Well, for all practical purposes, they're officially out of the running now. Too many good teams in the AFC, and they're barely above mediocre.

It's just as well, I suppose. I'm a rather demanding fan -- I don't demand that they go to the superbowl every year, but I'm happier when I think they've got a shot at it. And this year, following them has been a lot more difficult with the wacky work and sleep schedule and the lack of TV.

Yadda, yadda, yadda... There's always next year.

So, now that I've turned my PowerMac and iTunes (along with some old PC speakers) into a home stereo of sorts, I was listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack again (or, rather, my two-hour "highlights" version) while I was working on other things.

Damned if that that blasted thing doesn't still make me cry during the sad bits.

Those movies really didn't suck. They really didn't suck a lot.