NY GIANTS AT GREEN BAY, RENEGADES WIN 6TH STRAIGHT

The Green bay Packers will meet the NY Giants today in the NFC Championship game on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field and I mean that literally. The temperature is expected to be 0 at game time an by 9pm it suppose to be -3 with a wind chill of around -8, I am glad that I will be watching this game from my warm 75 degree living room. I am sure that they will show some fan in the stands with his shirt off, if the do the should take him to the mental hospital. In the AFC Championship game the San Diego Chargers will be at New England where it suppose to be a balmy 21 degrees at game time with a wind chill around 4. The winners of todays will meet in the Super Bowl two weeks from today. The Richmond Renegades extended there winning streak to 6 games last night beating the Fayetteville FireAntz in OT 3-2, the Gades will go for the 7th straight win this afternoon against the Twin City Cyclones. The Virginia Cavaliers picked up there 1st ACC win of the season last night beating the Boston College Eagles 84-66, next up for the Cavs is a Wednesday night game at Florida State. Well we got a dusting of snow here in CH and that's about it, down in Georgia I don't think they got in any snow Knoxville after the NWS has issued a heavy snow warning yesterday morning. I hate to say it but it appears my gout has returned will vengeance this morning, it started to flair up a bit Friday night and was pretty sore yesterday and it's hurting this morning. I guess I will have to take some more colchicine even though I don't want to because of the side effects and I will probably have to go back to the DR this week to see if he can prescribe me some Allopurinol. I know allot of people who have taken Allopurinol which has helped them with the gout but I have also read on WWW that it doesn't help everybody who has it. GO PACKERS, MICKEY


A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.
Vince Lombardi

Events
January 20
1885 - The roller coaster was patented by La Marcus Thompson of, where else, Coney Island, NY. His coaster was 450 feet long with the highest drop being 30 feet.
1892 - The first organized basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA YMCA Training School.
1937 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution set the date, officially, for the swearing in of the President and Vice President. The amendment was ratified by Congress in 1933.
1958 - Elvis Presley got a little U.S. mail this day with greetings from Uncle Sam. The draft board in Memphis, TN ordered the King to report for duty; but allowed a 60-day deferment for him to finish the film, King Creole.
1974 - Golfing great Johnny Miller won the Tucson Open Golf Tournament and became the first pro golfer to win four consecutive major tournaments.

Slim Whitman Country singer is 84
Patricia Neal Actress is 82
Arte Johnson Comedian ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In") is 79
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Former astronaut is 78
Dorothy Provine Actress is 71
Eric Stewart Singer is 63
Daniel Benzali Actor is 58
Ian Hill Rock musician (Judas Priest) is 56
Paul Stanley Rock musician (Kiss) is 56
Bill Maher Comedian, talk show host is 52
Lorenzo Lamas Actor is 50
James Denton Actor ("Desperate Housewives") is 45
John Michael Montgomery Country singer is 43
Rainn Wilson Actor ("The Office") is 42
Stacey Dash Actress is 41
Melissa Rivers TV personality is 40
Edwin McCain Rock singer is 38
Skeet Ulrich Actor is 38
David Eckstein Baseball player is 33
Evan Peters Actor is 21