What a weekend

Who dey? Not Pittsburgh. Justice was served in the nail-biting rematch of the Bengals-Steelers playoff game from last season when the Bengals managed to hold on to their 28-20 lead. Counting the preseason, this is seven straight wins for Cincinnati. Our offense needs some work, as pass protection on Carson Palmer was severely lacking, but the defense was patient and got the job done. Poor Ben should have waited til after their bye week to start. At least he kept his helmet on…

The CSI’s got themselves off to a good start. CSI:Miami was more of a cap on last season’s cliffhanger ending than it was a premiere for this season. Last night’s was a much better episode, though the premiere did set it up for Yelena to come back, and that’s not a bad thing. NY started reliably, but the Vegas edition showed why it has always will be the best of the bunch. Shark was okay, but suffered from usual pilot problems in that it had to spend so much time setting things up to give its story enough attention. It still has a lot of potential, though, and James Woods is showing pretty decent range in his acting abilities. Without a Trace started off good. Not a standout episode, though that’s hardly a knock for this series.

Sunday morning was a blessing at my church. We had Robert Rogers as a guest speaker. He lost his wife and 4 children in a flash flood in Kansas a few years ago, and his testimony is extremely touching. After listening to him, I couldn’t help but think how good God has been to me and how little reason I have to complain about anything. One of my brothers went through a divorce a few years ago. The other had to pull his fellow soldiers’ bodies out of the water after a helicopter accident. My grandfather was squeezed out of business by streamlined franchises like Lenscrafters. The worst thing that ever happened to me was a broken engagement. I’ve seen God work through all of these situations, and awesome is too understated a word to describe Him.

Nothing new on the novel front, for now.