CAN THE OLD MAN DO IT AGAIN

Well today's big question in the NFL playoffs is whether or not 40 year old Brett Favre can lead the Vikings past the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game and to the Super Bowl. I have to say that I am rooting for a Vikings win just because of Favre, I have said it before and I am going to say it again the Packers never should have let him go. In the AFC Championship game to the New York Jets will face the Indianapolis Colts, not many people are giving the Jets much of a chance in this but I wouldn't count them out. Well the Virginia Cavaliers are not longer undefeated in the ACC after falling to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons yesterday 69-57, the game was not as close as the final score indicated. The Cavs just didn't play very well at all, next up for the Cavaliers are Hokies at home on Thursday. The VCU Rams didn't fair very well yesterday either, the Rams lost to Northeastern for the 2nd time this year 74-62. I saw some of this game on TV and it just looked like the Rams were a bit out of sink. Well it looks like it is going to rain again this afternoon and tonight, I may try to run outside this morning before the rains come. MICKEY

Puncture your meat
The problem: Dense meats like steak, pork, or chicken legs can burn on the outside before they're fully cooked on the inside. The solution: Insert a clean stainless-steel rod or nail into the thickest part of the meat, and finish cooking. "The nail will act as a conductor, drawing in heat and cooking the meat from the inside out," says Roland Henin, CMC, U.S. coach for the 2009 Bocuse d'Or Culinary Olympics

If you're a broccoli lover, you've picked a winner. From a list of 10 of the most commonly consumed vegetables in the country, broccoli holds the top spot for having the most phytochemicals -- compounds everyone's urged to consume because they protect against chronic diseases.

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~ Confucius

Today's Birthdays: Actor Ernest Borgnine is 93. Actor Jerry Maren ("The Wizard of Oz") is 91. Actor Marvin Kaplan ("Top Cat") is 83. Cajun musician Doug Kershaw is 74. Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens is 71. Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is 69. Singer Aaron Neville is 69. Actor Michael Ontkean is 64. Actor Daniel Auteuil is 60. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 60. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 59. Bandleader-musician Jools Holland is 52. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Theo Peoples is 49. Country musician Keech Rainwater (Lonestar) is 47. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is 44. Comedian Phil LaMarr is 43. Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sleepy Brown (Society of Soul) is 40. Actor Matthew Lillard is 40. Actress Merrilee McCommas is 39. Actor Ed Helms is 36. Actress Tatyana Ali is 31. Actress Mischa Barton is 24.