A Week Of Superlatives

This week could be the most significant, top-notch, world class, incomparable, non pareil of all the fifty two that will make up 2008. That's not just me talking, that's the label attached to at lest two of this week's days.

It all started Sunday with "Super Bowl Sunday". Just putting the word "super" in front of something immediately sets it above the rest. If it weren't for "super" there would only be a man in a red cape and tights (just creepy), a bowl (boring unless it contains a yummy hot fudge sundae) or for those of you in Chicago, a dawg ( regular hot dogs can't compete). No, Super Bowl Sunday not only had the biggest game, but now the title of the biggest Sunday. The game was very exciting and lived up to it's billing. Does anyone else wonder why Archie Manning hasn't started some kind of quarterback stud farm, selling his MVP laced manberry juice to athletically challenged couples across the heartland? Good Lord, that guy can produce quarterbacks. I bet if you tried to catch a sample, it would be able to escape as many lab techs as you could muster and then still throw a completion to a waiting ovary that would clamp the seed to it's helmet and complete the play. Wow, I went a long way for that one didn't I?

Not to be outdone by Sunday, Tuesday was dubbed "Super Tuesday". I can't say I'm a fan of using the same grandiose description for a second day, but originality is a lost art. It was a super day indeed with primary elections in over twenty states. I'll share my voting tale tomorrow (hopefully), but it was exciting to watch the returns and to feel invested in an election. I know we're all invested in every election, but this one feels more significant to me. In keeping with the title of today's diatribe, let's say that this is a monumental, noteworthy, consequential, and vital election. Might I also suggest using an on-line thesaurus. Words are fun.

What to do with the rest of the week? I don't think I can go on just living out regular days. Monday wasn't "super" but it was sandwiched between two "super' days so it got a little of the residue smeared on it. Today is Wednesday. Boring! I know it's Ash Wednesday, but after I finish taking stock of my sins and begin my Easter preparation, the day still needs a nifty moniker. The weather is awful, so let's say today is "Worst Weather Wednesday". Not too uplifting, but it fulfills the superlative theme and my love of alliteration. I could go on like this, but then I take all the naming joy out of your lives. It's a fun game. Find your own adjectives and prescribe them to the days. Come on, don't be the only person on your block who isn't celebrating "Supreme Saturday". (that one's mine)

As Perry Mason used to say, "A side bar your honor." I just got news that the big show on WGN is doing very well as far as ratings. (Number 1!) That's due in no small part to all the people that listen. I want to thank you again for your support. My eventual media domination couldn't happen without you. You're unrivaled, unequaled and unparalleled. Later...Brian