Superbowl Sunday is coming up! Which, in my household, really doesn’t mean anything. I am not married to an NFL fanatic. Thank goodness! I do, however, like the commercials during the Superbowl. And, besides, the Superbowl itself is notorious for being a bad, lop-sided football game. Despite the huge fall-out from Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ a few years back, at least it was something a bit unexpected! It injected a bit of excitement into the game. Oh well, here comes Superbowl XXXIIIIIVIVIV! Go Bears go! Who’s the other team, anyway?
Why are roman numerals attached to the Superbowl?
Anyone? Is it because the players are ‘gladiators’? Which came first? Football or chariot races? And why aren’t roman numerals used more often? Roman numerals are cool. I have a friend who just had a birthday, she turned XXXIV. Remember that scary movie with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman? I think it was called ‘VII’. Then there was that sitcom with Suzanne Somers, ‘III’s company’. See how much fun Roman Numerals are?!
Congratulations again to Adam Beach, our favourite Hollywood actor, who lives right here in Ottawa, but……..he’s going to have to start commuting to New York City! Adam recently signed on to a brand new role on Law and Order SVU! You may have seen the ‘pilot’ episode with Adam a couple of weeks back, where he played Brooklyn detective Chester Lake. In upcoming episodes, we will be seeing a lot more of Adam….and the wicked chemistry that he has with ‘Ice-T’!
The NCC must be breathing a big sigh of relief these days. Mother Nature finally kicked in with some cold weather so the canal is open! Yay! And Friday night, Randy Bachman performs at the Snow Bowl. Its free so come on out! Only Canadian performers can go out in –23 weather and actually strum a guitar. Its something we should be proud of!
My heart goes out to all the people who knew and loved ‘Barbaro’, the brave racehorse who lost his battle today. Barbaro captured our imagination when he won last year’s Kentucky Derby. The ankle injury he incurred while running ‘The Preakness’ was so severe, no one thought he would survive. But fight he did, and each day came more promise and more hope that Barbaro would completely recover. The Cinderella story came to an end this morning, when Barbaro’s owners and doctors made the heart-wrenching decision to put Barbaro to sleep after a serious infection inflicted too much pain for the big colt. Rest in peace, Barbaro. We will never forget your courage.
