Miami Gardens, Fla. – Leading 24-17 and trying to stop the Colts, CB Tracy Porter intercepted a Peyton Manning pass and raced 74-yards for a touchdown that gave the Saints a 31-17 lead. Porter, a native of Louisiana, delivered the first Super Bowl title in Saints history.

The Saints staved off two consecutive early scoring drives that staked the Colts to a 10-0 lead and responded with two long distance field goals by Garrett Hartley, including a 46-yard as time expired in the first half to bring the Saints to within four points of the Colts, 10-6.

A few months ago, I wrote an article for Parade magazine about what President Obama could teach America's kids. Basically, the piece told children that despite having no father present and a rather loopy mom, the president was able to prosper and achieve the most powerful position in the world. If young Barry Obama could overcome his chaotic upbringing (which included a stint in Indonesia), most American kids in difficult circumstances can do the same.

There is no question that Obama is a brilliant man. After graduating from Harvard Law, he worked his way up the political ladder quickly, using Chicago's South Side as a launching pad. That's tough turf, so Obama had to combine book smarts with guile, which he did.

And so it is simply stunning to see how poorly Obama is faring in the common sense zone as president. The best example of his failure to anticipate trouble is how he's handling Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Winter Weather Brings Dry, Itchy Skin

As teenagers, most of us would have gladly traded our oily, acne-prone complexions for a good case of dry skin.

Now that we're older, we know that dry skin isn't all it's cracked up to be. It looks great on lizards, but most humans find parched, flaky skin unattractive and even uncomfortable.

Some skin flaking and shedding is perfectly normal. Every 30 days or so, an entirely new outer layer of skin, called the epidermis, is formed, pushing older, drier cells to the surface to be shed.

Most adults slough off a few billion worn-out skin cells daily. By the time we're 70 years old, we'll have shed roughly 40 pounds of dead skin.

Larry Matysiak, CFISD Director of Secondary Music, will be recognized by the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music on Friday, Feb. 12 as its Outstanding Alumnus in Music Education for 2009.

The award will be presented during the alumni reception for the University of Houston School of Music at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio next week.
“I am very surprised and humbled to receive this award from the University of Houston School of Music,” Matysiak said. “I wish to thank the many teachers and mentors who have helped me through the years and the students I have had the good fortune to teach. This recognition is shared with all of them.”

New TV Technology Can be Confusing

Do you dread having to buy your next TV, not because of the price but because of the new technology? If you haven't bought a new television in quite a few years, your best bet is to get up to speed on what's out there.

The two big choices now are plasma or LCD televisions.

LCD TVs have the widest range of sizes and are good for rooms with a lot of light. When shopping for an LCD TV, you'll see descriptions such as 32-inch class/720p or 40-inch class/1080p.

Plasma TVs are subject to glare from windows and look best in low- to normal light. They're good for fast-action sports and video games. Plasma TVs will have descriptions such as 50-inch class/1080p or 42-inch class/720p.