Sticking to my word, here’re a few thoughts for today:

>How `bout them Seahawks!!

Got all caught up in this game. Nothing like the playoff on a blustery winter day. Man, that was a great first half and a nerve wracking third quarter. But Hasselbeck is a stud. On to Green Bay next weekend. I like our chances since our defense is playing so well.

> EPL Football --

Man, I’m hooked on English football! I’ve been watching matches most weekends and recording ones I can’t watch live. I got hooked a bit last year, but am absorbed this year. Since I don’t have any ties or know anybody from England to attach my banner to what ever teams have caught my fancy.

Last year, I landed on Chelsea and Wigan. I wanted to pick one of the top four (Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool) and one from the ‘commoners’. Not exactly how I chose Chelsea. I like Terry and Lampard from the World Cup, but I think it was subconscious. The others’ colors are primarily red while Chelsea is blue. Also, I couldn’t find myself rooting for Man Utd since it would be like rooting for the Yankees. So I decided to root for the Blues.

Picking Wigan was pretty simple at the time. They had the only player in the league with the last name of McCulloch. Lee McCulloch was a pretty good striker from Scotland. So, it was a no brainer. But he went back to Scotland and joined the Rangers.

That left me in a bind. I had no loyalty to Wigan, so I decided to pick another team. I narrowed it down to Everton, Reading and Newcastle Utd. I like the way Everton plays and almost picked them, but chose Newcastle.

My logic in choosing Newcastle has been outted as faulty. Here’s my problem- I decided to choose Newcastle since it’s the region Dick Francis used to write about. He’s a mystery writer and former jockey. I love his books and his subject deals with horses and horse racing. Now here’s the problem – Dick Francis writes about Newmarket and NOT Newcastle . . . what a boob. I figured this out about four months into the season. Oh, well. I’ll keep rooting for them (at least for this year!!)