The List: Five Things That Have Nothing In Common
5. This is James Patterson. He has a new book out. This guy writes more than a book a month. How is this possible? I've been thinking about one which is basically just putting my Parkinson's stories together. Pretty simple and no deadline and I haven't started yet. I know he has "helpers" and really just does the outlines for a lot of the book but still.......
4. Tomorrow night is The Grammys. How is it that I haven't heard any of the Record of the Year songs and only a couple of tracks from the Album of the year nominees? As for Best New Artist, forget about it. I thought James Blake was a tennis player. Apparently I turned 90 on my last birthday.
3. The Captain and Tennille are getting divorced. Toni and Darryl are calling it quits after nearly 40 years of marriage. How does that happen? I went out with a woman who was also divorced after 40 years. I asked her why? She said he had cheated on her...for the entire length of their marriage and she just recently found out!! OY!! I just read that The Captain has some long time neurological issues that affects his keyboard playing and their bank account. TEASER ALERT....more about this next week.
2. The Super Bowl is supposedly next Sunday at the Meadowland Stadium, in New Jersey. I said supposedly because I read a couple of stories talking about the possibility of moving the day of the game because of bad weather. What kind of fool doesn't see this coming? This is why the NFL plays for four months. It's the showcase day for both football and all the companies advertising. You also have the leagues marquee player, Peyton Manning, coming off a historic season. Everyone wants to see if he can do it on sports biggest stage and he has to do it in inclement weather. I know it sounded good when they first thought of it but try saying this out loud "Super Bowl Friday."
It's been one nasty winter in Chicago, with more to come. Most people I know have lived here all their life. Hopefully those who have made the choice to move and live here did some research before coming to Chicago. People are complaining like I've never seen before. Hey folks, it's January. It's cold and snowy during this month. STFU about it already. Move on with your lives. It's almost February. Only 28 days to deal with. Then comes March. I can smell Spring. To quote a friend..keep saying "Sunshine, Robins, Tulips" over and over.