My Dream

As Jerry Jones looks for a new coach for the Cowboys, some think that the most recent coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Cowher, would be a perfect fit. Two problems: (1) He wants to take a year off to watch his daughters play college basketball, and (2) he is still the property of the Steelers for one more year which means that Jones would have to give the Steelers some draft picks to get him. Here's my dream scenario: Jones is willing to wait one year for Cowher but since there is no way you can hire a coach for one year in the interim, Jones names himself coach for 2007. I would absolutely love to see that experiment. And, with a talented team and good offensive and defensive coordinators, it might actually work. Cowboy's Winningest Coaches: 1. Barry Switzer, 45-26 2. Tom Landry, 270-178-6 3. Jimmy Johnson, 51-37 4. Chan Gailey, 18-16 5. Bill Parcells, 34-32 6. Dave Campo, 15-33

The Beating That Is The "State Of The Union" Will Be Given Tuesday . . .

. . . which reminds me of these words from last year's speech. The road of victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels -- but those decisions will be made by our military commanders, not by politicians in Washington, D.C. (Applause.)

I Don't Even Have To Come Up With A Headline

Greatness

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, the NFL Network is replaying Super Bowl XIII between the Cowboys and the Steelers and it is on right now. One word: Greatness. I just saw the Cowboys run a sweep with Tony Dorsett being the lead blocker for Robert Newhouse. That would be like Emmitt Smith leading the way for Daryl Johnston. Crazy.

Stubhub

I've bought tickets a few times on Stubhub.com before. It's not an auction site like E-Bay. You simply see a ticket you like at the listed price and, if you want it, you buy it. And if you are thinking about Super Bowl tickets, here ya go.

The "Global Warming" Debate Gives Me Tired Head

. . . but it drives me nuts when folks like Limbaugh, Hannity or the rest of the band of idiots discount it completely simply because it "snows in Arizona" due to some freak, isolated weather event. Global warming is about the Earth's temperature increasing, on average, a tenth of a degree over, say, a ten year period. If that happens consistently then you can say goodbye to this planet. The fact that we are hit with an ice storm on two days in one week in Decatur doesn't matter one iota.

Triple "Hey, Now"

More from last Saturday.

While Stuck In Traffic Today

Hey, I believe this guy. But I'm always a little uncomfortable when I see "Christian Smack Talk".

Waiting on a memo?

Tx-Dot took two months to put in dedicated u-turn lanes at 287 and 51 FM 730 (I think I could have done it I two weeks with a handfull of bags of Redi-Mix) but for some unknown reason they refuse to open them.

Going, Going . . .

. . . gone.

Violent Weekend in Iraq

And that's 25 American soldiers dead if you can't read the fine print. And another bomb may have gone off this morning since CNN has the death count at 100. It's almost impossible to keep up with the body count.

The Future . . .

Mrs. Mike Modano (Willa Ford) is 26 today.

Decatur's Economic Development Web Site

I'm not sure about the eagle landing on the courthouse causing the American flag to be unfurled. Here. (It's on the top banner - you can reload the page to see it again.)

Don't Cha

This Technology Even Confuses My Big Brain

I thought USAA was an insurance company and not a bank, but I was also fascinated to learn that the company allows you can deposit checks from your home by scanning them. Link. Source: (BagOfNothing.com)

Super Bowl Beat Down

As we have two weeks to get beaten down my Super Bowl Hype, you'll probably hear that the last time the Colts were in the Super Bowl was against Dallas. That was many, many years ago (and I remember watching it as a little kid - the game ended on a Colt field goal). Here's the Sports Illustrated cover after the game.

I Don't Know If This Is Post-Worthy Or Not

but I couldn't help myself after watching it a couple of times. - The Hitter hit like a girl - The Hittee acted like a girl once hit - The "referee didn't see it?" Come on, he's standing right there - This is more evidence that girls need to wear make-up and high heels instead of playing sports.

Anybody Want To Be This 21 Year Old?

I stumbled across this story today. Let's see. Do I want to be a first round draft pick in the NFL as a receiver or do I want to sign a $10 million dollar contract to play baseball for the Cubs? That Notre Dame education came in handy.