Foggy night out there… Cold, too!

Today was good. I slept in and lazed about the apartment all day. I did a little straightening as Jess’ parents were hopefully coming into town today; “hopefully” because they have been stuck in Portland – whose airport has been closed for the past four days – trying to fly here. And there was football. Glorious, glorious football. Selah.

We ate dinner with the parental units, two members of Jess’ sibko (and one sib’s S.O.) and . Twas a good time. We split up after dinner. Jess and I came home and finally saw the “Hearts and Minds” episode of Justice League. It was a Green Lantern episode. Hoo-AH! GLs Kilowog and Katma Tui were in it, too. And… there was even a reference to GL Kyle Rayner (who was introduced in animated form in Superman: The Animated Series).

Bowling and breakfast were good. I bowled eleven games; I bowled games nine and ten at the same time (on two lanes). Scores: 152, 146, 136, 136, 115, 186, 171, 163, 114, 115, 183. Average for the night: 147. Not too shabby. and and our friend Bill joined us at the bowling alley, but just for moral support. and were waiting for us at V.I.; we were joined by Pat and Staci a little while later.

Carolina at St. Louis
The NFC Wild Card Playoff
Final Score: 29 – 23 (2 OT)
The Panthers rolled into the Gateway City to take on the Rams in today’s matchup. There were concerns about the Panthers’ effectiveness on an artificial playing surface and their play in a domed stadium. The game was a very close defensive battle: The lead changed five times in the first half. Field goals were the sources of most of the points. In the end, Carolina QB Jake Delhomme connected with WR Steve Smith for a 69-yard touchdown pass to advance the Panthers into the next round. Next weekend they will play the winner of tomorrow’s Green Bay – Philadelphia game.
Tennessee at New England
The AFC Wild Card Playoff
Final Score: 14 – 17
The Titans faced the Patriots in Foxboro tonight. Cold Foxboro. It was 3° Fahrenheit at game time; it was -12° with the wind chill. The Pats won. This makes me happy because I wanted the Titans to pay for taking the Ravens out of the playoffs. And, the various expressions on Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher’s face made it all worthwhile – the man looked like a grade-schooler who had just had his milk money taken by the school bully. Priceless. Next up: The winner of tomorrow’s Indianapolis – Kansas City game.

And with that…

Namaste.