More to Come

The doldrums of winter have set in and Nolan is starting to walk, so there is very little time to keep up to date with everyday blogging.

Be patient.  I assure you things will pick back up in no time.

Headed to Gampel tomorrow for the Syracuse/UConn game - ESPN College Game Day is on campus.  I'll be over for the game only, at 9:00pm.

Trending on (Fat) Tuesday

• Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has made a decision about his future - after this season.  Problem is, he hasn't made it known which way he is leaning ... keep playing or starting the Hall of Fame clock.
• Today is Fat Tuesday, officially marking the end of Mardi Gras down in New Orleans.  Maybe the Hornets will finally stop wearing those ugly purple, yellow, and green uniforms - although it did help them knock off the Knicks and put a pause Lin-sanity.

• Everyones favorite Manny, Manny Ramirez, has signed a minor-league contract with the Oakland A's.  He'll have to serve out his 50-game suspension of testing positive for banned substance.  Not sure what kind of impact he'll have, but it's sure to put some asses in the seats.
• Deron Williams was the first point guard to go head-to-head with Jeremy Lin a few weeks ago as the Knicks began their magical run of Lin-sanity.  The Knicks won the previous matchup but Williams was having none of that this time, pouring in 38 points in helping the Nets ruin Carmelo's return to the lineup.
• College baseball is off and running.  #1 Florida took two of three in a home series against #19 Cal State Fullerton to open the year.  #4 Stanford pounded #11 Vanderbilt into submission with a three game sweep in Palo Alto. 

Great Schools

Great Schools

Thanks to Olga Quinn

We have great schools here in Texas, both public and private. My husband and I made a personal decision to send our children to private school for a number of reasons—the extracurricular activities offered, the level of parent involvement, and the fact that it looks good on college applications, to name a few. We’re happy with our decision, and our children all love their school, but it definitely has forced us to evaluate our budget. While we know it’s worth the cost for us personally, private school is most definitely not cheap. We also chose this year as the year I would quit my job and start my own business, so things have been even tighter than usual. We’ve started clipping coupons and shopping sales whenever we can, and thanks to a recommendation from a friend in the same boat I checked out Business Electricity for Euless companies. It turns out that we are one of a few states that allows its residents and business owners to select their energy providers based on price. We can shop around and find the best value for my new company, which is a wonderful way to save money. We’ve started seeing some cost savings that are giving us a little more breathing room in our budget, and I’m feeling more fulfilled than I have in years with my new company; who wouldn’t want that?

Grammy Awards ... errr, Whitney Awards

Seems like everyone is glorifying a drug addict who succumbed to the poison.  Why are we all so surprised at her passing?  And the better question is why is her death more important than Etta James'?  It's no comparison.

If you were to play a drinking game and take a shot for every time they said "Whitney", "Whitney Houston", or "Houston", you'd already be passed out in your own filth.

Rihanna and Coldplay are next.  I hope.  I am pretty sure they'll be joining the Foo Fighters as the only acts to actually sing thus far.  Chris Brown danced and didn't sing and Bruno Mars, well, I didn't watch him.

In sports, my heart and soul, Jeremy Lin has taken the NBA by storm.  And David Stern should pay him personally out of his pocket.  The kid is actually fun to watch, tries to play good defense, and has the Knicks believing they can compete.  He injected life into a team that has been stagnant for years even after the addition of Carmelo and Amare.  Good for Lin.  Linsanity.

OK, Lindsay is leaving for Pittsburgh tomorrow and coming home on Wednesday night.  Signing off.

Coldplay and Rihanna are on anyway.

Enjoy the week.  I'll be posting from LI.

CT News

- This guy couldn't possibly be guilty in the accidental shooting into a neighbors' apartment.  Hahahaha.

- Power was out for 75% of the UConn campus this morning.  It finally came back on.  The good news is that it wasn't because of a snowstorm.

- The Powerball jackpot is up to $310 million.  Needless to say, we will buy a few tickets and keep our fingers crossed.  Imagine that...

- Bob Lorenz, of YES Network, was charged with a DUI in Westport.  They found him slumped over the steering wheel.

That's the local news from today in Connecticut.

New York Football Giants; Trending

They did it.  The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI.

They were calling for Coughlin's head in December - now he can get whatever he wants.  He's got TWO keys to the city.  It's eerie how similar his path has been to Bill Parcells - both won Super Bowls in his fourth and eighth year with the Giants - just like Coughlin.

I went down to the city to watch the game with a buddy of mine - he lives there - and had a great time.  I had a few too many beverages and paid for it yesterday, but it was worth it.  Being in New York City for a game like that is electric. 

Now for what's trending throughout the Internet:

• Ohio gas prices - not quite sure why this is currently the top search on the Internet, but Ohio is finally first at something
• Nicki Minaj - I guess she's got some song called "Marilyn Monroe" that got leaked on the Internet.  Wahoo.
• Jay-Z - performed a charity concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC.  Nice job Hova.
• Amber Portwood - more like Port(ly)-wood, but the Teen Mom "star" must complete rehab or face five years in the slammer.  Who cares?
• Prop 8 - California's ban on same-sex marriages has been deemed unconstitutional.  Good!
• Maria Menounos - upheld her bet that the Patriots would win the Super Bowl and posed in a NY Giants bikini in Times Square.  Enjoy.

• Jeremy Lin - New York Knicks guard had 28 points and 8 assists in the first start of his career.  I'm surprised people aren't throwing him a parade.  The thing no one is talking about it how he had 8 turnovers.  He almost had a triple-double.
• Knowshon Moreno - Denver running back who was seen falling off a stationary bike on the sidelines during a game this year, was charged with a DUI.  His license plate - 'SAUCED'.

Have a good Tuesday.

#FF; Super Bowl Prediction

This edition of Follow Friday will focus on a sports figure from the four major sports in the US - hockey, baseball, football, and basketball.  The fifth will be a wild card.

• Michael Grabner - LW/RW for my hometown NY Islanders tweets all the time
• Rudy Gay - F for the Memphis Grizzlies, my team du jour in NBA Jam
• Dave Diehl - OL for the NY Giants, because offensive lineman don't get enough credit
• Peter Moylan - Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, tattoo aficionado, funny guy
• Vanilla Ice - ice, ice, baby - a tweet machine

Have a great Super Bowl weekend.

Prediction:
Giants 23 - Patriots 13

OVERKILL x 1,000

National Signing Day.  A huge day for a college athletic program regardless of sport - baseball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming.

Today was football.

And if there is a synonym for overkill that can somehow multiply the word by 1,000, that was it.  I am miffed, completely and utterly miffed, as to how there can be rankings on over 150 kids at eash position throughout the country.

It's absurd.  There is no way in hell every kid who plays college football can be ranked - and I know they all aren't - but it seems like it.

There aren't enough people out there to corroborate rankings.

And the fact that there was coverage on ESPNU throughout the entire day makes me want to gouge my eyes out.  Luckily, there were hundreds of other things to choose from on television - each more interesting than signing day.  Unless you're a die hard college sports fan who knows about incoming recruits.

College basketball all over the place right now .. I'm flipping between UConn at #14 Georgetown and Georgia Tech at #21 Florida State. 

UConn can't make a bucket ever since Georgetown went to this zone defense.  They're up 2 and haven't scored i n over 6 minutes.  Ugly basketball, reminds me of Big Ten hoops.

The Durant-Westbrook show rolls into Dallas tonight to take on Dirk and the Mavs.  It's on the mothership, ESPN.

Nolan is getting done with his bottle, Lindsay is out to dinner, Nathan is sleeping on his bed near the window. 

Switching off this UConn game, they are tough to watch right now.  Napier is a joker.