The Fireside

  Tonight the football season kicks off. My team, the Baltimore Ravens (been a fan since the '11 playoffs) take on the Denver Broncos in the opener. Looks like a great game, looks like a great season. Before the game, check your sports channel listings and there may be a season preview special, helpful for newcomers to the game. 

My team has won the SuperBowl!! What a tense game. This is why I like sports. The Ravens were ahead for the first half of the game, but SanFran caught up. Both teams were in top form and playing well, but it was Baltimore that came up on top. Flacco and Lewis were amazing, as well as the D when SanFran kept surging forward. Well played, both of you. You both won championships. An extra round to the Baltimore Ravens for winning. In celebration, keep your eyes on my blog this week....    Oh, and if anyone is feeling generous, I have my eye on :  http://www. baltimoreravensstore.com/ ravens-super-bowl-xlvii- champions-new-era-39thirty- locker-room-hat/detail.php?p= 442450&v=ravens_super-bowl- XLVII   And :  http://www. baltimoreravensstore.com/ ravens-2012-afc-champions- locker-room-t-shirt/detail. php?p=442036&v=ravens_ collections_2012_conference_ champs   Finally, when it comes to jerseys, I would LOVE to have the red Sen...

The Ravens have won the AFC, and are headed to the Superbowl! I'll be cheering for them and hoping that they win the big game. Even if they lose, they had a great overall season, and the AFC win is the icing on the cake. Good going guys, but it ain't over yet....

My Baltimore Ravens have recently won 10 games in a row. This is terrific news. The NYG are having an on-and-off season overall, but the Ravens seem to be faring quite well.  10 in a row is quite an achievement no matter what football, or sports team for that matter, you follow. They play next against Oakland, and I'm sure that'll be an interesting match-up. The only two teams in NFL Football I really like or follow are the Giants and the Ravens. They came close to playing each other last SuperBowl. i'll continue to watch and cheer them both on, but if they play each other.....

There's an NHL lockout. The above photo is a 'spoof' (though it's no laughing matter) of the logo for 'Hockey Night in Canada'. Sad, bad news for Canadian hockey watchers and lovers. Suffice to say, there's a void. But I plan to (attempt to) fill my void with.... I'll be watching Ravens, Giants and Jets games. I usually only watch NFL football games during playoffs or the SuperBowl itself, or if there's one on in a pub or something. Turns out I'll be watching more regular season games, due to no NHL and a more passive TV schedule, excluding Netflix, (I still watch my shows and all, but Dexter is the only one I'll be tuning in to watch RIGHT away...Boardwalk, Walking Dead and anything else (Big Bang and Fringe)) that has a returning season I'll watch whenever.

As many of you who read this blog may know, but I'll flat out say it - I'm a geek. Well, a "normal" (I could do a post about normalcy...when I'm feeling philosophical!) person who has geeky interests, and gets excited over movies, TV, books, music, artwork, etc...various aspects of the entertainment & technological field. (I know that doesn't really make one geeky, but if you know me, than you'd know what I'm talking about!) However, I also like some sports. Watching, I mean. Because of my build, I'd be great for tennis /badminton / squash, golf, biking, walking...those types. Perhaps it stems from centuries and centuries of watching humans compete against each other at something; such as the gladiators back in the days of the Roman Empire, and through cultural evolution, I picked it up. Maybe one of my ancestors participated in or was at a game once in Rome?  Or even further back - watching cavemen or something fight over...

I'm not too much of a football or NFL fan, but I do like to follow & cheer on various teams throughout the finals & championships, depending on the match up. This year I was hoping for a Ravens vs Giants match-up on Superbowl Sunday. It is now Giants vs Patriots (go Giants!). Both teams of both matches (Ravens, Giants, 49s, and Patriots) played well, and both wins (and losses) were quite close.