I'm not sure there is much that bothers me more than people treating their dogs like dolls.
2 weeks in a row now the Cowboys have looked like crap. At least they pulled this one out. Romo was having a rough day until the very end anyway.
Romo the problem, solution in Dallas Cowboys' 7-6 win
08:58 PM CST on Sunday, November 22, 2009
Column by JEAN-JACQUES TAYLOR / The Dallas Morning News | jjtaylor@dallasnews.com
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ARLINGTON – Tony Romo, still wearing his uniform pants and a sweaty T-shirt an hour after the game, slowly pulled himself out of a chair and gingerly walked out of the Cowboys' interview room.
He was sore – he took a knee to the back in the first quarter – yet satisfied.
In this instance, that's OK, because Romo helped the Cowboys win a game that seemed lost for much of the day.
For more than three quarters Sunday afternoon, Romo was absolutely awful. Sorry, but there's no delicate way to describe his performance.
Those throws that didn't sailed over his receivers' heads landed at their feet. Hopefully, we can blame Romo's sore back for his inaccuracy.
But with the game on the line and all of the feel-good moments the Cowboys had amassed during the first 10 weeks in jeopardy, Romo played his best football.
Dallas 7, Washington 6.
The game was every bit as close and as difficult and as tenuous as the final score indicates. Feel free to blame Romo.
With 7:06 left in the third quarter, Romo had a passer rating of 36.7, having completed just eight of 18 passes for 98 yards with an interception. Romo, though, refused to yield to frustration.
It's a little something he and Tiger Woods have discussed from time to time. It's about performing at a high level during the moment that determines whether you win or lose.
At that point, the past becomes irrelevant. Only the present matters.
Trailing 6-0, Dallas took over at its own 40 needing a touchdown to win.
Romo threw an incompletion on first down. It was the only ball that hit the ground during the possession.
A 7-yard pass to Felix Jones and a 5-yard scramble on third down produced a first down. Then Romo hit Jason Witten for 7. Miles Austin for 9. Witten for 12 and Austin for 11.
Suddenly, Romo found a rhythm, and the Cowboys were at the Washington 9 with 3:26 left.
A false start penalty moved the ball to the 14, but Romo found Austin for 4 yards to the 10. On second down, Romo made the kind of play that few others can duplicate.
Feeling pressure, Romo bent over and spun away from Washington defensive end Brian Orakpo while searching for a receiver. As Romo drifted left, he began directing Patrick Crayton, who was trying to lose his defender in the end zone.
A moment later, Romo zipped a pass to Crayton.
Touchdown.
Romo thrust both arms triumphantly in the air. A fist pump followed. The pain disappeared.
"It hurts right before and right after," Romo said of his back, "but during the snap you're just playing the game. That's part of football."
The best quarterbacks figure out how to win games when they struggle. Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger is the master. No matter how poorly he plays during the game's first three quarters, Roethlisberger plays his best football at winning time.
I've been fairly surprised about the show Cougar Town, it's a horrible title for a show and it's a one trick pony but it's pretty funny. Anyway, apparently Courtney Cox is having issues and they have halted production.
'Cougar Town' halts production
Star Courteney Cox dealing with 'private family matter'
By Nellie Andreeva
Nov 22, 2009, 08:16 PM ET
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"Cougar Town"
Production on ABC's freshman comedy series "Cougar Town" was shut down late last week to accommodate star Courteney Cox.
In a statement, the network confirmed the work stoppage, noting that it was done "in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter."
There is no word when filming on the series, which has been picked up for a full season, will resume.
"Cougar Town" was already scheduled to go on hiatus this week for the Thanksgiving holiday.
'Cougar Town' halts production
By Nellie Andreeva
Nov 22, 2009, 08:16 PM ET
Production on ABC's freshman comedy series "Cougar Town" was shut down late last week to accommodate star Courteney Cox.
In a statement, the network confirmed the work stoppage, noting that it was done "in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter."
There is no word when filming on the series, which has been picked up for a full season, will resume.
"Cougar Town" was already scheduled to go on hiatus this week for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Bruce played the 2nd to last show of the Workin on a Dream tour Friday night in Baltimore.
November 20 / 1st Mariner Arena / Baltimore, MD
Notes: Truly into the home stretch of the Working on a Dream tour, Bruce and the E Street Band began their second-to-last show of 2009 with a call to "bring on your wrecking ball." But judging by how long this night stretched out — a little past the 3:20 mark — they're not quite ready to pack it in.
This was a long-awaited return to Baltimore, which hadn't seen a Springsteen show since the earliest days of the now-legendary E Street Band. "We haven't played here since 1973, I think," said Bruce, recalling opening for Chicago back then with a ticket price of two bucks. What stayed in his mind was someone saying, "Hey, man, we didn't come here to see you." To which he replied, "Oh yeah? Well, the next time you do, it's gonna cost you five bucks."
With question marks surrounding the post-tour future of the E Street Band, a palpable feeling of finality coursed through tonight's performance of Born to Run — the very real possibility of finality, if not finality itself. Could this be the last time we'd hear some of these songs with the E Street Band? Certainly on this tour, with Greetings slated for Buffalo. Springsteen confirmed it was on his mind, too, at the end of the album sequence: "Born to Run — for the last time." In addition to the album's original players, Springsteen gave an extra shout out: "Produced by Jon Landau... he's in the room tonight."
After chasing the clouds away with "Waitin' on a Sunny Day," Springsteen took note of the newsboy cap worn by the girl he'd brought on stage, and decided, "For you, in honor of this hat.... in honor of this hat, this song." And right into "Spirit in the Night." From there, a spontaneous new sign collecting vamp: "A little 'Green Onions,' everybody, key of E!" Booker T and the MGs transitioned right into "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" (for a sign that pictured the Big Man and even provided hats for both Clarence and Bruce) followed by "The E Street Shuffle." "For You" was Bruce alone at the piano — "This is dangerous ground over here," he said, "I only semi-know what I'm doing." And though his fingers may have demonstrated some truth to that statement, his vocal was out of this world.
"Radio Nowhere" led to "My Love Will Not Let You Down," as it always seems to want to. And then, an all-too-rare performance of "Long Walk Home." Building on Steve's solo vocal turn at the end, Bruce began a gospel call-and-response with his old friend, the kind of intimate, spontaneous moment that both depends on and displays the level of wordless communication these guys have developed over so many years.
While "the end" had hung heavy over some of the main set, the mood shifted in the encore as they blew it out with "Ramrod" to start. Instead of saying "You've just seen... for the last time for a while..." as he had at other recent shows, the encore found Bruce not going gentle into that good night. Well, he went with Frost, actually, not Dylan Thomas: "We're shutting down for a little while, but we will see you in the future, further on down the road, because we have miles to go before we sleep!"
A couple laides got to dance in the dark with Clarence; Ali Weinberg guested on both "American Land" (accordion) and "Higher and Higher" (tamborine and vocals). After the now-standard Jackie Wilson closer, it looked like that'd be it once again. Springsteen embraced his bandmates, and most of them left the stage. But after an extended hug and chat with Clarence, Bruce called 'em all back for one more. "Well, we ain't in no rush," he said, kicking into "Glory Days." "Steve, take this thing home!" Sez Steve: "I don't wanna go home!" Bruce: "Are you with me?" Steve: "I don't know!" Stevie, we know just how you feel.
Setlist:
Wrecking Ball (with Curt Ramm)
Prove It All Night
Hungry Heart
Working on a Dream
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with Curt Ramm)
Night
Backstreets
Born to Run
She's the One
Meeting Across the River (with Curt Ramm)
Jungleland
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Spirit in the Night
Green Onions
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
The E Street Shuffle
For You
Radio Nowhere
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Long Walk Home
The Rising
Badlands
Encore
Ramrod
Hard Times
Land of Hope and Dreams
American Land (with Curt Ramm and Ali Weinberg)
Dancing in the Dark
Rosalita (with Curt Ramm)
Higher and Higher (with Curt Ramm)
Glory Days
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