Super Bowl Sunday Sadness

one of my first graders greeted me this morning by saying, "I should give you a hug because your team lost the Super Bowl". 

sad, but true.  the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Green Bay Packers, 31-25. i was proud, however, that this particular first grader was able to show empathy, whereas plenty of other kids (and adults) would have taunted. yesterday some friends and i went outside to toss a football during halftime. we passed a loud group of Packers fans, complete with cheesehead hats, who were taking swings at a papier-mache Steeler strung from a tree branch. i doubt they would have offered to comfort me after the game ended.

rave: did anyone notice this Super Bowl game had zero cheerleaders? this was because neither of the teams happen to have cheerleaders, but it still felt like some kind of milestone to me. secondly, did anyone notice a promo for a new tv show featured a mixed-race couple (AWG, of course- AsianWoman-WhiteGuy) with their multiracial baby? this could mean one of two things:
  (a). mixed-race couples are no longer offensive to the american public as interpreted by mainstream media; or
  (b). asian women are now considered white, and therefore acceptable to the american public, etc.


i'm hoping for (a).

lastly: i read that seats to the game started at four digit figures. i can't think of a single day-long event that i'd be willing to spend that kind of $$ on. but i'm curious to know what's the most expensive single event other people have attended. for me, it was $75 for nosebleed seats to U2 in chicago. you?