Potpourri

No, this is not the kind of potpourri that sits in a decorative bucket on the bathroom sink; this is more the Alex Trbek potpourri.

• Mrs. Undaground saw Goodfellas over the weekend. Her comments were that it was interesting and very violent. I think she liked it. I actually stayed awake for the whole thing. That's kind of crazy, because every time I rent a new movie, it takes 2 to 3 attempts to make it all the way through. Goodfellas was an education for Mrs. Undaground. She now knows that I could never be a "made" man because I'm 1/4 Norwegian (and I bruise easily).
• Another movie we saw over the weekend is "Grizzly Man". This just came out last year, but it's already on the Discovery Channel. I highly recommend this movie. It's a documentary about a guy who lived with the grizzly bears for years and years and then was finally eaten by one. Check Discovery Channel for a rerun, or go rent it. It's quality entertainment.
• To all the people out there talking about the bad referees at the Super Bowl: please give it a rest. Steelers fans are a large, loyal bunch and have waited 26 years for another championship. Let us enjoy it for at least a few days before all this stuff. The referees were bad, but they did not cause the Steelers to win or the Seahawks to lose. Next time I hear somebody talking about the refs in the Super Bowl, I will cover my ears and close my eyes and loudly scream "La, La, La, La, La, I can't hear you. La, La, La, La, La.". I'm warning everybody; this will be very juvenile and hard to watch, so don't test me.
• Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow have decided to call off their engagement. Not sure of the reason, but I'm guessing it's because she realized riding a bike for a living is not all that exciting after the Tour de France is over, and he realized that he's more of a Kelly Clarkson guy than a Sheryl Crow guy (talking about age here, not necessarily musical style). Hey celebrity couples: Please get to know each other before you go on Oprah declaring that you're a perfect couple. It's fine if you want to live in your little fantasy land, but there are children involved here. That's all we need is some little world-class bicyclist offspring messed up in the head from his parents' and taking his revenge on the world. Do you realize the damage he could do with a mean streak, a ten-speed and biker shorts?
• Groundhog day came and went, and I didn't get stuck in it like Bill Murray. If I did though, I would hope it didn't fall on a day when we were painting. Also, I'd probably still start every day with Maxwell House, and I'd experiment with shaving my entire head.