This, That, and The Other Thing

Old Man Winter Can Bite Me
Do you know how to tell when the weatherman doesn't really know what's going to happen?  His lips move.

Honestly, in the last three weeks, we've gotten several warnings of "an inch to two inches", only to receive three to four times that.  On the upside, that means more snowblowing than shoveling.  On the downside, it means more snowblowing than sitting inside where it's warm.  It's gotten to the point where Princess Deet, the 90-pound German Shepherd who lives for snow, will only crap on the sidewalk.

So, in an attempt to lure her back to the areas where I don't normally walk, I cleared a large area of the backyard.  In the process, the kids got a rather large mountain of snow to play on, as all that snow had to go somewhere.  One might question the wisdom of setting the children up with a large hill to throw themselves off of, and directly into the area where the dog was supposed to poop, but that same person would probably assume that the dog would take advantage of the newly-cleared area and stop shitting on the sidewalk.  Hah.

This Is Where I Talk About Football
We're entering week 16 of the NFL season, and those godforsaken Sons of Satan from Foxborough, Massachusetts still haven't lost.  Having already dispatched the Chargers, Colts, Cowboys, and Steelers, there is no real hope for them to be defeated this year until deep in the playoffs.  I thought there might be a glimmer of hope last week, if only Mangenious had taken a cue from Cris Collinsworth.  But now there's a very real danger that my upstart Packers may be the lone team standing between the Pats and an undefeated season.  That's not the sort of pressure a young team needs.  Hell, that's not the sort of pressure I need.

And Lastly...
Based on this trailer, I'd haveta say that this upcoming Will Smith comedy about an unconventional superhero is gonna be pretty damn funny.  Based in on this trailer, I'd say that this upcoming Jody Foster movie about an über-criminal who can hack anything remotely electronic in nature and elude any law enforcement officer (up to and including Barney Fife) is going to suck eggs.