Super Bowl-bound

Tom Brady returns to the Super Bowl for the 5th time in his career, even though, as he said in his own words after the game that his performance sucked against the Ravens.  Well, the game was a taut nail-biter throughout, and this posting pretty much sums up my feelings after the game.  Yup.  It really comes down to a few key plays in the end.

The great news for the Pats is that their D kept them in a game in which Brady was off his mark, mind you, at this late stage of the playoffs.  It means that they WILL contend in Super Bowl.  It does not matter how much we maligned the defense in the regular season; they picked a hell of a time to gel.  Nice going.

The game was enjoyed together with family and of course, great gameday snacks.  I whipped up a batch of chicken quesadillas and fresh guacamole from scratch.  Now I have two weeks to figure out my next gameday menu ... suggestions, please!  :-)

Drops from My 2012 Bucket: Jan. 22, 334 days remaining

Court Martial  (1/19, Kirk's old school legal defender)
The Return of the Archons  (1/20, a festival of primal violence and lust ... from which Kirk refrained?  ;-) )
Space Seed  (1/21, Enter: Khan.  Yes, Ricardo Montalban really is mas macho.)
A Taste of Armageddon  (1/21, great premise: real war is better than virtual war)
This Side of Paradise  (1/22, the spores of love.)

Video Mission Update: 25 / 728 hours = 3.4%


Refinanced my auto loan at DCU on Thursday.  I was fortunate to still qualify for the new auto interest rate of 1.99%!  Savings of $96/month.

Monthly Expense Mission Update: $199 / $400 per month = 50%