Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees for their Super Bowl win last night. They were the better team and came up with the huge defensive play to ice the game with the Colts driving to tie the game late in the fourth. The key to the game was keeping Peyton Manning off the field. Yes, Manning had the crucial interception, but up until that point he was awesome when on the field. The Saints found a way to maintain drives and controlled the time of possession to limit Manning’s opportunities.
The greatest football game of the year–the Super Bowl. We’ve been blessed with a great match up in the New Orleans Saints versus the Indianapolis Colts. My self-imposed sports media boycott over the past two weeks has led me to avoid the hype and form my own opinions on how this game will play out. Let’s look at the teams first.
Saints
I love Drew Brees. I think he’s definitely proven that he belongs as a top tier quarterback and his pregame huddle breakdowns are awesome. But Brees’ success can also be attributted to his great receiving core and the play-calling of Sean Payton. I thought the Saints were way too conservative against the Vikings and should have thrown the ball more, especially off play-action. I think Colston and Meachum are better on the outside than the Colts’ defensive backs and Shockey up the seam against a linebacker will be easy pickings all game. If they balance the run with Pierre Thomas and get solid play from their special teams, the Saints will score points. Keep reading →
American Idol has officially been back on the air now for a couple weeks, but I haven’t watched a show yet. The real American Idol doesn’t start until Hollywood Week. That’s when I’ll start watching and become invested. These early audition shows are garbage. Almost ten years in, we know how the audition process works. Thousands of hopefuls are herded into stadiums and forced to wait for hours for their 30-second opportunity to maybe make it in front of the judges. TV doesn’t accurately portray the process, but why would it? It’s tedious and far from glamorous. All viewers see is people running out of the room with a yellow sheet of paper, screaming and celebrating with their families. Everything is manufactured and staged. From the back story sob-pieces to the bickering banter between the judges, it’s all a scripted formula and you’re extremely gullible if you fall for it. Keep reading →
I was so interested in last night’s Grammy Awards that I decided to DVR the show and watch the NFL Pro Bowl live instead. Like Stephen Colbert said at the opening, there’s nothing better than a bunch of celebrities getting together in a giant room to congratulate themselves. In recent years the Grammys telecast has become more a showcase for interesting collaborations than an awards show. This year was no different, but rather than be fresh and exciting, everything just seemed bloated and unnecessary. Does this show really need to be three and a half hours long when you really only give out seven awards?
In between seeing Aaron Rodgers NOT get sacked by Shaun Ellis and awkward interviews with Colts and Saints players, here are a few thoughts on what I saw at the Grammys.
Censors KILLED Eminem, Drake, Weezyand Travis Barker
I understand rappers can’t be swearing on television, but by no means was this “live” and the dude working on the dump button had insanely quick trigger. They should have known when the cusses were coming and been quick with it. No excuse for 3-5 seconds of silence in the middle of a song.
By now I’m sure you’ve seen the ads for Domino’s new and improved pizza. I’m not normally a fan of chain-store pizza but I decided to give it a try. Yes, they use real toppings and their new pie is different. But is it improved?
One of the recent criticisms of this site is that there’s not enough food-related content, whether it be reviews, recipes or general articles. I admit, the site has diversified over the past year, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I’ve always seen Chef Diesel more as an all you-can-eat cultural buffet, rather than a literal representation of a person in a kitchen. To directly respond to the haters though, there have been fewer food posts because I have been struggling since late September with what my doctors think is Crohn’s Disease.
The last few months have been tough, but the one thing that I have control over is my diet, which greatly impacts my symptoms. I have my good days and my bad, but as long as I avoid certain foods, my life stays pretty even keeled. I’ve started another site that mainly serves as my food diary, but also has some other musings on my situation. By no means am I asking for sympathy, and I’d actually prefer if you didn’t visit the other site. I feel no need to share my story to help others or be an attention-martyr-whore for the cause. I only write this to hopefully explain this site’s content direction and provide some transparency for my ten faithful readers. Thanks for sticking with me.
I’ve decided for my 30th birthday that I would like to be roasted. You know, some big party where I sit in on a dais in front of a crowd of people and my friends all take turns making fun of me. Everyone gets drunks while eating good food and laughing about how I use to be fat. While I would be the brunt of all the jokes, I could think of no funner and funnier way to celebrate a milestone birthday. Now, I don’t actually think it would be successful, because I don’t have that many friends and the friends I do have would be terrible at writing roasting jokes. But this seems like a great idea after finishing Jeff Ross’ I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges. Keep reading →
