Christmas

This time of year I always hear people argue about using the terms 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy Holidays'. It's not often that I'm in agreement with the Christian right, but when it comes to using the term Merry Christmas I back them 100%. In this country a vast majority of the population celebrates Christmas. There is no reason why saying 'Merry Christmas' should be replaced with generic terms like 'happy holidays' or 'seasons greetings'. Saying Merry Christmas should not offend anybody. It's like moving to Israel and telling people they can't say happy Hanukah instead they need to say happy holidays, or moving to Egypt and telling people they can't say happy Ramidan but need to say happy holidays. If I was in either of those countries I would be a minority(as a Christian who celebrates Christmas) and would respect the rights of the majority to greet each other in their respective holidays greetings. If somebody wished me a Happy Ramidan while I was in Egypt I would take it as a nice gesture even though I'm not a Muslim and would not be offended by it at all. I understand the need for some political correctness in this world, but not being able to say Merry Christmas is taking it too far. It's not protecting a minority, it's trying to remove a beloved word like Christmas for the majority.

On the flipside of this, some people may take their passion for the word Chrismas too far and will get offended if you say happy holidays or season greetings because you don't use the word Christmas in the greeting. I feel that they are also in the wrong because those greeting are positive and not something that should offend anybody. Bottom line is if somebody says Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season Greeting, Happy Ramidan, Happy Bastile day, Happy whatever it's a positive greeting and it should be not something to be offended by. It's not like people are saying 'You suck, go die' or 'You're a muslim or jew, you can't work here' Now those words would be something to be offended by, but not 'Merry Christmas'.

Michael Robinson heisman consideration

I know I may be biased because I'm a Penn State football fan but I'm a little surprised that Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson hasn't gotten more heisman trophy consideration. In sportline.com heisman watch he wasn't even among the top 8 candiates. (although maybe that will change this week) I know Reggie Bush, Matt Leinert, and Vince Young all had awesome years and they may be more deserving. (I personally think Reggie Bush should win the heisman. I think he's the most exciting running back to play football since Barry Sanders. I have seen many highlights of him over the past 2 seasons and I've never seen someone have so many great runs. He will definitely be a huge NFL star) However, Robinson led a team that went from being 4-7 last year to being 1 second away from an undefeated season. The other 3 guys all play on teams that were very good last year (USC and Texas) and are good again this year. His stats may not be as great as those other guys, but he still has over 15 TD's passing and 10 TD's rushing, and in my mind is without a doubt the Big Ten MVP. Not saying he should win the heisman but he should be among the top 5 vote getters. To read more about Robinson's accomplishments check out the link below.

http://www.gopsusports.com/football/MichaelRobinson/

football season2

Well, looks like nothing has changed from my last posting on the polar opposite season that the Philadelphia Eagles and Penn State Nittany Lions are having. Penn State won their last regular season game of the year against Michigan St this weekend and are Big Ten champions for the first time since 1994. The Eagles lost today to the Giants. However, it wasn't as bad as last week, when they blew a 2 touchdown lead with a few minutes to go in the game, to their hated rival the dallas cowboys, at home, on Monday night. I may just have to jump on the other Pennsylvania NFL team bandwagon as it looks like the Steelers (eventhough they lost a close game this week) will be the only NFL team from this state playing football in January.

football season

What a crazy football season it's been as my 2 favorite teams to follow are heading in opposite directions. Penn State is 9-1 and one game away from winning its first Big Ten Championship since 1994 and now is #5 in the BCS (They are only 1 second away from being undefeated after their last second loss to Michigan) The Philadelphia Eagles are just the opposite. They are 4-4 and in last place in the NFC East (could easily be 3-5 if it wasn't for miracle win against San Diego) They have a good chance of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Their star receiver Terrell Owens is off the team for good. (Which I think is a good decision by the Eagles) Who would have thought 2 months ago that Penn State football would have a much better record than the Eagles going into the 2nd week of November? I think the Eagles may be underachiving and can still make the playoffs and PSU could be upset at Michigan St, but this football season just shows that you can never predict what will happen at the beginning of a season. As Chris Berman says on ESPN primetime 'That's why they play the game'.