Super Bowl Prediction

Ok I know that I have rotten predictions. I am usually about 50% on my picks. But, my pick for the Super Bowl is the Pittsburgh Steelers 30 @ the Arizona Cardinals 27. I look for it to be a close game. I know a lot of people are rooting for Kurt Warner, but I am rooting for the Steelers. Even though my beloved Dallas Cowboys have 5 Super Bowl Championships as do the Steelers & with a win the Steelers will go to a record 6th Championship.

Doesn't matter to me. I am still rooting for the Steelers. If the Cardinals do wind up winning the game you won't see me crying. It would be a great story if they do win. Who would have ever thought this team would be in the Super Bowl? Not many that is for sure.

My 3 boys & I luckily own Pittsburgh Steeler jersey's and we will be wearing them tomorrow for our Super Bowl "party". Last year was a good game, but it had two teams I despise. This year it isn't a "good versus evil" game like there has been in years past.

Let's just hope for a very entertaining game!

Until Later,

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School 1957 versus 2007

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario:
Jack goes quail hunting before school,
pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun,
goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail
and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in
for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.
Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario:
Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal.
Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state
because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car
and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal,
goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse.
Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang.
State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers
being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
Newspaper articles appear nationally
explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist.
ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system
and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum.
Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up
mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007- BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called.
Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents,
siblings removed from home, computers confiscated,
Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list
and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.
He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison.
Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

This should hit every e-mail to show how stupid we have become!
Think about it!

Until Later,

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More Football

It has now been just over a week & I can now at least write about my HUGE disappointment in the National Championship game between Oklahoma & Florida. I can admit that OU lost fair & square. I still believe that OU had a really good chance to win & if they just score two offensive touchdowns right before halftime the game would have been a lot different. The problem is that Florida didn't allow that to happen.

I don't understand how the Oklahoma coaching staff can take the ball out of the heisman trophey winners hands & expect them to win the game with Chris Brown running. Don't get me wrong, Chris had a really good game & made some tough yards, but Sam Bradford got this team to the National Championship game & I think they should have let him try to win the game. Oh well, Sam is coming back next year so let's hop they can win the it all then.

Again I am not doing to well on predictions for the NFL playoffs. I think the Philadelphia Eagles will beat the Arizona Cardinals & I also believe the Pittsburgh Steelers will squeek one out against the Baltimore Ravens. I bet the NFL is hoping the Steelers go because if they don't I doubt this will be a much watch Super Bowl. All Pennsylvania bowl? We shall see. I cannot stand the Eagles, but we will see. One reason I want the Eagles to make it & lose is because not much good has come to the Super Bowl runner ups for the next season.

Oh well, I haven't got much to talk about other than the Economy needs to get a big "BOOST" so my sales can get back on the positive side @ work again. It has been very tough. As we get ready for a change in the leadership of our country, I hope that everyone realizes that God has always & WILL ALWAYS be in control of the world.

More to come when I feel like typing more. I just wonder what all some of you think I should write about. Any suggestions?

Until Later,

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NFL Playoffs

Can the NFL Playoffs be anymore annoying? 4 wild card games this weekend & not ONE of the teams I was rooting for won.

Baltimore Ravens over the Miami Dolphins
Arizona Cardinals over the Atlanta Falcons
San Diego Chargers over the Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles over the Minnesota Vikings

Ok other the Cardinal vs Falcons didn't bother me too much, but the Colts & Vikings losing really upsets me. How in the world the Minnesota Vikings think they have a shot with Tavaris Jackson at Quarterback is beyond me. I sit in my chair at home & even I can tell you that this guy is not an NFL Quarterback. He is better than me, but hey I don't play.

Not having the Vikings or the Colts in the playoffs really makes it more B-O-R-I-N-G!! Who is there to root for now? My beloved Dallas Cowboys didn't even make the playoffs & now my 2nd favorite team the Adrian Peterson Vikings are out. I will be rooting all the way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to capture Super Bowl Title #6 all the way.

This next weekend games shape up like this:

Baltimore Ravens @ Tennesee Titans - BORING - Honestly I don't care - I think the Ravens take this game. Defense wins Championships. Kerry Collins "dream" comes to a close.

Arizona Cardinals @ Carolina Panthers - The winner of this game is who I will be rooting for in the NFC. Carolina is just too tough for the Cardinals in this one.

Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants - This game makes me want to puke. The Eagles are one of the two teams I root against EVERYTIME they play. ( Patriots are the other ). The Giants are in the same division as the Cowboys so it is hard for me to root for them to win. Although last year I rooted for them to beat the Patriots & they did. I will take the Giants with the Home Field advantage in this one.

San Diego Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers - Honestly how does an 8-8 team make the playoffs? I don't care if they just beat my boy Peyton Manning, I still say they shouldn't be there. I am for the Steelers so much that I will be bleeding black & gold this weekend! I seriously think the Steelers will win.

If the Steelers somehow do lose....I don't know who I will be rooting for. This is the first time in a LONG time that there is really no clear cut favorite for the Super Bowl. I think anyone of these teams could beat the other at this point.

Time for the NFL to adopt a new overtime system. Needs to be more like college where each team lines up @ the 25. Except in the NFL I would make it the 40 yard line.

Let's hope this next weekends round of games works out better than last weeks.

Until Later,

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2008

I can't believe that another year has come and gone. I can remember being a kid & my granddad telling me to enjoy being a kid because it will go by quickly. At the time it seemed to go by very slow, but it seems that it has gone by quicker & quicker each year.

2008 was a good year for our family. My little girl Callie was born in December of 2007, but has really "grown up" this year. She went from just laying in my arms, to crawling & now WALKING. Went from making goo goo sounds to now saying Da Da. My 4 kiddos are the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't know how I got this lucky to have such a wonderful wife & 4 great kids.

The job is going good @ Sam's Club & I really enjoy it here in Iowa. The downsides are that our church is so small. I am used to going to a church with a congretation of 400+ members. We have 150 here. I just wish we could make some close friends here. I feel like all I do is work. Another downside is that it is SOOO dadgum cold here. Back in Oklahoma we seemed to of had 3 months of cold weather. Here it is 5-6 months of just bitter cold. I don't like the cold!

Another thing is there isn't any really good place to eat here. Sure we have Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden & Red Robin. But, I want more! No good BBQ Place at all. I am used to TexMex Mexican food. Here it is all authentic. The best place is Azteca which is actually not bad. I just am used to more places to eat. We need a mom & pop hamburger joint like Johnnies or Ron's. We need Taco Bueno, Arris' Pizza, Hideaway pizza or Coney Island!

Some good things about living here are I love my job, I love the spring, summer & fall. I love the fact that we are so close to so many different places we have never been to. We have been to the Malls of America in Minnesota, Been to Chicago to shop & watch the Cubs, Been to Milwaukee to watch the Brewers & to Wisconsin Dells water parks & also had the chance to go to New York for vacation to shop & watch the Yankees!

Another great thing about 2008 is that we FINALLY purchased a home. We moved out of Oklahoma City in 200 & haven't owned a home since. We have moved & moved & never felt comfortable enough to buy a home. I love our house. I will love it even MORE when we get it all updated & cleaned out. 4 bedrooms, 2 living room areas, a full size basement ( aka Todd's Sports Museum ) perfect size for my perfect family.

Other than the collapse of both 2007 & 2008 Dallas Cowboys everything else was great. The Sooners are playing for the National Title on January 8th!

I also was able to reconnect with friends from long ago through facebook. Great thing to be a part of.

Let's hope that 2009 is just a good!

Until Later,

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Bedlam Game

I was in the stands on November 11^th, 1995 when OSU broke an 18 year WINLESS streak against the Sooners winning 12-0. I was only 7 years old when OSU had last beaten OU in 1976 so I had no idea on what it felt to like to get beat by “little brother”. Since that time OSU has won 4 more times & lost 9 times. I had always rooted for OSU to win every game they played unless they were playing OU or Tulsa.

I understand that it was exciting to FINALLY win that Bedlam game, but it amazed me & has since on how much trash some of the OSU fans talk. It amazes me that some of these people try to make it so personal on this message board. I know some Sooner fans aren’t any better, but you would think that a school that is being DOMINATED 79-16-7 would realize that they really have no reason to talk any kind of crap.

For the past 3 years I have lived out of state in Springfield, Missouri & now Bettendorf, Iowa & I am happy I don’t have to hear all of the bickering @ work between the fans of both teams. OSU fans bring up that they have won many titles in wrestling, golf etc…& Sooner fans talk Football. If you want to brag about winning championships were two guys roll around on the floor together then be my guest.

Now that OU has won the Southern Division of the BIG 12 the Cowboy fans are jumping on Texas’ bandwagon talking about how it is unfair that Texas beat OU blah,blah,blah. The totally agree that the BCS system stinks & we need an 8 team playoff. But, OU did what they were supposed to do & that is keep winning after they lost a game EARLY in the season.

How many times have we seen teams lose early in the year & they finish off better than the teams that lose late? Remember back in 1985 when OU was beaten by Miami & OU was the team that won the national championship because Miami was beaten in the Sugar Bowl by Tennessee & OU beat Penn State? I remember Jimmy Johnson complaining that it was unfair because he beat OU head to head. But, Miami lost that last game of the season.

It’s not the first time this has happened. OU is just playing by the rules regardless if the rules stink. Why should Texas be rated above OU? Didn’t Texas get beat by Texas Tech? OH since OU DESTROYED Tech that should make Tech automatically out of it? What is OU would of only won by one or two points would that have been different? NO it wouldn’t have.

Face it OSU fans your jealous of the Sooners dominance over OSU. All I am reading now is that OU shouldn’t be in or OU will wind up embarrassing the Big 12 by losing in the BCS game. First OU must beat Missouri. That is not a gimme game at all. I am very well aware that the Tigers could beat OU on any given night. If there were to happen then read the message boards from some of the OSU fans. They will be ripping into Sooner fans & walking around with boners for weeks because the Sooners lost.

I have read on several topics from OSU fans saying thank you to the Sooner fans who are not “rubbing it in”. But, I doubt the same will be done if OU winds up losing either the Big 12 Title game or the National Championship game.

I am prepared to be ripped by several people for making my comments, but I don’t care. I have sat around not saying anything out of respect for fans choices to voice their opinions. But, all I can come up with in all honesty is that there are several OSU fans that are JEALOUS of OU. I think that someday the Cowboys will win a BIG 12 championship in football. They are making progress. I will be the first one to congratulate them.

As a person born & raised in Oklahoma & living there for the first 36 years of my life I am proud of all 3 major schools in Oklahoma. I am PROUD to be from OKLAHOMA & I wish all of the teams well during their contest. I just can’t stand some people making it so personal.

That’s my take…now let the ripping begin!

Until Later,

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Isn't it interesting how just about EVERYTHING has gone to the computer now? Just recently I joined Facebook & began to get in contact with friends I have not heard from in years.

Some I went to College with @ Oklahoma Christian, some I went to High School with @ Tulsa East Central, some I worked with @ Sam's Club in Springfield, Missouri, some I went to church with back in Tulsa & some I worked with some 20 years ago!

I really enjoy the fact that I can now keep up with them by just turning on the computer & with the click of my mouse look @ what they are up to and more importantly see their KIDS!

It is so amazing how we have all grown up now. We have KIDS! I am 39 years old ( just a few more months until I hit 40!) but I still feel like I am 18 in my MIND! Man I wish I felt 18 again for my activities! Kids are the greatest thing about my life to this point. They are a spitting image of myself & my wife & they are just so dadgum cute.

My boys are great kids, but @ times they remind me of how I used to act as a kid. I can remember my mom telling me I would have kids of my own someday that would drive me nuts like I did her.....she was right! They do drive me nuts sometimes, but they are the best gift God could ever give me. My little girl is just the sweetest thing.

This is my first blog & I hope to make more. I just don't know really what to talk about. I guess we will see.......

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