Fail

Okay. I mentioned yesterday that I planned to watch the Superbowl as I enjoy American Football and I didn't need to be up at Sparrow's. I had beer and pretzels and settled in for the whole tamale. At half-time I realised that I don't know much about Katy Perry and that I don't remember Springsteen doing that many costume changes when he played that gig. What did impress me was how well engineered her 14 minutes was and that took me back to Live Aid when Queen lit up the event and showed just how much effort they had put into wringing every drop from the time they were allotted. I decided to watch the second half in bed (sans beer and pretzels) so I retired. By the end of the third quarter the Seahawks were owning it and I was jaded so I turned off and grabbed some sleep. Of course the game pivoted on a poor call by the Hawks and Brady and the Patriots overcoming a 10 point deficit in the fourth quarter - and I slept through it. Massive fail.

I clocked this little guy in Mote Park. You were either getting this shot or one of the gulls preening on a large sheet of ice in the middle of the lake - and that was in the middle of the afternoon; it's sure been cold today. 

I've had some smashing news this evening but it's not my news so I'll not go into that - suffice to say that I might have a glass of something to celebrate. Not had anything yet as I was involved in an online tutorial until not long ago.