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Well, I took our new cat Jacque to the vet to be neutered last Friday. We have had some problems with him spraying in the house plus we have many cats running around outside driving him crazy, so it was the right thing to do.

Jacque decided that morning to have one last hurrah and sprayed my computer bag. I was less than thrilled but could not figure a way to tie his kitty ass to the hood for the drive over. But I showed him, I made him ride in the back seat.

I get a call early that afternoon from the vet telling me all had gone well. Well except there was some pre operative issues. Immediately a million things ran through my head. Was it Feline Leukemia, fleas, ear mites or some sort of injury? The lady seemed very worried as she began to explain that the veterinarian tech had shaved him for a spay rather than a neuter. Now I wasn't sure how to phrase my follow up question to this bit of news. Jacque probably was in the upper 10% of nut size for a cat. We had made fun of the fact that he was so large we wondered how he walked with those things. So the thought of a professional not noticing this not so small detail kind of floored me. So I asked "Didn't they see the Cojones?". At this point I could tell by the stammering on the other line that I was being confused for somebody who would get upset about owning a half bald cat. I let her know it was okay, that it would grow back and I would just encourage all the other animals to make fun of him when he came home.  

So I now am in possesion of a not so free, ball less, half bald cat.

I have more important things to worry about.

Don't sweat the small stuff and its okay to pet a bald cat. 

Okay, it's here the most American of all Holidays, Super Bowl Sunday. 

No one expects you to give them a gift, you get to choose who you want to watch the game with and you eat and drink to excess. 

This one will be pretty low key with just Laila and I hanging around the house. No strippers wrestling in the front yard and no laser beam shots when someone scores. I either forgot how to throw a Super Bowl Bash, don't have the same friends or I've grown up and matured. I'll claim the latter though it remains to be seen.

Now as far as the game.

Being a Chicago born and bred boy. There is nothing I would like to see better than a Bears victory. My only regret is I won't be down on State and Division street to celebrate it afterwards.

Secondly living on the Tennessee border, everyone seems to think Peyton Manning is the greatest thing since indoor plumbing.  I have lived all over and while Aggie fans can be mildly irritating and Cornhusker fans mildly obsessed, there is nothing more obnoxious than a Vols fan. So I would love to avoid hearing and listening to a bunch of people wearing OSHA orange bragging about their boy for years to come.

That all being said my prediction is Colts 31 Bears 20.

I hope I'm wrong and I promise to not take this post down if I am.

So kick back, have a cold one and some wings and enjoy.