Monday Musings

1. Heroes returns tonight. Mrs. U and I are both big fans of this show, so we'll be glued to our seats at 9pm est. We won't literally be glued to our seats, this is just an expression. There was one time, in second grade, when I was somewhat pasted to my seat but since it was elementary grade Elmer's I was able to pull away by the time school let out. I hope that the "previously on Heroes" segment is longer than usual, because I don't remember much about what is going on. I do know that they saved the cheerleader. I took that to mean that they saved the world, but apparently there's still some superhero work to be done.

2. So Peyton Manning, the number one dork in all of professional sports, is now going to be in the Super Bowl. Ugh. At least I know I'll probably be able to see more of his side-splittingly funny, hilarious, laugh-inducing, witty commercials between now and the big game. That was sarcasm. He and Jared from Subway apparently do business with the same ad agency. I'm pretty sure the Colts will beat the Bears, but I will be rooting against them based solely on those stupid commercials.

3. I attended a 3-year-old's birthday party Sunday. I haven't been to one of these in about 33 years, so I had a good time. There was a full-sized bounce-house there. Honestly, when I arrrived at the party, I had every intention of bouncing in the house. First, I watched my friend attempt to bounce, and quickly changed my mind. After thirty seconds, he was red-faced, out of breath, and sweating. He's in slightly better shape than me, so I figured it might get ugly if I entered the bounce house. In fact, looking at the thing, I'm not sure I could have climbed into it without expending great effort and looking like a sea mammal flopping around on the pool deck at a theme park. I hope that years from now I don't regret the decision to avoid the bounce house. Something tells me I'll get another chance in three years.