yesterday's USC Trojans game score...

USC Trojans 49,Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14... yesterday,the Trojans stomped the fight out of the Irish... quarterback Cody Kessler threw six touchdown passes,in the win,for the Trojans...

NFC North division game...

Minnesota Vikings 31,Carolina Panthers 13... in a rarity,Vikings block two punts,and both blocked punts returned for a touchdown...

Packers' game score,and comments...

Packers 26,Patriots 21... what a game!!!!!!!!! who says that the Packers are soft,i happen to disagree 1,000%... Davante Adams had six catches for 121 yards... commentary later tomorrow...

historical note...

if New England beats the Packers today,they will become the first team since the 1970 Detroit Lions to beat four division leaders this late in the season,when they played them...

comeback of the week...

Jacksonville Jaguars 25,New York Giants 24... a late field goal wins it for Jacksonville... Giants drop to 3-9...

beatdown of the week...

St. Louis Rams 52,Oakland Raiders 0... Rams' first shutout since 2006,when they beat the Raiders,20-0...

a note of strange happenings...

on this last day of November this year,i woke up with a headache,from sinus pain... it has been a very strange night,and very strange year,because i am listening to jazz music,and some blues music,which even though i have a very good music collection,i do not listen to it very often... listening to jazz music,and blues music does not make it strange,but i have thought about people who i adored growing up,and people who i so deeply miss from my heart... odd thing is when i started this,i was listening to a song by John Coltrane,one of my all-time favorite artists,and i recognized it right off... it was not one of his well known ballads,but people,what a horn he played(tenor saxophone)!!!!!!! for some reason,for most of the last eighteen hours,i have had the television off,and i have just done small things,thought about people who i deeply love,and loved(just being quiet,as i put it),and to tell you the honest truth,i have really enjoyed the quiet time... this night reminded,and still reminds me of who i really am(oh my,someone at Sirius XM must love John Coltrane,because there is the second ballad,of his,in last three on Real Jazz,now three of four)... waking up like i have,minus the headache,reminds of the time with my mother in Cayucos,because i used to put on some Coltrane,just sit down,be quiet,like i am now,and just remember what and who i loved... right now,they should just rename Real Jazz Real Coltrane,because they are playing a ton of Coltrane this hour,which i deeply love... i started to write this,talking about people who i deeply miss,and love,and yet,this is the greatest way to wake up,and i only wish that i woke up every day like this,because this is a day that i will always remember... i have the biggest smile,and memories are flowing(and tears)... folks,i do not care a whit... maybe,just maybe,i needed this from my heart,so i am enjoying this no end,and with that little nugget of truth,i simply end this... this is strange,folks,but i love it...