Te'oing

Fads come and Fads go...

First we had

planking.

(Easy when you are planking in a field.)

(Not so easy when you are planking in a plane's main cabin.)

Planking evolved into

owling

then

batmaning

IN sports…
we had 

tebowing

then

gronking

and
bradying

Anywhoooo…..

The latest fad was milking...

(udderly silly)

But MOOOve over Milking.

Now we have Te'oing...

What's next?

Metered Moments

We all have those moments...

You're involved in

a situation so ridiculous 

you would think it could be a
sketch on 
Saturday Night Live,
Seinfeld

Or 
 Punk'd.

The scenario:

PaulA and I are standing in line at the San Diego Zoo 
waiting to see their newest Panda, 
born 7 months ago. 

It's not our style to stand in a long line…for anything…

but a baby Panda has a high awww factor 

on the "Cute-o-Meter."

In line behind us stands 
an obnoxious man 
who has the  

the "Dork-o-Meter"
at full-tilt.

What stands out the most with this man…

is how closely he stands behind PaulA.  

He is sooo close…

that a part of him

constantly touches or brushes up 

against  PaulA.  

And when PaulA moves even a half a step forward…

the man does too.  

And this goes on. and on.

every step of the way.

The "Jerk-o-Meter" is off the charts.

Anywhoooo……

It is moments like these 

that get you thinking this has to be a set-up.

There is someone hiding in the bushes...  

deliberately trying your patience... 

just waiting to see how long before you blow…

wanting to capture your melt-down on tape.

I have to say, 
PaulA was one cool dude with Mr. Obnoxious.

But if it was this Kat...
who had to deal with Mr. Obnoxiously Irritating,

I would have broken the 

"Mel Gibson-o-Meter."

Golden Globe Party

I enjoy watching the 

Golden Globes.

I like the loose, relaxed, party atmosphere

(who you calling loose) 

and the

smoozing .

I find it waaay more entertaing than the Oscars

which for me is more like 

snoozing.

(Must we document all the awards given to the Documentaries.) 

I was thinking that Ben Affleck probably

likes the Golden Globes more than the Oscars.  

Ben wasn't even nominated this year for a

"Best Director" Academy Award for his film "Argo."

As they say he was 

"snubbed"

but apparently with his big win last night...

he's turned that 

Oscar snub 

into a 

Golden Globe smug.

Anywhoooo…..

The Golden Globes are the only award show 

where there is drinking all night 

during the show.  

(Or should I say…afternoon.  

Let's remember, the party starts at 5pm in LA.

more like Happy Hour.)

With alcohol involved…

you never know who may 

slip up

verbally or physically.  

And that's part of the fun you don't get from the 

Academy Awards.

The Golden Globes…

are the  

rowdy younger brother 
as compared 

to the more 

composed older brother, 

Oscar. 

And wouldn't ya rather be at 

Prince Harry's party?

Alabama Wins BCS Championship, Roll Tide

Alabama Fans 

have been riding high on the 

Bama Crimson Tidal Wave.  

(This Kat and PaulA included.)

We were soooo happy to see the 

Alabama Crimson Tide 

win the 

BCS Championship  

against Notre Dame….

making it back-to-back wins,

their 3rd BCS Titile in 4 years,

and Alabama's 15th Championship. 

(but who's counting?)

ROLL TIDE

Anywhooooo.....

I love the expression "Roll Tide." 
"Roll Tide" easily rolls off the tongue 
and is fitting wherever/whenever BAMA fans meet…

as depicted in the ESPN video below.

Notre Dame's Fighting Irish Fans say  

"Go Irish"  which I admit, is a pretty good expression…

especially if you are a leprechaun.

But to hear "Go Irish"  from a 

University of Alabama Graduate and Alabama Football Fan…

you gotta ask 

"What up wit dat?"

Well….as this story goes...

in a small town eatery in Connecticut...

Mike Golic from ESPN 
managed to get Chelsea to utter 

"Go Irish." 

(say it ain't so)

First of all,
Chelsea did not know she was talking to 
Mike Golic of

(Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN) 
a veteran NFL defensive player,
who played at Notre Dame,

whose sons were playing on the ND team

but

I understand my daughter, 

so I know why Chelsea broke down and 

uttered those 2 words...

Chelsea will say 
ANYTHING 
FOR
FRENCH TOAST.

Check out the video here:

(maybe we can get someone 
to dub in

 "ROLL TIDE." )

BCS Championship Game TONIGHT

TONIGHT…

we will be watching

the BCS Championship Game.

The University of Alabama

(Chelsea's alma mater)

vs

Notre Dame University

Last year was a Grrrreat win for the 

Crimson Tide...

the University of Alabama,

Alumni,

fans (including those of us up North) and

City of Tuscaloosa...

especially after the devastation and destruction

left behind by the tornado in Tuscaloosa.

With last year's BCS Championship win...

the TIDE also

ROSE the spirits of the people of Tuscaloosa

FLOODING them with a new wave of optimism

and

FLOODING Nick Saban with a Gatorade shower.

(dang, that looks uncomfortable.)

But this is a 

New Year,

New Opponent,

New Championship Game.

We're hoping the Irish find it impossible to

 stem the TIDE

and that

 the CRIMSON TIDE stays on a ROLL...

with a 15th BCS Championship win.

Roll  Tide

January Lists

January 

is the time for... 

Lists 

and

Sub-lists.

I like making lists

because I like crossing jobs off.

It is such a feeling of accomplishment.

If I do something that isn't on my list

I simply add it…

and then cross it off.

Hey, I gotta give credit where credit is due.

What I love about the new year…

(other than 12 new months full of promise)

is a 

new calendar free of

scratch-offs, white-outs, and torn paper edges.

On the first of January…

I like to sit with my blank calendar, 

peruse through the unmarked months...

and rub it for a while.

(calendar freak)

Back in the day when we had 3 kids home 

with busy schedules to keep track of,

 I used to get a desk size calendar from Staples.

That's was when I needed the big boxes.

But now the other size box 

works perfectly for me.

One thing I never ever do with my calendar is 

cross days off...

that just depresses me.

Anywhoooooo…………..

PaulA put a "To-Do List" 

on his computer…

and added my name next to some jobs. 

woah

I can't say I'll be tackling that list.

I need to be able to

draw a line through the tasks with my red Sharpie.

If it can't be crossed off….

this Kat
ain't doin' it.

Happy New Year 2013

On New Year's Eve

we managed to 

trip the light fantastic….

a little gangnam style.
(even at our age)

After a nice dinner out,

we watched the ball drop from the safe confines of our 

toasty warm home.

Far from the hub bub 
and cold rub with

the knuckleheads in 

Times Square.

But even with all the wild and crazies

rubbing elbows and extras 

in Times Square 

there was one less Dick

Clark.

(amazing how spacing and format 

can totally change the way something sounds.)

We had to ring in the New Year 

without our favorite Dick
because he passed away last April.

It was the first 

New Year's Rockin Eve in forty years 
without our Dick

but we still had our Ryan.

(Although Ryan doesn't have the same ring.)

I was thinking…hmmmm.
with the old year/new year transition….

Dick Clark…was 2012 Father Time

replaced by

Ryan Seacrest…2013 Baby New Year

(dang, that's good.)

Anywhooooo……..

It's the 

first of the year, 

the first of the month…

so you know what that means…..

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