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| Not me, of course. The guy who did this:
http://www.break.com/index/mario-theme-played-with-rc-car-and-bottles.html
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| I found this too funny not to post. Apparently, the NFL donates Super Bowl "championship" apparel made for the losing franchise to WorldVision, an international development organization. So ladies and gentlemen: your New England Patriots NFL championship fans! 
Notice them modeling the beautiful "19-0" logo. 
And my personal favorite: the number one New England Patriots fan~ 
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| The recent talk on the Republican primary circuit has been about  ostensible Republican nominee John McCain and his possible affair with lobbyist Vicki Iseman. My LB pointed this out: has anyone noticed the eerie physical resemblance between John McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, and Ms. Iseman? Without going into too much detail... yikes. These are random photos I found from popular news sources: the New York Times original article, ABC News, etc. Cindy McCain is on the left in each pairing, Vicky Iseman is on the right.
 
Here's two more:
 
Okay, obviously, I didn't take comparable photos here, and didn't spend more than 5 minutes on this blog entry. But still. Isn't it weird? Same bone structure in the face, same nose, same eyes. Similar body types.
Ick.
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| As I flipped TV networks in the gym last night, I noticed that every network had pretty much the same programming: overly serious news commentators giving state-by-state Super Tuesday results. CBS? ABC? NBC? More of the same. Except FOX. FOX had its mega-super-death star show, American Idol.
Which got me thinking.
Perhaps all the networks (besides FOX) were covering Super Tuesday all night because they had nothing else to show. Everyone knows about the writers' strike in Hollywood, which has left super popular scripted dramas like "The Office" without any new episodes. Reliable reality TV and unscripted shows, like "American Idol", "Deal or no Deal", and "The Amazing Race", have been crucial weapons in the battle to retain viewers. Hence the minute focus on Super Tuesday, a big news event which lasted the whole evening, and provided a steady if unspectacular crowd of viewers.
I don't think this conjecture extends to the media coverage for the entire Presidential primary cycle, which has been driven more by the superstar qualities of Clinton and Obama. But perhaps one contributor to why this is the most intense, expensive, and closely-watched primary in history has been the Hollywood writers' strike.
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| - Most fun I've had watching a game. Even though it was just me and the fam, I was shouting at the TV. I repeatedly scared Ellen by shouting with excitement during the final few drives of the game. By the time Eli accepted the MVP trophy, Laura had to hold her on her lap to stem the little tears. Whatever. It was worth it.
- I think that this Super Bowl win should register as a good on the national GDP level. Reasoning: Almost 100 million households watched the game. I think each one of these households would have paid a substantial amount, ranging conservatively from $10 to $1000, to have the Giants beat the Patriots. And 90% of households supported the Giants to beat the Patriots. Put it together, and this victory was worth about $40 billion to America.
- I'm not sure if this is sinful, but I enjoyed, no relished, watching Tom Brady take a beating last night. Although many thought the first three quarters were slow, I loved seeing him get pounded again and again by the indefatiguable Giants defensive line. It was an almost visceral feeling to watch overconfident, cocky, model-boy, too-good-for-you Tom Brady get repeatedly bodyslammed.
- The Patriots always make the plays that the Giants made last night. The Plaxico Burress touchdown: Single coverage on the outside against the opponents' best wideout? Even when it happens, it usually ends up in an incomplete pass. The last sack of the game by rookie tackle Jay Alford, which utterly eliminated the last hope of the Patriots: the offensive guard who let Alford through pulled a bullfighter like "ole" in letting him by. The David Tyree catch: I was 90% sure that even if he caught the ball
in that crowd, that the Patriot defender would strip the ball - but it
didn't happen.
- Anyways, couldn't stop thinking about the game last night. Enjoyed it well into today.
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