With Labor Day behind us, we can now begin to cope with the sad fact that summer is officially over. Cue the pre-winter blues… But wait! Excel Rain Man has 2 fantastic fall items to look forward to (aside from foliage)… Football and Fashion Week!!!
Whether your Fantasy involves tall chicks in Stilettos or Adrian Peterson slipping to you at No. 4 in the office draft, Excel Rain Man is bringin’ it as always with the following featured items:
1. Football Survivor Pool: An Excel Rain Tool for Managing your own survivor-style football pool. Also included is my favorite Buffalo Wing Dip recipe!
2. Fashion Week Datebook: FREE love for you Stylin Spreadsheeters
3. Super Parent Combo: KiddoKalendars & Chore Charts – BTW, CoolBabyKid.com totally sweats this!
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1. Football Survivor Pool
Are you ready for some Spreadtastic Football??
While unfortunately there will be no Madden this year (tear) and your hater bosses have slashed your access to CBS Sportsline in the cube, there is still a way to procrastinate, GRIDIRON STYLE! Introducing the Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool! Look as though you are working on a bad-ass spreadsheet at work (yeah right), while discretely feeding your ravenous hunger for gambling… So genius right?
Here’s the deal.
Rules:
– Each week pool participants will choose one football team to win, straight up (i.e. no spreads)
– Once a participant has chosen a team, they will be unable to choose that team for the remainder of the season
– If your team wins, you move on to the next week
– The league manager can choose single or double elimination style and how to handle ties in NFL games (are they counted as a win or a loss in your pool?)
Logistics:
– A Pool Manager is needed to coordinate this “spread-tasterpiece” and will enter in selections each week for the participants
– Each Pool Participant will email his or her weekly selection to the pool manager (prior to the first game of the week)
– Stakes are up to you really. Cash or just bragging rights… its all good!
– Get creative with team names! My husband’s go-to Team Name for over 5 years and throughout several different leagues is “A New Direction” (say it fast, “A Nude…”) He is still thrilled with himself every time the name is read aloud. Very mature, I know.
– Talk smack… OBVI!
Download your Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool, for a mere $10, in the Tips & Tricks section of ExcelRainMan.com. The Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool only needs to be downloaded one time for each pool, presumably by the pool manager.
Note: The Excel Rain Man Football Survivor Pool works on any PC that has Microsoft Excel installed. Sorry MAC daddies and divas. We’ll give you some love on the next!
GO STEELERS!!!
Football Recipe
Below is one of my fave go-to football recipes from my pal Adrienne Johnson. It is sooo easy and you will love it!
Buffalo Wing Dip
2 (8oz) pkg Cream Cheese (softened)
1 (8oz) btl Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
5 oz of Hot Sauce (mild – add more for hot)
2 cups of cooked and chopped Chicken
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Mix the Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese Salad Dressing & Hot Sauce until combined. Add chicken. Pour mixture into pyrex or ceramic dish. Top with cheddar cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes (or until bubbling).
2. Fashion Week Datebook
Salut Fashionistas who love style AND Gents who enjoy ogling at Divas in Bryant Park!
NYC Fashion Week is here again! Time to see what’s en vogue for Spring 2010. But alas, there is just one problem… With shows from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Vivienne Tam, Badgley Mischka, Narciso Rodriguez, Anna Sui, and Carolina Herrera, how can anyone keep track?!? Have no fear my fashion forward friends; help is here!!
Excel Rain Man proudly presents the Fashion Week Datebook to help you stay on point throughout.
Using this stylish spreadsheet is a cinch! Simply select Attending, Not Attending or Maybe attending from the complete list of runway events and voila!! Just push print and your own personal Catwalk Calendar appears! It even includes the event locations.
Stay on your game throughout Fashion Week without missing a beat or chipping a nail. Now work it girl!
Download your Fashion Week Datebook, for FREE, in the Tips & Tricks section of ExcelRainMan.com.
Note: The Fashion Week Datebook works on any PC or MAC that has Microsoft Excel installed.
3. Super Parent Combo = KiddoKalendar + Chore Chart
It’s Back to School time! Don’t forget to grab your the Excel Rain Man KiddoKalendar and Chore Chart to get the school year started right!
The KiddoKalendar will help parents keep track of recurring and special events on a monthly basis. It is extremely user-friendly and allows parents the flexibility to choose from pre-populated lists of typical child activities or create their own.
The Chore Chart will help keep your kids on schedule with a monthly calendar that easily outlines what little Joey and Jill need to get done before mommy and daddy have a panic attack… whether it be making the bed, feeding Fido, setting the table… you get the drift. Our Chore Chart can be customized for your child’s age, the current month/year and the specific chores. The chart does come pre-populated with some age-appropriate chore recommendations… But these can be tweaked to suit your needs.
Once you fill out the KiddoKalendar or make your chore schedule selections in the Chore Chart, just print them hang them in a central location! Don’t be scared to Bedazzle your Chore Chart with some stickers to reward your child for a job well done (allow your child to put their own stickers on so they feel the sense of accomplishment)!
The KiddoKalendar and Chore Chart are available for a mere $4 each @ ExcelRainMan.com (Tips & Tricks section of course)! To achieve super-rent status, you can purchase the Super Parent Combo which consists of the KiddoKalendar and the Chore Chart @ ExcelRainMan.com for $6.
Both the KiddoKalender and the Chore Chart will work on any PC or MAC that has Microsoft Excel installed.
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Until next time,
Jen Portland
The Excel Rain Diva 🙂