I know some of you are coming to this site via the article in Law & Politics, so I just wanted to welcome you and say thanks for stopping by. I must confess that this blog has gotten more attention than it has any right to expect. It started as a private little experiment that I thought might get the attention of a few friends and the occasional random visitor. I certainly never dreamed that I’d be getting 50-60 hits a day. But like I’ve said before, you keep reading and I’ll keep writing.
I am suffering from a new syndrome known colloquially as Breast/Media Fatigue. Can we please stop talking about Janet and her chest? It was a lame attempt at titillation (pun intended) but for crying out loud, people! It was a breast, not a human sacrifice! When they start doing human sacrifices during the halftime show, then I’ll be concerned. There are things infinitely more offensive on television than a bare breast. I’m offended every time CNN shows the President opening his cake-hole, but you don’t see me writing letters to the FCC.
Please remind me why I live here again. We got a foot of snow dumped on us yesterday. That vacation seems like a better idea each day.

For the first 27 minutes or so of the Super Bowl, I was worried. I was worried that it would be another soporific (see, I got mad vocab skillz!) affair with a final score of something like 7-3. But the game picked up in the second half and Carolina almost pulled off an upset. I didn’t really care who won, but it would have been nice to see a new team added to the list of champions. And am I the only one who thought most of the commercials sucked big time? A beer commercial based on a fart joke? Which marketing firm phoned that one in? The only one I found amusing was the Shards o’ Glass Freeze Pops, a spoof on anti-smoking ads by the tobacco companies. It was funny and original.
Ugh. I ate too many Pringles. Pringles are one of my favorite junk foods because they have just the right texture for my limited chewing dexterity. I will now await compensation from the Pringles conglomerate for plugging their product on my website.

Huh. If I’m not mistaken, Adam Curry left a comment here today. I have good memories of watching MTV when I stayed home from school because I was sick (which was often). Adam Curry and Martha Quinn were my favorite VJs. This was back when MTV played videos and not much else.
I may have a couple people over for the Super Bowl tomorrow. I bought way too much food. Perhaps I should invite the lovely woman who lives across the hall and woo her with my vast array of snack items and dipping condiments. Women like that kind of stuff, don’t they?

I just did my taxes and it looks like Uncle Sam will be sending me a generous refund this year. So now I have the pleasant dilemma of figuring out what to do with this sudden windfall. I suppose I could go to Vegas and blow it all on drugs and women, but that just doesn’t feel very original. I have a feeling that some of it will go towards my upcoming vacation. Speaking of, Hobbit Travel just lost me as a potential customer. I spent a half hour on hold waiting to speak to an agent. When I finally get someone on the other end, I start explaining my vacation plans. I get maybe one sentence out when click! The guy hung up on me. Now I realize my voice can sound a bit odd on the phone, especially to someone who doesn’t know me. But how about a little patience here? I gots the cash money to spend and this is how I get treated? The sad thing is that this sort of thing happens regularly. Oh, the injustice! By the way, I’m thinking about this resort in Puerto Rico. Who wants to come with?
I’m trying to figure out if I can scan the magazine article for all of you to see. It’s actually kinda long–six pages. And I should make sure it’s cool with the people at the magazine.

A few days ago, I mentioned I had an announcement to make. And I know the suspense is killing you. Is it a new girlfriend? Alas, no. A book deal? Not yet. Maybe this picture will offer a clue:

Law & Politics is a Minnesota magazine that’s widely read by the legal community and other assorted professionals. One of the editors lives in my building and we met when I first moved here. For some reason I still don’t quite understand, he decided that I might make an interesting article for the magazine. His name is Adam Wahlberg and he did a great job writing the piece. It’s not sappy or pithy, which is a lot more than I can say about some other things that have been written about me. He quotes some stuff from my blog, which is cool. When I opened to the article, this was staring back at me on the opposite page:

Man, somebody needs a haircut! Seriously though, it felt really strange to be staring at a full-page photo of myself. All of my nurses will probably show it to their friends and family as proof that they really do work with a freak.
Anyway, that’s my big announcement. The magazine has a readership of about 50,000 and it will be interesting to see what kind of feedback I get or if the blog will get any additional hits. Hell, the only reason I agreed to do the article was a last-ditch effort to get a date. Not that I’m holding my breath.
If anyone wants copies of the article, e-mail me and I’ll see what I can do. If you’re in Minnesota, you might be able to find the magazine at your local Borders or B&N.