In The News...

*Arnold Schwarzenegger was inducted as the governor of California. Is he a joke or is he for real? Hmmm...read his inaugural address on the web. Didn't sound so bad. But then again, inaugural addresseses are always filled with a bunch of fancy shmancy words that's just supposed to sound good, but oftentimes are filled with promises that will be left broken and unkept. I'm not into politics much, but I'm not so sure about the Terminator playing governor just yet. I'm curious how his lifestyle is going to change, too. I've watched "It's Good to Be Arnold Schwarzenegger" on VH-1 where they delve into the luxurious lives they live and the obscene amounts of money they spend on toys and whatnot. Goodness, this one man could probably solve California's finances without even making a dent in his bank account! We'll have to see though. Perhaps he can reestablish the peoples' faith in their government leaders. That would be something, wouldn't it?

*San Francisco 49er's kicked some ass! We actually got to see the game against Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football. 'Twas an exciting game, really! I'll admit, I haven't followed them for the past couple of years. I don't know any of the players' names anymore 'cept for Owens, Garcia, and other old skool guys, but I was proud they won. I've given up the fight to convert hubby to become a 9ers fan- in his words, "once a Chargers fan, always a Chargers fan." S'all good though...he DID become a SF GIANTS fan, so I'm cool with that! Hummmmm Baby!

*Other football news: Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings. I was semi-split. Do I root for the Bay Area team or do I go local? Honestly, I was never a Raiders fan. (Man, my bro-in-law and his bros would kill me! LOL!) As a matter of fact, die hard Raider fans' gung-ho love for the team scares me! But y'know, I did have some love for them when Jerry Rice got in there. Traitor schmaitor- he stayed in the Bay 'cuz he loved it and to him, it didn't matter what team he played in. Much love to Kanin! The game was good, kept me on my toes, found myself cheering for, yah you guessed it, the Vikings. Although they were defeated by the Raider Nation, they fought a good fight.

*Minnesota State Law: Any Minnesota resident will be charged a fine if holiday Christmas lights are lit before Thanksgiving. Residents are encouraged to put them up now while the weather is still good. Just don't touch that switch!

*There's a study that I read about in a teacher magazine that says people do not know how to properly wash their hands. Eh? Says that people do not take enough time to rid their hands of all the germs they come into contact with. The study says that each time we go to the sink, 20 seconds is the minimum time that should be spent lathering up with soap. 20 seconds. It's suggested that we recite the Pledge of Allegiance to ourselves (or outloud if you so desire...) because it takes about 20 seconds to do so. So we're not talkin' the ghetto-style-leaving-out-prepositions-Allegiance. You gotta do it slowly, taking note of each and every word. When you're done with the pledge, your hands should be squeaky clean....well, until you touch the faucet knobs and push down the lever to give you the tissue paper, but yes, your hands will be clean! Oh and by the way, it didn't specify that it had to be the American Pledge...choose a country, say the pledge, clean your hands. 20 seconds.

(Ya'll know you're doing to try this...I DID! I pledge allegiance...)

Last, but definitely not least
*The HBO special of the boxing match of Marco Berrera of Mexico vs. Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. Can we just say DOPE?! First of all, it was just cool to see a Filipino brutha up on TV! Second of all, it was just awesome to see a brutha kickin' some serious ass in the boxing rink! Now, I'm not an avid boxing fan, but I did start watching with my dad when I was little. I'd always be flinching and grossing out at all the blood. I'd even laugh when the boxers seemed to be hugging. "Why are they hugging Daddy? Aren't they supposed to be mad at each other?" LOL! Yes, I do know about some old skool Cassius Clay, some Sugar Ray Leonard...'course I know all about the whole Mike Tyson ear incident and yes ladies, I do know about Oscar DelaHoya. Yea, he's a cutie! But nevermind that he was the major supporter of this Berrera dude. So, the fight goes into the 11th round, exchanging swings and punches, swollen eyes, bleeding temples, and wouldn't you know it? We have a new world champ (in the I-forget-division) and he's a Filipino brutha! Whoo hoo! The whole world (who has cable) saw that Philippine flag swayin' in the background, saw someone place a rosary around his neck, and saw a lil' tiny Filipino dude name Manny Pacquiao win the title and be lifted up onto someone's shoulders as he cried. 'Twas a great moment.

*I bet ya'll didn't know how much I liked sports! If you don't know, now you know. WORD!