Football, football, football!

Here we are into week 6 of the NFL season. It's almost halfway over already. Time really flies. I should know better when I see Christmas crap being sold at the stores already. Not that I begrudge people their seasonal decorations. No, quite the contrary. I love Christmas and the whole season, the decorations, the carols, the whole atmosphere (although it would be easier to love if it wasn't still 90 degrees with 90% humidity in December), but I don't want to start celebrating in September. It just ends up a bigger letdown when Christmas actually happens and then December 26, poof! it's all over. Four months of build up and one day, nothing. But I digress...

So the Saints won against the Bucs. Reggie got his first NFL career touchdown (REG-GIE! REG-GIE!). Deuce played amazing as usual and they are definitely at the top of the division (amazing as it may seem). They now have to play Chunky Soup Guy and the Eagles this weekend. I think everyone has picked the Saints to lose. Works for me. So far everyone has picked them to lose about every week so it's been a good thing. Stay under the radar.

Other happenings? Super Mario is out against Penn State this weekend. That's too bad 'cause the kid seemed unstoppable. It should still be a good game, but as Michigan fans everywhere will agree, we need him back for the Ohio State game. While I would really love for Michigan to be the national champions, it's just as good to ruin OSU's season. :) Is that petty?

As you have undoubtedly seen, Cory Lidle, of the recently eliminated Yankees (go Tigers!), was killed in an airplane crash. While this is tragic, and I certainly feel for his family, if he had been killed in a car accident it would not have received as much press and media attention as it has. I don't recall Pat Tillman getting as much press after he was killed in action in Afghanistan. Of course, T.O. gets more press than either one of these tragedies combined. Sad, but true.

Trying to sort it out at life.sa.laugh@hotmail.com.