bowling for dollars...

ah, the super bowl...as a kid i used to refer to it as the "stupid bowl"...these days the actual game is almost a sidebar to the ads, the halftime show, the money at stake...and the money involved is staggering...the cost of ad time...the cost of a 12 minute lip-sync fest...the cost of a bag of doritos...as a new yorker there was also a feeling of "who gives a shit" since there was not a giant nor jet on the field...and for me personally, being a huge fan of manning...peyton, that is...well, it was hard to get excited...there was the interesting footnote to "the blind side", as michael oher is a raven and now has that nice ring on his finger...the ads were mediocre at best...a far cry from some clever reveals of years ago...beyonce sang a little...shvitzed a lot...and shook her money maker...but left me cold...oh, and after halftime she announced a world tour...pinch me, i am stunned...then there was the blackout...which seemed suspect as it greatly benefited san francisco...for a while...maybe it was all too much...maybe it was the ghosts of katrina asking for a little humility...when it was over and all was said and done i took two images with me...the funniest was the raven making snow angels in a field of confetti...and most bittersweet...the sandy hook fifth graders showing jennifer, alicia and beyonce how it's done...showing everyone what real courage on the field looks like...now, where are their rings?