Fleeing Thoughts to start the New Year

-If you listen to the beginning of "Off the Record" by My Morning Jacket, it is reminiscent of the "Hawaii Five-O" theme song.
-How come the singer in My Morning Jacket, a band from Kentucky of all places, sounds like he's from England?
-I am really glad the Iowa caucus is tomorrow. I can't stand to hear one more word about it.
-Why does Iowa get to vote first? What's so important about a state with nothing but a few dozen white people and a whole lot of corn? Make things fair, make every state have a primary on the same day. The current system stinks.
-Bill Clinton's favorite Iowa pick-up line: "You sure are pretty. Want to come back to my hotel room for a little private caucus?"
-Can you imagine what will happen if Hillary becomes president? The result will be Bill Clinton with a wife too busy to keep an eye on him and a lot of time on his hands. Hilarity ensues.
-I'm glad David Letterman is coming back tonight with new shows. Reruns were trying my patience.
-Letterman is a smart man; his production company made a separate deal with the writers guild and his show comes back with a full writing staff. Jay and Conan may be funny (occasionally) but I can't imagine either one handling a full hour every night without writers; plus they get to cross a picket line and try to entice guests to do the same.
-The New England Patriots now have a perfect season. Of course, those grumpy old Dolphins claim it won't mean as much if the Pats don't win the Super Bowl. Yeah, right. In their prime, the Dolphins couldn't handle these Patriots.
-Problem for the Pats now is a defense that gave up 35 points to the Giants, and allowed the lesser Manning to throw 4 touchdowns. Can they shore up the d in two weeks? We'll see.
-More and more the 2005 World Series victory by the Chicago White Sox looks like a fluke. Unless something drastic changes the Sox will lose at least 90 games in 2008, possibly 100.
-I think the New York Yankees will do well under Joe Girardi. Possibly even World Series kind of well.
-How about a Yankees-Dodgers match-up in the Series? Could happen.
-Who would have thought Van Halen would have made it this far through their reunion tour without breaking up again? Of course, the tour's not over yet.