After A Fine Super Bowl Weekend, It's Back To Work !

Congratulations to the Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27 to 23. Probably one of the most exciting Super Bowls I've ever seen, the game was a toss-up until the final seconds. I thought that Jennifer Hudson's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" was excellent and I was very pleased to see Captain Sully Sullenberger and the rest of the crew of the U.S. Airway jet that successfully landed in the Hudson River.

I always get a kick out of the phrase "World Champions" though, especially since it's a closed professional sport and limited to the "world" of the United States. Nevertheless, it's a great win and I enjoyed the game. As for the commercials, I wasn't impressed. There were a few with good merit and probably the best ones were the Budweiser and Pepsi commercials, but previous years commercials were a lot more creative. Remember the Budweiser frogs and the lizards? Now those were commercials!

It felt good to get out to AREA 51 Friday evening and see what's going on in the local circles. As is my wont, I ended up playing dominoes and poker later in the evening and had a great time. It was quite cold when I headed for home, but the trip was good and it was great to see the paper boy again.

The current comments about Jessica Simpson's weight is beginning to irritate me. First and foremost, the ones that are making the comments couldn't hold a candle to her at any time or weight in their lives. We all have those years in our lives when we are young and handsome, but life evolves and we get older and have a tendency to add a few pounds. Methinks that if we were to show pictures of the detractors, we'd see a bunch of misfits who probably need to take a look in their own mirrors before casting stones. Personally, although she has noticeably put on some weight, I think she looks fine and there will always be room in Jimmy's AREA 51 for her!

Possum's Journal kicked off the "Pets Of The Week" Friday and will continue this feature every Friday. If you have a picture of your pet that you would like to share please email it to me at JimSulliv3@aol.com

CNN is reporting that California is just about broke and that doesn't surprise me a bit. That state is and always has been a magnet for the hard of understanding, pseudo-intellectuals, liberals and of course, most of Mexico. Guess what kids, contrary to the words of the anointed one, there is no free lunch. If you want to play, you have to pay.

CNN, a liberal news magazine whose obvious presidential bias left brown stains on their lips, can be quick to abandon it's fellow believers when the going gets tough and there's news dollars to reap.

I'm not usually one to recommend movies, but I recently saw two films that restore my faith in filmmakers. I dislike movies with implausible scenes such as one man defeating thirty other men with machine guns or car crashes involving 432 cars, half of which either explode or rollover and the hero never seems to be injured or killed.The two films (now on cable) were Fracture, a suspense film starring Anthony Hopkins and A Song For Bobby Long, starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson. Both films were excellent and I think you will enjoy them.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and went back onto his lodge and this means six more weeks of winter. Ratatouille, on the other hand, grabbed a couple of Buds and said, "piss on winter, I can handle it." What a guy!

This Date In History: 1848; The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ending the Mexican-American War. 1943; German forces surrender following the successful Soviet siege of Stalingrad in World War II. 1979 Punk rocker and Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious, dies of a heroin overdose in New York.

Picture Of The Day Watching the Super Bowl and the Budweiser commercials reminded me that I have a few Budweiser pictures of my own and I thought I'd share them today.

Birthdays: Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist 1875, Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist 1875, Jascha Heifetz, Russian-American violinist 1901, Jascha Heifetz, Russian-American violinist 1901, Stan Getz, American saxophonist 1927.

The Hits Just Keep On Coming:

Two 80 year old men sat talking over the weather and the latest in medical science, and such, when one brings up the latest male medical miracle, Viagra. The other wasn't familiar with Viagra and asked the first man what it was for.The first man said, "It's the greatest thing I've ever known. The Fountain of Youth! Makes you feel like a man of 30." The second then asked, "Can you get it over the counter?" The first man replies, "You probably could, if you take 2 pills."

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter.

After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman's new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty! One day, she was alone with her husband, and she was overcome with emotion at his sacrifice. She said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. There is no way I could ever repay you." He replied, "My dear, I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek."

California vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night. The new wine will be marketed as "Pino More".

That's it for today my little wine sippers. More On Wednesday.

Stay Tuned !