Super Tuesday

An exciting day in politics. It seems to be close on both sides of the partisan fence. It is still amazing to me that there is such a divide between the two parties but I have come to accept it. People are very attached to their ideals and not willing to give much. I found out just how much the other day when a friend called me after listening to Neal Boortz on the radio. Knowing that I listen to him regularly, the friend started by asking if I listen to Neal Boortz. After admitting that I did I was read the riot act about something that he said. We proceeded to get into a huge argument about things in general. It ended on a very bad note and we haven't discussed it since.

I know that you are not supposed to talk about politics with friends. It's a dangerous proposition. What a shame though because without discussion nothing will ever get resolved. The politicians are not much better than the average Joe when it comes to constructively discussing political topics. So things move slowly along with no real progress. I guess it's the nature of the beast.

A Super Super Bowl

The Super Bowl this year was awesome. I didn't really care who won but it was fun to see the underdog do so well and even win the game. This had to be one of the closest Super Bowls in history. It went down to the end and the last drive was unbelievable. I'm glad that I was able to see it.

The Stage Is Set

We know who the players are. It was no surprise with the Patriots winning. The other game by contrast though was up for grabs. I was split on who I was rooting for. Either way it would make a good story for the the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl. With the Packers winning you had the story about an old guy who can still play the game with the young guys. Favre is truly amazing. With the Giants you had the wrong Manning in the Super Bowl. The big brother was supposed to be there but the little brother came out of nowhere. Regardless, I thought all along that this game might end up being better than the Super Bowl and I may have been right because went down to the wire and even into overtime. The little Manning will be going but he is up against what seems to be an insurmountable opponent in Brady and the Patriots. I guess you never know though and that is why they play every game.

Who da thunk it

Two unsuspected teams will play in the divisional championships this year. The New York Giants an the San Diego Chargers, both underdogs last weekend, beat teams they weren't supposed to beat. I liked watching it though. It made for some good football and I always like seeing the underdog win. Next weekend should be interesting too.

The better team won

It was obvious to me last night that Ohio State was not the better team. LSU outplayed the Buckeyes without question and proved that they had a better game plan and they were physically better. OSU's offensive line was overwhelmed and didn't give Boeckman enough time to be effective. LSU also had the Buckeyes bewildered on deffense. How many times did we see a n LSU receiver wide open while OSU's defense was on the wrong side of the field. It was a let down and smelled a lot like last years game. Overall however, OSU had a great season with only two losses. On the bright side the prospects for next year might be even better than this one.

Waiting no more

Well, tonight is the night. We get to see if Ohio State can redeem themselves after last year. The big cheer after the first play of last years game was followed by an agonizing game and a terrible loss. Hopefully this year they will come ready to play and take the championship.

Bowl Games

It is hard to find a good bowl game. The ones I watched yesterday were not very good games. I guess they were good for the winners but not so good for the viewers. I just want to see some good games. I am watching the Fiesta bowl now and it's not close at the half. I hope it gets better. Oh well, they are only a prelude anyway. The big one is coming up on the 6th. GO BUCKS!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Everyone be careful tonight and have fun watching the ball drop. I hope your 2008 is prosperous!

Creative Labs

I have always been impressed with Creative labs products. I have had a Creative Zen Vision M 30G player for a couple of years and have been very happy with it. I recently bought another Creative player. It is the new Zen 4G flash player. Very Nice! I am impressed with the design and the the interface. It is similar to the Vision M but the interface is a little different. It has an expandable SD card slot so as the capacity of SD cards expands so will the memory capacity of the player. If you need more memory you can invest in the 32G version. Still flash memory, I think it is the only flash player with that much memory. Hard to believe you can get that much in such a small package.

Comin Back From The Back

I am now recovering from the back surgery that I had last week. I think I am doing well. The surgeon described my condition as being worse than originally thought. The herniation in my disk was much larger than in the mri that I had six months ago. I was also told that there was some nerve attachment to a ligament that runs next to the nerve. That didn't sound good and made me happy that I made the decision to have it done. Now the hard part, doing nothing. I have to take it easy, and since I am feeling better each day it will be hard to remember that.