In order for a blog to get any visitors, it has to be updated periodically so I'll write a few words here in the hope that it may spark some discussion. Today is Super Bowl Sunday and I expect that a few of you will be cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers who knocked our beloved Broncos out of contention for the championship a few weeks ago. You can't live in Colorado without swearing allegiance to the local teams, and that means whether they're having a good year or not. I recall growing up in Pennsylvania that there wasn't any strong loyalty to the local teams. My friends had favorites like the Mets, Vikings, Bucks, Braves, Packers, Raiders, etc., In other words, teams from around the whole country, and usually teams that had established themselves as champions at one time or another. Out here things are different. Most people have moved here from somewhere else. It's rare to find someone who was actually born in Colorado and I guess that means that the immigrants like myself aren't bound by home team loyalties. You'll still find a few of them here and there, but the nearest professional teams are hundreds of miles away and so that may account for such a strong sense of loyalty to the Broncos, Rockies, Avalanche, and yes, even the Nuggets.

Of course, now that Pittsburgh is in the Super Bowl, I will cheer for them. When I went to Penn State, we cheered for any team that played against Pitt, our arch rival. But that animosity didn't translate to Pittsburgh professional teams. Speaking of Penn State, did you happen to catch the Orange Bowl this year? I didn't think my heart could stand much more of it. We spent six hours of watching a game that ended in triple overtime, fortunately in Penn State's favor! I could not listen to that annoying FSU war chant for another second. A bowl victory is a much better outcome than the last few years have been for Joe Paterno. However, I wish it had been for the National Championship instead of a #3 NCAA ranking. Still, the Big 10 Championship was pretty sweet.



I got an email from Mary Lynn Delfino, Director of Development at Bishop O'Reilly, recently. Mary Lynn had found our website and was trying to track down our fellow classmate Tim Wallo. The address I had for him was 1220 Scenic Brook Trail, Conyers, GA which is different than the one she had for him. If someone knows of a more recent address, please let me know. She explained that the love letters she was sending to Tim were returned by the USPS. After giving us a nice compliment (I believe the words she used to describe the website were 'a great source of information, nostalgia, and comedy!) I gave her the address and hope that they are able to track him down and get some money from him. I wouldn't want Tim to miss out on an opportunity to 'return the love' to our alma mater :-).

Over the next 9 week period in February and March, Mary Lynn is helping to organize the annual Phonathon. If you'd like to participate in it, please email her and she can get you set up with phone numbers and the scripts so you can do some shaking down for the old Alma Mater. I've never aspired to be a telemarketer, but this could be fun. You can collect an old debt for a good cause. And please be willing to donate when called upon to help further cement our reputation as the best BOR class that ever graduated from those hallowed halls...:-)