Wow, what a game! Penn State beat the Cornhuskers 40-7! It was the biggest defeat they've suffered in 114 games and it was at the hands of our beloved Nittany Lions. I have bragging rights for another year! It's amazing to me that JoePa is doing this at age 75. I only hope I can pursue my avocation with as much passion and vigor as Joe does when I'm his age.

Ann Marie, your posting made me laugh. Terri has a love-hate relationship with eastern European food. For instance, she won't touch halushki and piggies make her sick. We have never ever in our 17-year of marriage had piggies. I think Terri would divorce me if I made them. Some things are just not negotiable. She likes Italian food, especially authentic Italian food like you get in Italy. I think she must have spent a few favorable incarnations there. Her mother is a great cook loves to make Slovak food. My own mother arrived in this country on the Queen Mary in 1953 from Ireland. The Irish have many great qualities, but their cuisine isn't one of them. Fortunately, my mom was able to adapt and pick up the cooking skills of the Slovak/Italian imigrants or I might have otherwise starved because I have little appetite for corned beef and cabbage and pototoes.