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Super Bowl Sunday

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Today was a gorgeous Spring, er, late winter, day.  We enjoyed it by going to Caw Caw (and hearing pileated woodpeckers).  Now, we’re savoring Fiore’s pizza and cheesy bread, and getting ready for the Super Bowl!  Steelers vs. Packers, kickoff is imminent.

As a distraction/side bar, we decided to do a run down of the commercials.  Companies waste, er, spend, millions on these so you’d think they’d be good (strike that, decent… um… not terrible).

Best overall:

Worst overall:

Most socially repugnant:

Best (Worst?) Use of Kenny G:

Best use of animals:

Best adult humor:

Most likely to destroy brain cells:

Why is this on TV, and not the big screen?:

Best Use of Truck:

Best use of resurrection:

2010 Super Bowl Commercials

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Update: You can find the Super Bowl Commercials at this site.

Every year, Super Bowl commercials get more… let’s say, special.  JustTwoNerds.com, in the spirit of vital journalism, will be bringing you our take on this year’s commercial contestants.  Entries are listed in random order, so items higher on the list are not necessarily better or worse than items lower on the list.

Best overall commercial:

  • Snickers Betty White Football Player
  • Bud House Made of Bottles
  • Bud Light Asteroid – With the Dharma Initiative Scientist
  • Doritos Bark Collar
  • Doritos Funeral
  • Bud Light Auto Tune
  • Plane Crash Bud Light
  • Budweiser Horse and Cow
  • Doritos Ninja

Biggest Money-Waster:

  • GoDaddy
  • Dodge Charger

Worst overall Commercial:

  • Pop Secret and Emerald Dolphin Humans
  • Boost Mobile
  • Career Builder Casual Friday
  • Census Infomercial

Most Annoying:

  • Green Police by Audi
  • eTrade Babies

Most Indifferent:

  • Google Paris Searching

Marketing Department Most in Need of Help:

  • Cars.com – Genius who can’t buy a car.
  • Dove for Men
  • KIA stuffed animals – And change the name while you’re at it.

Best use non-human actors:

  • Doritos Bark Collar
  • Monster Beaver Violinists
  • Killer Whale Bachelor Party
  • Free Grand Slam Chickens

I don’t think so!:

  • News 7 Hometown Station – Filming from a sunny and warm farmers market with fresh apples.

Best / worst use of celebrities:

  • Robin Head Trailer (Crowe doesn’t throw a phone)
  • Homeaway.com with the Griswalds

Product most likely to try as a result of commercial:

  • Bud Light
  • Doritos

Product least likely to try as result of commercial:

  • Coke – Safari (narrowly beating out Coke Simpsons)
  • Dodge Charger

Most creative:

  • Punxsutawney Polumalu

Biggest Time Waster (15 seconds I can’t get back):

  • Survivor

Things Sex Cannot Sell:

  • GoDaddy.com
  • MotoBlur

Why??:

  • Bud Light Bridge Out
  • Brett Farve 2020 MVP
  • Telaflora
  • Kiss
  • FloTV
  • Intel Core i3/i5/i7
  • Highlife Local Businesses

Name Fail:

  • KGB Text Searching

Santa Fe – returning to Denver

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 Burro Alley at Santa Fe

I know that this post is long overdue, but honestly, nothing too exciting happened on our last day in Santa Fe.

We ate breakfast at a great place called Tortilla Flats; Tony had the chorizo omelet, and Louisa had the huevos rancheros with Christmas chili (both red and green). The food was excellent and spicy.

We then decided to go back to the Plaza in Santa Fe; we found a lovely piece of pottery to take home as a souvenir, wandered around the plaza area, and climbed a little hill overlooking the city. By this point, the wind was picking up and the winter storm advisory weather could be seen over the neighboring mountains, so we decided to head back.

The drive wasn’t too bad, actually, just a little difficult going through the San Juan mountains. If you’re ever passing a town called Raton (appropriately named the rat), and you want to sample the local cuisine – don’t. No matter how hungry you are, just get a Little Debbie from the gas station and keep going. Trust us.

Raton not-withstanding, we had a great trip to New Mexico.