Cheers!

It's NFL season...I don't know when the rates for SuperBowl ads were set, but if it winds up Pats-Cowboys... those who bought them are getting a bargain. That will be, by far, the most watched event in TV history. I'll guestimate a 17% increase over any previous event...not just sports...anything. Soccer may be the world's game, but it doesn't hold a candle to the NFL in terms of viewership. Also...I am, woe unto me, rooting for the Pats to have the perfect season. I detest the Patriots, but I detest the Dolphins more. Time to put an end to the champaign-swilling ritual those old bastards attend every year. Reality check... they did a 17-0 season... the Pats are already 16-0, and haven't even touched the playoffs. Mercury Morris apparently said that if the Pats finished perfect, they could join them in the halls of immortals...Well, maybe, but you need two more games, man. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

Morgan

Well, what do ya know, Jodie Foster came out of the closet finally. Is there anyone in the English speaking world who didn't know she was gay already? How it is a surprise is a source of bafflement to me.

I don't find homosexuality a positive thing. God has already stated His views, I certainly concur. I also know that if you are going to be something, be it, don't hide it. Have the balls (figure of speech) to stand up for yourself. I can handle it, if you are up front. Just don't lie to me. I actually have friends who are gay, surprise, surprise. They know where I stand, I know where they stand. We agree to disagree. You don't have to love what your friends do to love them. Wow, I am blowing the conservative myth out of the water here.

Be yourself.

Holy guacamole! Brad Pitt, a hometown boy, has gotten involved with some imbecilic project called "Make it Right". He wants you, average taxpayer, to contribute to building a bunch of houses on stilts on the Louisiana coast, in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. If memory serves, that particular area is 9 feet below sea level. Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this picture?

I grew up in the same town as Mr. Pitt, we have mutual friends, went to rival high schools. Here the cataclysm of choice is tornadoes. If you don't want to take the chance of being tossed a mile or ten, MOVE! Likewise New Orleans. It's a flood plain. It's below sea level. If you want to be an idiot and remain underwater, since when does anyone else have to fix your stupidity? I'll take my chances, you take yours, but I don't expect anyone else to bail me out for my mistakes. Brad, you had Angelina and the kids here over Thanksgiving to "show them the values you grew up with." Apparently, one of them wasn't self-reliance. Stop the feel-good silliness and show a few true traits of this neck of the woods; namely, independence, ability, and patriotism. I don't give handouts, but I will lend a hand up. I know you worked hard to get where you are, shouldn't everyone else? Think on it.

Greetings, Sports Fans! Today, we segue from politics to sports, where men are men, and they sweat too much.

I don't generally follow college football, but since the home state team has done well, I have made an attempt. After Mizzou's loss last night, the sports web pages I frequent, like ESPN, have pointed out some pretty funny things. To the coach of the victorious O.U.: Begging for votes to the National Championship game is pretty lame. If you are gonna be on your knees, turn this way, I'll accomodate you. Give it a rest. It will be Ohio State and LSU. Just say "Thank you kindly", and go to whatever bowl game you get.

It will be interesting, since both #1 and 2 were defeated. Can anyone see a playoff system in the future? That's why I don't take college ball seriously...one of many reasons, actually. Writers and computers determine the contendants. That being the case, Frodo and Aragorn could make a fair case for inclusion. (After all, they beat Saruman and Sauron.) Second point, how many Heisman Trophy winners went bust in the NFL? College success doesn't mean much when you go professional. It helps to be good, but the pro game is light years beyond college. A plus 2 playoff system would help weed out the lucky. If the Heisman voting wasn't held until after the final game of the college season, it would help winnow the chaff, so to speak. Anyone remember Gino Toretta? Ryan Leaf? Didn't think so.

I'll stick with the NFL. If they're good, they'll be there, and stay; if not, who cares? If I'm not mistaken, Tom Brady was a 6th round draft choice, Kurt Warner went undrafted. College ball means squat, kids. As Wild Bill Hickok said, "Fast is fine. Accurate is final." Be good in college, fine, but when all the chips are on the table, that's when you must be accurate, you must be a player. College is fine, the NFL is final.