Smith Optics Unisex Child Holt Junior Snow Sports Helmet

• China

The Smith Holt Junior Helmet is a great value because convertible pads mean it can be used year round on the snow or in the skate park Snap fit ear pads and a removable goggle clip add to the adaptability of this helmet and most importantly it keeps heads safe with Bombshell ABS construction Bombshell ABS construction AirEvac design for maximum airflow to keep goggles from fogging Convertible pads for year round use Snap fit ear pads and removable goggle clip let you customize the helmet One size fits all Youth Helmet Fit System 48 53 cm

List Price: $ 64.95

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Day 98/365 – Make-Believe Champion


Image by Kevin H.
This is the view I have from my desk at work. There are no windows in my office, so I make do with an enlargement of a photo of mine that I like and the sad vestiges of geeky loser glory — in this case, fantasy sports championship banners and pennants.

Each year my brother, a few of my nephews, and I compete against each other in fantasy baseball, football, and basketball leagues on ESPN.com. It costs about 25 bucks and if you win your league, they send you a championship banner. Or at least they used to, anyhow. Now you just get a cheap, crappy pennant. The banners were much cooler.

So far I’ve won fantasy baseball twice (2001 & 2008), basketball once (2008), and football once (2005). We were playing in a free fantasy football league the year I won so I didn’t get a banner for that one. Bummer. Since I don’t have a banner for it, my brother argues that one doesn’t count. Of course, he’d take just the opposite position if he had won that year.

He’s won baseball three years in a row (and then boasted about his ‘dynasty’ to no end) and football once. Neither of us did that well in football this year, although he did make the playoffs at least. So far we’re both struggling in this year’s fantasy basketball season as well, but there’s still time to turn it around. Hopefully.

(January 14, 2009)