American Football, Hanson, Rowing, and Cold Weather

I finally broke down and went and bought a 9-month membership to the gym today. It seemed like a good time with the exchange rate still being low. When I went to work out I got two really weird experiences:

1. I got to watch Monday night's NFL game of the Tennessee Titans vs. the Indianapolis Colts while I biked (thank you Sky Sports 2). What a last quarter! Never would have guessed that the Titans would end up winning by as much as they did! (oh wait, just saw a news article - looks like the Colts scored in the last 3 minutes that I missed - oh my gosh!! Still lost, but I'm impressed.)

(Associated Press. Saw this touchdown while I was on the stationary bike. Beautiful run!)

2. I got to use a rowing machine - for the first time since Parklands in Nairobi, Kenya - but while I was in pain from a machine that I was totally out of shape for - you guessed it, Hanson's "Mmmbop" came on. It was incredible! I felt like I was in Junior High again back in Kenya. :-)

(Boston.com blog picture. What more can you ask for then a Hanson soundtrack to your workout?)

Then, lastly in this update, it's getting really cold here! Northeastern Scotland got snow the last two days and we were slated for the possibility. Walking back from class tonight, the city had trucks out spraying the roads with sand/salt. It's already gloves, scarf, beanie, jacket weather - YIKES! For those of you in warmer weather, enjoy it for me. :-)

(Fun in the snow back in March 2004. This was in Bratislava, Slovakia with the Meyerdirk family - great time! They made this really cool "igloo" in the front yard. Oh, and no, we don't get snow like this in Belfast - just the cold weather, none of the fun. :-)

P.S. In case you hadn't seen it, JBU's "Toilet Paper" game has been named one of the top Basketball traditions in the US - right there alongside Duke and others - crazy, huh? Here's a story about it.