houston texans — Michele Lewis

Michele Lewis + Toro = Love

Caffeine. It gets me a little…giddy. Giddy can be dangerous for me….especially at football games with Twitter in my whimsical hand. Last night’s lack of reception was probably divine intervention because I would have been tweeting away (more of) my love for Toro (see his video below). Oh Houston Texans Toro…The Reverend Horton Heat’s “Mi Amor” comes to mind.

I asked the Texans’ Twitter account if he would ask me out if I wore my Halloween cow costume. No response.

I picked Toro as my 2010 love because Brad Ausmus left me for another team and I don’t see Jeff Bagwell at the gym anymore. And even though I’m a Cougar and Case Keenum is a Cougar… two Cougars don’t make a right. Two Cougars in another State might be OK but not here in Texas.

Speaking of things inappropriate… sorry guys but I’m really sick of watching the NFL cheerleaders bend over and rub their derrieres in front of five year-olds. That’s just gross. Come on, everyone knows Confucius say: She who try too hard to be sexy is one who try too hard. Oh wait… AC/DC’s Thunderstruck is the theme song… oh, I get it now.

Geeze, at least at the WSOP Expo…it was 21 and up.

NFL Makes Poker Person Happy

Finally. Houstonians have something to cheer about other than the return of electricity.The Houston Texans won their first game of the season today despite holes still in the roof. It was a grim moment when the fourth down went south but fortunately the challenge was given a do-over approval. I swear I could hear the players yelling "do-over! do-over!" And I’m so glad we didn’t leave the game before they re-did their do-over. Even better was my son witnessing some fourth quarter success.

So how does this relate to poker? Well, Seth Palansky of course. Palansky, Communications Director for the World Series of Poker, was Director of Media Services for the NFL and before that… headed publicity campaigns for Fox Sports Net.

Sure, that might be impressive but not nearly as much as Palansky having Andre Johnson on his fantasy football league. But I guess in the end, it really depends on whether or not one finds 178 receiving yards impressive. At a minimum, this year the Texans will match the Miami Dolphins 2007 record.

Should the Texans win first draft pick…

By the way, don’t play poker with Palansky. He says he doesn’t know how to play but he killed the WSOP media event.

*photo courtesy Houston Chronicle