Back from another hiatus

Jeromey Balderrama

Sorry about the lack of posts over the last 11 days or so.  The busy-ness of summer caught up with me again and I ended up far away from blogging.  Work has picked up over the latter-half of the summer, and I’ve been starting my day far earlier than I’m used to – going to bed much earlier as well.  I’m used to being a night-owl, and now typically get to bed before 11pm (although thanks to the Olympics I’m staying up late tonight).  I also had some great weekends trying to unwind and relax.  Last weekend we went up to South Park and had an awesome time, but the only Internet I had was 2 bars worth on the slow-speed cell phone.

I’ll work on posting some of my random ramblings, which have not been in short supply.

John Lynch leaving?!? [Noooooooo!!!!]

Jeromey Balderrama

I was at the gym when I saw the devastating news.  I couldn’t read the close-captioning clearly, as the captioning got lost in the bottom TV graphics, so I was hoping my eyes were deceiving me.  Sure enough, unfortunately what I suspected was true:

From ESPN:

Longtime star safety John Lynch is leaving the Denver Broncos.

"I’m going to explore all of my opportunities," Lynch said Wednesday night, according to the newspaper. "Is it retirement? Maybe. Is it playing for another team? Maybe. [Coach] Mike [Shanahan] has given me the opportunity to explore that and that’s what I’m going to do. But I won’t be playing for the Broncos."

JohnLynch

Surprised? Not really. You could see the writing on the well when Denver signed a slew of young safeties to compete for the starting job.  While I was ecstatic that Lynch signed on for another year, I knew that retirement was looming on the horizon, and his chances of starting full-time aren’t what they used to be.  It sucks because like the Packers, what’s in the best interest for Lynch and what’s in the best interest for the Broncos don’t coincide.

Depressed? Absolutely.  Lynch is still an awesome player, a great character guy (much needed for our team) and has done a lot for the Broncos, and I wish him success wherever he ends up.  We’ll definitely be missing him in more ways than one.

Worst of all, I’ll need to get a new jersey.  Who do I go with?

Missing Fake Steve, but loving Real Dan

Jeromey Balderrama

One of my favorite blogs that I always made a point to read was that of “Fake Steve Jobs”. The offered a hilariously satirical view on the tech industry: Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and everything in between.  When Fake Steve was unmasked in August of 2007, Dan Lyons went on blogging under the Fake Steve pen-name, cranking out hilarious entries.  For reasons beyond my understanding, Lyons has abandoned the Fake Steve persona and went on to blog under his real name.  This week he debuted his “Real Dan” Blog, and the quality hasn’t skipped a beat. It’s definitely worth checking out, especially if you want a different view of the tech industry.

Thank you, Rod!

Jeromey Balderrama

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Today one of the greatest players to ever wear a Broncos uniform has retired.  After giving his heart for over 12 years, his body just couldn’t take it anymore and forced Rod to sit out the full season last year.  After two hip operations, Rod had no choice but to call it a career.

Thank you Rod, for everything that made you great.  You embodied perseverance, from starting out as an undrafted free agent, being signed to the practice squad and ultimately becoming a valued member of the receiving corp, ultimately becoming the leading wide receiver through Broncos history.

Despite all of the success you’ve attained – the records, the Super Bowl rings – he’s remained humble.  At an age of flamboyant receivers such as T.O. and Chad Johnson, Rod arguably contributed more to your team than either of those guys, yet remained humble.  In a strange way it seems fitting that your retirement received very little coverage outside of Broncos Country.  You won’t get the media love-fest that Favre’s retirement had, but you’re going out classy nonetheless.

I heard that Smith is being offered a TBD role in the Broncos organization, I hope he sticks around the team for a long time to come.  We’d be lucky to have him.