The Seattle Seahawks ~vs~ The New England Patriots
Ran out today for the last minute provisions for Sunday's Game!
Looking forward to an exceptional Superbowl this year. Both teams (...the whole deflate débâcle non-withstanding...) have played hard all season. Colts (and Colts fans) give up the sour grapes. This team could have beaten you if the balls had been over-inflated by 2 pounds...okay? They simply played a better game. They are a consistently better team. Heard one spokesperson state that a possible cause for the pressure loss might have simply been that the Patriots handled the ball more during the game. OUCH!
Anyway...
The interesting thing is that these two teams are so well matched that even the odds-makers are having a difficult time deciding who has the edge.
Even my eldest was non-commital. Which isn't like him at all.
So...basically with a coin toss (and partially because I think the pall the Indianapolis team has cast over them is unforgivable) I have made my decision.
My money is firmly on the New England Patriots.
Hoping my Apple Wine has finished clarifying before Sunday. I've got the Pears and Gouda cheese. I tried a sip of the raw unclarified when I siphoned it off and am definitely happy with this batch.
Gypsy Winery
"How About Those Apples?"
Vintage- Winter 2015
Bold, fruity and crisp with mild undertones of Maple and just a hint of Cinnamon.
Excellent Dessert or Cheese Wine, I'm thinking.
Putting a small sampler bottle of this back for "Idgy" to try. I may actually do a larger re-batch of this variety for bottling, later.
Gained some closure, of sorts, last night concerning the September death of a long time friend/past lover's death. Went to the Star Registry and named a previously un-named star in the Draco Constellation after him. He loved dragons. He would have certainly approved.
And it is nice to think, while gazing into the night sky...he is part of the cosmos again.
We will cross paths again in the next life. I'm certain of it.
We always have.
The Book this week...an excellent Non-Fiction Zen piece called Untrain Your Parrot by Elizabeth Hamilton. Although, there was the feeling at times during the read that she was over-thinking the whole process...which kind of is anti-zen...there were many many good points and suggestions. Well worth the time!
And a review of the best movie I have seen for a while:
Can't say enough good things about this film! A close look that will give you a much closer understanding to the psychological mindf**k that is/was the Afghanistan and Iraq war and why so many guys are coming back so completely screwed up...or committing suicide. This may be a 10/10 film.
A must see.
So...see you after the Superbowl!
Deflated VL trophy
Oh Vince...not you, too...
http://youtu.be/aoqg15tCyiA
Although I don't think anybody deliberately deflated anything...I found the above link parody to be pass-coffee-through-your-nose funny and wanted to share it!
