The Game: Taylor Swift arrived at Allegiant Stadium  with her mom and friends at  11:22AM , Hawaii Time. She was wearing Black, so at +550, this color would have resulted in a payoff of $65 if you bet $10.  Well, she was carrying a red jacket, but that's secondary. Game started a shade after 1:30PM Hawaii time.  I was standing in line at 15 Craigside to pick up beer, hot dog and boiled peanuts, so missed the kick-off. The  Kansas Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, 25-22.   It was as good as the Super Bowl has ever been, with Patrick Mahomes being the Most Valuable Player.  He didn't propose to anyone, as he is already married, so that bet lost ( look at my posting of Saturday about what this means ). Proposition results: National Anthem :  Reba McEntire took 95 seconds, longer than average for her.    There was chaos  because the under/over was 91 or 91.5, but she repeated the ending, which some sportsbooks nullified.   Watch the ending , with six jets flying over

Why is the number 58 important this year?  This happens to be Super Bowl LVIII, roman numeral for 58.  Try to find Super Bowl 58 on any logo.  Maybe on a jersey. Alex Barrett of the 49ers will be the only #58 on the field.  Why does the NFL want to confuse people with a numbering system no one really knows? “The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game — the Super Bowl — is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season,” the NFL once wrote in a   postseason media handout . The thing about the Super Bowl is that it is not just a football game.  I went to a theater for the very first after the pandemic when I saw a double-bill of  Barbie  and  Oppenheimer .  I would never go to see  Barbie , which for me was colorful, and that was about it.  Loved  Oppenheimer  because that's the kind of film I like.  I predicted it would someday win a bunch of Oscars, which will no doubt occur on March 10.  Why I took a ri

I yesterday posted on the Trials and Tribulations of Donald Trump.  Inserted was the following: Four years ago,  Donald Trump was up to 18 women who have accused him of varying inappropriate sexual behavior .  EIGHTEEN!!!  Click on that link to read the details and see their photo.  E. Jean has been coy about what she will do with the $88.3 million she will eventually get.  She is now 80 years old.  Not much time to do much with those funds when they become available.  One sure way to seriously bedevil Trump would be to someday soon announce that most this money will be provided to those women who need legal assistance to similarly go after Trump and his billions. Oh, an update, I found a  2023 article indicating that this number was not 18, but 26.   One of them was Ivana Trump, mother of Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka. I thought the repercussions from his failed attempted coup on 6January2021 would be his ultimate downfall.  Could well be, but it would be deserving, indeed, if that E. Jean