When it’s not a Tennessee game, I’m just a fan of a good college football game. I tend to root for the underdog – I was pulling for Texas, not quite an underdog in this instance but everyone else was on the USC three-pete bandwagon. The game itself was good but the biased sportscasters Keith Jackson and Dan Fouts made me want to puke – could they have been any more obvious? What a contrast to the Orange Bowl – I was so engrossed with the announcers Mike Tirico and Kirk Herbstreit – they were excited, in to the game and NOT biased!

Vince Young played a great game – didn’t particularly like his “Heisman pose” picture – so thug looking. Then the comment by classless sore loser Matt Leinart “I still think we’re a better football team.” – well no, you lost, the better team one.

On an iPod update – I was given over 900 songs for my iPod – tons of early 70′s stuff – it’s an eclectic mix – sure won’t run out of music to listen to.

Adding to the daydream list (remember the Winning the Lottery post) – a house with a guest house – the reason are broad ranged – maybe a place for Megan to stay, more room for friends and family to visit. I’ve always felt awkward staying “in” someone else’s house. It got me thinking – wouldn’t it be nice to have a separated place for guests – kitchenette, bathroom, ect. Okay, call me weird.

Fasten your seat belts boys and girls it’s New Year’s Resolution time again. Me, I haven’t made one – I’m still in that one day at a time mode. Megan and Jeff have both made great resolutions – Megan wants to get back to walking every day and Jeff wants to lose weight.

Megan didn’t get to walk today because she helped me clean the garage. I got a wild hair to get rid of all the empty boxes – we have been saving every box since Jeff and I got together (and some from before). Megan must have broken down over a hundred boxes. We also went through the old clothes that had been stored in the old suitcases in the basement. A lot of the clothes went into the donation bag, but some of them fit Megan. She looked so cute in some of my old shorts. We literally spent hours cleaning the garage. I think she more than made up for not getting her walk in today.

Jeff’s going to have to keep reminding me that cutting back on food is harder on him that quitting smoking. He quit smoking cold turkey right at the beginning of football season back in 1999 (I think) – that was no biggie. But when it comes to food if he doesn’t eat he gets grouchy
(I know the feeling!) I’ve tried a couple other diets for him, but none of the really worked – he’s keeps telling me it’s just something “he” is going to have to do on his own.

Megan goes back to Tennessee next Sunday. I know she misses her “stuff”. I’m going to miss her being here. I want to try and teach her how to do some of the web stuff I do. I guess I’m trying to help her figure out a career path. While finishing up the basement this evening, I realized I was doing work study (internships) at 14 and was working part-time while in school. I never had a car I – would walk to work from school and catch the bus home in the evening.

So Day One of the New Year’s Resolutions has left me with two grouchy bears – they both hate it when I mention they are so alike in many ways. Hopefully we can make it through the week. I think we are going to try and go to a movie tomorrow.