I was kind of expecting this to be an uneven match, and was pleasantly surprised. My team wasn’t playing, so I pulled for the underdog Cardinals, and they didn’t disappoint! We served a pork loin this year – different than the usual pizza and wings, and quite delicious. Superbowl TCWC style… baked brie, artichoke dip, roasted veggie guacamole. OK, and chili cheese dogs.

It’s possible that Bruce Springsteen surpassed Tom Petty’s performance at last year’s Superbowl, and I didn’t expect to say that. I hope to God I have as much fun at my job when I’m 59 as Bruce Springsteen appears to. Also, if you’re feeling suddenly old at the news that the Boss is 59, welcome to the club. You’re in good company. What a great moment for Bruce and the E-Street Band! Kind of strange that he held a 20 minute press conference to discuss a 12 minute performance, but seeing as it was his first since 1984, I’m gonna give him a pass. Also of note: Have you ever seen the cowbell played with such intensity?

I’m still struggling through ‘Football for Dummies’, but even I know that a 100 yard run is freaking incredible. I also know enough to be very impressed by Larry Fitzgerald. I’m far enough through ‘Dummies’ to have understood the game fairly well, and I’m pretty proud of myself. Yes, there is a Dummies book for everything.

My friend Russ wants to know when they’re going to come up with a helmet that’s impossible to grasp? Like, some high-tech polymer or something. Come on, people. They’re liquefying brains on Fox.

We were pretty universally disappointed in the commercials this year. The advertisers had some 3-D offerings, and we obligingly went out to the local grocery store and picked up the required glasses. I also had a pair of the ‘fancy’ glasses they now sell at movie theaters. None of the glasses worked terribly well with the 3-D technology… we’re not sure if it was the dimensions of my living room (small) or our subsequent proximity to my flat screen television (large). I really hate that, because I’m a total convert to the ‘new’ 3-D technology at the theaters.

Glory Days, indeed....

Although this was a record year for money spent on Superbowl commercials, there was less flash and sparkle. The gang counted at least a half dozen commercials that we have seen before. The state of our economy really is touching every facet of American life these days. It’s hard not to be kind of sad. Just when I was feeling a bit down in the dumps, the Cardinals came back in the third quarter and they aired the wind-in-the-jar commercial, which cheered me right up. Bruce Springsteen clearly has the right idea. We’re all going to be working until the day we die anyway… might as well take lessons in how to enjoy it!

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