Eventual Balls Thoughts XX

ballsofsteelandfury - June 29, 2020June 28, 2020

Inspired by Sharkbait's Friday drinking posts, I got myself a bottle of gin and started experimenting with some gin cocktails. The first one I made, as is tradition, was the Gin and Tonic. First impression: Gin is a very refreshing liquor! I was honestly not expecting that. I should

AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 3

ballsofsteelandfury - June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

This week... Cats and Dogs are living together. A player has tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently a game was postponed. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Lots of weird things happened this week. Luckily, Footy will be able to go on. Despite the positive test, games continued as scheduled except for the game

Eventual Balls Thoughts XIX

ballsofsteelandfury - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

I cannot more emphatically endorse the latest posts from Senor Weaselo on Marble Racing. OMG you guys, you have to check them out! The videos are a lot of fun and the announcer is really good at making the action interesting. It's part art vérité, part satire, and

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 16, 2020June 14, 2020

This week... This is what it looks like to have fans at stadiums in the age of COVID-19. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Every game that the AFL played this weekend was played in empty stadiums. Except for one. The Showdown, the annual Adelaide Derby between the Port Adelaide Power and the

Eventual Balls Thoughts XVIII

ballsofsteelandfury - June 15, 2020June 12, 2020

Eventual Balls Thoughts turns 18 today! You know what that means! We're Barely Legal! I would normally embed a picture here, but there is absolutely nothing I can embed that won't get me in trouble. I recommend using Incognito Mode to find a suitable image you would associate

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 9, 2020June 6, 2020

This week... We play games again! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This is the week we've all been waiting for. Finally, the 2020 AFL season is re-starting! Here is this week's schedule (Please remember that all times are Pacific): Round Two Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:40 AM - Collingwood Magpies v Richmond Tigers -

Eventual Balls Thoughts XVII

ballsofsteelandfury - June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

I worked four out of the five days last week at home. It's wonderful. I can really get used to it. I do have to wake up early, as usual. However, I do not have to: Get out of bedPut pants onDrive on crowded freeways and streets to work Actually, I am

AFL Beat Post Quarantine Update #2

ballsofsteelandfury - June 2, 2020May 31, 2020

This week... Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Last week, some of you in the comments asked which team you should root for. I did my best to make some suggestions. Then I remembered I had put some stuff together in the past to help you pick a team. Let's start

Eventual Balls Thoughts XVI

ballsofsteelandfury - June 1, 2020May 29, 2020

So, how was everyone's week? /checks news Never mind. Let's just rejoice in the fact we have this site to keep us entertained and laughing. *** The Week in DFO Here are the things I read in DFO this week that reminded me how much I love this site: [clicks on the site provided]As

AFL Beat Post Quarantine Update

ballsofsteelandfury - May 26, 2020May 25, 2020

This week... Footy is back!! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Previously, the AFL announced that games for the 2020 season would resume starting on June 12, 2020. This week, the AFL released the schedule for Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5. Here are the games in all their glory. Please remember

Eventual Balls Thoughts XV

ballsofsteelandfury - May 25, 2020May 23, 2020

So, that was a week, wasn't it? It was a very strange, surreal, sad, and something other that starts with an S week. However, by the end, it was also sweet. Wait, that starts with an S too! The reaction on this site to the events of last week makes

Eventual Balls Thoughts XIV

ballsofsteelandfury - May 18, 2020May 17, 2020

Both NASCAR and the Bundesliga returned this weekend! Finally, it seems we are slowly getting back to a semblance of what used to be. Granted, these events happened without fans and we won't be seeing fans attending sporting events anytime soon, but it was nice to see some live