Catching Up
Hectic week, sorry for no updates. Michelle’s grandmother passed away, so things are just getting back to normal after a subdued ceremony of family and friends. Plenty of tears as well as memories that brought smiles.
Rodney Harrison is a Punk
Watching the Super Bowl pregame show. Rodney Harrison, who plays safety for the New England Patriots, was asked on the sideline who was going to win this year’s Super Bowl. He said, “Unlike last year, I think the best team will win. The Pittsburgh…
The Latest Sign the Apocylpse is Upon Us
Here’s a link to a blog suggesting that USAirways should be giving more to the passengers who survived the crash of flight 1549 into the Hudson. I mean, really. Are these people high? Barring some remarkable change that finds USAirways was negligent in some…
Toomer Leaving Giants?
The Daily News is reporting that Amani Toomer is leaving the Giants. This comes as something of a surprise. I was honestly surprised he wasn’t getting more catches down the stretch, but I chalked it up to defenses scheming on him in the absence…
Vegas Traffic Tugging at Airlines’ Pocket
Interesting article in Las Vegas Review Journal. Basically, the airlines pay to operate McCarran if there are any shortfalls. To save money as traffic continues it’s rapid decline, the airport is closing portions of the terminals during non-peak times, as well as consolidating airlines…
Yankees Sign Pettitte
Andy Pettitte turned down a $10 million, 1-year guaranteed contract in November. In December, when the Yankees signed Mark Teixera, they took this deal of the table. Nobody was really sure if we’d seen the last of Pettitte, and I hoped we hadn’t. Yesterday,…
Interesting Inaugural Moment
The cameras caught Bill and Hillary Clinton greeting the elder President Bush and Barbara. Bill hugged not only Barbara, but George Sr. as well, in a very warm fashion. Hillary shook hands from a distance, and patted George Sr. on the shoulder.
Why January 20th?
So, why does our President take office on January 20th? Well, it used to be March 4th. In the olden days, Presidential candidates needed this long to get their affairs in order. Also, when the date was first selected, there were no commercial flights,…
Free AA Miles (Up to 2500)
Thanks to my good friend Gary for pointing this one out: AA is offering up to 2500 miles if you sign up for e-mail notifications. They did this about a year ago as well. You need to stay signed up for at least 3…
Spagnuolo to Coach Rams
Not much else to say here. Being widely reported that Spagnuolo is gone. Once we know a bit more about the Giants of 2009, I’ll comment some more.