Putting closure on 2008

What better way to end the year and start a new one than with a snow storm?!? With a projected seven inches falling today, tonight and into tomorrow, we could not be happier. We have filled up the holiday notebook the past few days, and we are finally going to download it (well, some of it).

1. The Celtics STINK have hit a few speed bumps! Wow, suddenly they don't look so great. Losing Christmas Day to the Lakers is nothing to be alarmed about. But losing to Golden State (Golden State?!?) and then to Portland without Brandon Roy?!? Yikes, now we are talking about something. We have howled with laughter after each of the losses, as Tommy Heinsohn blames all Boston losses on...wait for it...the refs! And seriously, since Paul Pierce is the "best player in the world" (his words), shouldn't he be able to prevent such embarrassing losses?!? We're just saying.

Anyway, this just means it's a Mortal Lock that Boston will scoop up one (or more) veterans to come off the bench next spring. And Danny Ainge can always count on His Lover, Kevin McHale, to do anything and everything to help out the Celtics. We can only guess that K-Mac is ready to return Al Jefferson to Boston for the comely price of, say, Brian Scalabrine.

2. Todd McShay says No Way to Tim Tebow! Not only has he said The Golden Child is a "second day" NFL pick, he also says West Virginia's Pat White is a superior prospect. We were not so sure, until we witnessed White's final pass at West Virginia. The diminutive lefty zinged a 20-yard laser to defeat North Carolina, 31-30. Now, we B-E-L-I-E-V-E!

3. The hype surround Cal running back Jahvid Best is legit! We finally got a chance to see the sophomore and, man, was he impressive. Twenty carries for 186 yards and 2 scores against Miami?!? Wow. We'd label him the 2009 Heisman Front Runner, but, of course, unless you play for USC, you can't play on the West Coast and hope to win the award.

4. The 15 pound Christmas rib roast (15 pounds!) was fantastic! Just pull when it hits 140 and you can't go wrong!

5. And finally, the two hours spent opening presents Christmas Morning are, without a doubt, the best two hours of the whole year. As a parent, outside of good health, there is nothing better than watching your kids open Christmas Presents.