Today's a day for triple celebration, and what a trifecta it is!

Numero uno: I've completed my first weekend at home in a month! Three Sat-Suns in Miami, one in Indy, and finally one back at home. The downside: Paddy O'Wife had forgotten what it was like to see another human being first thing on a Saturday morning. She woke up, was startled, screamed, hit me over the head with her table lamp, wrapped me up in a comforter, and called the cops. I made bail by lunchtime, though, so no (great) harm, no (great) foul.

Due (/doo-eh/): The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to the Super Bowl!! The city is alive with excitement, and they have me to thank for it. Y'see, the Steelers were on a tear all last season and ended up losing just before going to the Super Bowl. This season, the team was relatively the same as last seaon's, so you'd think there'd be similar results. But there is one notable difference: I moved to Pittsburgh last October.

Is it a coincidence that the same season that I moved to Pittsburgh the Steelers finally make it to the Super Bowl? Some naysayers would say "yay" (rather than "nay," which I guess would make them yaysayers). But to them I say, "Nay! A thousand nays, and a pox on both your houses!" The fact is, I'm the Steelers' lucky charm, and that's probably because I'm the only non-Irish person in the whole city. The city's saturated with the luck o' the Irish, so it doesn't work anymore, but I brought la suerte de los Cubanos. You're welcome, Pittsburgh! And GO STEELERS!!

"eerht" backwards: I just came back from getting a root canal. Most people -- probably those pesky yaysayers again -- would say that a root canal is nothing to celebrate, but I think it is. Growing up, all I ever heard about root canals was as an alternative to something terrible. You know, "I'd rather have a root canal than watch an episode of The OC." Well, I'm here to tell you that it's really not that bad at all. And I'm celebrating because I now know that root canals should be considered an alternative to many more things, not just horribly contrived and melodramatic television shows and their ilk. For example, "I'd rather have a root canal than...

• watch a commercial for The OC."
• eat a sandwich with the crust still on."
• shovel snow."
• drink anything with gin in it."
• do the Chicken Dance."
• floss." Bring on another one!
• do laundry."
• create a list with an odd number of items."

So join me and celebrate good times. Come on!

One more stop for the Bus!

Today is "Noble Gases" Day! Contrary to popular belief, that doesn't mean a king's flatulence.