Puppies Galore!

The superbowl just ended a little while ago and it turned out to be a pretty decent game. Prince rocked at halftime and Billy Joel's National anthem...well...I had to turn him off on the first note. Sorry Billy.

Prior to gametime, I tuned into Animal Planet's third annual Puppy Bowl. For those of you not in the know, they basically put a bunch of puppies into a mock football stadium and supply them with toys. And that's it. You watch puppies play with toys, bounce around and drink out of a "bowl cam." I'm not ashamed to say that I find this highly entertaining and "awwwww'd" multiple times. Even though the puppies were beyond adorable, they are absolutely no match for the two cutest puppies of all time - my dogs, Heidi and Emma. If you don't think the following photos are cute, you are pure evil.

My first dog, Heidi - now in animal "heaven". Unfortunately, this is the only digital pic I have of her. She loved to help with the dishes:

Soooo cute right?!?!?! I can look at that pic all day.

And now my current dog, Emma, at 6 weeks old. If any editors out there want this for their magazine cover, shoot me an email:

Again, soooooo cute right?!

Emma in her favorite nap spot, behind a metal bin of flowers:


Emma nibbling on a slice of Italian bread:


And now we flash-forward. Emma is now six. Here she is waiting for a squirrel to magically appear from the drain pipe:


And, finally, Emma fearing popcorn:


I know, I know - they are the cutest dogs who ever lived. Then again, I am completely biased. Have a great night - it's time for me to watch The Infamous Chill Sisters.

Boredom and Defeat

Unfortunately, my great expectations for this week were completely off the mark. After a three week hiatus, we got an episode of House that was....BORING?!?! How can this be? House had an abusive daddy? An abusive daddy that sounded an awful lot like Ralph Fiennes' abusive granny in Red Dragon, don't you think? Ice baths? Being forced to sleep in the yard? Say it ain't so, House! And, I'm not sure how to say this without sounding completely wretched, but I don't think I have ever seen a more annoying rape victim in my life:

Rape Girl: I want to talk
House: What do you want to talk about?
Rape Girl: I don't know
House: Then why do you want to talk to me?
Rape Girl: I don't know

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know - this went on throughout the entire episode. SHUT UP!! This is what we waited three weeks for?!? And the fact that House actually sat and listened? No, no, no, no. I want obnoxious House back PRONTO.

The boredom then continued into last night's Rangers-Leafs game. The good news is that I did not slip in the lobby this time. The bad news is that the Rangers lost and almost put me to sleep. It was that bad. The only thing worth mentioning is the extreme creativity shown by my section when they booed a marriage proposal on GardenVision, "BOOOOO - DON'T DO IT - HE HAS NO MONEY!!!" Anyone who proposes on a large video screen deserves to be booed. As big of a hockey fan as I am, I think that is beyond lame. And cowardly to boot! You have to have large, unattractive text ask the love of your life to marry you? Hell no.