February 2 – “We have a winner”

Happy Groundhog Day.  Beautiful day with bright blue skies here in Galveston.  I guess that would mean if we had any groundhogs here they would see their shadow and we’d be destined for six more weeks of winter.  But groundhogs don’t have any place to burrow here.  If they get more than a foot or two underground they’ll strike water.  So that’s makes us exempt from the whole process, right?  Then why was the temperature back down in the low forties again this morning?  Bring on that unbearable heat of summer.

Our Super Bowl commercial party went pretty well this year.  Small crowd, but every one of them got involved in the bingo and trivia games.  “What famous company’s slogan has a double negative?”  That looks like a keeper for next year.  There was even a scream or two right there in those last two or three plays of the game.  The incredible catch by the Seahawks receiver and then the bonehead pass call that was intercepted at the goal line. 

But back to the important stuff … the commercials.  I must say we were rather disappointed in general this year.  There have most definitely been better years for the ad –makers.  Here are the ones that at least kept our attention:

The Turbotax Boston Tea Party.  I liked the George Washington crossing the Delaware part where he tells the rowers to head in the opposite direction. 

The Snickers Brady Bunch.  There were several folks in our group who didn’t get this one, and if you never saw the Brady Bunch or that classic episode they were making fun of, there is no way you could appreciate it.  Guess what age demographic they were shooting for there. 

The Budweiser puppy.  This one wasn’t as schmaltzy as they have been in the past.  In fact adding the wolves was a pretty good touch.  Guy appeal.

Draft day avacados.  This one was really random, and we did laugh out loud, so I think it made its point. 

Doritos baby lady.  This was the one where the guy had an empty seat next to him on the plane.  He did everything possible to keep people out of it until the pretty girl came up. He welcomed her only to find she had a baby with her.

Xfinity dog cop.  The police dog dressed as a cop and walking on his back legs and fighting crime.  A little weird.

Mercedez-Benz tortoise and hare race.  This one would have been fun to stretch out even more than they did. 

Fiat on viagara.  This one had us all chuckling in anticipation as the pill traveled through the streets.  We really didn’t know where it would end up, so the surprise factor definitely worked.

Doritos when pigs fly.  Gotta love the totally random and unexpected, right?

Jublia.  OK, I just threw this one in there.  Toenail fungus at the Super Bowl.  Really?

Judging strictly by crowd response, though the commercial that has to take the prize this year goes to … drumroll … the Bud Light Human Pac Man game.  That was amazing, and more than a few of us wanted to jump in and give it a shot.  I even one comment, “Now I would start drinking beer for a chance at doing that.”  Yep.  I think we have a winner. 

Did you get the answer to the free trivia question?  Remember, “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee”?

Psalms 16:11 says, “You have made  known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”

Father, thank you for creativity.  It sure makes life fun.  Amen.