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• That’s a surreal looking picture for Cowboys fans.
• Seriously, the over/under on the number of times Fox will show Jerry Jones on TV during the Super Bowl is three according to Bodog.
• My sister should be flying in from NYC today, but who knows if she’ll be able to make it with all that crazy weather up there.
• ABC World News with Diane Sawyer had a very funny moment last night.  Sawyer was outside in the snow with two other reporters when a man walking in snow skis appeared in their snow path.  The guy looked a bit bewildered and I think he finally caught on that he interrupted the live newscast, but Sawyer and company were nice enough to step aside and allow him through.
• This will be a cheerleader-less Super Bowl since the Packers and Steelers have none.  Four other NFL also do not have cheerleaders.
• Former Texas Rangers manager Bobby Valentine directing traffic.  Did you know he claims that his restaurant invented the wrapped sandwich and that’s his wife’s father gave up that famous “shot heard around the world?”
• A Kansas City Royals pitcher decides to quit because he says he doesn’t deserve his $12M salary because of his poor play.
• I just used ‘because’ twice in one sentence.
• I hope Obama calls Harry Reid’s bluff.
• Most Likely States to Go Bankrupt – Texas looks pretty safe since it’s comes in at 48.  I actually like viewing this list in this version better.
• Caught my eye: Four negatives in one sentence in an article about Facebook –  So that means you’re not only not getting paid for unwittingly shilling for a company — one you may not even like — but that you also have no say in how your content is being used.
• U2 concert forces Mariners-Marlins series to Seattle
• Those Dubai man-made islands are sinking into the ocean.
• What your state does the best in – Texas is good with wind power, must be all of our hot air.
• You Don’t Have To . . . You Get To – I recently wrote that on a Post-It and placed it on my monitor at work.

• Congrats to my childhood/high school/college/adult friend Tim.  After he and his wife had eight¹ straight girls, he is now a father to a baby boy.
• The latest Real Sports on HBO was quite interesting as it focused on football and had a bit of a local flare to it.  The first segment was over Troy Aikman and his broadcasting career.  I recall an interview he did during his playing days during a halftime on Monday Night Football and he mentioned that the league should consider going back to using leather helmets to limit the risk of concussions.  I rolled my eyes at that interview and always wondered if he regretted saying such a thing.  I got my answer last night as he repeated that suggestion to Bryant Gumbel.
• I didn’t know he got an offer to skip college and play baseball for the Mets, but since they wouldn’t offer him $200,000 he decided to stick with football.
• In that segment, Aikman’s broadcasting partner Joe Buck compared him to the Unabomber.
• I still don’t understand his Wingstop commercial where’s he’ eating wings on the roof, but I crack up at the Reliant Energy one where his agent suggested digestible sunscreen as a product endorsement – that is, you basically sweat sunscreen and will always be protected from the sun.
• Speaking of chicken wings, I tried out this technique on the flat wings yesterday for the first time and it worked splendidly.
• Real Sports also had a segment on Peter King and his “Monday Morning Quarterback” column on CNNSI.com, which is a vital part of my Monday morning.  It was bewildering to me to see him type with only his index fingers.  It’s like he’s a reporter back in the 40’s or something.  Unfortunately I thought the segment was a bit empty, but then again, the reporter was Mary Carillo.
• There was also a segment on NFL linemen and the weight they gain after their playing days, with a decent portion focused on the unrecognizable Nate Newton.  I remember him saying that in retirement he wanted to endorse french fries.  Funny.
• As a child I attended a Lutheran church for a while and never noticed anyone writing in their Bibles, it may have happened, but I don’t recall seeing it.  As a teenager I attended a Baptist church and noticed people writing in their Bibles almost like it was a competition, and initially that was very confusing to me – It didn’t make sense to me because the front cover of the book said “Holy Bible” and I thought writing on something holy would be a big no-no.
• I noticed that YouTube’s logo had a red phone next to it.  After clicking on it I learned it’s for an opportunity to ask President Obama a question in 250 characters².  He’ll answer the questions live on YouTube today, if you are interested here are the details.  Now that I know the answer behind that red phone, I think it’s pretty nifty idea for the logo.  Those Google guys continue to impress me.
• Jason Garrett will not allow his assistant coaches to speak to the media, I like that, the team should just have one voice.  Too bad with Jerry you’ll have have two.
• Girl Scouts annoy me in that they don’t actually bake the cookies they sell, but I certainly wouldn’t steal their money.
• Why so many wild fires?
• A state bill was filed yesterday to abolish school property taxes. (Hat-tip, Barry)
• Duh – Sexy News Anchors Distract Male Viewers
• How to cheat at throwing dice
• Alabama lawmaker’s words offend Jefferson County commissioner who demands chess match to settle insult

¹ Full disclosure, I lost count after his first three baby girls.
I can't remember if he's the father to three or four girls.  I think
it's four, because I remember one friend joking that if he had one
more that would be enough for a starting squad in basketball.

² I wonder how many asked, "Where's the birth certificate?"