It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!
Time for another rousing edition of "The Funhouse."
These were some of the things that stand out to me as "big deal" items from the past week:
SUPER BOWL 46 TO FEATURE REMATCH BETWEEN GIANTS AND PATRIOTS
Let's get something straight: I hate the Patriots. Hate them. No equivocating about it. I'm a Raiders fan. Ever since the "Tuck Rule Game" of 2002 that kept my team out of the Super Bowl, I've just absolutely loathed them. It just seems like they always catch some kind of crazy break.
I hate Tom Brady.
I hate Bill Bellichick.
The whole operation, top to bottom are dead to me. Not kidding. Not exaggerating. This is truly how I feel.
That aside, I respect them. They're excellent at what they do (even at videotaping other teams practice). They win, and it seems like it almost doesn't matter what players are wearing the jerseys.
I expect them to win, but you can believe this:
On Sun., Feb. 5, 2012, I will be cheering for the New York-football-Giants like they're a turtle crossing the road during rush hour.
Go Giants!
UFC MAKES ITS SECOND APPEARANCE ON FOX
I try not to overwhelm you guys with my mixed martial arts (MMA) drivel. It's my favorite sport. I love everything about it. I feel like you would too if you gave it a real chance.
Saturday night (tomorrow), FOX will feature UFC on FOX 2, a card that will showcase three super exciting match-ups. There will also be multiple preliminary fights shown on FUEL TV, prior to the FOX broadcast.
It'd be cool if you watched. For me. Give it a try. If you hate it, my bad.
I just don't think you will.
JOE PATERNO DIES OF CANCER AT AGE 85
"Joe Pa" is gone.
I don't really know how to feel about this, to be honest. He was a great coach. He probably hung on a little too long, but can you blame him?
He was a god at Penn State! What did retirement hold for him? Appearances at shopping mall memorabilia conventions? Lou Holtz-like TV commentary that leaves everyone feeling bad for him?
He left a legacy. History will reflect if it was positive or negative. He certainly made some bad decisions, and it would appearas though his inactivity allowed evil to triumph.
All the evidence is not out, yet. I choose the "wait and see" approach.
It's just all very sad, and that's all I have to say about that.
PAULA DEEN HAS DIABETES
Paula Deen, host of the popular Food Network show Paula's Home Cooking, announced recently she has Type II Diabetes. That's not the crazy part. Apparently, she's had it for two years!!
I'm not a health buff of any kind, but you don't have to be a doctor to realize after watching her show for one minute that the stuff she is cooking and pandering is super unhealthy.
The fact that she continued to encourage people to dump metric tons of butter and lard into their recipes after knowing the toll it took on her own health, just seems a little irresponsible to me.
It's sad and my thought and prayers go out to her -- but it's ironic -- no?
What'd I miss? Anything else newsworthy you wanna share? Leave a comment!
