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When a match is not a match

The man gave me a match and said:”Keep it and wait. I’ll be back when it’s used up.” I believed him and thought it would be soon. I seldom used matches, so I guessed he meant to return in a few days. I was so naïve.

I thought he wanted me to consider the match as an Aladdin’s lamp and he would appear in my favorite brett favre jersey like the genie when I light up the match. I was so wrong and so stuck with my confidence in my knowledge of things around me.

It was by the third day since he left when I decided to use the match. I was still thinking if he was watching me somewhere to see when I lit up the match so he would appear like the genie. I sat on the doorway, wearing a charles woodson jersey, picked out of my bag the match and a match box, which took me quite a while to find. One second later, I got to know I should not have made the efforts. The match was not a real match. It was a lighter. It looks like a real match but it was not. There was a tiny switch on the stick. It was so tiny that I did not ever notice it before I tried to light it up. It had a red bulb to resemble the real match. The holes on the bulb were where the fire should come out. Was I cheated? No, not actually as he never mentioned it as match. I thought it was a match.

The match-form lighter was a marvelous invention. I was totally overwhelmed by its design. It looked so strange to me, who never thought a lighter would have a form of a match. What a world! I recognized that the man loving aaron rodgers jersey was also totally a stranger to me. I never really knew him. Where did he come from? And where did he go? Why did he give me the false hope? He knew well that I rarely need a lighter. I’ve not used such a thing for years. I did have one and told him that I bought it years ago. He knew that and gave me a new, creatively designed lighter. What did he mean? I sat there and fell into deep thinking.

He knew I did not use lighter and my old one could still work. He said to return when I used the match-lighter up, so it would a pretty long time, long enough for me to stop thinking of him and enjoy my life without him. What a clever idea! I had nothing to complain about. He never lied to me and he would never fail to keep his promise, because I would not wait for that long. Why do I wait? He was indeed a clever man. That’s really a special gift. I thought he was the gift god sent to me, now I know he was not, the match was.

I made a decision. I would never use the lighter and never have him appear in my world again. Take it as a curse. This strange world is filled with strange things, even a match-form lighter, so why not a curse? Something will always happen to prevent him from appearing in front of me, just like you and me. It’s doomed that we will never see someone for no reasons. That’s what to happen to him and me. Take that curse seriously. It’s going to take effect now, so stay away from the lighter, which I threw into the wood along with the minnesota vikings jersey. Now I neither keep it nor wait, and his promise-like curse has been destroyed, so he will never be back.

Never make a false promise to me. It means curse, and when it’s broken, I’ll curse back. I promise.

Cowboys may have running backs exchange positions

The Dallas Cowboys are luckily having two excellent running backs in Marion Barber and Felix Jones, and the team is glad to see a competition for starting running back job going on during the training camp. According both backs’ health condition and workout performances, it seems that Jones may take over the starting job from Barber.

If taking Adrian Peterson, the running back in No.28 Minnesota Vikings jersey, as the best running back of the league, Jones is now closer to the standard than Barber. According to the Dallas Morning News, Jones showed up in San Antonio heavier than Barber: Jones checked in at 218 pounds while Barber tipped the scales at 214, down about 10 pounds.

Actually the two running backs had been preparing for the new season in different ways. While Jones was adding weight to avoid injuries, Barber was trying to regain some of his burst and quickness that seemed to disappear and make him an easier target to tackle. Whoever is going to be the Cowboys’ starting running back, their hard working will anyway be the team’s benefits. Without a quarterback like the one wearing No.4 Brett Favre jersey, the Cowboys now have at least as many as two excellent running backs.

Chargers LB Merriman will report for training camp despite contract issue

Just like other Chargers’ veterans such as wide receiver Vincent Jackson and left tackle Marcus McNeill, the San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Shawne Merriman is also making his efforts to get a long-term contract from the team. But unlike Jackson and McNeill, Merriman does not plan to hangout in his favorite Brett Favre jersey during the training camp. Instead, he is planning to be a full participant in the camp.

At age 26, Merriman is now almost two full years removed from reconstructive knee surgery, and working out in training camp would be helpful in improving his strength. Even if he wants to leave to play in New Orleans Saints jerseys once the contract talks breaks, Merriman still needs a good health condition to prove he can be valuable to the defending champion team.

"Because of the things he’s been through, he would benefit greatly from having a full, great training camp and getting back to doing the things he does healthy," coach Norv Turner told The San Diego Union-Tribune. I don’t care who you are, if you’re not 100 percent … there are things you can’t do that you used to do, you’re not instinctive. The way you get those things back is by going 100 mph and practicing."

Cardinals added rookie QB Skelton officially to roster

By signing him to a four-year, $1.97 million contract, the Arizona Cardinals added officially the fifth-round draft pick John Skelton to the team’s roster on Wednesday. By signing on the documents, the rookie contract was immediately paid $182,000 as signing bonus. It was absolutely a standard offer for a fifth-round draft pick, and Skelton now has four years to improve his value before asking for a more lucrative contract from the team.

By accepting the terms on the rookie contract, Skelton agreed to receive the standard base salaries of $320,000, $405,000, $490,000 and $575,000 as well as a fourth-year escalator clause that can significantly boost the maximum value of the deal. The former Fordham local football star was often seen in a Brett Favre jersey and using his strong arm to throw balls in his backyard when at home. At the height of 6 feet 5 and weighing 243 pounds, Skelton used to make appearance in the East-West Shrine all-star game.

Skelton’s statistics in college football career were 9,923 passing yards, 69 touchdowns and 36 interceptions with a 58.8 completion percentage. In 2009 season only, he passed for 2,708 yards, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a 64.4 completion percentage. It’s very likely for the rookie to earn a backup role in this upcoming 2010 season.

Dolphins want to bring LB Taylor back to Miami

Although the Miami Dolphins just did not re-sign linebacker Jason Taylor when he became an unrestricted free agent and allowed him to sign with another NFL team that will return in regular season to play against Taylor’s former team, the Dolphins now seem to regret for the wrong decision and showed intention to bring the linebacker back to Miami, to receive the honor of being a member of the team’s Ring of Honor.

It was said by former Dolphins receiver Nat Moore, who will be a member of the selection committee. At least Moore’s words would clear Taylor’s worries on what response he would receive from his former fans when his current team New York Jets visits the Dolphins this September.

"Hopefully, some of the things I've done down here will earn me some equity,'' Taylor said."But it's the Dolphins playing the Jets and I won't expect much. My wife will be there, so she'll cheer wearing her favorite Brett Favre jersey. I've got a few friends I'm going to buy tickets for, so they'll cheer.'"

Besides, there were a lot of fans hoping the Dolphins to resign Taylor during this offseason and they won’t blame Taylor for leaving them. These fans will definitely offer some cheers for Taylor during the game.

Veteran LB Antonio Pierce retired to start new career

Instead of putting on his former New York Giants uniform, unrestricted free agent linebacker Antonio Pierce was wearing his favorite Michael Irvin jersey when he announced that he was going to retire after spending nine years in the National Football League. He also promised that he would not disappear from the league as he had got a job from ESPN and will appear on NFL Live program from time to time.


Pierce had been with the Giants for five seasons since 2005 and used to be the team’s defensive captain and made great contribution to Giants’ Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in 2008. However, he showed significant setback last season and played in only 9 regular season games, finishing the season with 55 tackles and only 1 sack. As a result, he was released by the Giants in early February.

Before joining the Giants, Pierce spent his first four NFL seasons with the Washington Redskins and established his fame of being an aggressive linebacker. His career numbers include 137 games, seven playoff games, 687 tackles, 9 sacks and seven interceptions.