In the never-ending search for ready-to-eat food:

Progresso Tomato Basil soup is the best canned soup. Ever. I am not kidding, you could eat this every day. And Bob Evans (of all brands) makes a pretty good Mashed Potato (I had the sour cream and chive).

Best line from this week's "Tilt":

Night club owner to audtioning stripper: "I'm still bendable, so you're not hireable." The most over-the-top line ever uttered on ESPN.

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Uh-oh. SpongeBob trouble again. I've seen this video. I don't see any gayness in it, and hell, Mr. SquarePants is by no means hogging the spotlight in the video. Maybe they hate "We Are Family". Seems strange to target this ad.

Peter Lewis is out as Guggenheim chairman. Is he becoming increasingly cranky or what?

Save those hundies. U2 is on tour.

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This week's NFL Championship Games are going to be affected by the weather. Which is a shame. If these turn out to be stinkers, watch the cry start for these games to be played at warm weather sites. I like the Patriots and the Falcons to move on. Atlanta isn't on the tube much around here, but they have a pretty good defense. New England...what can I say. They are the best team going right now and if they win, Belichick's ticket is punched to Canton. Never would have thought that 10 years ago. Gemini Tedy Bruschi's journey.

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