It was just about two years ago to the day when the fate of our livelihoods were temporarily taken out of our hands and put into that of a handful of 4,000 behemoths running down a narrow path with many a twist and turn everywhere in the annual, week long event known as the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.

They say its your past that defines your present–and I’d certainly say that holds true here, as if I had died on this particular day, I wouldn’t be here today, alive.

Non-sarcasm aside though, it certainly is true that you never feel more alive the closer you are to, or at least the threat of death. And on that particular day, having stared death in the eyes in the form of a 2-ton cattle with horns like machetes, I can honestly say I felt more alive then than I currently do sitting on my bedroom typing away on my laptop.

Having been able to escape a date in purgatory then, I have been allowed to look toward a brighter, more exciting future in which unknown variables exist on every corner of life.

And of course by that I’m referring to the NFL SEASON.

To make things more interesting then I’ve put together some bets to make the upcoming season all that more enticing, and currently they’re as follows:

Bet #1:
subject: # of total Raiders regular season wins
o/u: 5.5
bettors: me, on the over; Will on the under
payout: lunch, from the usual rotational spots for a week

Bet #2:
subject: outcome of Raiders/Chargers game on September 2, in Oakland, CA
bettors: me: +400 on Raiders Rick: -400 on Chargers, M/L
payout: $100 to Tien, $25 to Rick