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I've been a Cowboys fan since I was 5 years old (sadly, that's more than a couple of decades ago) and every single season they never fail to give me a near heart attack with their moments of stupidity--though not as stupid as the Eagles' Desean Jackson running to the end zone and purposely dropping the ball in celebration one yard before he gets in. But good teams find a way to win and that the Cowboys did.

How 'bout them Cowboys!

Seriously, karma is being very good to me and my favorite teams. Last weekend in the football pool, I ran the board. That means out of 16 games, I didn't miss any. That also means I won the pool. This is the second time I've won the pool this season.

Last night, the Caps beat the Sabres, 7-4. The Sabres had lost maybe three games but the Caps were on fire! Even with Alex O getting tossed, they still kicked Sabres butt. And this was after kicking the Dallas Stars butt on Thursday.

And then today the Cowboys kicked Giant butt. It was a great game that went down to the wire with a guy who hasn't kicked in two years kicking the winning field goal. Now Dallas is 8-4 and firmly in front of the NFC East. How bout them Cowboys!

Now if Brass would just some decent screen time and maybe a mention of getting shot, all would be right with my world.

Until next weekend anyway.

It is the time of the year that I anticipate even more than the return of CSI. Yes, it's the NFL kickoff. I live for NFL football (and the office pools). I grew up in football country (Oklahoma) and I've been a huge Dallas Cowboy fan since I was 5 years old and my grandpa gave me a Cowboys' uniform complete with shoulder pads and helmet for Christmas. Big time Tomboy, I was.

Yeah, yeah, I know I live in Redskins country, arch-enemies of the Cowboys, but if you're a true fan, you stay true to your team, even when you move 1200 miles away and into hostile territory. And besides, I sometimes think the Cowboys fans out-number the Redskins fans, especially when they play each other at Fed Ex Field.