- For the first time in my life, I'm sitting here actively rooting for the New York Giants. Of course, they're up against Green Bay, so that's a no-brainer. Let's say GB wins, here's what I think will go down...
Green Bay will beat San Francisco, who will make it a very close game (I think SF would beat the Giants). New England makes it past Baltimore setting up a rematch of Super Bowl "whatever one it was" from the mid-90s, Favre's only win. In that instance, I've got to think that Brady will outplay Rodgers. Brady's been on a mission in recent weeks, including his record-tying performance last night against the Denver Tebows. - Speaking of which, can we lay off of him a bit? He plays quarterback, he's only meh, he likes God, he talks about it. Good for him. When you've got guys killing dogs, shooting themselves in the leg in a nightclub, and getting arraigned on attempted-murder charges, perhaps a guy wearing his religion on his sleeve isn't the worst thing in the world. And there's no mystery why he's getting so much coverage: besides having been a big college name who is still somewhat of an x-factor in the NFL, and having all those negative stories to report, why NOT gravitate towards someone who only seems to want to do good things for other folks (Tebow's charitable work in East Asia is well-known, as well as his ministry work all over the country and world). Again, he's a Quarterback, he likes God, big deal. He's also out of the playoffs now, and as a football fan, that's all that matters to me at the moment. Sidenote: he does say some goofy things from time to time, and even I admit I make fun of it.
- Can someone please explain Channing Tatum? Not him, not his abilities, but his name. Last name of Carol Channing, and first name of Tatum O'Neal, and it's a man's name. Um... okay... sure thing...
- I'll tell you what, this GOP Presidential race is starting to get boring. Everything's starting to come up Romney, and I'd really like a closer battle that splinters the party a bit more. Any help we can get in the fall would greatly be appreciated. Problem is, any of the people who could give Mitt trouble are whack-jobs in one way or another. Seriously proves the point that I should've ran for the nomination. I could've made it a lot of fun. The liberal queer mid-westerner on the GOP ticket? Gold. Sheer gold.
- Tonight starts the Australian Open. Well, it'll technically be "tomorrow" in Melbourne, but thankfully I can watch tennis on TV every night for the next 2 weeks. Going into the season, the women's side is a huge mystery. The #1 player (Wozniacki) has yet to prove she deserves the ranking, Venus is still out, Serena's foot/love for her craft is an unknown factor, Clijsters has been out of the game for a few months... might as well put some lottery balls into a machine with everyone's name on the balls and pick a winner that way. On the men's side, it's 4 names: Can Djokovic continue the torrid streak he began a year ago? Can Nadal's shoulder hold up? Can Roger Federer get one more Slam? Can Andy Murray benefit from having Ivan Lendl as a coach and finally win a slam? In that order: Probably not, maybe but not likely, yes, and we'll see. That all said, I think this is the Slam that Federer sneaks in. He ended the year hotter than any player on tour, and with Nadal and Djokovic's health in question, if he's going to do this, it should probably be now. That said, I also think Fed's the favorite at the Olympics this year. It's the one major title he doesn't have, and it's at Wimbledon, a place he has conquered 6 times.
- Finally, a personal note. A year ago tomorrow, a very special guy and I decided to take the dating we'd been doing and turn it into something a little more concrete. I'd just like to send him a special shout-out here, and thank him for an utterly fantastic last 365 days (plus the several weeks leading up to that day). Riley, you're awesome, and I can't wait to continue growing together and seeing where this goes! I love you.
Well, y'all have a good week, kids.
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