The only way the Lions go to the Super Bowl is if they work the concessions so this year we rooted for the New Orleans Saints.  And they won!  Go Saints!  

Today was our second annual Super Bowl Chili Cook Off at church and I won one of the prizes this year for "most original".   I offered two flavors: "Who Dat?" which was spicy but tolerable and "Why Me?" which was 3 times hotter.   I wonder if I'll ever get to root for the Lions?  Yeah right...

After all the trash that's been talked in only two days since the iPad was unveiled, I found a nice hands on review that confirms my good impression of the device.   It's over at roughlydrafted...

Be sure to read along as she recites this palindrome.

A friend passed this youtube video along to me today by email and it is definitely worth sharing...

What's that?  You ask if there is a catch? 

If you're not willing to pay for an iTablet, have no fear! You can watch Star Wars episode one in a telnet window...

                                                                       
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In terminal, enter the following: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl On windoze, who knows if the terminal emulation will allow you to actually see the ascii animations. But isn't this cheaper than buying a tablet?

Congratulations to our son, Chris for being selected as the newest member of U of M's a capella group amazin' blue.

Please visit whitehouse.gov for links to ways to support Haiti including donating to the red cross or simply texting "haiti" to 90999 to make a $10 donation using your cell phone.

I ran across a video where a Chevy Volt made it's way into Jay Leno's garage. He was speaking with Andrew Farah about the Volt and they took it for a drive. It was filmed on my birthday while we were "up north" skiing. Here it is...

Our dog Bingo had a stoke on Christmas Eve.  He is at the vet.  So far, he has improved about 10%, which is unusual for a dog 13+ years old.  We hope he can come home soon.

My cousin Dorian was interviewed on 700 club about his battle with cocaine addiction and how God delivered him...