PACKERS CHANCE OF MAKING PLAYOFFS SLIM, GEORGIA UPSETS VA TECH

The chances of the Green Bay Packers making this years NFL playoffs were dealt a severe blow last night when the Giants beat the Redskins 34-28, the Skins jumped out to an early 7-0 but that was the only time they lead the game the rest of the night. The Packers will finish out the season tonight at Chicago. The Georgia came from 18 points down in the second half to upset Virginia Tech last night at the Georgia Dome. The Bulldogs struggles terribly on offense in the 1st half but the second half the looked like a different team and the Bulldog defense contained Va Tech explosive offense. Last night at the Richmond Coliseum the Richmond Renegades had another pretty tough night falling to the Huntsville Havoc 7-4 and believe my it wasn't that close, Huntsville dominated play the entire game. There were a couple of good scraps and one big altercation involving the Huntsville goalie and there were some big hits also. Richmond needs some more offense in a bad way. I have posted what happened to Gary on Tuesday below, he posted what happened in the comments section of Tuesday entry but I don't think everybody saw it. It looks like it could be a rainy New Years Eve and New Years Day here in CH. MICKEY

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED TO GARY
Here is the story. I was in Circuit City in the Heights with some family members and asked if they were going to handle the recall on the wrist straps for the Ninento WII controllers. The salespunk said no and that it was old people that were having a problem holding on to them in the first place. That was bad enough but he kept going and said people over 40 should not play video games anyway. Old people have no business playing young people games and should stick to wheelchairs. He kept mouthing off to the point I went off on him and then his supervisor whom shall remain anonymous as he and I have had run ins before when I was the president of Wells Atheletic Association and banned him (and his fat kid) from the association. Needless to say the f bomb was dropped (sorry ladies) and I was asked to leave before they called the cops. I gladly told them how they needed reinforcements in dealing with such an old man of 53. Needless to say I left highly insulted but instead of never setting fooot in the store have asked for the real manager of Circuit City to call me and will not only seek a face to face meeting I will force them to honor the recall. I simply defended my fellow AARP members.

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.
A. Lou Vickery

Men: Eat More Tomatoes
Research suggests that lycopene, a substance found in tomatoes, may play a role in lowering men's odds of developing prostate cancer. Cooked tomato products, such as tomato sauce, are particularly healthful. Cooking breaks down tomato cell walls and releases the lycopene, making it easier for the body to absorb. A 2001 study by the National Foundation for Cancer Research found men with prostate cancer who ate one entree with tomato sauce per day for three weeks before surgery had a significant decrease in prostate tissue damage after their operations.

1879 - Thomas Edison delighted an audience in Menlo Park, New Jersey. He gave his first public demonstration of incandescent lighting with the words, “Now it’s on. Now it’s off.” He did this for hours and hours. Well, not quite. But he did turn the lights on and off a few times just to show folks that he could do it.
1950 - Willie Shoemaker and Joe Culmone, both 19 years of age, became the first jockeys to ride 388 winners in a single year.
1967 - Playing in a wind chill of 40 degrees below zero, the Green Bay Packers won the National Football League championship game by defeating Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys, 21-17. The game, played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin was called the Ice Bowl. During the game, the whistles of the referees actually froze to their lips, which was no problem until the referees tried to remove those whistles (ouch!). It turned out to be the coldest championship game ever.

Folk and blues singer Odetta is 76
Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 69
Actor Tim Considine ("My Three Sons") is 66
Actor Ben Kingsley is 63
Singer Donna Summer is 58
Actor Joe Dallesandro is 58
Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 48
Actor Val Kilmer is 47
Actress Gong Li is 41