Results of football coin toss

Two out of four correct for me and my penny. I can't complain since all those that selected the home team favorites went two for four as well. At least I had a unique selection in the group so total points would have been a non-issue. The winner had a unique combination as well. Here's to picking outside the box.

Football pool coin toss

For this week's football playoff pool at the office, I chose teams based on coin tosses. I had found a penny, heads up of course, on my lunchtime walk Wednesday and decided to put this lucky coin to work for me. Four games to decide. Four tosses. Heads for the teams in column one (away), tails for the teams in column two (home).

Here are the results:

Heads -- Seattle

Tails -- New England

Heads -- San Diego

Tails -- Dallas

Total points for all four games tie breaker: 196 (drop the '0' on the coin date.)

I told one co-worker my method for picks this week. He warned me not to tell anyone else. It's odd how seriously people will take their selections in these weekly football picks, aside from the usual point spreads and injury reports. Who do you want to win? What team do you have a feeling about? Favorite teams and feelings? How is that superior to coin tossing, especially with playoff caliber teams. It's not as if Miami, St. Louis or Atlanta is playing any of these games. Besides, last week I went with feelings and got 2 out of 4. Wish me luck!

An Easy Resolution - Sleep More

Sounds good to me. Sleeping more is better than sleeping less. There have been many news items in the past year linking lack of sleep with poor health and even a greater likelihood of obesity.

This is a summary of sorts: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/important-sleep-habits

I've always been a fan of eight hours a night and am annoyed by those that "brag" that they can get by on just 5 hours or less per night. Good for them, do they want a cookie? Maybe that's why they are gaining weight - it's all those cookies!

BTW - I read recently that Chris Rock has made "Want a cookie?" into a catchphrase: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/arts/artsspecial/02rock.html
Thanks Chris. It's a good one. I remember tossing that phrase around with the college pals back those ten plus+ years ago, but it takes someone with a wider audience and better delivery to get credit.