GET EVEN MONDAY

 Well Sunday was a blankety-blank show. Very little went well. We stayed away from the Rams game worried about a back-door cover, only to lose a while bunch of chicken wings on the Bills when the Raiders covered at the end of the game. Only a play we had on Bills WR Coleman catching a TD saved us. We even cashed out for a small profit on the Steelers/Tampa over only to see it hit and miss a big payoff when the Steelers scored a TD in OT. 

Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. 

On to MNF! Except we hate the 7.5 line SF over DC. 6.5 would be a whole lot better. Let's take the under 51.5 hoping that DC's offense fizzles.  We are taking a parlay of Purdy over 210 yards and Daniels over 220 yards- where 25 pays 60. 

Survivor Pool is up on Sunday's post.  Several of your favourite players fell with the Rams. 

Any legal news we should know about? 

NFL WEEK SIX 2026

Welcome to Week Six in the NFL and our So Sad edition.  

Longtime and careful readers know we daily consume news from the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and LeMonde. Thus, we sadly read the front-page news in LeMonde that over 40 cities in France have erupted in violent protests over the government's proposed austerity plans. Leading the way are students protesting the conditions in France's schools which they say are overcrowded, underfunded, with the infrastructure crumbling, including one sad fifteen-year old's account of being forced to sit in a hot classroom and being unable to open the windows. 😧 Si triste. 

We thankfully took a pass on college football betting Saturday (reviewing discovery -         Si triste as well) as five of the top seven teams LOST on Saturday, but not your UM Hurricanes who won in a double OT thriller over Florida State in their stadium in Broward County.  #'s 1 (Georgia), and 2 (Notre Dame- sorry Judge Moreno Si triste) lost, along with #'s 5 (Indiana), 6 (Bama), and 7 (Texas- to the Gators!). Does that mean Miami will be this week's #1? Whoo hoo! And if so, you can expert Miami fans to show up during the 4th quarter of the national championship game and root for their Canes, because that's what Miami front-running fans do when they are not waiting in line to try and get in Sunnys or Boia De so they can be seen.  Si triste.  

Enough with losing. Let's win some money. 

Our first pick comes via Mike Francesca and his great Podcast, especially his Francesca Five which comes out every Friday and where we got the idea to jump on the Georgia BullDogs  bandwagon week one. If you do not know who Mike Francesca is, why are you reading this? (Mike and the Mad Dog, 66, WFAN...) 

Mike loves the Bills -4.5 (who stayed on the West Coast this week after beating the Rams instead of flying home to Buffalo and then back to Vegas - and who wouldn't want to do that?) over the Raiders. He also really loves Raiders TE Brock Bowers over 6 in receptions and yards (70), postulating that Bowers will get a lot of 4th Q catches as the Raiders try and catch up. We are rolling with both. 

We like the Ravens -4.5 visiting Cleveland. Baltimore is more real than the Browns. 

Mike likes the Rams - 12.5 over Arizona. We don't like giving up that many points in the NFL because of the ever present back-door cover. Do with this what you wish, but be careful. 

And finally, Mike likes the Packers -1.5 at home over the hapless Cowpokes. Here's what we think. The NFL is a regression to the mean league. Usually there are 2-3 teams that really stink (like the Fins, Titans and Chargers this year) and the rest of the teams regress to the mean (which for our robed readers means a return to the average). Thus,, teams like Dallas, after stinking up the joint for two weeks will get a win, while teams like the Packers riding a two-game winning streak will drop a game at home that they should win. Let's see if our theory is right this week- hold your nose and bet on the Cowboys +1.5. 

Let's see if our picks don't leave you feeling Si Triste when all is said and done.  

Viva La France! 

If you haven't figured it out by now (or are a robed reader), Si Triste means So Sad in French)

 2026  REGJB SURVIVOR POOL

 

NAME	WEEK 1	WEEK 2	WEEK 3	WEEK 4	WEEK 5	WEEK 6
RUMPOLE FINS WEEK 4 (VIKES)	CHARGERS LOSS
CLAY KAEISER FINS WEEK 1	SEATTLE	49ers	KC	Vikes	Jags	Rams  (ouch!)
DUSTIN TISCHLER FINS WEEK 1	CHARGERS LOSS
FAKE FREDDY MOLDOVAN FINS WEEK NEVER- 0-17	LIONS	PACKERS loss
FAKE ALEX MICHAELS FINS WEEK 9	JAGS	49ers	Vikes	Ravens	Falcons!	Steelers
IFTIKHAR MEMON	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Broncos	Pats
JUAN GONZALEZ FINS WEEK 1	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Texans	DC
JASON IRELAND FINS WEEK 6	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Cincy	Rams (see ya)
LUCY LEW FINS WEEK 6	LIONS	49ers	Eagles
MICHAEL FEILER	SEATTLE	TAMPA LOSS
MIGUEL DE LA OVER FINS WEEK 7	JAX	49ers	KC	Ravens	Bengals	Rams (tsk tsk tsk)
ND IRISH FINS WEEK 1	STEELERS	TAMPA LOSS
PETER SAUTTER FINS WEEK 7	JAX	49ers	Bills (whew!)	Seattle	Texans	Rams (ouch)
PUBLIC PRETENDER	JAX	49ers	KC	Ravens	Cowboys
RICK FREEDMAN FINS WEEK 12	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Cowboys
JCKW FINS WEEK 5	JETS	Panthers	KC	Vikes	PASS using Bye Week	Ravens

 

HERE COMES THE ...

 As you approach the weekend in South Florida, we have one word for you: 

RAIN  

It's going to be a rainy weekend. Too bad it's Miami, where the cultural activities include checking out the wine prices at the local gas station, posing for selfies at the Surf Club, and going to the mall. 

Have a blast, but carry an umbrella. 

Meanwhile, the Florida Supreme Court continues its very strange defense-friendly opinions. Take a look at Jones v. State, a murder conviction and death sentence vacated on an appeal of a 3.850 motion.  That's as rare as stumbling upon a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hialeah or Doral (for our robed readers, that's an oft produced Shakespeare play).

So while it's raining, enjoy this from the Beatles, which for those of you of the Starbucks/IG/Snap generation, was a band of some renown some years ago. 

  

A MIAMI MYSTERY

 Before we get to a genuine Miami Mystery, lets have another edition of In and Out so our readers are fully up on the day's events. 

Kim Guifoyle, Greek Ambassador- OUT. Putin & Russian diesel- IN. Dolphins- OUT. Dodgers- hanging by a thread, IN. Bills-IN. Tua- OUT . Chips Stocks like AMAT (but not Nvidia) low and OUT. China, with new chips on the horizon- IN.  Frat parties at Cornell OUT for the year.  Ukraine and Zelensky OUT  for the US but IN with Europe. 

MIAMI MYSTERY

Imagine for the moment your REGJB judge leaves for work and is never seen again.  Now erase that warm smile from your face and don't get too excited. 

But that's what happened on October 16, 1962, when Miami City Attorney Olavi Hendrickson left for work. He was never seen again and his family has no idea what happened to him. But there are clues. 

Hendrickson was investigating the Clover Club, described as a once respectable dining establishment on Biscayne Boulevard that had fallen into the clutches of organized crime and had "B girls" sitting at the bar hustling expensive drinks.  Miami did close the club, and Olavi was never seen again. 

All of this and more can be found in a Florida Bar Journal article here (yes, we sometimes are so bored we read the Bar Journal). 

You can also check out this site for more info:  Miam Mystery.

So unless your judge rules against MAGA morons and gets voted out of office              (sorry Mavel), it's more than likely your judge will be safely making it from home to work and back again (by 3! for that mani-pedi). And that's how it should be. 

And while you're pondering that, consider why we don't have more legal leaders named Olavi in Miami?  Hmmmmm..... 

SCORECARD

UPDATE; Courts are closed. Scroll down to find out why.  

Who's in? Who's out? Who's up? Who's down? 

Who cares? 

Here's your REGJB Judicial Lineup for 2027. 

The road from civil to criminal is rarely a straight line

Per Administrative Judge Jean, the following changes in Circuit Court will take effect in January 2027:

 

• Division 3/Gonzalez-Marques will be assigned to Judge Green.
• Division 10/Gamez will be assigned to Judge Mato.
• Division 12/de la O will be assigned to Judge Perez-Santiago.
• Division 13/Hersch will be assigned to Judge Denaro.
• Division 21/Rodriguez will be assigned to Judge Perkins.
• ROC #70/Areces will be assigned to Judge Gamez

 

 

In: Judges Denaro, Green, Mato, Perez-Santiago, and Perkins

 

Out: Judges Areces, De la O, Gonzalez-Marques, Hersch (Congrats in Retirement!) , and Rodriguez.

HAPPY LEIF ESIRCKSON DAY??

 Around year 1000 Norse men and women, led by Lief Erickson, left ice covered Greenland (before most of the ice melted) and landed in what is now Newfoundland. When they landed it was summer and the explorers found lush green lands, birds, salmon, wheat, grapes and a lonely Starbucks with no line (for our robed readers one of those items found by the Vikings is not true and meant to amuse you. Like what is not funny about grapes?).  They named their discovery Vineland. 

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue and landed in America The Bahamas (Motto: Welcome, try the conch fritters.) Chris never made it to North America. Back then they had stricter rules on immigration and he couldn't get a visa. 

Juan Ponce de Leon, named after a busy thoroughfare in what was to become Coral Gables was the European first to get a Trump visa and set foot in North America. 

So why do we celebrate Columbus day? Simple. He had better social media. Dominican friar Bartolome de las Casas detailed Columbus's voyage. Fun fact- de las Casas, Bart to his friends, was also a lawyer. 😮 The Viking sagas were told orally around campfires, passed down from generation to generation. Bart put pen to paper and wrote down what Columbus did.  And as we all know from watching Mad Men, the faintest ink is better than the best memory.

Great scene: Scroll to 50 seconds for the quote if you're in a rush and late for court. Oh wait- no court today. Lief Erickson day duh! 

NFL WEEK 5 2025

 Thank you Georgia for getting us back in the black this week, although we took a bit of a hit on Vandy +9.5 at Ole Miss. 

This week already are flush with the Falcons big win on Thursday night, which knocked a few players out of the Survivor Pool, but not the crazy Romanian's tribute player, as Fake Alex Michaels risked it all with the Falcons, and won! Maybe this is finally his year. 

This week there is not a lot we love. But we will reluctantly give 6.5 and take the Bengals here, in Miami (sort of) over our hapless (feckless?) Fins. The Fins played KC close at home two weeks ago, and held the Vikes to 15 points last week. So you know what? We are going to change and take the Fins plus the points to keep it close.

Lots of sports radio touts like the Steelers at home giving 2.5 instead of the normal three for home field advantage. Indy is coming off a long travel home from Europe, and Steelers are on ten days rest and are up and down all year and this is their week to be up. We don't love it. 

We are going to hop on the NY Bandwagon and take the Giants +3.5 over DC in in DC. The Giants are 3=1 and atop the NFC East because good coaching makes a difference and they have solid coaching. (WIN)

The Jets don't have solid coaching, but they have pluck. The Browns are getting +2.5 visiting NY (Jersey really) and are coming off of ten days rest, but what the heck? It's only money.  (WIN)

The remnants of the big gulf storm are hitting the Northeast here today, so take the under 39.5 in the Jets game.  ( WIN) 

We will roll with the OVER in Vikes/Saints 42.5; and Texas/Titans 39.5. (loss :(    ) 

Survivor will be posted shortly. A few people went out Thursday with the Cowboys. The lesson being never trust the Cowboys. 

 

NAME	WEEK 1	WEEK 2	WEEK 3	WEEK 4	WEEK 5	WEEK 6
RUMPOLE FINS WEEK 4 (VIKES)	CHARGERS LOSS
CLAY KAEISER FINS WEEK 1	SEATTLE	49ers	KC	Vikes	Jags
DUSTIN TISCHLER FINS WEEK 1	CHARGERS LOSS
FAKE FREDDY MOLDOVAN FINS WEEK NEVER- 0-17	LIONS	PACKERS loss
FAKE ALEX MICHAELS FINS WEEK 9	JAGS	49ers	Vikes	Ravens	Falcons!
IFTIKHAR MEMON	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Broncos
JUAN GONZALEZ FINS WEEK 1	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Texans
JASON IRELAND FINS WEEK 6	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Cincy
LUCY LEW FINS WEEK 6	LIONS	49ers	Eagles
MICHAEL FEILER	SEATTLE	TAMPA LOSS
MIGUEL DE LA OVER FINS WEEK 7	JAX	49ers	KC	Ravens	Bengals
ND IRISH FINS WEEK 1	STEELERS	TAMPA LOSS
PETER SAUTTER FINS WEEK 7	JAX	49ers	Bills (whew!)	Seattle	Texans
PUBLIC PRETENDER	JAX	49ers	KC	Ravens	Cowboys
RICK FREEDMAN FINS WEEK 12	JAX	49ers	KC	Vikes	Cowboys
JCKW FINS WEEK 5	JETS	Panthers	KC	Vikes	PASS using Bye Week