Nooooooooooooo!!!!! or Yeah!

Noooooooooo!!!!! or Yeah! I'm really not sure at this point. If Johan Santana turns out to be Curt Schilling with the D-backs, or Curt Schilling with the Red Sox...than NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

If he turns out to be Carl Pavano with the Yankees, or Randy Johnson with the Yankees than YEAH! the double-whammy of trading away a ton of talent, and hamstringing your team (is that a word?) for the near future and having limited to poor strategery (okay that's not a word).

It will take a few years for the winner of this trade to be realized. However, one can only hope that while the Phillies pick up guys like Feliz, and the Mets...Santana...that it still works out well for the Fightins.

I guess the Mets games just became a hot ticket...out with Glavine....in with Santana?

B-E-A-R-S...BEARS BEARS BEARS!!!!

Saturday night Kristy and I went to a Bears game with a group of friends connected to our church.

It was an incredible game, as everyone started getting punchy when the Bears went down 0-3 (including the players). However, they chipped away at the lead, and scored 5 unanswered goals to win 5-3! The back-up goalie MacChesney (sounds like an Irish country singer) came in cold off the bench after the 3rd goal, and shut down the opposition for the remaining 40+ minutes.

We sat about 16 rows behind the goal, and saw 5 goals scored there. Here's a video of some of the highlights.

Staying Classy.....Philadelphia

Sure it's the middle of winter.....but it's only a few weeks until Spring Training! I could draw to mind the Phillies winning the division, and the Met's historic collapse, but that has been covered in great detail. What may have flown under the radar (in the grand scheme of things) was a moment in Colorado where the Phillies showed their real character.

Whew!

Just like I don't believe Farve will retire on that poor note (last throw was an interception), I didn't think getting upset by the Chargers at home was a way Tony Dungy like to end his coaching career. I'd like to see Tony Dungy go out on top again, with another Super Bowl win, or at least beating the Patriots in the playoffs.

More Gas

Here's an example of the Canadian humor, involving their prime minister. Again, not laugh out loud funny (like the Office), but definitely bemusing. The "Gopher" episode has to be my favorite to date (granted I've only seen about a dozen of the 5 seasons worth....5 seasons...who knew?). The other fun thing is that it's been a huge sucess, winning Leos and Geminis (who knew that was the Canadian equivalent of the Oscars, etc)....it's like discovering a whole separate world...

Corner Gas

Lately I've gotten into a show called "Corner Gas". Given to us by our friends up North (even the occasional Canadian joke). Humor-wise this sitcom reminds me of a bizarre cross between the Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld. It maintains what I would call "old" humor (maybe not laugh out loud, but bring a smile to your face humor), while mixing in some modern day edginess.

Like Seinfeld, it's a show about nothing....though each character is developed, so like the Seinfeld characters, you know what you're getting with each one.

Unlike Seinfeld, they don't seem to bring in many outside people into the script (no Danny Tartabulls, Teri Hatchers, etc), so you miss some of those plot wrinkles.

It's on WGN, which for most satellite customers, means a no watch. However, local cable companies do carry it (and Cubs/White Sox games!)....so I get to watch it occasionally in it's 8:00-9:00 (2 show) time slot on Wednesdays. It's also on later in the evening (11 or 12midnight) as well on other days.

Has anyone else watched this?

Snow!

We finally got a little snow (3-4 inches?)...but it's PERFECT packing snow.

Dakota and I made a snowman, that ended about twice the size of Dakota in height (got him well beat in width too).

Then we went sledding. Talk about a fun, fulfilling experience. He even walked up the hill instead of me pulling him (which I would have...of course). We found out or yard is perfect for sledding...a lot of little slopes.

What I wanted to do is get a running start, but it's kind of hard with Dakota. In a few years....