TGIF!

• First off, the Dolphins lost and I'm 0-1 with the pigskin picks. Pittsburgh's defense shut down the run, and Culpepper wasn't able to execute in the clutch.  Although he did have Steelers rushing at him all night.  Dolphins offensive line and defensive backs are big question marks.  Steelers' Willie Parker sure looked good.
• The market?  Fridays tend to move the opposite of the weekly trend as traders book their gains ahead of the weekend.  Is the market setting up for an options week run?  It'll be interesting to see what happens if we do move up and retest.  Nothing much to add other than that.  I remain long for now.
• I look at the top news feeds on Yahoo, and it's nothing but bombs, bombs, and more bombs.   Good grief.
• One of the best ways to remember 9/11 is to make a donation to the Salvation Army.  Just saying.
• So, is Culpepper picking up right where he left off with Minnesota in 2005?  He was rather ineffective before his injury.  Franchise quarterback?  Will the Dolphins wish they had never gotten rid of Gus Frerotte (In Gus we trust)?  Will the fans start calling out for Joey Harrington or Cleo Lemon?
• Kim Snider asks Are you relying on a pension?  Time and time again, I talk to people who are not saving money for retirement because they believe they work for a company with a healthy pension plan. In my view, you just can't count on that.  I agree with Kim.  Hopefully, as employers shift away from the traditional defined benefit pensions to defined contributions, they will match contributions to employees 401(k) plans and offer low-cost diversified investments.
• After listening to Madden last night, I felt the strange urge to buy Madden NFL '07.  Were there any subliminal ads in there?  Somebody run the tape in slow motion!
• More weekend pigskin picks ahead!  Oh, how futile sports betting is.  But NOW it iss oh-so-obvious that the overhyped Dolphins would run into the unrespected Steelers buzzsaw last night, eh?