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Bedtime Stories

OK this one is for Ela O., but then again pretty much all of these ‘Bedtime Stories’ are for Ela because this is her obvious favourite occasional series on here. She’d probably prefer to have this as a nightly feature, but I’d rather have her always wanting more.

We talked on the telephone a few nights ago – mostly about one of our favourite passions in the entire universe – food. We both agreed that we can’t wait for Olive Garden to finally open up at the Homestead Pavilion. It’s currently under construction, and it should be open for business before the Summer starts. I’ll be hangin’ out there once or twice a week. I’ll save some room for anyone who wishes to join me – because when you’re there, you’re family.

Buffalo Wild Wings is making its long-awaited South Florida debut. The’re hiring at least 100 people to work their hip new joint at the Southland Mall in Cutler Bay. They’ll be open for business in just a couple of months, and it’ll give me a reasonable excuse to visit the Southland Mall at least once every couple of weeks or so. I love that place. I discovered it during my former regular visits to the Orlando area prior to the start of 2007.

Ela asked if I was planning to walk anywhere special tomorrow morning. I actually plan to sleep in. I may even be a rebel without a clue and stay in bed until perhaps 7:30 AM. That would be like so totally radical dude !  Then again if that doesn’t happen, and I bolt out of bed at 5:55 AM wide awake and ready to start my day then I guess that I’ll do a 2.2-mile ‘Walk-A-Thon’ around my neighbourhood. Of course I’ll blog about it right here on the big green blog.

Well I think that just about covers everything. I’m getting ready for “Howie Do It” on NBC-TV. I like that show. I like Howie. I’ve been a fan for over 25 years. He’s cool like that. He’s in ‘The Major’s Comedy Hall-Of-Fame’.

OK Ela (and everyone else reading this). Take it easy, and I’ll check you out in the morning. Thank You for supporting this blog !

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Thursday Night Mini Thoughts

– This should not be confused with the ‘Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’.
– These are ‘Mini Thoughts’ in 15 words or less.
– It’s like a spinoff of the wildly popular flagship Tuesday night series.
– Now that I’ve got that out of the way it’s on to business:
– It was about 61°F in my home when I awoke this morning.
– That was more than 20°F less cold than it was outside at the time.
– It was also about 13°F below normal.
– The normal temperature at night while I sleep is 74°F.
– I can’t control it when it’s unusually frigid outside.
– When I returned home from work it was just below 67°F inside.
– That’s about 8°F below normal.
– I received word late yesterday that my Nutter Butter cookies are safe to eat.
They are not affected by the MASSIVE Peanut Butter recall.
– That’s awesome because I have 11 packs of 4 cookies in my fridge.
– Nutter Butters are my favourite cookies in the entire universe !
– I enjoyed the KFC Variety Big Box Meal for Lunch today.
– That included Potato Wedges. YUM !
– I could eat 250 Potato Wedges in one sitting.
– I may do another ‘Walk-A-Thon’ on-location somewhere.
– I may visit Coral Castle for the first time since 1987.
– I’ll be embarking on a Carnival cruise in just 16 days.
– This is a weekend without the NFL for the first time since last July.
– I’ll have ‘My NFL Weekend Game Picks’ next Thursday.

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Monday Night Countdown

Here are my TOP 5 favourite daily television shows that I’ve been watching for many years:

5.  TMZ – My brother and his wife got me addicted to this entertaining piece of mess last July while I was on vacation in Texas. At first glance I was totally hooked. Now I watch it every night at 6 PM on South Florida’s MY-33.

4.  The Tonight Show With Jay Leno – I’ve seen about 99% of his nightly shows (on tape) since he took over for Johnny Carson 17 years ago. I’ll be watching his nightly 10 PM show when it debuts later this year.

3.  The Late Show With David Letterman – He’s been on late night for the past 27 years, and I’ve pretty much been there with him from the very start. He’s why I mastered the programming of a Betamax VCR all of those years ago.

2.  Live !  With Regis & Kelly – I’m at work from 9 AM to 10 AM, and so is my VCR. It records this for me every single morning. Regis Philbin is hands-down my favourite male television personality of all-time !  Oh yeah I really like Kelly too !

1.  Judge Judy – After a long hard day at work there’s nothing else that I’d rather do than to sit down, chill, and watch Judy dispense justice with an attitude. I think that she’s the smartest woman on television today. I totally dig Judy !

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My NFL Weekend Game Picks

This weekend the TOP 2 teams in each conference battle it out to see who is worthy enough to proceed forward to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Florida on the First of February.

Las Vegas oddsmakers are betting on an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl with the Steelers and the Eagles. These two teams played in back-to-back Super Bowls a few years back – the Eagles lost to the Patriots by 3 in 2005, and the Steelers beat the Seahawks by 11 in 2006.

That’s a Super Bowl that I personally do not wish to see. I’d rather check out the surprising Arizona Cardinals with veteran Super Bowl QB Kurt Warner against the exciting Baltimore Ravens with their rookie head coach John Harbaugh and their 24-year-old rookie QB Joe Flacco.

I wish to see the Cardinals versus the Ravens in Tampa, and so that’s who I’m picking to win their respective conference championship games this Sunday.

The NFC Championship Game begins at 3 PM EST (Pre-Game starts at 2 PM on FOX), and the AFC Championship Game begins at 6:30 PM EST (Pre-Game starts at 6 PM on CBS).