Super Bowl Ads '10- My Best & Worst

The worst ads last night:

5. Sketchers- shoes help you lose weight? And Joe Montana voice over is supposed to make me want these?
4. Emerald Nuts/Pop Secret- People as dolphins. Dumb.
3. Dockers- Pantsless men running through a field.
2. Doritos- Gym rats steal a bag from a psycho.
1. Boost Mobile- Aging '85 Bears redux. Sad.

Here's my top 5:

5. Denny's- Screaming chickens. Free Grand Slams.
4. HomeAway.com- No idea what this company is, but seeing the Griswolds back together was worth it.
3. Snickers- You're playing like Betty White. Classic.

2. E-Trade- Baby is cheating on his girl. "Milk-a-what??"

1. Letterman- Letterman, Oprah & Leno at the worst Super Bowl party ever. Topical & fantastic.

Congrats to #22!

Emmitt Smith was voted into the Football Hall of Fame this weekend, becoming the third of the 3-time '90s champion Cowboys to be voted in, following the other two "Triplets," Troy Aikman and Michale Irvin. Picking my favorite Cowboy from those glory years is tough, but gun to my head, Emmitt would probably be the one. He embodied the tough-side of the Cowboys in those years, playing hurt often and running through defenses that were three times his size. Emmitt finished as the all-time leading rusher with over 18,000 yards, and sorry, Barry Sanders fans, he is the greatest running back of all time. Congrats, Emmitt, looking forward to seeing you join your contemporaries in Canton.

6 Years Later

2/6/04- Dinner and drinks at Damon's.
6 Years Later- Damon's is gone, now a place called Lucky's.

2/6/04- Dancing and drinking at Polly Esthers.
6 Years Later- Polly's has long since been shut down.

2/6/04- Drove into DC in my White Ford Ranger.
6 Years Later- That was about 6 cars ago for me.

2/6/04- First dance & kiss to Kylie Minogue.
6 Years Later- Kylie no longer relevant.

2/6/04- Fell in love with a great girl.
6 Years Later- Love her more everyday.

Most things change, but some things just get better. Happy dating anniversary baby!

Got Milk?

You know what really grinds my gears? Not only standing in line during my entire lunch break yesterday so I could buy my Super Bowl food, but dealing with the idiots who had to buy bread and milk for the snowstorm we're expecting tonight. Granted, it will be a monster storm (2-3 feet possible), but how long could you REALLY be stuck in your house? 2, 3 days, tops? And why milk? I've never understood this at all- a) power can routinely go out during a snow or ice storm- and milk is the first thing to go bad- and about the only thing you can't drink warm; and b) of all the hundreds of beverage choices available today, how is the beverage of choice? Do these same people normally buy 3-4 gallons a week? Why not just put a cow in your spare bedroom?

So the snow has begun. One last gripe- one of the few bonuses about moving back to VA from PA is less snow. We're expecting 2 feet- NEPA is expecting "a dusting." Lovely.