Tuck or no tuck

If a grown man wears his favorite team's jersey should it be tucked into his pants? I say probably not.

Ranking Football

As I sit her watching the Texans and Ravens game, and very match wanting the Texans to win I was wondering how I would rank the teams still in the playoffs as of yesterday. They are:

1. Packers
2. Saints
3. Patriots
4. Broncos
5. Texans
6. 49ers
7. Giants
8. Ravens

But what if I looked at all the teams in the NFL? I could divide them between love, like, hate and don't really care.

Of course there can only be one love, being the Eagles.

The hate is easy too, Cowboys, Giants and Ravens.

That leaves 28 other teams to choose.

The likes? Now some of these are because of people I know from these cities and others just because they are not obnoxious at least in my experience.

Broncos, Vikings, Bills, Packers, Patriots, Saints

Now that leaves the rest: Seahawks, Raiders, Chiefs, Rams, Chargers, Cardinals, Bears, Lions, Colts, Jaguars, Texans, Titans, Redskins, Dolphins, Jets, Falcons, Panthers, 49ers, Buccaneers, Steelers, Browns, Bengals.

The ranking is harder. If one team was playing somebody else who would I want to win. Ok here is the order without the I don't cares.

1. Eagles
2. Packers
3. Saints
4. Patriots
5. Broncos
6. Bills
7. Vikings
8 - 28. The also rans
29. Redskins
30. Giants
31. Cowboys
32. Ravens

Best Book 2011

I have a goal to read at least 20 books each year, and have done so for many years. The best book I read this year was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It Is a great story of overcoming extreme adversity. After crashing in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War he survived extreme cruelty in a POW camp only to fight other demons when he gets home. I also read Seabiscuit Hillenbrand's previous book which was also brilliant.

I read other books by James Patterson, Lee Child, David Balducci, Suzanne Collins (first one in Hunger Games series) Stieg Larsson (all 3 in the Dragon Tattoo series), Daniel Silva, Vince Flynn, Adam Carolla, Mark Chisnell, JR Rowling, Brad Thor, Michael Palmer, Stephen Frey, Glenn Beck, Alex Berenson, and Michael Robotham.

Another notable book I read was Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. A good mix between history on the Chicago World Fair and a murder mystery.

Say So Long to Ted’s Montana Grill

A sad day in Philadelphia with the closing of the Center City restaurant. The marvelous Kitchen Sink Burger with Bison is no more. I'm glad I got there one last time in December.

Say So Long to Ted’s Montana Grill