Carl Crossman Blog

This is the time of year that I love. Today the Super Bowl will be played and I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I am having some friends over to the house for the event and I know that everyone will be as excited as I am. We will have some food so everyone can eat.

This kind of event only happens once a year and so we plan to make the most of it. There will something for everyone I believe. I am fortunate to have a large house and so we will have plenty of room. I am sure it will all go well.

One thing that nearly every sports fan on the losing end of a game has said is that the refs ripped them off. I have said this many times myself. A bad call in a critical situation has caused many teams to win or lose a game that was important to them.

That’s why the NFL is looking into the situation and is looking for ways to improve rule enforcement during the games. They are beginning to hire former referees to critique the current officials and to find ways to make the games fair for everyone. I say it’s about time!

I love to fish and its usually by myself. I usually go every other weekend. I pack my stuff the night before and all I have to do is get dressed and start planning Home Security. It is very relaxing after a week of working. My job is stressful and it feels good to go fishing on the weekends. I started taking my son with me last week. He had never really fished much before. I set his fishing pole up and we were fishing on my boat. It was hard for him to leave the line still, so we started fishing for bass. He reeled the line in several times, and did not even really know what it felt like to have a bite. Once he reeled in the line and the pole started tugging. He did not know what to do. I helped him reel it in and it took some work. He had a very small fishing pole made for kids. The bass he caught was 15 inches long. That was on his first time ever trying to fish. He was so excited to take that fish home to mom. She cooked it up for him, and he was very proud of the fact that he brought home dinner for the family. I can not wait to see what he will catch next time.

Great news for the “Who Dat” nation. The New Orleans Saints have won their first Super Bowl victory by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. After getting off to a slow start, the Saints rallied to win the game convincingly. Heroes of the game include their quarterback Drew Brees and their field goal kicker Garrett Hartley who kicked a record setting three 40+ yard field goals.

There is little need to describe the party after the game on Bourbon Street. Folks throughout Louisiana celebrated well into the night. There will be a parade on Tuesday and expect the party to be massive. I say congratulations to the Saints on their victory.

I was watching game one of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. I realized how far each team had come after their long seasons. The game of baseball has fallen behind Football and Basketball, but it is still one of the best games ever invented.

The problem seems to be that there is not enough action to attract kids. The thing is that it’s just a much more slowly drawn out game than the others. As I get older, I really appreciate the long innings where the excitement builds. I don’t know who will win this year, but I wish them both the best of luck!