Random thoughts while wondering what ever happened to Eddie Leon: 

Too Much Time on My Hands Dept.: The week before the super bowl is pretty dull for the national media as they have very little to write about.  The teams are quietly practicing in their regular facilities and very little comes out.  That's why, they turn to the old, reliable feature story to have something to write about.  For example, we're still exploring the issue of two African-Americans coaching in the big game; what happened the last time the Colts played a super bowl in Miami (can you say choke heard round the world, I knew you could);  how beloved the Bears quarterback is among Hoosiers; interviews with the elderly and can Peyton Manning hitchhike.  The swarm of locusts descends on Miami on Sunday.

Game Face Dept.: I turned on the super bowl and a football game broke out.

I Was Born in a Small Town Dept.: Again, it's not just me.

Captain Obvious Dept.: Bears President and McCaskey family pool boy Ted Phillips says he wants to extend the contracts of both coach Lovie Smith and GM Jerry Angelo.  YOU THINK?

If a Tree falls and No One Hears It Dept.: I joined six other Americans last night and watched the NHL All-Star Game.  No points for Sidney Crosby. 

Stern Lecture Dept.: More proof that NHL commish Gary Bettman thinks he is running the NBA. 

In truth, the NHL has more diversity than any sports league in the world.  There are Americans, Canadians, Russians, Czechs, Poles, Swedes, Fins, Danes, Norwegians, (et. al.) populating your league.  You are the UN of sports.  If that's not diverse, what is? 

Hog, Pig, Sooey Dept.: Arkansas fans are screaming for the university to roast (sorry) AD Frank Broyles and head football coach Houston Nutt. This is over the flap created when prize recruit from a year ago, Mitch Mustain, packed his crayons and left because he didn't like the way Nutt ran the offense.  This is while the team finished at 10-4 last season.

One card carrying loud mouth said, "The average Hog fan feels as though they have no voice, and that needs to change."  Dude, the average Hog fan lives in a home with wheels and thinks pork rinds is a food group.  Unless you have an Arkansas sheepskin (or pigskin as it were) you don't have a say. 

The best thing that could happen to Houston Nutt right now is for his cell phone to ring and for the voice on the other end to say "Hi Houston, this is Jerry Jones.  Got a minute?"

Cat in the Hat Dept.: Note to self: Do not take Jack Rousch to a sushi bar.

You Da Man Dept.: No matter what you think of Robert Montgomery Knight, he is still as good as they get at coaching basketball.

Taxing Development Dept.: May be time to quit smoking.  Better yet, may be time to elect a different Governor.    Stay the hell out of my garage, Jim.

Walk Like a Man Dept.: Mommy, I don't want to play with that mean girl any more.

Good to the Last Cent Dept.:  For the love of God, Fred, move on!  You can't get blood from a turnip.

Scam I Am Dept.: If you think the life of a professional athlete is all roses and lollipops, guess again.  They might as well just paint a target on their forehead.   While I agree a lot of these guys do it to themselves (Tank Johnson), sometimes they encounter people who are as unsavory as we believe the athletes are. 

Reunited and It Feels So Good Dept.: Proof again that even rock stars need to eat.  I guess Lifetime isn't casting any movies these days so Valerie is dependent on Eddie for those maintenance payments.

Couch Potato Dept.: Isaiah Washington is seeing a shrink for his ABC mandated homophobia.  Because of HIPAA, we cannot reveal what actually took place, but we can offer you what we feel to be an accurate recreation:

Shrink: "Do you like red meat, Isaiah?"
IW: "Yes."
Shrink: "Do you like football?"
IW "Yes"
Shrink: "Do you like Dirty Harry Movies?"
IW: "Love them!"
Shrink: "Own any records by Michael Bolton or Barry Manilow or anything from Stephen Sondheim?"
IW: "Hell no!"
Shrink: "How do you feel about two chicks making out?"
IW: "Par-tee"
Shrink: "And two guys?"
IW: "E-youuu.  Cold so cold.  Make it stop, make it stop."
Shrink: "Isaiah, I can't find a damn thing wrong with you.  You appear perfectly normal to me"

Mission Completed Dept.: Last night we watched the premiere of Chef Robert Irvine in "Dinner Impossible". Here's a review by Michael Johnson of TVFoodfan.com.  My enthusiasm did get dampened as Food Network reran the episodes in back to back hours and I did not get my usual 10pm (CST) daily fix of Good Eats.

The End Dept.: It ain't over until the fat man sings.