Sorry, no post tonight

I'm busy at the hospital.

In the meantime, why not head over to my flickr page at www.flickr.com/captawesome and see the great t-shirts my sister made.

Ways to improve the Olympics

A few quick and simple suggestions for each of the major sports:

Ice Dancing -- Allow body checking

Curling -- Require drinking after each throw

Hockey -- Ban Canada

Women's Hockey -- Ban women

Ski jumping -- Make competitors wear those streamers you used to put on the handlebars of your bike

Biathalon -- Perfect as it is; No improvements needed

Final thoughts on the 2009 NFL season

For your consideration:

** The Saints won the Super Bowl.
** Tony Romo won a playoff game.
** The Eagles had a Pro Bowl fullback.
** The East Coast is now being buried in the third major snowstorm this season.

If you need further proof that hell has frozen over, I can't give it to you.

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There are only 74 days left until draftsgiving. Right now, the draft site http://www.draftsite.com/ has the Eagles taking Louisiana Tech DT D'Anthony Smith with the 192nd pick, their final selection of the draft.

That's ridiculous. They could trade all the way down to 220 and still get D'Anthony. And taking him with Utah OG Zane Beadles still on the board? Absurd. I've never read a worse sixth-round projection two months before draft day.

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Brian Westbrook won't be on the Eagles opening day roster next year. Start getting used to the idea now.

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Players who now have a Super Bowl ring, thanks to the Saints win:
** LB Mark Simoneau (former Eagle)
** FB Kyle Eckel (former Eagle)
** CB Malcom Jenkins (Ohio State alum)
** DE Will Smith (Ohio State alum)
** QB Mark Brunell (Yes, that Mark Brunell)

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If you put down $10 on each of the Super Bowl prop bets I laid out last week ($60 total) you would have walked away with a $63.10 purse -- a hefty five percent profit. Orange really let me down, however; the Gatorade bath was classic yellow.

Actual Super Bowl bets to consider

All bets are based off Bodog.com odds:

** Which team will cross the 50 yard line first?
Bad bet: Colts, $130 bet wins you $230
Good bet: Saints, $100 bet wins you $200
Saints are the home team, and after they win the toss they'll get the ball first.

** First score of the game will be what?
Bad bet: TD, $205 bet wins you $305
Good bet: FG or safety, $100 bet wins you $265
Saints have never been in the Super Bowl, and the Colts often start slow. Expect a short FG on the opening drive.

** What color will the winning team's Gatorade shower be?
Bad bet: Green, $100 bet wins you $700
Good bet: Orange, $100 bet wins you $650
Never bet against orange. Never.

** Which of these players will score first?
Bad bet: Marques Colston, $125 bets wins you $225
Good bet: Pierre Garcon, $105 bet wins you $205
Colston has been an inconsistent red zone performer all year. Garcon is from Haiti, and CBS has probably paid the Colts extra to feature him and his story on Sunday.

** How many times will CBS announcers reference Hurricane Katrina?
Bad bet: Less than 2.5 times, $100 bet wins you $210
Good bet: More than 2.5 times, $140 bet wins you $240
A better bet would be how many times will they reference it in the first five minutes.

** How long will the first TD pass of the game be?
Bad bet: 96 or more yards, $100 bet wins you $1,000
Good bet: Zero, $10 bet wins you $1,500
Yeah, it won't happen. But it's worth the $10.