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The winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver this year. The winter sports includes some of my favorite competitions, such as ice hockey and downhill skiing. I’ve never been to Vancouver but would reallu like to find a way to go there soon. I bet there is plenty of things to see and do, even after the Olympics are finished.

Each game for the last 3 weeks we have had a “Must Win” game for our Titans team. And each game they have lost. This team has not got it together this year at all.

So this weekend is either the last of the “Must Win” games or the start of every game after this one all being “Must Wins.” We’ll see if they can find a miracle to win this game or if we will write off the whole season with another loss.

The best thing about September is that we finally get back to the football games and hockey games. I love Monday night football and I always find a way to get to a dozen or so hockey games. These games on my big HDTV flat screen on the weekends are what make working all week worthwhile.

Well my favorite team didn’t win their playoff game so they are out of it. Now I have to cheer for my second pick and they don’t have a very good record in playoffs. So I am cautiously optomistic about the Cardinals winning their game. I think the Steelers and the Ravens are stronger teams. Nastier defense players anyway – they take a lot of cheap shots and really try to hurt the other guys, not just tackle them for the sake of the play. I don’t like that. It’s not a prissy game by any means, but it’s not about thuggery, either. Whatever happened to good sportsmanship? Why don’t these guys get it?

This weekend is big doings for football fans. I have cleared the deck so there are no errands that have to be run and no distractions planned for the 8 hours of football games tomorrow and Sunday. I want to focus on the football games and enjoy myself – chores can wait. After all, there are only a few weekends owth football left and then a long drought until August and next year’s preseason games.