Day 357 - A Super Day

On Sunday night, I managed to stay up for the First Quarter of the 2015 Superbowl between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. At that point, I had pressed the record button and given in as it was past midnight and there were still many hours to go.  This morning, over breakfast I watched the rest of the game though I must admit to fast-forwarding through the entire half-time show. 

I decided to watch the game for two reasons: one, so that I would know what everyone was talking about when I return to Florida and two, because I had put some money into my US golfers' Super Bowl sweep.  Last year, I had managed to win 3 of the 4 prizes (lucky dips based on the exact scores at the end of each Quarter) and I am pleased to report that I managed another one this year: $100 is heading my way....

Traditionally, the Super Bowls have been denominated by their sequence number in Roman Numerals (e.g. the 44th was "Super Bowl XLIV").  This was year 50 and some marketing guru must have decided that Super Bowl L was somehow not good enough (looks like a shirt size?) so instead they have switched to referring to "Super Bowl 50"... made me smile.

No golf today: not only did I need a break but, as things turned out, with 90+mph winds reported off the south coast, it was not a day for trying to hit a white ball around - I have lost count of the windy days we have been suffering of late...

Instead, I headed up to London: first to collect my daughter's wedding invitations from the printers (good job, Dad!) and then to take both of my children to see Billy Elliot on the stage at the Victoria Theatre.  My EDF Energy offices used to be around the corner and I had long promised Caroline to take her so, when the news came out that the show will close in April, we finally got our act together. And what a splendid evening we had: super energy, good story, tremendous dancing by the kids and amusing 80s political references - we had a great evening and shall be recommending anyone who has not seen it to get in quick.

The only downside was that most of the audience comprised foreign visitors to London: they appeared to miss most of the jokes and talked through some of the more intimate scenes. And as for the behaviour of the two Spanish speaking young kids in front of us....