As I’ve blogged in years past, an early morning stop at Nashville’s Pancake Pantry has been part of our family’s Christmas Eve routine for almost two decades. (Visions of pancakes dance in our heads every December 23rd.) And each one of those years, Nashville’s (and perhaps the world’s) most incredible waitress, Mary (flanked by the 16 and 19 year olds), has been a part of that tradition. The rest of the day is much more mellow if you start out with a good stack of pancakes.

This Christmas Eve, I got my wish when the Tennessee Titans won their sixth straight game in yet another — but different — improbable way. I’m sure that Buffalo Bills fans will be slamming their coach for not going for a field goal at the end of the game. However, all I have to say to the Bills fans is this: Stop your whining. Your team still had a shot at the playoffs and has been playing great for the past several weeks — but there were 18,000 empty seats at the Bill’s stadium. What’s with that? That’s the kind of fan behavior that gets one pieces of coal in their football fan stockings on Christmas Eve.

The possibility of the Titans getting into the playoffs still require for them to beat the New England Patriots in Nashville next week and some other wins and losses that require an advanced math degree to figure out. It doesn’t really matter.

Merry Christmas to all. Also, for those of you with young kids, this day gets lots easier later on when you’re not putting together items that require assembly.

(From the NY Times) “Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying.”

Observation and additional information for geeks: If the answer to #7 is yes (Will there be a television in the bedroom?), Doc Searls has some marital advice for you.

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