From the Inside Out

The Internet is abuzz once again with rumors of Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson.  This time, everyone is talking about the couple being married.  

Here’s the story.  Simpson’s mom made an off-handed comment to a paparazzo when they were leaving a Chilis restaurant in L.A. this week.  She was asked when Jessica and Tony were going to get married.

“They already are, what are you talking about?” replied Simpson’s mom. 

He asks Jessica, “You guys already married?” 

Jessica and her mom laughed, and then Jessica says, “I guess, if mom says so.”

From the sound of it, they were just joking with an annoying paparazzo, but she has been dating Tony since last year.  I hope it’s not serious.  If it is, you can say goodbye to the Cowboys’ season this year.  

She single-handedly brought him down by attending one game last year.  Can you imagine what would happen if they were actually married?  Ugh!  I hear collective sighs from Cowboys’ fans echoing across the country. 

Seriously, what is he thinking?  Yes, she’s hot, but she is also a spoiled, immature diva. 

C’mon Tony…you can do so much better. 

The theme for today was “super”.  Beginning this morning at church, I walked in to see festive decorations and “Super Sunday” signage.  It wasn’t until we finished singing and the anthem of “superman” started playing that I figured out they weren’t just referring to Super Bowl Sunday.  Hmm…coincidentally enough, the balloons were the colors of the superman logo too.  The message today was simple, but it was delivered in a refreshingly entertaining method.  I really love to hear J. Manning preach.  He’s creative, funny and inspiring.  He made the point that, like Clark Kent, all of us have the potential for greatness.  We just have to choose when and how to use it.  You can’t hide in Smallville forever because you are too busy, too full of self-doubt, or too afraid to use your potential.  God has a job for all of us — it’s time to break out and achieve great things for His kingdom.

Another announcement that many in my circle of friends would say is “super” is the announcement that Heidi and Cody are pregnant.  The official announcement was made today, and Heidi wasn’t the only one who was glowing.  The Rigdons had the biggest grins on their faces.  It was really cute.

Finally, today was Super Bowl Sunday.  Being a Dallas Cowboys fan, I wasn’t too excited about the game.  Instead, I was more interested in the commercials.  I had agreed to participate in a “live” ad panel which would rate the Super Bowl commercials in real time.  The ad panel was sponsored by Hey Nielsen, the social networking site for The Nielsen Company (the company that brings you the Nielsen TV ratings).  Over 200 people participated in the ad panel via a Webex Web conference and provided their opinions on the commercials that ran during the big game.  It was lots of fun; certainly, it made the game more interesting.  The results will appear tomorrow. 

Unfortunately, there were many bad commercials this year, but there were a few good ones too.  My favorites were:

1.  Diet Pepsi Max “What is Love”

2.  Diet Pepsi Max “Justin Timberlake”

3.  Tide “Talking Stain”

4.  Bud Light “Fire Breathing”

5.  Audi “R8″

To check out all of the commercials, go to www.myspace.com/superbowlads

Have you ever had one of those days where you just wanted to relax and hide from the rest of the world?  Well, for me, today (Sunday) was that day.  I shirked all of my responsibilities and became a couch potato.  I’m almost ashamed to admit that I spent the better part of the day doing nothing more than watching TV and playing with my new computer.  I did absolutely nothing productive…no, not one thing.  I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I just didn’t feel like getting up and facing the world.  Maybe it’s jet lag from my trip to Seattle or maybe I need to start taking my vitamins again, but it felt good to relax — like a guilty pleasure.

The only flaw in my otherwise beautiful “hooky” day was the loss of my favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys.  I was a little nervous when I began watching the game.  Based on their performance in the games leading up to the playoffs, I had a feeling they weren’t going to play to the best of their abilities.  Nevertheless, I was still hopeful.  They did have a nice little break and some extra time to get focused and healthy.  Unfortunately, my nagging feeling (or shall I say intuition)  was right.  The Cowboys choked, gaving their fans a very disappointing loss.  I was shocked.  After such a great season, it’s hard to believe that it’s all over.  *curses to Jessica Simpson for single handedly taking down Tony Romo*

Oh well…here’s to next year…Cowboys in the Superbowl in 2009!

Well, it’s late, so I’m going to sign out now.  Have a great Monday.