The Sheila Variations

It's funny to me that the nipple incident was such a non-issue where I watched the superbowl. This was a hardcore football crowd. They are neighbors of mine and we have watched all of the playoffs in the "Patriots Room" that my neighbor built himself. This room has a large screen tv, along with four other tv's so you never had to take your eyes away from the game (along with a pool table, darts, full bar, etc.). I would have missed the great commercial with the non-superbowl football players and coaches singing "Tomorrow" had there not been a tv in the bathroom! There was amazing and endless food and an amazing and endless flow of alcohol! The host and hostess had a huge blowout over the beef stew which made the 3rd quarter very tense (and the win an even more thankful event!) - but I think what I will remember most is the woman I met through attending these games. I am a lover of the game of American football, but this woman beats me hands down. We sat together for all of the games, mostly because the seats became "assigned" as the Pats continued to plow through the playoffs (and our seating arrangements were why they were winning!). The game was so crazy and this poor woman (same age as we are Sheila) - looks to her husband with the weight of the world on her shoulders and says, "why does it have to be like this" -- and despite the fact that I have no voice, my poor children looked like zombies going off to school, and Janet Jackson showed her nipple, it was a great game!

Betsy -

Now THAT sounds like a Super Bowl party. I would have loved to have been there.

I do have a memory of you and me at a Homecoming Game, and you were clutching the fence with your fingers, staring out at the playing field, with a look of total and complete agony.

I think my father yelled at me after that game because I couldn't let go of the SK loss and it was ruining Thanksgiving.

We didn't go anywhere or have anyone come over to our place for the game and the whole Janet Jackson thing wasn't really any kind of issue. I think we both noticed it happen and I know I thought "I couldn't have seen what I just thought I saw" and then pretty much forgot about it because I was too busy watching an exciting game.

Betsy -

I should have guessed you would have a hard time letting it go - because of the look of anguish on your face.

I loved going to those Homecoming games

The VP distracted by nipples and sexuality. That's very unusual for him...

I did learn, after the high school experience of the "homecoming game" to allow a game to be a game. At church yesterday, there were several prayers for the Patriots. My priest decided to take a moment to say that he doesn't think God gives luck to one team and not another, BUT, should the Red Sox get to the world series, all bets are off. It was cute.

Perhaps if it had been Beyonce, I would have been more interested in this nipple-gate nonsense.

Boobs.

Heheh.

Boobies!

I think Timberlake engineered the entire thing in his continuing battle to stop people whispering that he is gay.

Basically, Timberlake's entire post-Britney career has been one long scared shriek of, "I'M NOT GAY! DON'T SAY I'M GAY."

Well, he didn't look particularly interested...