wise man once said, "Baseball is a lot like life: it's slow, complex, boring at times... and if you're not paying attention, you'll probably get hit in the head."  Read More »

Due to my hectic schedule, Nikki the Bartender, Scotty the Handicapper and I had to do our NFL picks via email.  When I sent Nikki the lines, she responded:

"Hey Nate - Remind me please, does the plus mean they have to win by that number and the minus that they lose by that number? Read More »

In the mid 1980s, a cocaine dealer named Russell walked in on his girlfriend and business partner mid-coitus.  His business partner and main distributor, a man named William, was found floating in the Mississippi river some eight weeks later.  Three years later, Russell was killed by DEA agents in his 16,000 square-foot home.  The DEA estimated Russell's worth at the time of his death at just a Read More »