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To the sports talking heads on the playoffs:

Why is everyone talking about Packers vs. Giants? Because that is going to be a GAME, it's going to be exciting, and a lot of us are pretty sure that Chargers vs. Patriots is not going to have a surprising ending.

DV

ETA, 9PM EST: Big shock. The Pats beat the Chargers. Higher score expected, but no shock. Also, the Pack is currently beating the Giants, which doesn't surprise me, but is going to surprise people at work.

Also, when it's negative degrees at kickoff (let's put it this way, it's 31 degrees in Moscow) and people in the stands are wearing bikini tops - you have issues. (Granted, it looks like they might have just taken jackets off, or something, but still....)

Books I'm Looking Forward To

A few dates to keep in mind:

Strangers in Death by JD Robb - February 19, 2008

JD Robb's stuff is like popcorn, but I've never been really disappointed by a book, although I do wish they'd stayed in PB. This one seems like it will be lighter than the last one, which is good. There's also a PB anthlology of the shorts, which will be good.

The Darcy Connection by Elizabeth Aston - March 3, 2008

These have been generally good, although I liked the first book best. I'll probably buy it, but I may want to read the back cover first. And they're TPB, which I like.

The Third Circle by Amanda Quick - April 22, 2008

Just in time for my birthday. Quick is one of the few authors I buy in HC sight unseen. I haven't yet been disappointed. I do miss her Regency period books, but the other Arcane book was pretty good, and her last one, The River Knows was excellent.

Murder on Bank Street: A Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson - June 3, 2008

This historical mystery series is pretty good, and the HCs are undersized, which I like. Waiting to see what she does with her continuous UST subplot.

Nothing new listed as yet for SM Stirling, but there should be one in the September time frame, which I am anxiously awaiting.

Also nothing new listed for David Weber, which irritates me much.

DV