::Tag:: I'm It!

It's been a while since my last entry. I hope that everyone had a great holiday and are enjoying their new year. I have a few things to cover this time around, so let's get started.
My good online friend Sharon, has "tagged" me and I am now "it" to list five weird things about myself. This should be interesting.

1. Everything on my computer desk has to be in a certain spot or else I freak out. This fact also prevents me from allowing anyone else to use my desk or even the computer for that matter.

2. When typing instant messages, I almost always type with proper writing skills, i.e., capitalization, proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I VERY rarely use shorthand.

3. While taking a "walk" with someone, I always have that person walking on my left side. I cannot stand to have someone walking to my right side. Also, I would rather people walk in front of me when going into a building. Why all this, I have no idea!

4. Just recently, I have found that young pretty female firefighters dressed in bunker gear is really hot to me. I am sure a lot of you are now asking yourselves, "What the...?" and are probably now thinking that I am a pervert. Is that weird enough for you? LOL!

5. When wearing a hat, it must be on PERFECTLY. If not, whomever is helping me put it on
must keep taking it off and putting it back on until it is perfect. The hat can be crooked by a fraction of an inch, I know it, and it must be fixed.

So I am sure that you all are wondering what I am so frustrated about this time around. Well, my beloved Indianapolis Colts fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers this afternoon to end their great season.

Unfortunately today, I wasn't watching the same Colts team that I had been watching since this season began. The Colts came out in the first half and looked absolutely awful in the first half. The offense couldn't get a first down if their lives depended on it. Peyton Manning wasn't himself today. The offensive line was missing blocks and wasn't protecting Peyton like they had all season. The defense was just as bad, if not worse. They couldn't seem to stop the run and were giving up long passing yardage. They looked a little better in the second half. They made a valiant effort to mount a comeback. The game come down to a 46-yard field goal attempt by Mike Vanderjadt. Vandy is the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL but missed the field goal miserably, and the Steelers beat us 21-18.

I thought we had what it took to not only beat Pittsburgh this week, but also what it was going to take to beat Denver to win our first AFC Championship and go on to our first Super Bowl appearance. I sure hope we can build on what we had this year and can make another run for it next year.

Now that football season is essentially over for me, I will now sit and wait for April to roll around for the 2006 baseball season. The Cubs are improving the team this off-season. With the additions that have been made thus far, we are looking like a better ball club for the upcoming season. We should be able to play a little better fundamental baseball this year. Only time will tell and the off-season is far from over, so we may see more upgrades before Opening Day. We'll have to wait and see.

That is going to wrap it up this time around. Take care everyone.

'Till next time.

Jason