Peyton Hillis wins!

Peyton Hillis crushed Michael Vick in the finals of the

"Madden 12" cover vote.

Peyton Hillis 66%
Michael Vick 34%
Total votes: 1,093,084

In what has to be one of the biggest surprises in "Madden" cover history, Peyton Hillis defeated Michael Vick in the finals of the "Madden NFL 12" cover vote by an eye-popping 65.6-34.4 percent margin and is now poised to pose for the cover shot Thursday morning in New York.

Over 1 million votes were cast in the finals alone as Hillis rode a wave of support triggered online by ClevelandBrowns.com, a multitude of fan sites dedicated to pushing a Hillis cover, and a strong showing from Arkansas fans who showed up big for their buffed-out former back.

Hillis, a 10th seed in the "Madden" tournament bracket, upset Ray Rice, Matt Ryan and Aaron Rodgers before beating Vick and earning his spot on the cover.

And while I picked Hillis to win once he made the finals (I figured a vote for Hillis was also a vote against Vick for animal rights fans), when I first looked at the bracket before the tournament even started, Hillis wasn't even in my top 10 of players whom I thought would win. Just goes to show why online voting is so fun to follow.

Forget Vick, Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson, Peyton HIllis is now the face of video games for the NFL, and Browns fans everywhere can celebrate their star while at the same time crossing their fingers that the dreaded "Madden" curse won't take down the new king of Cleveland.

Tell Android to Block Dog Fighting App!!!

Looking for a great way to channel all that pent-up frustration and outrage over the hall pass being given to Michael Vick? Look no farther. The Big Brother of the Internet has declared war on dog lovers with one of its latest offerings.
The folks at Google/Android have a new killer app, as in this app will kill dogs, kill efforts to undo pit-bull terrier stereotypes and, oh yeah, kill any enthusiasm I was building to switch from my iPhone to an Android product when my current phone gives up the ghost.

“Dog Wars” is a video game about dog fighting. Here’s a blurb from the download site:

“Raise your Dog to Beat the Best!

A GAME THAT WILL NEVER BE IN THE iPHONE APP STORE!!!

Feed, water, train and FIGHT your virtual dog against other player’s… action games, chatroom, many characters and dogs to choose from, virtual store, etc.”

The developer, Kage Games, LLC, defend this garbage with the standard, “It’s only a game,” and, “Go complain about ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ ” a hyper-violent video game featuring street crime and urban slaughter.

The “Dog Wars” promo page features a pit-bull-terrier-type dog with blood on his muzzle. I’m not a gamer, but the intention to cater to gangsta wannabes and other knuckleheads speaks for itself.

While most fantasy role-playing games are based on cartoon worlds and an unrealistic premise, like “Grand Theft Auto,” the world of dog fighting is neither outlandish nor unrealistic. Dog fighting is real. Dogs die and suffer every day, and the culture of dog fighting drives shelter populations of backyard-bred pits in cities across the country, leading to the killing of hundreds of thousands of pit bull terriers and their mixes every year.

Of course, the weenie geeks seeking to get rich by developing this stuff would likely wet themselves if actually thrust into the poverty and violence of the environments they depict, but what can you expect from young males who spend most of their time in a garage, basement or cubicle with Cheetos stains on their shirts.

However, this is no joke, and the fact that Google/Android sees fit to promote animal cruelty and criminal activity in this way either owes to the fact that they are utterly clueless or is a measure of their greed, bad taste and arrogance – which of course are their right.

It is also our right to let them know how we feel.

Please fill out Google’s Android Market “http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/request.py?contact_type=takedown” form,
and ask them to drop “Dog Wars” in their product line. You can also write an email to Google’s press relations folks at press@google.com.

This is important, folks, and unless we speak out, dog fighting in our society becomes more ingrained as a social norm.

Planned Parenthood funding!

Congress finally passed a budget bill that preserves Planned Parenthood funding! Join me in the loudest and largest thank-you in Planned Parenthood's history to the 244 lawmakers, senators, representatives, and the president who stood with Planned Parenthood! Let's make this the loudest and largest thank-you in Planned Parenthood's history please share on Facebook, or send this blurb in an email to your friends and family:

Pretty amazing:

• 825,268 people like you signed our open letter to Congress demanding an end to the attacks on Planned Parenthood and women's health.
  
• At least 45,923 people made phone calls to Congress to make sure they got the message.
  
• Thousands joined the Planned Parenthood Truth Tour as the big pink bus stopped for events in 27 towns and cities from Milwaukee to New Orleans, including 4,000 supporters who made their voices heard at the Stand Up for Women's Health Rally in Washington, DC, on April 7.
  
• Countless women and men from around the country gave time and money, spread the word on Facebook and Twitter, told personal stories about how Planned Parenthood changed their lives, and did everything possible to stand up for Planned Parenthood.

You are the heart and soul of this organization, and your support has made all the difference. Thank you again.

Text Abbreviations, for Parents with Teenagers

Have you ever received a text message from one of your kids that made absolutely no sense at all? Have you ever watched your kids type a text message at the speed of 1000 words per second? Even better, your daughter or son sends you a text asking permission for something and before you can even type the words yes or no they have already sent you three more text asking "well can I"? It's a whole new language and I found this list of text abbreviations and thought I would pass it on to all of the parents in the world.

AFK	Away From Keyboard	BBL	Be Back Later
AFAIK	As Far As I Know	BRB	Be Right Back
ASL	Age, Sex & Location	BRT	Be Right There
CFN	Ciao For Now	DIKU	Do I Know You
CID	Consider It Done	DK	Don't Know
CM	Call Me	DWL	Dying With Laughter
CU	See You
EG	Evil Grin	FFS	For F**ks Sake
EL	Evil Laugh	FWIW	For What It’s Worth
EM?	Excuse Me?	FYEO	For Your Eyes Only
EOD	End Of Discussion	FYI	For Your Information
G2G/GTG	Got To Go	HAGD	Have A Great Day
GAL	Get A Life	HAGN	Have A Good Night
GBH	Great Big Hug	HAGO	Have A Good One
GBTW	Get Back To Work	HAK	Hugs And Kisses
GF	Girl Friend	HAND	Have A Nice Day
GFC	Going For Coffee	HB	Hurry Back
GFETE	Grinning From Ear To Ear
GL	Good Luck
IAC	In Any Case	JAS	Just A Second
IBTD	I Beg To Differ	JK	Joke
IC	I See	JM2C	Just My 2 Cents
ICBW	I Could Be Wrong	JT	Just Teasing
IDC	I Don't Care
IDK	I Don't Know	KK	OK (Bizarrely!)
IMCO	In My Considered Opinion	KWIM	Know What I Mean
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMI	I Mean It
IRL	In Real Life
L8R	Later	M8	Mate
LMAO	Laugh My Ass Off	MIHAP	May I Have Your Attention Please
LOL	Laugh Out Loud	MKOP	My Kind Of Place
		MMS	Multimedia Messaging System
		MSG	Message
		MYOB	Mind Your Own Business
N1	Nice One	OIC	Oh, I See
N2M	Not To Mention	OMG	Oh My God
NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That	OOC	Out Of Character
NAP/NP/NPS	Not A Problem	OTOH	On The Other Hand
NBD	No Big Deal
NBIF	No Basis In Fact	PAW	Parents Are Watching
NC	No Comment	PCM	Please Call Me
NE1	Anyone	PLS	Please
NM	Never Mind	PM	Personal/Private Message
NRN	No Reply Necessary	PML	Pee Myself Laughing
NSFW	Not Safe For Work	PPL	People
NTK	Nice To Know
NTYMI	Now That You Mention It	QQ	Crying
NW	No Way	QT	Cutie
RBAY	Right Back At Ya	SH	Stuff Happens
RLF	Real Life Friend	SMAIM	Send Me An Instant Message
ROFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing!	SMEM	Send Me E-Mail
ROFLMAO	Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off!	SRY	Sorry
ROFLOL	Roll On Floor Laughing Out Loud!	STFU	Shut The F**k Up
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing!	SYS	See You Soon
TAFN	That's All For Now	UR	You Are
TB	Text Back	URW	You Are Welcome
TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me
TFN	Thanks For Nothing	VBG	Very Big Grin
THX	Thanks	VFM	Value For Money
TIC	Tongue In Cheek	VM	Voice Mail
TM	Trust Me
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TXT	Text
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
W8	Wait	X	Kiss
WFM	Works For Me	XME	Excuse Me
WG	Wicked Grin	XOXO	Hugs And Kisses
WKND	Weekend
WRK	Work	YKW?	You Know What?
WTB	Want To Buy	YNK	You Never Know
WTF	What The F**k	YPI	Your Point Is
WTG	Way To Go!	YW	You're Welcome
WYP	What's Your Problem?
WYS	Whatever You Say	ZZZ	Sleeping, Bored, Tired
WYT	Whatever You Think
WYWH	Wish You Were Here