The Giant XLVI letters

If you are interested, right now our CBS affliate, WISH TV, has a live web cam on the Circle showing the letters.  It's pretty cool.  Link here.

P.S. - Teaching Griffin "boy" things

Tonight I taught Griffin how to make fart noises by blowing in the crook of his elbow.

Super Bowl Village

Wednesday evening, Trisha and I took the kids downtown to the Super Bowl Village.  The weather was great and the crowds weren't too bad.  We looked it like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (hopefully not) and the kids were really excited.  Griffin even got his picture taken with Colin Cowherd of ESPN.  It was a fun time and we saw some really cool things.

Trisha and Lexi about a block from the giant XLVI sign.

The Lombardi Trophy displayed on the JW Marriott Hotel.

The giant XLVI sign, which displays old Super Bowl highlight like on tv.

Near the ESPN studio on Pan Am Plaza.

Griffin and ESPN's Colin Cowherd, who could not have been any nicer.

The Super Bowl Indy Cars (there was one for each team scattered strategically around the greater Indy area.  Very cool!

Who is John Galt?

About 12 years ago, I finished reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.  At the time, it was the longest book I'd ever read, checking in at over 1000 pages.  Aside from the Bible, it remains the deepest and most dense book I've ever read (sorry Charles Dickens).  It is the story of Dagney Taggart, Hank Reardon, and other industry magnates who worked hard and created their fortune.  It is also the story of a government who takes it upon themselves to determine what is fair and how wealth should be distributed.  It was written 60-70ish years ago, but has been eerily reflective of the US in the last few years.

Tonight, I watched a the first film in a projected trilogy based on the book.  The acting was meh, the sets were so-so, but the story was king.  It is the kind of film/story that scares the progressives and social champions, because it advocates receiving payment based on your contribution, not merely because it's fair.  This might be an over-simplification, but it is Rand's Objectivist philosophy in a nutshell.  If you work hard and earn it, you should receive it.  Sharing the wealth should not be forced or regulated on society by the government, at a personal or professional level.  I should be able to buy Nissan or Toyota because of the excellent quality, and Chrysler and Ford shouldn't be bailed out because their products aren't good or their companies have been mismanaged.  I don't agree with all of Rand's ideas (I'm fairly certain she was an atheist, or at least didn't believe in a personal God), but I can get behind the idea that innovation and hard work should be rewarded, and laziness and lack of effort should not.

Dad, watch the movie.  You'll cheer.

Somebody Grab Some Glue!

Sorry.  Cami lost her second tooth Saturday night.  I didn't lose my first one until 1st grade.  I'm so proud of my daughter.  She is advanced.

Dancing Fun (videos)

Blue-Ray + Pandora + Freezing Temps = Dance Party Fun

Football-palooza

I have just spent a huge amount of time watching football.  New Year's weekend-ish is my favorite football time of the year.  Multiple bowl games on Saturday (of varying degrees), the NFL on Sunday (Tebow killed my fantasy team in the championship; he picked a bad time for a bad game), and even more bowl games on Monday (all the ones I watched were very exciting and came down to the end).  Now its time to run through the NFL playoffs and the BCS Championship.  Then, I'm free to watch regular tv.  I love football season.