My takes on the Super Bowl:
1. I would have had a better time if Dondra and I could have been around people, but after both of us having the flu all week, we decided not to risk hosting our annual CA party. Even our kids had a party without us.
2. The game was not rigged for KC. Otherwise the illegal man down field against SF would have been called on their first touchdown. There will always be calls that are missed. I know this for a fact. I'm a Bills fan.
3. Some have claimed that karma didn't work because Kelce got away with pushing Reid. I say karma did work because Reid still won and Kelce got the girl who writes songs about past boyfriends (inevitably, he will be one of them - and that song will surely be a doozy).
4. Some of my friends referred to Kelce as an ape and a scumbag. I don't like the name calling and for those of us who have played sports passionately, we know that sometimes the worst part of us pops out when the contest is hot. I prefer to be gracious and I am willing to bet Reid will be too. Kelce will have to live with the ramifications.
5. Brock Purdy is a great story. I love his testimony. I love his calm demeanor. I hope he is around for a long time.
6. I appreciate the sentiment of the "He gets us" campaign. However, it misses the essential aspect of the grace and mercy that Jesus showed the woman caught in adultery when He said, Go and sin no more! There were some lines that were blurry in the pictures that were shown and easily could be interpreted incorrectly. The gospel is easy to understand, not so easy to accept. We don't need to mess with it. It doesn't need help. It is the power of God...period.
7. I did look at the "He gets us" website and totally agree with their concern that certain movements - political and otherwise - use Christianity to shame and harm others (pay attention Christian nationalists). I agree.
8. But again - I looked at the entirety "about us" section and no mention of our need of Jesus. Good grief! What are they afraid of!? Or are they universalists in disguise?
9. I saw on the news that the owner of 26 Shirts was given tickets to the Super Bowl by the Bills. They are a class act and the Decker men own lots of their shirts. Check them out if you don't know what we are talking about.
10. I like a lot of Taylor Swift's songs. Especially her early stuff and some of her most recent. I will not confess to how many albums I have of hers.
11. Taylor Swift is a marvelous capitalist. She may not realize it though.
12. Another friend found offense in Kelce pushing his elderly coach. Reid is 65. I am 65. I am offended at being called elderly.
13. The usher I prefer is the one that carries offering plates. I have a good friend whose last name is Usher. He's better than that guy at halftime and he can't sing (but his wife has a marvelous voice).
14. I wonder if there will ever be a halftime show where I will understand the words as they come out of the mouths of the musicians.
15. Reba hit out of the park with her rendition of the national anthem. I loved the simplicity and the sincerity. It appeared that she meant what she was singing.
16. No one, in my opinion, will ever surpass Whitney Houston's iconic performance.
17. Post Malone's rendition of America was moving, but I find his tattoos distracting. I had to close my eyes. Just sayin'.
18. Go Bills!
