Parties & Eagles

You were probably expecting me to do a segment today on the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States and you would be partly correct. I’m going to wait until tomorrow to talk about the historic moment when Obama becomes the first African-American to hold the highest office in the nation. I will certainly watch the ceremonies today which I’m sure will be emotional for many as change truly does comes to America. The only thing I question is the pomp and circumstance surrounding this event at a time when our country and the world is in really bad shape. In all honesty it’s been a four-day event and one can only imagine the price tag the government has to pay in security alone.

Somebody once said you learn a lot about the people you work with at a holiday party. If that’s the case than there are some of us who are very different once the music begins. We had our holiday party over the weekend and I certainly work with some dancing fools. Actually there are those who can really move and those whose movements are not pretty. Then there are those like me who refuse to give anyone ammunition for post-party commentaries or cell phone pictures. Nothing wrong with letting your hair down and I’m glad to report that nobody did anything to be ashamed of or regret when they woke up the next morning.

Philadelphia will have to be content with being home only to the World Series champions as the Eagles have come up short once again in their bid for a Super Bowl title. That’s a good thing because I don’t know if I could have survived the constant ribbing from Philly fans about being the “city of champions.” The Eagles do deserve credit for not quitting in Arizona Sunday and Donovan McNabb was able to rally his team after a terrible first half. But the vaunted Eagles defense let the team down and there will not be an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl. Here’s hoping the Cardinals prevail which should give hope to fans of all teams because they were the laughing stock of the NFL just a few short years ago.