Sometimes, especially by February, it seems as though winter will never end. Just an inch of snow last night and highs today in the mid twenties.

At least the sun is shining!

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The New England Patriots have become the New York Yankees of professional football.

Whenever you become a perpetual winner, the fans either jump on your bandwagon or want to burn you down.

Win or lose, no one can doubt the strength of this franchise. And Tom Brady? The best quarterback I've seen in my 65 years.

Let the game begin!

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Watch The Big Bang Theory and drink a shot every time Sheldon lectures. Should be drunk by first commercial.

A Fuzzy Navel is Peach Schnapps and orange juice.

A Hairy Navel is the same as above, only adding a shot of Vodka.

Not what you thought from the title, eh?

Yummy!

Yes, I live in the 21st century. I have a cell phone, computer, HD t.v. and all the other things I need to live in the present.

Including something new at work. No more time clock. We now phone in when we arrive and when we leave. No paper payroll checks, either. Go to the web site and check how much you've made.

I'm waiting to see how many people start abusing the phone in - out procedure.

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... seen someone who turns you on to the maximum just by looking at them?

?

... for their 15 minutes of fame.

That's what I'm asking. What won't they do?

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... that the groundhog will see his shadow and run and hide for six more weeks come this Friday.

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I've spent most of my life in the state I grew up in: Indiana.

Indiana was always known for three things: Corn, Hoosier Hysteria and the Indianapolis 500.

The corn is still growing, although most small farms have given way to conglomerates now. The Indy 500 has changed over the years, too.

And Hoosier Hysteria? Sadly, that's gone, too. Before the NCAA Tournament grew huge, March Madness was originally referred to as the Indiana State Boys Basketball Tournament. All of the high schools were in one tournament, no matter how big or small. If you want to know how it was, watch the movie 'Hoosiers' some time, where a small school wins. The movie was based on a real-life Championship game in 1954 involving small school Milan against big school Muncie Central. With only 5 minutes left in the game and the score tied, Milan held the ball for the final shot and hot it to win the State Championship.

Twenty some years ago, they did away with the single class tournament. Now there are four "classes", which means four State Champions. Attendance has dropped dramatically since and old timers like me miss those days when all people talked about was who would win.

At it's height, they played the final game in an indoor football stadium with over 60,000 people cheering a high school game. Now, they have four separate games without selling out any of them (in an arena built to hold 20,000).

Life goes on. And not all changes are for the best.

Indiana was once unique. Now it's just another small minded, conservative state. Example: It's 2018 and we are just now getting ready to okay Sunday carry-out beer sales.

(sighs)

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Stay hydrated, no matter what you're contemplating doing.

Water... the key to life and the enemy of cramps.