DJ Earmworm has produced his annual mashup of Billboard magazine’s Top 25 hits of 2009.

So it’s time for the dreaded NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION — yesterday I saw this  http://tiny.cc/XzDlw and it got me thinking — I WANNA CHANGE THE TYPICAL NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION.  Sadly, I can’t think of anything NOT on the list.  Got any thoughts?  I’m blanking.  I thought about changing my “look” but how do you really do that?  I’m ponderin’ what my non-typical New Year’s Resolution will be.  I’ll keep ya posted.  If you have a good idea for me please let me know.

If you are one of those folks who went to the game on Sunday against the Jets and feel cheated and angry, you should be ASHAMED of yourself! I have had so many people call, text and hit me up on Facebook and Twitter complaining about the Colts decision to rest their starters on Sunday. Some fans have even said they feel like they should get a refund? REALLY? A REFUND?

      I understand if you want to debate if resting the starters or playing them is better for the team. That is a fair argument, but don’t feel like the Colts OWE you anything! They owe you nothing! They have earned the right to do whatever they want. Would these same people who want their money back PAY EXTRA for great games like the New England game? It’s the same logic. Stop being so spoiled. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL FANS, but those who were calling and contacting me and complaining need to take this to heart. One fan even told me that if the Colts do win the Super Bowl, it won’t mean as much now. Do you even remember mid-eighties? or 1990? or 1991? Somewhere, there are fans of the Lions, Browns and Rams who are giving fans like that a middle finger.

     If you know anything at all about me, you know I have lived in Indy my whole life and I love my sports! I remember when this community would get EXCITED that the Colts would win 3 games a year. The times have changed and so has the sentiment and expectations of the fans. I understand that, but the Colts don’t OWE you anything for Sunday.

      They are 14-1 and have home-field throughout the AFC Playoffs. In a year when a lot of writers and media picked them to MISS the playoffs. Yet still, some fans want a refund and say that winning it all would not mean as much. STOP IT AND GROW UP! I am a Cubs fan, do you have any idea what I would do for success? Quit being spoiled brats. I will now step off my soap box and think back to the 1985 season with Mike Pagel and company. Never take for granted what you see each week here because it won’t last forever. Ask the Pacers about that.

Is there anything more fun than watching little kids open Christmas presents?  In my extended family, we have three kids.  Two girls, ages 7 and 5, and a nearly-3-year-old boy (who makes as much noise as the two girls combined, but that’s another blog).  They get all excited when they realize that the present you’ve just handed them is for them.  They start ripping at the paper, their fingers tripping all over each other as they race to see what’s inside.  Then, after they’ve said thank you and gotten all fired up about their new toy, they ask the nearest adult to put everything else down and help them take the toy out of the cardboard packaging.  Finally, they spend the next several minutes playing…with the cardboard box!  Hey, it’s fun to watch!

The Karate Kid remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith.  I wonder if he does “the crane” move to win the tournament at the end of the move?

hanging with my family in iowa this week. sarah brown and i decided to make some pizza….

     After watching the Colts /Jax game on Thursday, it became obvious that “going” for perfection is indeed something that interests the Colts vets. All week long, the Colts put up the smoke screen that they will rest the starters and then they put 29 guys on the injury report. As Run DMC would say, that’s “tricky” of the Colts. Not only did they play the starters, they played the whole game. Aside from Freeney and Mathis (who have legit health concerns) the main players played and played well. The question then becomes, who makes the call on playing or not. I say let the vets do it.

     I think Peyton, Brackett, Freeney and Wayne have all earned the right to say that going for 16-0 is something they want to do. I may or may not agree with playing starters in a meaningless game, but the Colts vets have done enough in their time in Indy to warrant the benefit of the doubt. Not many franchises can turn things over to the players. This one can. The class leadership and the resume of what the Colts core has accomplished warrants them making the decision if they want to play for perfection. I think if #18 says he wanst this, GIVE HIM A SHOT! He has earned it. Same for Reggie Wayne, Gary Brackett, Dwight Freeney, Jeff Saturday and the other Colst vets who have helped make Indy one of the model franchises in all of sports, not just the NFL. I know Caldwell and Polian may want to rest the guys, but let the vets decide. I think they have earned the right to make the call.