The good, the bad, the ugly

First, the good -- school was cancelled today! It's so damn cold, it was even too cold for the Eskimos who run the school system....incredible! I appreciated those extra couple hours of sleep, believe me.

The bad -- it's so damn cold!! Right now it's -4, with wind chills in the -30 range....when it's this cold out, the dog refuses to go outside. While I can't really blame her, I'm sick of cleaning up after her -- which means me forcing her outside, while I go along. Not my idea of a good time.

And the ugly -- what else? My Bears. Dammit. Here are my overall impressions, before all the talking heads sway my opinions:

• Rex was awful. Just awful. At times it wasn't his fault -- his line didn't give him enough time, and the play calls were sometimes pathetic (especially that drive with 5:00 left in the game), but at the times he needed to go deep and stretch the defense, he was woefully off. It could have been the wet ball, but that didn't seem to bother Peyton.
• Losing Benson was catastrophic. When the Bears do well, they balance the running plays between Benson and Jones, and having Benson go down early was bad news. Too much Jones is not a good thing.
• That drive at the end of the game was ridiculous. With no timeouts, the clock running, you need two touchdowns, WHY would you throw a 5-yard pass over the middle?? Was that Rex's decision, or Ron Turner's? Either way, that about made me come outta my skin, I was so pissed. THROW IT DEEP -- what have you got to lose at that point?
• The defense was at times flat, and couldn't cover the short, underneath stuff. They kept covering deep, which didn't make any sense to me -- Peyton clearly wasn't going deep in that rain. If they'd moved those deep guys up and covered the middle better (and not stayed in zone so DAMN MUCH), they could have shut down the Colts' ability to get 5-10 yards each play. Where was Ron Rivera there? Already talking to Jerry Jones?
  
• The party at JN's friend's house was fun. I only got annoyed a couple times, and was able to see just about everything -- we missed the last 2 hours of pregame which I wasn't thrilled about, but the food was good, and the chit-chat was minimal. The best part was when Devin Hester went the distance to open the game -- we were all screaming and hugging like maniacs! I almost passed out, seriously.
• The commercials were good, overall. The one that really stood out to me was the Robert Goulet one -- laugh out loud funny, period. There were a couple creepy ones, which was unusual, and most were just mildly entertaining. But they didn't disappoint.
• Prince was UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE!!!! He was even better than I thought he'd be, as I was afraid he'd do all new shit -- but there was plenty of Purple Rain stuff, and even a couple covers from the Foo Fighters (!) and Jimmy Hendrix. He looked great, he sounded great, and the show was kick ass....like Kathy Griffin says, it delivered like Dominos!!
• If the Bears had to lose, I'm glad they lost to Tony Dungy and the Colts....they're a classy team run by a classy guy, and that does take some of the sting out of it.
• I loved hearing Lovie say right away in the post game this is just another step closer to where they wanna be, and that next year they'll be ready. It makes me feel good to know he's not all down in the dumps, lamenting the loss....he's already looking at how to do it better next year. That just kicks ass.

So there you have it, my worthless Super Bowl wrap-up.
The ride over the last 2 weeks has been awesome, and it was all worth it.
What's gonna piss me off now is hearing all the damn Packers fans around here talking about how the Bears "still suck," and hearing all the talking heads patting themselves on the back and saying "I told you so" about Rex and the outcome of the game.
If nothing else, I was hoping the Bears would at least cover the spread, but they didn't.
That sucks.
How long until pitchers and catchers report??