It is all about people; the players, refs and coaches, and the fans.  The fans are getting to the games and the teams are so far delivering good action.  The are some trades that will happen before the deadline and then "deadline day" in the NHL is the best.  Watching, reading, keeping up with the trades as players are moved.  In the NHL of today it is has been said, "that no more big trades will happen...", money is tight terms in terms of cap space and the big market teams are not power brokers anymore because of parity.

  NHL in November the excitement is building.  Stanley Cup is going to be played for and a team will win it all -- the fights, bragging rights, and the show at center ice on the red carpet.

  There are rules to follow and anyone interested in knowing them use this link, http://www.nhl.com/rules/index.html.  The excitement is building and it is not going to end until June. 

Do you remember the movie "A Christmas Story"?  Ralphie the main character would like a Red Rider bee-bee gun.  And then when he visits Santa Claus he says I want a football --while I am not a Hollywood writer in the development process of a Holiday classic -- I wonder how difficult it is to shop for sports fans who do not have the same likes I have -- so I will develop a list of some sports memoribilia and do your best to tell Santa what you want, make you do not pout and that you have been good, hey I like Christmas do you? it is great with plates of food and bowls of football on the television -- snoring and sleeping are part of it, so sports fans how about those wish lists for your teams or for you. Have fun writing and see you around the blogs.

1) While the Michigan State University search committee will never ask me who I would like for a new head football coach, I would say that the names out there are good I think Ron English at UM would be a great choice since Michigan Wolverines usually look from within when it comes to hire a coach at UM let's take him and give him a chance to prove himself now instead of UM giving him that chance. For a big name coach Butch Davis or the return of Nick Saban.  Mariucci has said to paraphrase here that he does not want the job. So give it to someone who wants to win and get the Spartans football program on track.  Bubba Smith, Kirk Gibson and Mushin Muhammad are football greats from the Spartans let show Ann Arbor how to play basketball -- which we have done -- and how to play real football for a long time that they will not forget because of our dominance.

2) For the NHL to get a major fan base in the USA and doing that will take time, so sit down and talk it out and have a common sense marketing approach to match the money that is being spent.  When that happens Americans will truly see how fun and exciting the sport is.

3) Sports memrobilia is the heart and soul of any collection whether it is baseball cards or an autographed puck from Wayne Gretzky, watching kids smile when they get a present that means something to dad and child is the best Christmas moment I think. 

4) Keeping the weight loss going will not be a problem, with moderation it is possible to enjoy the cooking of relatives and friends.

Make list before it is to late.

Have a fun season of snow and holiday get togethers.

   I would like to first say that is good to be back in the mix in FOX blogs and thank you to all for wishing me the best at school and-- so far the report is all A's.  Now on to the post.

    The weight probelm has nothing to do with to much stress and over eating from depression that the Tigers lost to the Cards.  It was great to see the Tigers there when no one expected them to be there at the beginning of the season. 

  The weight problem has nothing to do with tailgating at Lions and Spartans this football season and to much beer expanding the belly.  It was great to see them lose so maybe Millen and John L. will be fired.

  The weight problem has nothing to do with waiting for the Red Wings to start clicking, they are now and are one of the best teams in the NHL.  It is finally in action the season is getting under way for the NHL. 

The weight problem has nothing to do with the Pistons losing Ben Wallace to the Bulls.. It will be good to see the Pistons win without him.

   So what is the weight problem?

  I like eating.  I have lost ten pounds over two months.

See you around the blogs.

    I have not posted anything like this for sometime and maybe it is time for this post.  The reason for blogging is sports and that is it.  Hate and discord, religions and politics, and anything else should be used for the political blogs and religious websites.  Sports and whether or not we cannot stand the Yankees should be the only hate on this website, and not standing the Yankees is what makes the world goes around.  But empty accusation and remarks that hit at a persons life here on this site stinks.  Worse than the waste water treatment plant in Dallas, Texas.

    And being Christian is not attending this or that Christian University it is about a relationship with Jesus and living a life of compassion that he would with others.  In otherwords that the matter of it all, being a Christian is a life of enjoying the company of others and reaching out to people and as an extension of God.  "We seek to find"; that is a fundemental tenet of all the Christian denominations.  That God is.....and we seek him everyday among our friends and acquaintances at work, sports, and church.  That is the true meaning of community.

    So how does this relate to sports and this site? Here is how, write about sports and leave the character attacks for the politicians and people in baptistic universities.  Sports is the reason for it all especially watching the Lions lose on a Sunday afternoon after church.

     When there is a rising sun in Blogland it reminds us all of the vacations we would take with family when younger.  The sun over the  small house of Cuziffer was rising, it was going to be a very colorful morning, nothing dull about the day ahead.  But how could he know and us.  There is a chance that no one would be killed and that Cuz and his trusty sleuthing pals Rec and HockeyBoy would not have to look for clues and be clueless in front of the television  watching the Lions lose to the Packers.   HockeyBoy throws popcorn at the screen and Cuz yells "Do not throw popcorn at my Hi Def screen."  RecSoftball hero is reading his books for College of Fox Sports 101 exam next week.  LetsGo (Hockeyboy) quits goofing around and starts studying for the exam to.

   Then the phone rings it is Burger21, "Guys get to 5050 Fox Blog Street right away there is a murder to solve."  "That is just down the road guys let's go..." Cuz says.  So leaving the books on a messed up floor the detectives are ready to solve crime.

  We wonder if it was an arguement started by someone about politics or religion.  If it is then the suspects would be very obvious and this case would not take very long.  Rec says, "We will find out when we get there." 

    When getting to 5050 LetsGoRedWings looks in the refrigerator for any clues leading to a cold beverage.  Rec looks in the cupboards for Cheetos, and Cuz looks at the room where the body of the victim was. 

   Two hours of clue searching led to a suspect, and UltraMega was guilty of this heinous, brutal crime of strangling someone who did not like the Phillies. 

   When leavng the crime scene Burger21 again showed appreciation for the three detectives.  SouthernCindi drove by in her replica Home Depot car and honked her horn.

    FlyingPig dropped in and talked sports.  UltraMega was apprehended and later pleaded guilt by insanity. 

    Were things back to normal in Fox Blogland?  The three sleuths did not think so.