The Morning Offering - Feb. 3, 2005

Written by Ricky on February 03, 2005

Super Bowl thoughts
My pick: Pats in a walk. Let's say 31-13. That's a nice symmetrical number. I have been hearing the argument that the Eagles now are in the same position the Pats were in when they beat the Rams in 2002. This is all well and good, but it's just not true. First of all, the Pats came out of nowhere, rode a rookie quarterback with a bunch of unknowns, and shocked everybody. The Eagles, on the other hand, were favored to win the NFC this year. They have a superstar quarterback, and signed the biggest-name free agent on the market in the off-season. The most important difference, though, is coaching. It's easy to upset Mike Martz. Bill Belichick? Not so much. If anything, the Steelers were more like those Pats this year, and look what happened to them. Solly, Iggles fans. Better luck next time.

Meddy Fritchell
The trend in the media over the last week seems to be to complain that Freddy Mitchell should keep his mouth shut. I'm a Pats fan, and you know what I think? Some of those dudes need to take their own advice. Fred is a funny, outgoing dude who plays football for a living. Why should he have to be sedated and serious all the time? Let him talk, he makes me laugh. You disagree? Email me your address and I'll FredEx you a special gift (hint: it will be brown and shaped like a turd).

Speaking of Turds
To summarize a recent rotogods message-board topic, why do people find it so hard to flush the toilet after they drop the Cosby kids off at the pool? I don't get it. Every time I walk into the bathroom in my office, it seems (when I actually have to go to work), there is at least one, and sometimes two floaters. And there are only three stalls. If anybody has a plausible explanation for this, please let me know.

Settle down
My current “job” allowing me to “work” from home, I’ve become quite the expert on daytime TV. In doing so, I have rediscovered the joys of Family Feud. But there is one aspect of it that I just can’t get over: The celebrations. When these families win the “big” prize, they win $10,000. But it’s split between 5 people, which means after taxes they get maybe $1200 each. I mean, that’s nice and all, but looking at these people you’d think they were set for life. I’ll never understand it.

It's like stealing!
In a related thought, there are like 5 different home-shopping networks on TV. Who buys this stuff? Anybody? Does anybody know anybody who has ever bought any of these things? If so, please contact me. I've got a unique, one-of-a-kind treasure that can be yours for just $19.99 plus shipping charges! It's brown and shaped like a turd. Act now, this deal wont last! (extra charges apply for next-day FredEx).

That's all for now. I leave you with . . .

The coffee of the day
100% Kona. I was in Hawaii recently and brought some back. Fantastic stuff. It's pricey, but if you're an addict like me and you're willing to spend the money, it's worth it.
Oh, and for what it's worth, I had some of the best trees that I've had in a while there.

Have a blessed day.

-- Written by Ricky on February 03, 2005