Spay, neuter, adopt

Probably preaching to the choir knowing who reads my blog, but this is a good one to pass on. Thank someone who volunteers at an animal shelter. Volunteer yourself.

Fun "Trick Quarterbacking" video

And all from the 3rd string QB of the UConn Huskies...

Cool stuff where I work

http://www.startribune.com/business/115533889.html?elr=KArksUUUycaEacyU

Super Bowl

I didn't have a chance to watch the Super Bowl this year as I was driving home during that time, but I did listen to it a bit, and read about it this morning. While I have kind of stopped caring about the NFL (I am much more interested in college football these days) I thought this thing about Aaron Rodgers (the game MVP QB of the Packers) was cool:

http://espn.go.com/blog/rick-reilly-go-fish/post/_/id/826/aaron-rodgers-unforgettable-forgiveness

I've read and seen enough about him to know that this is generally how he is. I wish all players could have this kind of class and team attitude. I'd certainly enjoy watching the NFL a lot more if they did.

Flashback fun

Thanks to friend Ryan for this one....

http://www.behance.net/Gallery/ALT1977-WE-ARE-NOT-TIME-TRAVELERS/545221

Many sci-fi shows deal with the topic of using time travel for financial gain. Fun to think about anyway...

When the star leaves...

I posted this on Facebook too...it is rumored that Steve Carell is leaving "The Office" but that they are going to continue the show without him. Which started me thinking about shows over the years that lost their main character or star and tried to continue...here are the ones that come to mind (and some posted by other people to my Facebook post on the same topic):

• "Sliders" - after 2 1/2 seasons, "The Professor" John Rhys-Davies left and the writers all got replaced. That was bad enough, but after Season 4 "Quinn" Jerry O'Connell left too, and the show just got ridiculous.
• "The Dukes of Hazzard" - the season where "Bo and Luke" were replaced with similar-looking but much worse cousins "Vance and Coy". The producers thought the car and Daisy were what everyone watched the show for, and didn't want to bow in to the bigger contract demands of the Bo and Luke actors. They were wrong...and the show never really recovered.
• "Valerie" - a show named for Valerie Harper. After several seasons, she left, and in the show they killed her off and replaced her with the aunt played by Sandy Duncan. This actually wasn't the worst replacement ever, and Jason Bateman expanded his role and became the star I think. Still wasn't nearly as good as the beginning.
• "X-Files" trying to replace Mulder and Scully. Couldn't be done.
• "Saved By The Bell" trying to go with similar-but-worse (if that is possible) next generation actors. And then attempting to revive the original actors by doing "The College Years". And yet people continued to watch...
• "That 70s Show" without "Eric" Topher Grace. I think everyone thought there was enough other talent to keep going, and really the other actors were all very funny and good, but for some reason, the Eric character kind of held it all together. Never recovered.

Post some more of your favorites!