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Monday September 15, 2008

Dear Blog

I have no update on Key West’s Reston Ghost .. but I am snooping around and will keep you informed as to my findings.


The Redskins won the 2nd game of the season over the New Orleans Saints at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, their Home Stadium .. evening their record at 1 - 1.
Trailing 10-9 at Halftime .. and 17-9 just 5 minutes into the 3rd quarter .. and 24-15 to start the 4th quarter, the Redskins turned a sloppy, error filled game into a thrilling come from behind victory with Clinton Portis running in an 8 yard TD (his second of the game) with less than 6 minutes remaining and 2 minutes later Santana Moss hauling in a 67 yard TD pass from QB Jason Campbell.
Campbell who has not looked sharp in the last 3 games rebounded with a career (stat-wise) game by completing 24 of 36 passes for 321 yards and the aforementioned TD .. but maybe most importantly NO INTERCEPTIONS !
Portis ran for 96 yards on 21 hard earned carries.
Rookie Safety Chris Horton, filling in for a sickened Reed Doughty intercepted Saints QB Drew Brees TWICE and also, recovered a fumble.
Methinks he has earned a starting job.
Moss scored his TD on 7 receptions for 164 yards.
Chris Cooley, also, came alive with 5 catches for 72 yards.
Funny - Jim Zorn’s vaunted West Coast Offense has not proven as successful as the base Offense that was utilized in the latter parts of these first 2 games when the Redskins have moved the ball more easily.

The Redskins next game is at their home Fed-Ex Field, Sunday, September 21 at 1 PM verses the Arizona Cardinals.
The game will be televised by FOX and can be seen in the Washington market on channel 5. In Key West, we can view it on Direct TVs Sunday Ticket.


Now Baseball: … :crickets:
Enough said.


Greg Biffle won NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Sylvania 300 sponsored by GoDaddy.com at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd and Carl Edwards finished 3rd.
The Race was the 1st of 10 in what is being called the ‘Chase’ .. and equates to NASCAR’s Playoffs to Championship run.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished 8th, 9th and 34th respectively.
These 3 Driver’s are currently ranked 7th, 6th and 8th in the ‘Chase’.

The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race will be the Dover 400 NSCS sponsored by the Principal Financial Group at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware on Sunday, September 21 at 2 PM and televised, nationally, by ABC.


Rascal saw Dr. Charles Eastin of the Sterling Park Animal Hospital this past week and continues with her Rimadyl medication and continues to enjoy quality of life.


Thank God, Ike has missed us here in Florida .. but my heart goes out to the Texas Coast for having to deal with the disastrous Hurricane.
But we must beware .. Josephine is coming.


Today in Key West, the high air temperature is predicted to be 86 degrees with a overnight low of 79 degrees.
Today’s LoCo weather forecast calls for air temperatures of 83 degrees and with an overnight low of 52 degrees.



Okay, thanks for dropping by this Blog, today.
I hope to see you, tomorrow, for amateur Lyricist day ..
and, also, the FU League’s Final weekly Scores & Standings
at this URL.


My time is, now, up .. I thank you for yours.

LARRY CURTIS SPURLOCK

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