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Is it Sacrilege for Men to Wear Uggs?

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Yep, I am a full grown man and while I have owned a pair or two of Uggs in my lifetime, I am not afraid to sport them around town. Heck, if Tom Brady (New England Patriots quarterback) can be their spokesman I guess its okay, right?

In fact I found something WAY cooler than the Australian slippers that are all the rave. They are Cabela’s Alaskan Guide Sneakers.

I just got them in the mail yesterday and can honestly say they are now my favorite pair of shoes.

If you don’t know by now, it gets cold in Alaska. Dang cold. We were minus 25 degrees for almost a month this winter and if we believe a groundhog in Pennsylvania we are not done with winter yet.

While I doubt they will replace my Neo’s or mukluks on the sled dog trail they will work great for working around the property, hauling wood, plugging in the truck, or trips to Wasilly.

I would highly recommend any guy buy a pair of these. You won’t be disappointed. Just make sure you order your true shoe size as they run a little big.

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Fortos Fantasy Football: Week 10 round up

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Week 10 proved to be a great week for the team managers in Forto’s Fantasy Football. Nicole’s Qyainators and Russell’s Wildcats are battling for second place and the other teams are not far behind. As we turn into the home stretch some of the most popular (ie. point getters) are going down with injuries and causing the team managers to make trades at key positions like Quarterback and Running Back.

Team Updates

Jinx: Fantasy super-star Vick and the supposed “Dream Team” this year are going down in flames. Their fourth quarter performances this year have all but sealed their fate in the NFC. Vick supposedly broke two ribs in the beginning series of the game Sunday and did not tell his coach about it until afterwards. Maybe that is the reason why he only earned me 10 points. Two of his star receivers earned the big GOOSE EGG. Jackson did not even play because he slept through at meeting and my guy, Maclin didn’t do anything. I have been saved week to week by breakout performances by Texans running back Arian Foster.

Qyainators: With just eight points separating second from third place Nicole’s Qyainators are poised to make a run down the stretch. With one of the best one-two punches in the game with Brady and Welker, Nicole will be tough to beat. Her defense continues to put up huge numbers and with the annual turkey day game being played by her Cowboys she will head into the last quarter of the season on a high note (hopefully).

Wildcats: Russell’s Wildcats are on fire! With a almost unheard of 30 point performance by his Chicago defense, the Wildcats are surely to give the Qyainators a running for second place bragging rights in the coming weeks. I am sure Russell would love to have his name engraved on the coveted Forto’s Fantasy Football trophy, too.

Dreamchaser: Michele’s Dreamchaser put up a solid 85 point performance in Week 10 with great games by her QB, Brees and her two top wide receivers: Bryant and Nelson. It doesn’t hurt that her Kicker, the Bears Gould put up a 16 point performance this week against the Lions. Michele is not out of it yet! We still have 6 weeks of football left and anything can happen at anytime!

Juneau: Tyler’s Juneau are in fifth place but that does not mean he is down and out. In a season plagued by injuries, Juneau is figuring out what it takes to play fantasy football. He did have a great Week 10 with his Tight End, the Patriots Gronkowski earning him a whopping 23 points! When you have Tom Brady throwing you the ball anything is possible!

Chargers: Sadly we must report that Kyle and his Chargers team seem to look like they are no longer interested in playing in the league. He was having a very good year, often earning high points without even filling out his roster….

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Fortos Fantasy Football: Week 2 round up

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The Forto’s Fantasy Football season is in full swing! Nicole (Qyainators) has a hold on first place going into week 3 with a 21 point lead over her dad (me, Jinx). Everyone did very with all teams earning more than 90 points.

Team Updates

Qyainators: Nicoles team is on a hot streak with he best QB in the league, Tom Brady. He earned 28 points this week in his win over the Chargers. With two of her players not performing at all RB Willams of the Bucs at 0 points and WR Welker of the Pats at just 2, the Qyainators go into week 3 very strong.

Jinx: My team performed very well despite having my QB, Vick (Eagles) go down in the 3rd quarter of the Sunday Night game against the Falcons. I am not sure if he will be available in week 3 versus the Giants but I have a solid back-up in Matt Ryan.

Chargers: Kyle’s team is doing very well with solid performances by his QB, Rodgers (Packers) earning 21 points and the Chargers WR, Jackson putting up spectacular numbers with 29 points.

Dreamchaser: Michele’s team is a close 4th place with the Chargers with only two points separating her from third place. In fact there is only a six point differential between third place and 6th. Brees did very well in week 2 earning 22 points along with a break-out performance from the Raider RB Darren McFadden earning a whopping 39 points! But the surprise of the week was the 21 point performance by her kicker, Bears Robbie Gould earning 21 points. This is almost unheard of in fantasy football. It usually tells you two things: either the team he plays for is terrible, or you made one heck of a pick! Either way Dreamchaser is doing very well.

Juneau: Tyler’s rookie gamble is still paying off with another great week by his QB, Panthers Cam Newton earning him a well above average 29 points and a great week by the Cowboys WR Miles Austin earning him a cool 32 points but getting injured in the game.

Wildcats: Russell’s Wildcats are in last place with 177 points but like I said only 6 points separate him from a third place finish in week 2. His main RB, Vikings Peterson had a great week with 26 points and his QB, the Chargers Rivers topping out at 20 still make him a top ten gunslinger in the league.

Things will start to get interesting this week with several top performers on our teams down with injuries. Jinx still hasn’t played his number one pick, Texans RB Foster who was his top point getter in 2010. Other teams need to pay attention to the injury reports that are released on Thursday and be careful with “game time” decisions. In fantasy football that almost always means, sit him out that week.

 

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Fortos Fantasy Football: Week 1

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What a wild week 1 of the NFL season and Forto’s Fantasy Football. After a tenacious lockout this summer we were all holding our breath hoping that a season would take place.

We drafted our teams over Skype with half the league in Colorado and the other in Alaska. Tyler (Juneau) and I (Jinx) were sitting in front of our webcam at at local Carrs Grocery store because WiFi at our house is just too dang slow. Michele (Dreamchaser), Kyle (Chargers), Nicole (Qyainators) and our good friend–Russell (Wildcats) were all at a Starbucks sharing a headset and a small webcam.

The Draft over Skype

 

The draft was completed and the smack talk began in earnest. I have the bragging rights in winning the coveted trophy for the last three years.

Week 1 kicked off last Thursday night in earnest with a great game between the Packers and the Saints and brought the season to our living rooms and the flat screens. Cheers began and the constant checking of points on our iPhones was pushing our data plans to the limits. By this time, Michele was up here in Alaska with us.

The weekend games proved to be great! While Juneau kicked himself for not starting Carolina Panthers rookie Cam Newton for passing for over 400 yards and 30 fantasy points.

My team, Jinx got off to a great start with huge games from Michael Vick of the Eagles with 22 points and an almost unheard of performance by a fantasy running back, Rice of the Ravens with 29 points. Sadly I sat out Calvin Johnson (Lions) with him earning a respectable 20 points.

Russell’s’ Wildcats had a respectable three players over 16 points a a great outing by his Chicago Bears defense earning him 24 points against the Falcons.

Michele’s’ Dreamchaser had a impressive performance by her QB, the Saints’ Brees at 28 points, she struggled through the rest of the weekend with a lot of her players getting injured. Trades are a sure thing for her before week 2.

Kyles’ Chargers were lead by his QB, Rodgers with 24 points and the one-two-punch with one of his wide receivers (Jennings) a hot target for his QB, and two other players earning points in the double digits.

But the stand out star of the weekend was Nicoles’ Qyainators. Her QB, the Patriots Tom Brady earned her an impressive 35 points with 28 more going to one of Brady’s favorite targets, Wes Welker earning a cool 28 points.

Don’t count out my little girl. She knows how to play fantasy football. In fact she is the last person to win the trophy before her dad took it over. Her team’s name is permanently engraved on the coveted trophy that we pass to the winner each year, along with full bragging rights.

We all hope that week 2 will be just as exciting for all the Forto’s Fantasy Football mangers. It looks like it is going to be a great season!

 

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