Quote

Have no fear of making mistakes. Be afraid of NOT making any. He who makes no mistakes is no closer to his goals. Mistakes are the mile markers leading to the mansions in our minds.

Matt Furey

Packer 2008 Sked

At home: Colts 13-3, Houston 8-8, Dallas 13-3, Carolina 7-9, Atlanta 4-12 Minnesota 8-8 Chicago7-9 Detroit 7-9

On Road: Jacksonville 11-5, Tennessee 10-6 Seattle 10-6 Tampa Bay 9-7 New Orleans 7-9 Chicago 7-9 Detroit 7-9 Minnesota 8-8

Opponents Record .531 (136-120).

13-3/Last Game Notes

Green Bay is 13-1 in their final regular season game since 1994.

1630 Saturday 12 January Packers at home against 1 of 3 teams.

217 team rushing yards season high

141 points for Mason Crosby- Packer rookie record and 1st in league in scoring.

Atari Bigby team leader with 5 int's.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History-Playoff Edition

December 31 1994: Favre did not have any TD's in this win over the Lions. The Green Bay 'D' held Barry Sanders to -4 yards in a Lambeau win. For the game he was 23-38 for 262 yards 0 td or int.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 31

2006 Driver v. the Bears

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A low is coming in from the plains, expected to be a weather maker. NW winds up to 25 and snow are expected for 01/01/08.w

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Quiet day today with an occluded front passing north. Clipper system will be around Monday on to bring some snow.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 30

No TD's for this day

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With snow again on the ground a low pressure is leaving, heading NE. With no weather makers right behind it we'll have a quiet seasonal weekend.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 29

2002 Terry Glenn v. The Jets

Quote

"It makes people wonder whether they really want to live that long."
DR. WILLIAM E. KLUNK, of the University of Pittsburgh, on the fact that about 40 percent of Americans 85 and older develop Alzheimer’s disease.

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A snow generator is coming in the form of a complex system including two lows and an occluded front. 5-7 inches of snow may result along with reduced visibility.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 28

2003 Vs. the Broncos hits Bubba Franks

Quote

“This is a problem of economic transformation, not environmental regulation,”The transformation needed will require far more than just passing one law or signing one treaty. It will require the same level of focus and initiative that the Bush administration is devoting to the war on terror. No political leader in the US is approaching this issue yet with anywhere near the seriousness required.”

Glenn Prickett

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 27

1998 1 to Chmura, 2 to Freeman against Bears

Blog News

Here's whats coming up at the BookScoutLookOut Blog and Store

1. We'll be adding a daily 'World Almanac' Blog
2. The Barcelona World Race blog will discountinue.
3. This day in Brett Favre TD History will tranisition to January and his post season successes.
4. BookScoutLookout will open an Ebay store and bookscoutlookout.info will continue to evolve.

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High pressure will bring sun and southerly winds. Snow will develop late from a low pressure approaching the lower lakes.

Quote of the Year

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our [children]"

Caitlin Upton

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 26

1993 @ Lambeau, Sharpe.

1999 Levens @ Bucs.

Quote

"We Americans can't save the world. Even Christ failed at that."

Edward Abbey

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 25

No TD's for this day.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 24

1994 Pair to Sharpe v. Bucs

1995 Brooks and Chmura at Lambeau

2004 Driver, Franks and Walker @ Metrodome

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 23

2001 2 to Franks, 1 to Levens v. Browns

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 22

2003 Martin, Walls and 2 to Javon Walker @ The Raiders.

2002 Driver v. Bills

1996 Levens, Jackson and Rison against Minnesota.

Barcelona World Race

Summary: Paprec Vibrac 2 leads with boats trailing her by as much as 2900 miles.

Details:

• Hugo Boss is fastest at 16 knots.
• Best 24 hours Paprec Vibrac 376 miles.
  

References: Leaders are nearly to the south of Tasmaania where the Sydney Hobart race finishes.

Weather: W 20 to 30

Quotes:

Alex Thomson "Our strategy though is one of conservatism, so we are happy to be a little underpowered at times."

Javier Sanso "We want to get out of this area and head north when possible. We have spent more time than the other boats in the Furious Fifties, the low latitudes, twice as much as the leaders, so we are a little bit fed up of being cold and wet all the time."

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 21

No TD's for this date.

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A low to the south will bring precipitation. A cold front will come with adding the chance of snow and more by Sunday.

Quote

"Deforestation actually accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars and trucks in the world."

Thomas L. Friedman

Barcelona World Race: 38th day

Summary: Paprec Vibrac 2's lead is expanding.

Details:

• At 18.2 knots Paprec Vibrac's speed is a fleet best.
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References: Australian Bight

Weather: SW to 30 lightening to 20

Quotes:

Roland Jourdain "he race is finished for us but the adventure continues, this is the beauty and the pain of this mechanical sport because it seems to be an epidemic of masts falling, breaking.. We don't understand what happened, we have to give it time..."

Alex Thomson "There isn't any secret to our results; we definitely have a fast boat and capey's chosen a really good way to go."

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High pressure is moving thru. As this clears southerly winds will enter taking temps up to the 40's by Saturday.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 20

2004 Chatman and Driver v. Jaguars

1998 3 to Freeman v. Oilers

1997 Davis, Driver and Freeman against Bills.

1992 2 to Sharpe against Rams.

Blog that Dopesheet: Bears rematch

• 175th meeting
• Last 7 division titles GB 4 CHI 3
• GB has won 12 of last 14 in CHI
• Beat the Bears and Pack ties single season win mark
• McCarthy 8-2 in division. Both losses to Bears
• Favre 134 attempts sans sack
• Bears offense 25th ranks better than defense 29th!
• Packers offense is 3rd ranked, defense 11th.
• Driver, Favre, Harris and Kampman selected to Pro Bowl. For what it's worth Vikings get 6, Cowboys 11. Further I'd take Wooodson over Harris.
  

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 19

1993 Clayton and Sharpe V. Vikings

Barcelona World Race: Close at the Front

Summary: Race for 1st and 2nd is close, just 14 miles separate Paprec Vibrac and Hugo Boss.

Details:

• The leaders are steering easterly courses as they pass under Australia en route to the New Zealand scoring gate.
  
• Paprec Vibrac fastest at 16.8 knots.
  

• Mutua Madrileña had the fastest 24 hours at 383 miles.
  

References: RPNYC

Weather: WSW 15-25 knots.

Quotes:

J.P. Dick " Regarding our ETA in Wellington, I would say around 25th December, maybe 26th.. For Christmas."

Dominique Wavre "We are ok, but sad to feel our boat hurting. A boat means a lot to a sailor; it is our home, our friend. It is upsetting to feel that she is hurt like this. We are trying to manage the best we can and use good maritime sense."

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Building high pressure will produce dry weather. This dry trend will continue into Friday.

Quote

There's no such thing as bad weather just soft people.

Bill Bowerman

Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Veolia Dismasts

Summary: At 1800 Veolia dismasted after rejoining the race from a repair stop in the Kerguelen Islands

Details:

• When she lost her mast Veolia was approximately 1660 miles south-west of the SW tip of Australia and approximately 500 miles east of the Kerguelen Islands.
• Veolia is now sailing towards Australia under jury rig.
  
• PRB, Delta Dore and Veolia have all retired via losing their mast. All spars were built by Lorima.
• Hugo Boss has gained 114 miles in the last 24 hours on leader Paprec Vibrac 2. The current gap is 36 miles.
• Mutua Madrilena is fastest in the fleet at 18 knots.
  
• Delta Dore has arrived in Cape Town
  

References: Lorima

Weather: NE 20-30 knots.

Quotes:

Jean Luc Nelias "At the first moment, you don't feel anything. You have to preserve the boat, so Bilou woke up and came on deck and we each took a knife to start to cut all the ropes and sail and rigging from the boat. There is no comment, no discussion. It's only after, when the mast is in the water that 'phew' there is a lot of emotion coming. It was a disaster. Bilou was very affected and me too certainly. It's a job, it's like that. We take a lot of pleasure from sailing and sometimes we are very disappointed. We've known that for a long time and it's always the same story...sometimes you are lucky, sometimes unlucky. That's all."

Alex Thomson "We are almost level with Perth now, and it makes me feel like we have come a long way; but we are only about halfway through!"

Roland Jourdain "We were sailing with full main sail and gennaker, the wind was maybe 20-22 knots. Suddenly there was a stronger gust, the boat went down into a wave and the mast broke. I was sleeping inside and Jean Luc was inside too doing a bit of work, he had just had some sleep. Really it was nothing unusual, we were doing the same as we do every day there was nothing different and we don’t really understand what happened."

Southerly winds from a high pressure will bring temps up to the mid 30's today. A small low may bring some precip tonite but generally quiet weather is expected into Thursday.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 18

1994 1 to Morgan, 1 to Sharpe v. Falcons at County Stadium.

Chasing Dickey

From Michael Silver's column, "Brett Favre set another record in the Packers' 33-14 victory over the Rams, surpassing Dan Marino to become the NFL's all-time leader with 61,405 passing yards. Now he merely needs to throw for 554 yards in his final two regular-season games to catch … Lynn Dickey ? That's right – Dickey has the Pack's franchise record for passing yards in a single season (4,458 in 1983)."

Quotes

"But the outcome will be decisively influenced by two nations that are now failing to do enough: the United States and China. While India is also growing fast in importance, it should be absolutely clear that it is the two largest CO2 emitters – most of all, my own country – that will need to make the boldest moves, or stand accountable before history for their failure to act."

Al Gore

Summary: Temenos II is planning a stop over in New Zealand to deal with keel issues. Fleet all sailing in the double digits of speed.

Details:

• Fastest in fleet is Educación Sin Fronteras @ 18.8 knots.
• 405 mile day for Mutua Madrileña
• Paprec Vibrac's lead is 148 miles.
  

References:

Weather:

Quotes:

Dominique Wavre "We are unfortunately compelled to envisage a stopover in New Zealand in order to be able to make repairs. We can’t predict how this will develop; we still have two weeks at sea during which time we will keep a very close eye on its evolution. The aggravation of this corrosion phenomenon could lead to the breakage of the upper part of the keel and a loss of control of the boat’s stability."

Damian Foxall "jp and I talk about other things apart from sailing and it keeps us entertained. It is impossible to be 100% for three months and you have to let off steam from time to time. Yet JP hasnt opened his book yet. I look at my photo album with pictures of my loved ones. We are taking lots of notes on how to improve for the Vendée Globe."

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 17

2000 Freeman, Green, Schoeder at Metrodome.

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Today we have a weak high pressure system from the south. This will keep us cloudy and right around 30 degrees.

Quote

"And most important of all, we need to put a price on carbon – with a CO2 tax that is then rebated back to the people, progressively, according to the laws of each nation, in ways that shift the burden of taxation from employment to pollution. This is by far the most effective and simplest way to accelerate solutions to this crisis."

Al Gore

33 Packers 14 Rams

Looking at keys:

1. Stop Jackson. # 39 had 143 yards amongst the best in the league. He ran hard, giving out punishment. Did not accomplish this.

2. Handle the Blitz/Gash the Blitz Rams had no sacks, Pack had 2 passing TD's, 227 passing yards. The TD to Jennings came on a blitz when the Rams mangled a coverage.

3. D Line Pressure/Bash Bulger I'd rate the pressure as consistent if not dominant. GB had 4 sacks, 3 from line backers.

4. Run Ryan Run 18 for 55 'bout says it.

5. No turnovers That's a negative with a fumble and 2 ints, while the Rams had 2 ints.

Notes: Rams outgained 364 to 279.

Crosby kicked well... inside.

Robinson ran hard and shiftily on ko returns.

Opened both halfs in Big 5 and then did not see it again.

Bigby had 2 picks. Team record is 4 in a game by one player.

Favre set the all time yardage mark.

Dallas lost. If GB wins remaining 2 and another Cowboy loss Pack would have top seed. GB is @ CHI, H DET. Cowboys are @ CAR, @ WAS.

Pure Respect

Pure respect to Francis Joyon sailing the IDEC trimaran! From the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Leeuwin he needed 7 days 8 hours 12 minutes. This is over 3 days faster than current record holder Ellen Macarthur. Even more impressive is that he was 21 minutes faster than Orange II the current Jules Verne record holder which was fully crewed!

As he passed Cape Leeuwin he sent this classy message:

“I’m at the longitude of Cape Leeuwin at 01.33h UTC. IDEC is 1100 south of Australia. In reality, I am much closer to Antarctica and the temperature on board let’s one know that! To be precise, I’m 400 miles from the ice floes and 770 miles from the white continent itself, where the names of explorers like Shackleton and Dumont d' Urville are written. So far, the Antarctic has not been subjected to man’s greed, but let us hope that we will succeed in checking the global warming that would destroy its floes and wild life before destroying us. Here, it is fog, drizzle and mist; even the stormy petrels have disappeared in this cotton blanket.”

Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Veolia is back

Summary: Veolia is back racing 840 miles back in 3rd place.

Details:

• Veolia spent 35 hours fixing her engine while moored in the Kerguelen Islands
• Paprec Vibrac 2 leads by 120 miles over Hugo Boss.
• Hugo Boss is fastest in the 6 boat fleet at 16.2 knots.
  

References: Knots

Weather: W/NW winds 20 to 30 knots.

Quotes:

Jean Luc Nelias ""We took this challenge on with the aim of sharing two things: obviously the race itself, which is a long way from over and also to enjoy the Adventure side of it, with a capital A ! You get that from discovering new places or seeing what surprises nature has in store for us but you can also enjoy some extraordinary meetings and that’s certainly been the case this time,"

Michelle Paret ""Here the wind is heavy and unwieldy. It manages to make you forget that you have four layers of fleeces on when you go out on deck. The cold forms part of our daily life, pain and fear too sometimes, but complaining about it doesn't even cross your mind, not for a second, that's the magic of this place."

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A storm system heading east has brought snow which will end by mid day. The main actor today will be strong NW winds which will blow the snow around.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 16

1995 2 to Brooks also Freeman and Morgan at Superdome.

2001 Driver and Schroeder against Titans

Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Hugo Boss catches up

Summary: Hugo Boss makes gains now 120 miles from lead, gaining over 100 miles in 24 hours.

Details:

• Hugo Boss is now within 120 miles of Paprec Vibrac.
• Hugo Boss had a 24 hour mile run of 389 miles to PV's 276.
• Veolia is still moored in the Kerguelen Islands working on engine issues.
  

References: Iceberg Images

Weather: W 20 to 25 knots at 50 degrees south

Quotes:

Damian Foxall: "“Hugo Boss has sailed up with the new breeze, We expected to take a big hit and we expect it to keep going for a while yet, but even though we knew it was coming, to wake up and see 75 to 100 miles go in an evening is pretty tough.”

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A major storm system to the south is today's weather driver. This storm will be in souther Michigan tomorrow and a winter storm warning is in effect from tonite and there is mention of blizzard conditions.

Quote

"Now comes the threat of climate crisis – a threat that is real, rising, imminent, and universal. Once again, it is the 11th hour. The penalties for ignoring this challenge are immense and growing, and at some near point would be unsustainable and unrecoverable. For now we still have the power to choose our fate, and the remaining question is only this: Have we the will to act vigorously and in time, or will we remain imprisoned by a dangerous illusion?"

Al Gore

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 15

2002 Driver against 49ers.

1996 Freeman at Silverdome

Ship in Town

Pictured is the Sarah Spencer/Jane Anne IV

Future and Past

December Weather Poem

Warm enough to melt ice wind cold enough to sting.
You have to slip on and puddles to step in.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 14

1997 Brooks and Freeman against Panthers.

2003 2 to Ferguson, also Green and Driver @ Chargers.

Barcelona World Race: Estrella Damm retires

Summary: Headlines today are A. Estrella Damm retires and B. Veolia diverts due to engine problems.

Details:

• Estrealla Damm would have been 2500 miles behind which would be an uncompetitive situation.
• Veolia will divert to the Kerguelen Islands to make engine repairs. Their engine has not worked for several days.
• This leaves 5 boats racing with Paprec Vibrac leading and Hugo Boss now 2nd, Temenos 2 now 3rd.
• 438 miles for Paprec Vibrac.
  

References: Port aux Francais

Weather: WSW/WNW 20 to 30 knots.

Quotes:

Guillermo Altadil: "With 2,500 miles between ourselves and the leaders we would not be re-entering the race but effectively playing catch-up in a very dangerous part of the world."

Jonathan Mckee: "For me it has been a fantastic experience, both the preparation and the sailing itself. In some ways our performance has been disappointing. I know we made a lot of wrong decisions, of which I contributed to many."

Alex Thomson " Statistics suggest that only 50% of the boats that entered this race will finish and you need to be in it to win it. "

Adios Mckee and Altadil

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High pressure is coming from the Dakotas. This will bring a variety of sky conditions but a very low snow chance today.

Ted Corbitt

Ted Corbitt a distance runner recently passed away. Some excerpts from his obit:

"By his own count, Corbitt ran 199 marathons and ultramarathons, which are typically races of 50 or 100 miles or 24 hours. (Marathons are 26 miles 385 yards.) He won 30 of those races and never dropped out of one until he was 75, he said. He trained by running as many as 200 miles a week."

"At various times, Corbitt held American records in the marathon, the 100-mile run and the 25-, 40- and 50-kilometer events."

"His training regimens were legendary. For a time, he ran 200 miles or more a week, often in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He once ran the marathon distance every day for a month. He often ran a 31-mile loop around Manhattan in about 3:45. Sometimes he did two loops. He also trained with weights."

"Until 1973, he ran to work every day, sometimes making a 20- to 30-mile detour through Westchester."

All in 1

A Sunoco station not seen often, a Seven Eleven which has devolved in frequency of appearance and bonus- a Schwans truck all in one roadside scene.

Chicken or Steak?

Outside a diner gigantic white model chicken.
Much smaller it says home of the steak sandwich.

Reversal

Used cards & antiques.
Antique cars & Used stuff.

Quote

"We also find it hard to imagine making the massive changes that are now necessary to solve the crisis. And when large truths are genuinely inconvenient, whole societies can, at least for a time, ignore them."

Al Gore

Quote

What does the end of a war mean if not that one side ran out of men willing to die."

Daniel Alarcon Lost City Radio

Barcelona World Race

Summary: Paprec Vibrac leads a top 3 that is within 210 miles of each other with 4th place Temenos II over 900 miles back and sailing with an albatross as seen right.

Details:

• Estrella Damm is in Cape Town. Repairs are underway as are discussions as to whether they continue.
  
• 19.8 knots (PV 2) is the fastest speed
• Veolia's 385 miles is the best 24 hour run.
• At 53 degrees south Temenos II is farthest south.
  

References: UTC

Weather: W/NW 15 to 25 knots seas 3-4 meters.

Quotes:

Javier Sanso "Visibility down here is only about one or two miles maximum; there is always a rainy mist which makes it quite a lot more difficult to detect Icebergs."

Veolia "We are having a bit of a hard time with the times and food. We don’t have a wrist watch and so just using our instinct for when to eat. Night falls about 17 UTC and day break is about 22h30 UTC and it is not easy to know when to have something to eat, when to have breakfast for example?!?"

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A high pressure ridge will calm the atmosphere. This will give temperatures just below freezing and little chance for snow into Friday.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 13

2004 Driver for 33 against Lions.

1998 2 to Freeman 1 to Chmura.

1992 Sharpe in the Astrodome.

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High pressure will move in and settle conditions. Seasonal temps and partly cloudy for today.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 12

1999 Hits Driver and Freeman against Panthers.

Blog that Dopesheet Rams Edition

From This weeks Dopesheet

Against the Raiders defense allowed just 233 yards a season best.

With 184 yards Sunday Favre will pass Marino for all time yards passing mark.

Packers will play in post season for 23rd time.

Win out and the Packers will have a new franchise mark for wins (14)

1st round bye clinched if: 1. GB win SEA loss or tie 2. GB tie and SEA loss

Packers receivers have 1851 yards after catch, Patriots 1603.

Favre's 80 yarder set an all time record for TD's 80 yards or more he now has 9.

Since 2003 Favre has 30 TD's and 11 INT's in domes.

Crosby has 115 nearing Longwell's 131 pt. record of 2000.

Rams and the Packers played every year from 1937-1971 except 1943.

Favre is 6-3 v. Rams. He has 16 TD's playing St. Louis. These have occured at Milwaukee Country Stadium, Transworld Dome, Lambeau Field and Edwards Jones Dome.

This season Packers have 7 TD passes of 40 yards or more. Jennings has 5 of these. 1 more and a single season record will be set.

The Rams rank in the Top 10 in only one category 3rd down defense at # 9.

Quote

"Well done is better than well said."

Ben Franklin and recently referenced by Tom Brady

Barcelona World Race: Delta Dore Dismasts

Summary: At approximately 0100 GMT Delta Dore dismasted. Port Elisabeth South Africa is 850 miles to the NW. Their jury rig is shown to the right.

Details:

• Per Jeremy Beyou Delta Dore was under a reefed main and staysail sailing in 25 to 35 knots of wind when the mast fell backwards.
• For safety Delta Dore had to cut the mast away. They are considering jury rig options and are not requesting outside assistance currently.
• Paprec Vibrac 2 continues to lead with 2nd place Veolia Entertainment fastest at 17 knots.
• Since the weekend 3 of the 9 boats have suffered damage that has caused them to stop racing.
• PRB has reached Cape Town
  

References: Port Elizabeth South Africa

Weather: WSW then WNW 20 to 25 knots.

Quotes:

Jeremie Beyou "We have just been dismasted, we have wind from 300°, 25 knots increasing to 35 knots sometimes, and waves not too bad at about 4 metres. We were sailing with one reef in the mainsail and staysail (small headsail). The mast seems to have fallen backwards."

Mark Turner OC Events ""It's easy to become complacent about sailing around the world, but the last few days during which we have seen PRB lose the top 3 meters of their mast and Estrella Damm suffer severe damage to their rudder are a strong reminder just how hard it is to race at this kind of pace, on these 60-foot racing machines, racing around the planet non-stop. Nearly 10,000 miles in, and the damage toll is mounting."

J.P. Dick "In this weather condition we know we are sailing in an area where some growlers are a real possibility and we are heading towards a zone where we can see them. We are now definitely in a risky area."

Alex Thomson ". We celebrated in fine style with a wee nip of Johnny Walker and then it was back to work. Over the last 24 hours we have been taking it easy. The last few days have been exhausting, so Capey and I have taken the foot off the gas slightly in order to recover a little bit. It is important to remember that these races are a marathon and I know as well as any that you need to be in it to win it."

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Precipitation will be sleet early changing to snow. A winter weather advisory will be in affect all day, snow expectations are 1-4 inches.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 11

1994 2 to Sharpe 1 to Brooks V. Bears

Quote

I'd probably say voting for the war in Iraq, which was…it took time for me to recognize what a serious mistake it was. And what I did about it is announce to the world that I was wrong in exactly that language. And I learned a lesson from it, which is you have to be skeptical of information that other people give you and be - judge it very critically.

John Edwards

Barcelona World Race: Estrella Damm diverts

Summary: Due to rudder damage Estrella Damm will divert to Cape Town. Paprec Vibrac is the leader.

Details:

• Estrella Damm had fixed starboard rudder damage, but damage to port rudder is worse and needs to be fixed on shore.
• Fastest speed is 2nd place Veolia at 20.7 knots.
• Leader Paprec Vibrac has done 478 miles in 24 hours.
• Leader is at 48 degrees south and steering slightly south of east.
  

References: Bartolemu Diaz discoverer of Cape of Good Hope

Weather: Sailing at leading edge of cold front NW winds 20-25 knots.

Quotes:

Jonathan Mckee "We were sailing along in 30 knots of breeze in big seas, the same thing happened as with the other one but unlike the starboard rudder [damaged the previous day] this time it didn’t swing up in the same way so I guess it spent a longer time in the water. The damage is a lot more severe, the shaft around the rudder stock is completely broken (this is the tube that surrounds the stock and holds the two bearings at the top and bottom of the stock together) and appears split horizontally."

Javier Sanso "To describe the situation more clearly, I don’t know if you can imagine what a southerly wind in this part of the planet really means! The Southerly comes straight from the Antarctic; the outside air temperature is 9 degrees and the water 12, which rains down like piercing needles on our faces. The option of becoming a shepherd and having my little herd of sheep under the olive trees is becoming stronger by the day."

Sidney Gavignet: "The water temperature is at 7°9, the air at 11°3, and my coffee is burning!"

WX Text

High pressure makes for moderate weather today. Tuesday, a cold front will bring a mix of rain and snow.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 10

2006 Ruvell Martin and Donald Driver v. 49ers

2000 Green against Lions

1995 Keith Jackson @ Tampa Bay

38 Packers 7 Raiders

Packers clinch NFC North.

Fargas had 57 yards. As the lead grew he was taken out of the game.

Grant had 156 yards .

Secondary play ultimately stood up, even Bigby has a pick.

Crosby missed 2/3 kicking in the cold. He's still got to prove out in the cold.

Favre's got another long one- 80 yards to Jennings.

What a running catch and then TD return by Blackmon. 2nd Half: What a fumble recovery for a TD! Blackmon is my player of the game.

Nick Barnett 7 tackles, A.J. Hawk 6.

Kevin Harlan sure presents a fact filled broadcast.

Raiders @ Packers Halftime Hits

Until Porter caught that TD I was prepared to say no the Raiders win. Still unlikely but the chance has been made.

Fargas has 40 yards on 10 carries. His impact is less than his numbers.

LG Spitz and RG Coston have helped Grant to 88 yards.

Secondary play has been iffy. The good is Harris' looked like he was the receiver INT, the bad is Harris has given up some.

Crosby missed badly kicking in the cold. He's still got to prove out in the cold.

Favre's ball hasn't looked real zippy.

What a running catch and then TD return by Blackmon.

3rd down's Oak 2-6 GB 4-6.

Kevin Harlan sure presents a fact filled broadcast.

Barcelona World Race: Running Repairs, Arrival at Gate 4

Summary: Paprec Virbac's lead over Veolia is 84 miles. Former leader PRB says 'it's over for us' after mast issues.

Details:

• Hugo Boss is 3rd 123 miles out, next being Delta Dore an even 300 miles behind 1st.
• Leader Paprec Virbac 2 has high speed of 20.6 knots.
• Veolia has top 24 hour run of 436 miles.
• Estrella Damm is making running repairs to a damaged rudder.
• Hugo Boss fastest thru Gate 4 passing the gate at 09/12/07 at 05:25 for an elapsed time of 10D 15H 24M and average speed of 14.66 knots

References: Brother Jonathan

Weather: West winds 25 to 30 knots.

Quotes:

Vincent Riou: "That’s life, it's not too serious - the events are quite simple, we were sailing about 20 knots under the big gennaker and Sebastien and I were down below with the auto-pilot on, looking at the weather conditions, when we hit a wave and heard a crack and we thought we had broken a halyard or something. At no time did we imagine that it could be the mast. When we went outside we saw the main sail was still in place but the top half of the mast was hanging down, the good thing is that we didn’t dismast, we can “recover” material and see if it is repairable or not."

Guillermo Altadil "en we finally got the boat under control we suddenly breached and saw that the leeward rudder was totally loose. We lowered the sail to have the boat totally flat, and took out the rudder to find that it was totally broken on one side as if it had received an impact from something in the water. We took the rudder down below to repair and laminate it, but the problem was actually putting it back in to the hull because of such big waves. We lost another part in the process and had to start all over again.
After about six hours of work we have managed to put the rudder back in and are able to control the boat. It’s not perfect but we are able to sail at quite a good speed."

Jonathan Mckee "The next 4 days look very windy. This could be one of the critical times in the race, to see who can make it through this first storm intact. We are hopeful."

WX Text

Snow is exiting the area this morning. High pressure will move in and make for a quiet day.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 9

2001 At home Freeman against Bears

Barcelona World Race: PRB Dismasted

Summary: At 0945 GMT PRB dismasted. They do not require outside assistance.

Details:

• When PRB dismasted they were at 45 degrees south, 630 miles from Cape Town South Africa. The upper 3 meters of the mast broke.
  
• This is the 2nd time PRB has had rig problems, also dis masting in last years Route Du Rhum.
  
• Paprec Virbac 2 now leads Veolia by 76 miles.
• Best speed goes to Veolia at 20.7 knots.
• Hugo Boss had another record setting 24 hours covering 500. 01 miles, average speed 20.83 knots. 6 December 14:15 gmt to 7 December 14:15 gmt

References: Cape Town South Africa

Weather: Winds of 20 knots or more will be standard.

Quotes:

Sidney Gavignet "Outside, it's not very pleasant, the air temperature is 11 degrees, the water is 10 degrees, a drizzle added to the spray completes the wet picture. I'm at the chart table, the autopilot is doing fine. Speed oscillates between 17 and 22 knots. I am listening to some music and I made myself a capuccino to write this morning message."

Jonathan Mckee "But the best thing was that we did not have to hand steer all the
time, so it was a much more relaxing night. You could sit at the nav station and control the pilot from there, just watching the instruments and feeling the heel. It was kind of like a video game. It was a very rainy night, so it was good to be mostly downstairs!"

WX Text

High pressure from the west will bring some clearing. A cold front will then bring snow to Michigan but it will be south of Muskegon.

Quote

"The United States needs a new beginning. It cannot lie in the Tudor-Stuart-like alternation of the Bush-Clinton dynasties, nor in the macho militarism of Republicans who see war without end. It has to involve a fresh face that will reconcile the country with itself and the world, get over divisions — internal and external — and speak with honesty about American glory and shame."

Roger Cohen

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 8

2002 Ferguson catches a pair with Vikings as opponent.

1996 3 to Freeman 1 to Jackson v. Broncos.

6" boots

Waterproof keep feet dry
Yellow leather speaks of tannery
Long rawhide laces match base material

A walking man's foot raiment.

Boots to a diabetic:
Foot protection and exercise propulsion.

The way to boot up a well life

Today re-boot to wellness.


6" high boots.

An Explanation

Cars, co2 and global warming. Lumpen lifetstyles and obesity.

Accordingly we shovel snow to make a path for our cars first rather than so people can walk on the sidewalks.

Snow Poem

Boots on, walking in snow not on top of snow. Today surrounded by snow as snow has surmounted landscape.

Michigan 0-2

Greg Schiano, the Big East Coach of the Year in 2006, is 37-46 in seven seasons as Scarlet Knights coach. Rutgers will play Ball State in the International Bowl on Jan. 6. Schiano has turned down the Michigan coaching job.

Ball State's Brady Hoke maybe next. After 5 years at Ball State he is 22-36.

From a coach in the championship to those of the International Bowl.

Well done!

Barcelona World Race: Record for Hugo Boss

Summary: PRB leads while Hugo Boss has set a new 24 hour record of 492.7 miles.

Details:

• Hugo Boss' record was set from 0700 GMT and 0700 GMT from 6th – 7th December average of 20.53 knots.
  
• Current high speeds is Hugo Boss at 21.3 knots.
• PRB's lead is down to 10 miles while Veolia leads Hugo Boss by just 7 miles for 4th.
• Paprec Vibrac and Hugo Boss are both to the south of the boats just in front of them.
  

References: 24 hour records

Weather: NW 15 to 25 knots.

Quotes:

Andrew Cape "It’s rough and bumpy out here and it’s getting colder by the day. We’ve got 20-25 knots from the north and we are blasting along at 22 knots."

Dominique Wavre: "We had been going well throughout the night and right until this morning. Suddenly there was a big bang whilst we were going full speed and Michèle came to wake me up– the port rudder blade seemed to have broken or bent.
We quickly pulled down the head sail that was flapping around all over the place and it ended up in a pile on the deck; unusable all the same…"

Alex Thomson: ""It is very ironic to think that this time last year I had just arrived in Cape Town having been rescued by Mike Golding, and here I am a year later having set a new world record."

WX Text

Snow making wave is moving away. Cold front will move in tonite keeping temps below freezing.

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 7

1997 1 each to Brooks and Levens against Tampa

1998 2 to Chmura v. Bucs

2003 At home 1 to Walker against Bears

Barcelona World Race Sailor Info: Andrew Cape

There are 9 boats starting the Barcelona World Race. As this is the first non stop double handed circumnavigation race there are 18 sailors. Generally there is a skipper and co-skipper. It is the skippers program and in a years time the skipper, such as Alex Thomson will sail the boat in the Vendee Globe. The co-skipper then was selected just for this race.

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45 year old Andrew Cape is the sole Southern Hemisphere native contesting the Barcelona World Race. Cape has completed 3 Volvo/Whitebread Around the World races, won 5 Sydney Hobarts and an America's Cup. He is best known as a navigator. And like Thomson he has abandoned a boat (VO 70 Movistar) in mid ocean.

Blog that Dopesheet Raiders Edition

The 1st Lambeau Leap-by Leroy Butler- came against the Raiders in 1993.

Raiders Lane Kiffin- 32 years 7 months- youngest ever coach at Lambeau.

With a win the Packers clinch a playoff spot as they did V. Raiders in 1993.

Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon will call the game as part of CBS doubleheader. They also do the Packers exhibition games.

Aaron Rogers 201 yards was the 1st time a Packers sub QB went over 150 since Favre did in 1992 after replacing Majikowski against the Bengals.

Favre wins SI Sportsman of the Year joining Bradshaw, Montana and Brady as NFL winners.

Since Week 8 Raiders Just Fargas has rushed for 591 yards, Green Bay's Grant 561 yards.

Favre has 9 TD's a 106.1 rating and a 3-0 record playing the Raiders.

Raiders have the 4th best rushing offesne and 5th best passing defense. Conversely they are ranked 30th in passing offense and rushing defense.

Favre will start consecuctive game 250. During the streak he has been on the injury report 50 times.

WX Text

High pressure will moderate the conditions today. Thursday PM warm and cold air will mix into what is expected to be good amounts of snow from Muskegon north.

Barcelona World Race: Winds as high as 50 kts

Summary: PRB holds the lead with the fleet chasing most at 15 knots or more. The curve they have been sailing is flattening out and they are beginning a more strictly easterly course.

Details:

• Hugo Boss shows a high speed of 20.7 knots.
• Estrella Damm has a 24 hour run of 411 miles a single mile better than Hugo Boss.
• Veolia and Hugo Boss are now past 40° south latitude.
  

References: Gough Island

Weather: NW wind starting at 25 and as high as 40.

Quotes: Alex Thomson: "I don’t think it will be long before we catch Veolia. We have up to twenty knots from the north and have the jibs and full main sail up and still a little underpowered still."

Sidney Gavignet "The speed is perhaps due to Youri Buenaventura. Salsa and sea in the south might seem like a funny mixture but I decided to give myself that pleasure, but there is the obvious lack of a partner since Jérémie doesn’t dance!"

This Day in Brett Favre TD History

December 6

1992 2 to Sharpe 1 to Harry Sydney v. Lions

Raiders @ Packers # 3

The Packers had no sacks V. the Cowboys. That is the first time this season and only the 2nd time in 30 games.

Raiders have allowed 30 sacks which is 10th worst.

Raiders have lost 10 consecutive December road games.

From their 1999 visit to Lambeau the Raiders have 1 player left- Tackle Berry Sims.

Aaron Rogers has a pulled hamstring. This makes Craig Nall the backup. After playing once last year and breaking his foot, Rogers is again showing his fragility. It's been three years since Nall last took a snap.

Favre: ""Do I think it will be completely (healed)? I doubt it. The streak, to me, I want to play because I think I can help this team win. I don't want to play to extend the streak and then just come out of the game or play bad or whatever."