Bowl of your choice

I'm not a huge Packers fan, but I will admit to being disappointed that they didn't make it to this years' Super Bowl. It was especially hard to watch their final, slow wreck of a game after seeing them wipe the floor with the Seattle Seahawks in the previous, snow-covered match up.

So, despite the possibility of a history making season for the Patriots, I'm just not that interested in the big game this year. Sure, like a good media whore, I'll tune in for the famous commercials to see if Go Daddy brings us more scantily clad boobs, but when it comes to the real action, I'll be changing the channel...to PUPPY BOWL IV!

Because, as it turns out, I'm not immune to the mind-crushing adorableness of puppies running amok in a tiny stadium. I know, it's sad, but really, I dare you to watch it for a few minutes and not get totally caught up in the whole ridiculous thing.

Thank you, Animal Planet.

(h/t the slack daily)

Cold, cold, cold

My deepest sympathy to you hardcore Packers fans, especially those of you who actually braved the sub-zero temperatures to watch the game in person at Lambeau. Yikes.

Me? I watched the game from the safety of a warm house. But I also had the distinct displeasure of helping to change a flat tire in the parking garage on E. Mifflin late Saturday night, while the mercury was hovering somewhere around negative bazillion degrees. Me and The Boy had just gotten out of seeing the Mercury Players Theatre production of "The Pillowman" (which is really good, and you should see it) when we discovered that one of his back tires had gone limp. That led to quite the frozen ordeal, but we did eventually make it home safe, where we then slowly reacquired feeling in our various appendages.

That little episode, coupled with a handy suggestion from the Daily Mitzvah, prompted me to head over to the Keep Wisconsin Warm website and make a donation. Because I recognize that, in the end, I'm damn lucky to have a warm home to go back to after such an adventure. It has been ridiculously cold this weekend, and I can't imagine not having the proper heat and shelter to get through it in. Please consider donating to the cause, too.