January 31

Mary and I called Sue and Manfred when the 2 point conversion was being challenged.

We're glad the Aints won one. How could they loose after that great Who Dat half time show?

MVP winner Drew Brees only tied, and did not beat Patriot Brady's 32 completions record.

We plan Greg and Jen's wedding rehearsal luncheon at a Gillette Stadium restaurant next month.

On these long cold winter nights, there is time to download good power point slide shows.

It will take 2-3 years what with the complicated NYS funding process and also the "Great Recession" wreaking havoc with funding for the arts.

Our internet is iffy; so far if we brush off the dish with a broom we can get it going again, but don't know how long this will last. If I don't reply to your letters this weekend, you will know why and I will get to them after the storm!

Best,

Dear Super Bowl Visitor: Welcome to Miami! Get ready for a fun Super Bowl
> week, because you're going to see some serious partying ``Miami Style'' --
> people eating, drinking, singing, shouting, fighting, discharging
> firearms,
> sacrificing animals, sinking motor yachts and dancing naked around burning
> buses. And those are our police officers. But don't worry! You are
> perfectly safe. Miami has been hosting Super Bowls for more than 150
> years,
> and in all that time no harm has ever come to a visitor who didn't do
> something stupid such as venture outside the hotel. So have fun! Here are
> some tips to help you make the most of your visit: GETTING AROUND Miami
> has an extensive mass-transit system. Unfortunately, it doesn't go
> anywhere
> you need to go, and it sometimes has sharks on it. (You think I'm kidding.
> <http://miamiherald.typepad.com/crime_scene/2010/02/super-bowl-tourists-dave-barry-is-not-kidding.html>)
> Miami also has a modern taxi fleet, which consists of four modern taxis,
> but
> they're pretty busy. So your best bet is to rent a car. Keep in mind that
> Miami has the same traffic laws as the rest of the United States; the
> difference is that nobody here obeys them. The main expressways are
> Interstate 95 and the Palmetto; do not use these unless you are an
> experienced fighter pilot. WHERE TO GO The heart of the action during
> Super Bowl week is South Beach, which you should refer to as ``SoBe'' if
> you
> want to sound like you just got here from Indiana. To get to South Beach
> from the mainland, simply drive across any causeway to Miami Beach, then
> turn around and drive back to the mainland, because the last available
> parking space in Miami Beach was taken during the Clinton administration.
> Then you can walk back over the causeway (not recommended) or attempt to
> hail one of the four taxis. South Beach is famous for its nightlife
> ``scene,'' featuring clubs where you can enjoy hideous music played at the
> volume of nuclear testing while running up a bar tab the equivalent of two
> years' tuition to dental school. South Beach also boasts a vast array of
> obscure celebrities, so you just might spot a famous DJ that you never
> heard
> of, or a Kardashian sister, or even -- if you're lucky -- a Real Housewife
> of New Jersey. Also you pretty much can't throw a rock over there without
> hitting Mickey Rourke. ...

The place to eat in
> South Beach is of course the world-famous Joe's Stone Crab. Joe's can get
> crowded -- both Jimmy Hoffa and Amelia Earhart were last seen waiting for
> tables there -- so when you arrive you should let the maitre d' know that
> you are a ``player'' by shaking his hand while subtly slipping him a crisp
> folded one-dollar bill. He will then whisk you straight to your table
> sometime in April. OTHER SIGHTS TO SEE AROUND MIAMI If you drive west
> from
> Miami, you will soon come to the Everglades, so whatever you do, do not
> drive west, because there are snakes out there the diameter of the Lincoln
> Tunnel. Miami also has theaters, museums, art galleries, ballet and
> libraries, but what do you care? You'll be in South Beach, watching
> ``people.'' BROWARD COUNTY In past years, Broward County felt left out,
> because Miami-Dade County has always been the throbbing heart of the Super
> Bowl action. But this year we are stressing that Broward is also an
> important Super Bowl organ, like the goiter, or even the pituitary gland.
> You should definitely check it out. Maybe after the ballet. USEFUL
> SPANISH
> Miami has a large Spanish-speaking population, so it's good to know some
> basic conversational Spanish. Here are some expressions that will come in
> handy: -- ``¿Donde el heck está mi coche?'' (``Where the heck is my
> ar?'') -- ``Lo dejé con el ayudante de cámara.'' (``I left it with the
> valet.'') -- ``¿Cómo? ¿El no era ayudante de cámara?'' (``What do you
> mean,
> he wasn't a valet?'') -- ``¡Hey! ¿Es ella una hermana de Kardashian?''
> (``Hey! Is that a Kardashian sister?'') -- ``¡Su extremo es del tamaño de
> un Lounger de Barca!'' (``Her butt is the size of a Barca-Lounger!'') --
> ``¡Ha ha!'' (``Ha ha!'') -- ``¡Perdoneme! No sabía que era su esposa.''
> (``Sorry! I didn't know that was your wife.'') -- ``Eso es un arma muy
> grande.'' (``That is a very large gun.'') GETTING TO GAME To get to the
> game, simply ask any Miami resident for directions to ``Sun Life Stadium''
> and you will be rewarded with a blank stare, because until about 15
> minutes
> ago it was officially named ``Land Shark Stadium.'' It has also been
> officially named ``Dolphins Stadium,'' ``Pro Player Stadium,'' ``Joe
> Robbie
> Stadium,'' ``McDonald's Value Meal Stadium,'' ``Toilet Duck Stadium,''
> ``The
> Law Offices of Leonard A. Tortmonger and Associates Stadium,'' and ``Jason
> Whiffenberger's Bar Mitzvah Stadium.'' The largest cash business in South
> Florida is selling the naming rights to this stadium. For the right price,
> you can name it after yourself, but only until another buyer comes along,
> because it is not a faithful stadium. It's the 10-dollar hooker of
> stadiums.
> Anyway, to get to Hooker Stadium from Miami, get on I-95 (not recommended)
> and drive north until you enter the Golden Glades Interchange, which
> scientists believe was left here by alien beings. You will emerge from
> the
> Golden Glades somewhere near the stadium. Or, Cleveland. There is no way
> to
> tell. But whatever happens, we're thrilled that you're here. The Super
> Bowl will bring a $500 million windfall to South Florida, according to
> Super
> Bowl Host Committee officials who clearly have been smoking crack. However
> much money it actually is, we need it, so let me repeat: Welcome to our
> town! Make yourself at home! Or, as we like to say down here: ``Mi casa es
> su casa.'' (``Give me your wallet.'')
>
>
>

Subject: You think English is easy???

Have a couple of drinks and then try reading these quickly.

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce .

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present .

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .

13) They were too close to the door to close it.

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Thanks Kevin for keeping us up to date on Marjorie's successful operation with your Blackberry from the hospital.

We missed you at the game. Congrats Bob, I love the first half of your book. Too bad we lost to Yale: