Monday – 27 November 2006
This has been a good weekend. It was nice to have four days of non-work to do pretty much whatever I wanted. I tried to take full advantage of that. This weekend’s post-Gluttony Day escapades included:

  • Avoiding the early-morning shopping monkeys on Black Friday.
  • Clitorati.
  • Sleeping in… a bit.
  • A trip to Mecca… I mean “The Bookshelf.”
  • Saturday Night Fever Breakfast.
  • Watching most of the Steelers-Ravens game. (Details below.)
  • Relaxing.

Football Update

Pittsburgh at Baltimore
0 – 27
Hello, Rivalry Week #2. The Steelers, coming off a big come-from-behind victory against the Browns last week, went to Baltimore to stretch their win streak to two games.That’s a shame.

Another team that didn’t know that the boys in purple and black are playing this season with a new fire. Both sides of the game were effective. The offensive moved the ball and put points on the board. The defense held the line… and put points on the board, too. And, they sacked Pitt QB Ben Roethlisburger NINE times. Can you say “Franchise Record,” boys and girls? I knew you could!

Can you also say “9-2 season?” Very good!

My ONE complaint about this game didn’t come from the players, coaches or even the refs. It came from whomever is the executive producer of CBS Sports’ football coverage. Granted, the game was lopsided, but I want to know what possessed him or her to decide to not air any more of the game… with nearly ten minutes left in the game?! If you were a fan of the Steelers or the Ravens, too bad. You got to watch the end of the Jacksonville-Buffalo game. Yes, it was a closer game, but that wasn’t what you tuned in to watch, was it? No. It wasn’t. And, what would have happened if – and we’re talking a case of the sun shining radiantly on a dog’s ass here – Pittsburgh had staged an amazing come back and threatened to win the game? “Oops. Sorry. You would have loved to have seen that, but you get this game instead! Isn’t that just as good?” *braincramp*
Carolina at Washington
13 – 17
The Panthers dropped this one to the Redskins. The game was close and it looked as though Carolina might pull off a come-from-behind win… until the Panthers’ last drive, when Jake Delhomme threw a pass that was picked off by Sean Taylor.Sorry, .
Arizona at Minnesota
26 – 31
Arizona blew into the Twin Cities looking to improve their 2-9 season. Unfortunately, the Vikings had other ideas. They send the Cards back to Tempe with a loss.Congrats,
Cincinnati at Cleveland
30 – 0
The Battle for Ohio.I was not looking forward to this game, as I like JANIE and ZEEKE. But, as the tagline from Highlander said: “There can be only one.”

Congratulations, .
Sorry, .

(Of course, the fact that the Bengals are coached by former Ravens Defensive Coach Marvin Lewis didn’t hurt, in my book.)
Oakland at San Diego
14 – 21
California Games.This time, the Bolts blitzed the Raiders and put up 14 unanswered points in the 4th Quarter to take away a win.

Sorry, .
Philadelphia at Indianapolis
21 – 45
The Donovan McNabb-less Eagles flew into the RCA Dome to take on Peyton Manning and the Colts.Indy dominated this game, from the get-go. Manning went 14/20 with 183 passing yards… more yards than all three Eagles passers combined (161 yards). The Colts’ run game was on, too: 239 yards to Philly’s 149.

Sorry, .

Stray Toasters

  • I am edging ‘Bolt ever closer to Security Level 47; I need a little under 300,000 XP to get there. Not too bad for a few days’ work, considering that it was a 3+ million point level… and copious amounts of XP debt accrued over the weekend.
  • By way of : Sculpted Light Bra and Mixed Messages Bra
  • I believe that I shall soon own Superman Returns…
  • …as I shall similarly possess the Richard Donner cut of Superman II.
  • Inka dinka doo
  • I have inherited a/another 17″ LCD monitor. Intrepid is becoming more independent of ‘Nine. They do still share a keyboard and mouse, via KVM, though.
  • Dave Cockrum passes away. (Newsarama article)
  • Guy Noir, Private Eye
  • : You may be interested in this: Glass Handgun Model
  • I’ve seen ads for Love for the past few weeks and only knew that it had “something” to do with The Beatles. It turns out that it’s a new Cirque du Soliel show. Now, I’m curious.

And now for my next amazing feat: Off to work.

Namaste.