Random Thoughts 12/10/08

• I voted for the Pro Bowl yesterday, the last day to vote. Here's some thoughts: 1) There aren't enough slots for NFC quarterbacks. 2) The RBs and the WRs in the AFC who deserve it probably aren't popular or established enough to actually make it. 3) Defensive players would be easier to pick if not for injuries and suspensions. 4) Kick returners were harder to select without a standout like Devin Hester. 5) Why in the world does the Pro Bowl voting start in the first half of the season and end with almost a month yet to be played? They could conduct the vote in January and tabulate the results with, oh I don't know, COMPUTERS and know the next day.
  
• Must have iPod accessary: Giant earbuds. Others here but not cheap.
• The Army-Navy game last week was another lopsided victory by Navy. But the game also was a showcase for two new uniforms (both teams normally wear a dark blue and gold uniform almost inditinguishable from Notre Dame). Navy's new uniform looked very contemporary while Army's camouflaged duds were a little more gimicky.
  
• Advantage of a short haircut: the consequence-free wearing of stocking caps.
• I'm eager to get a new home computer. We've saved the money and now I'm waiting for the January release of new iMacs. There are rumors of a new low-powered quad-core processor from Intel that I'm very interested in.
• The Arena Football League has suspended play for 2009, including the poorly-named Kansas City Brigade, hoping to restructure and resume play in 2010. I've been to a handful of Brigade games and, in my opinion, arena football just isn't very compelling though I wish it was. What's too bad is that the Sprint Center will now lose its only regular tenant.