Today I am forcing myself to write. Its been close to a month since my last post. I've just been too uninterested to keep up.

I just wanted to start off by saying, yesterday was a very moving day. The City of Philadelphia said goodbye to a fallen hero, Officer Chuck Cassidy, who was killed in the line of duty on October 31, after walking in on a armed robbery at a Dunkin Donuts. This was in my neighborhood, a place I ride by every single day. Every murder is senseless, but this just really struck a cord in the city.

I made it my business to be outside to see the motorcade yesterday pass through our streets and it was pretty rough.

A few hours later, two more innocent lives were taken. Both victims were shot in the head in two separate incidents in two separate parts of the city. One was a heating oil delivery man, the other a man inside of a corner store. In both incidents there were no motives and no suspects. I just wish more could be done in solving murders of those that are not police officers, maybe reward money could motivate a lot more people to speak up. Officer Cassidy's killer was an #### and confessed to his family. A family friend tipped off police. More than likely he was motivated by the $115,000 reward money which rose to $153,000 and will be split 3 or 4 ways with some tipsters in Miami.

So while some of us need money to prompt doing the right thing, the second lead story has been about Andy Reid and his family. Coach Reid was so moved by this tragedy he reached out to Officer Cassidy's 16 year old son and invited him to the Eagles v. Cowboys games last Sunday. He even told him if he ever needed to talk, he would be there for him.  Is he trying to make up for something he didn't do with his own sons? I mean, that sounded all good, but the question is how long were his sons up to no good before getting caught with guns, drugs, waving guns at old ladies, and crashing into cars?

Its too late for Andy Reid to give up his coaching job. He should have done that about 10 years ago when he could have made a difference. His sons have no respect for him. At 22 and 24 years old, they're old enough to suffer the consequences. But honestly, they could care less. So this won't be the last incident. Anyone that would sneak 89 pills into jail is in need of more than rehab or months in prison. That is where race comes into play, like Jason Whitlock wrote about today. That's why crack gets you more time than powder. But this isn't forum for that conversation.

So in NBA News:

Another NBA season has started and I have no interest yet. I started my fantasy basketball over on NBA.com and now I don't even care. I see why I never did it before. I can't stay on top of it.

But on the real, this is really bothering me.

Its been a year or almost since Allen Iverson was traded, and I've been noticing a lot lately that the Philly media is starting to address Andre Igoudala as A.I. This must stop immediately. Yeah they share the same initials, but come on people, he needs another nickname, that's just wrong. Andre will never be Allen, no where near it, so he needs to have his own identity and that's just out of respect.

Child’s gas powered Masseratti auto

When Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets last season, he and his family had to leave some things behind. And tomorrow, September 6,  they can be yours.

Chinchilla, mink, fox & leather coats; designer & brand name clothing and accessories by Very Cuoio, Prada, Manolo Blahnik, Chanel, YSL, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Gianmarco Lorenzi, Nija (NY Milan), Kokin (NY), Philip Treacy (London), & Neiman Marcus; Contemporary art glass, set Bentley 21” rims w/ tires; 2 sets Rolls Royce 20” rims w/ tires; set Ford expedition 18” rims w/ tires; child’s gas powered Masseratti auto; Yamaha pocket rocket motorcycle; pony buckboard wagon; Mitchell & Ness & other sports jerseys; Harmon Kardon & other stereo equipment; exercise equipment; Toshiba flat screen television & other electronics; more!!!

I was a bit curious about an extensive collection of religious artifacts. I'm assuming its from the Iverson house as well. The auction will be held Thursday evening at 5:00 at BSS Auction in Port Richmond(Philadelphia). Selected items will be auctioned on eBay Live. You can learn more by visiting http://www.bssauction.com/.

View the Gallery Auction here.