Finally, it’s here. The day the whole world has been waiting for. A day of celebration. A day that epitomizes everything “American.” A day that, really, gives meaning to our pitiful existence on this planet, and reckons back to a better time, when men were men, women were women, and Presidents were white (and dumb). Yes that’s right, today is Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday.
From what I understand, Peggy Noonan has secretly had the Gipper exhumed, and will be spending the day bent over his open casket, fellating the shriveled husk of his once great member. Ronnie, we miss you and your jelly beans, and your open mic radio address hi-jinx.
Oh, yeah, and today is also Super Bowl XLV (pronounced, “Slev”).
Personally, I don’t think I could care less about the Super Bowl. If somebody I truly despised (like Dallas or the Eagles or something) was in it, or if there was an old AFL team playing, then it would be easy. Though some may call me stubborn (and I admit it’s a bit of a longshot), I think I’ll still have to root for the Jets.
I suppose for proximity’s sake, I could go with Pittsburgh. And Ben Roethlisberger looks kinda like Will Farrell, and I like Will Farrell. Then again, the guy who was the father on the Wonder Years just played Vince Lombardi on a thing on HBO that I didn’t actually watch. And I liked the Wonder Years (speaking of the Jets). And Ernest Borgnine once played Lombardi, and who doesn’t like Ernest Borgnine?
So I guess it’s a toss-up. And, as I get up at about 4AM these days, the odds of me staying up late enough to see what washed-up has-beens are performing at halftime this year (let alone the end of the game) are pretty low anyway (if I were you, I’d bet the ‘under’ on that one).
You may be surprised to hear that is snowed here last night. Yes, it’s true. In fact, by the looks of things, I’d say we got at least 12″ (maybe more like 18″) at my house, which fell on top of the freezing rain we had. This was rather unexpected, and I reckon I’d better get out there and clean things up before this balmy upper-twenties weather turns cold and down to single digits later on this week.
But not just yet. I think I need more coffee first.
It is I who could not care less about the superbowl thingy today and I’m sure RG feels likewise. I have no idea what hubby thinks as he doesn’t talk to me about football for some reason. All I know is that when they say there is 3 minutes left of play they don’t really mean it as they can manage to turn 3 minutes into an hour. Sort of like a really boring professor.
It poured here last night. The rain washed the snow from railings and such but left a nice slippery coat on top of the hard packed, already slippery snow. There’s a wind advisory but I don’t see any signs of wind. And the weather channel says more snow this week. Oh joy.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush has cancelled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights groups said on Saturday.
Bush was to be the keynote speaker at Keren Hayesod’s annual dinner on Feb. 12 in Geneva. But pressure has been building on the Swiss government to arrest him and open a criminal investigation if he enters the Alpine country.
Criminal complaints against Bush alleging torture have been lodged in Geneva, court officials say.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/05/bush-switzerland-torture_n_819175.html?ir=Politics
Sarah Palin’s Denver appearance May 2nd for a military fundraiser cancelled due to “negative publicity”
“Gee, do you think?”
Even the military has had enough of the psycho-bully from Wasilla :barf:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/26760027/detail.html
Every picture I see of her looks like an ad for Lenscrafters®
mornin,
i used to like the super bowl back in the early 70’s cause my gang would get together for fun, food and booze. i was in my 20’s, they were good friends.
the game itself was always secondary for me. i liked playing football but became less and less interested in watching it. it’s wayyyy to corporate for me to care about nowadays.
Reagan epitomised incompetent.
from the 49ers’ great victory in SB XIX
Very funny.