In the interest of saving my reader(s) the agony of reading more and more sports posts from me, I'm making this my last Super Bowl-related post. And to ease said agony even more, I'm just going to link to another column. So how do you like that? Daryl Johnston, a.k.a. "Moose", was a tight end for the Cowboys in the '90s. Despite having played for the team that I despise most, he makes all my arguments for me here. I was going to post stats to show how evenly matched these teams are and how good a chance the Eagles have, but I don't feel like it. I still will if anyone wants me to, because I have them. But somehow, I don't think I'll get any requests. I can't believe the game is only a few days away. I'm flying home for one day to watch it with my dad and brother. It's going to be awesome. I'll be leaving Sunday morning and coming back Monday morning, and going to work Monday afternoon. I really believe the Eagles are going to win this game. It's just time. But more than that, they're the best Eagles team I've ever seen, and they're calm. This season has felt so right. In the last three years, I've gotten a bad feeling before the NFC championship game. Now I feel good. I felt good before the NFCCG, and I still feel good. And the team looks loose. They know they can do it. There are even a few "experts" picking them to win. They're seeing the same thing I am (special teams, awesome secondary, pressure on Brady, mobile quarterback, etc). That brings me to one more Super Bowl topic: why do the Patriots keep bringing up the disrespect card? It's ridiculous. Does EVERYONE have to pick them to win? Yeah, Freddie Mitchell said a few things, but all he said was "I got something for you". And the unflappable Patriots let it get to them. Surprising. But anyway...
It's been a while since my last post, because I haven't had much time for anything other than house stuff and work. It looks like we'll be closing on the house pretty soon, which is exciting. Luke is doing well, although I just got the bill from the hospital and he's an expensive little bugger. He may have to learn how to mow the lawn a little earlier than planned to start earning his keep.
Jessica's having her gall bladder surgery next week. She could have done it this Friday, but she postponed it so that I could fly to Philly and watch the game. Now is that the best wife in the entire world? I think so. The poor wives of Eagles fans. If there is justice in the world, they will be rewarded for their diligence with happy husbands in February for once.
In other news, we watched Ray today. It was excellent. Between Ray and Collateral, Jamie Foxx really did have a great year. I haven't seen the rest of the nominees for best actor, but I can say that I never once during the movie thought "Jamie Foxx is doing a good job here". I saw Ray Charles in that movie. Also, that's the third movie out of the last five that I've watched that has made me feel bad for being white (although not to the extent of the other two). Anyway, I can highly recommend the movie. Hopefully this is all coherent. Between everything that's going on, I can barely think straight. I'll just be glad when I'm in Delaware watching the game. Eagles 23, Pats 17.
Song of the Day: Ray Charles - "Georgia on My Mind"
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