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Yay! Snow!

Hey, we actually got some measurable snow last night! Not a lot, but it's a good start, even if it is almost February. To celebrate I stopped by the Plainsboro Preserve on the way to work/school to take some pictures. Here are some.

Hoo-Ray!

It is actually, finally, really, snowing outside! Oh happy day! Of course, if it doesn't accumulate, then it's wasted. But still, it is promising.

A New Awards Ceremony

I think there should be an awards ceremony, similar to the Darwin awards, but instead of for stupidity, for specious reasoning. The awards themselves can be called "Species." (Wait, the Darwin awards aren't already called that, right?)

At any rate, the inaugural award for "Most offensive specious reasoning in a television commercial" would go to Progressive Insurance. You know, the one that goes (roughly), "If they're this helpful now, imagine how helpful they'll be once you're a customer!" Granted, this is an old commercial, but I haven't griped about it in pseudo-public yet. Did the writers/producers really think that people would sit in front of their TVs and say, "wow, why hadn't I thought of that before! That makes so much sense! I'm going to get Progressive insurance now!"

Unfortunately, the answer must be yes, since this ad has been on for so long.

Sporty

First, those few readers which actually forget that I haven't posted in forever and accidentally check this page will probably not care one whit about this subject, so sorry! But with luck this will be the first of regular posts to come, so take hope in that. Also, at least I have been posting pictures to flickr regularly! (see sidebar)

Yay Patriots! Yay four awesome games of football. Three decided by a field goal each, and one decided by seven and no TDs. No STDs either, as far as I am aware. And now the Pats are just an Indianapolos away from another Super Bowl appearance. I like their chances against Indy more than their chances against San Diego, but it is absolutely no guarantee. It is only Monday morning and I am already losing sleep over next Sunday.

In other sports, I thought it was very interesting that in the first day of the Australian Open, only 3 of 16 seeded players lost (is that below average?), and all three losses came at the hands of Americans. And there were no other Americans playing seeded players (that, by induction, would have lost). I emphasize that I find this interesting and nothing more; it would be just as notable if the same were true for the Russians, although of course as a default I will root for the Americans. At any rate, today there are five Americans playing seeded players, but one of them is playing Nadal, so look for them to not continue the same pattern.

Did I mention how I love the Australian Open because the live matches happen at night here, so I don't have to skip work to watch it?