We interrupt the diatribe about Ireland being robbed by the hand ball of Henry for this bulletin:

Here's a soccer quote for you, from a former soccer referee named Graham Poll: "The refs do their best but the players are good at cheating."

There you have it.

So (thanks to Brian and others who pointed this out) The Who will do the Super Bowl halftime show.

With two members having passed on.

Does that not technically make it The Ho?

Or perhaps Who's Left?

This clearly means The Doors will do next year's show. Or Elvis. Or perhaps even The Beatles.

My daughters Janie and Elizabeth make a habit of finding much more interesting stuff on the web than me. Yes, it's all rated PG or G. Technically, this should mean that Alan's Imposter would enjoy a blog written by them more than me. Alas, I digress.

They discovered a web site called mylifeisaverage.com.

People go to the site and post quirky, interesting stories that happened to them that day.

They're very intriguing.

Like this one:

"Today, I stopped at a stop sign. I was the only person at the 4-way intersection. I sat there for a few minutes before I realized that stop signs don't turn green. MLIA."

I suggest you check it out.

Since I enjoy this site so much, could this mean MLINEA?

(First one to guess it wins a personal kitchen cleaning from Alan and Alan's imposter.)

Bruce Springsteen made his appearance in Cleveland last night, and flu aside I attended (why turn down the chance to spread the joy to thousands?). There were some magical high moments.

The Rising.

Badlands.

The entire Born to Run album.

Rosalita for the finale.

Fabulous.

Unfortunately for me — and I realize I may be in the minority — Bruce relied a little too much on his "pop" hits. Dancing in the Dark, Hungry Heart. Those kind of songs. See, Bruce lost his way a little in the '80s when he made that "music." He appealed to the masses, and Bruce never was made for the masses.

If you think he was, listen to JungleLand and tell me it'd appear on any AM radio station.

So as a Bruce purist (or snob), I'd have preferred more of his true-to-Bruce stuff.

Too, he also concluded one song before Rosalita with a fabulous version of "Higher and Higher" (Your love … has taken me higher … ).

He and the E-Street Band did a great job, but I ask: Did I pay money to hear him play other people's music, or to play his?

That being said, he played for three hours in a row, rarely paused and gave the kind of all-out, emotional and energetic performance he's been known for. There's only one Springsteen, and the fact he can do what he does at his age is quite something. As a friend said, a Bruce show is the one place everyone can get their money's worth and leave with a smile.

Even if he did play too many stinking pop songs.

Try this and see if isn't a little bit addictive.

Here's a sampling of headlines from AOL Tuesday night:

"Tim Floyd plays peacemaker in catfight"

"West faces six weapons charges" (yes, that would be our own Delonte)

"Arkansas basketball players face new inquiry into rape allegations"

But … no murders, assaults or forged checks.

Well … since you're all part of my life now … I feel compelled to update you on the Fantasy Football question I asked this week:

This was my team heading into the week:

QB — Jay Cutler, Matt Schaub, Matt Stafford, Shaun Hil

RB — Willie Parker, Marshawn Lynch, Correll Buckhalter and Chris Wells.

WR — Anquan Boldin, Lee Evans, Percy Harvin, DeSean Jackson, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Sidney Rice, Tony Gonzalez (For those who asked why two Bills, Evans was a late-round pick, and I picked up TO on waivers four weeks into the season after somebody cut him).

We play two QBs and any six WR/RB/TE — though there have to be at least two RBs or two WR/TE)

Clearly THAT team was deficient at running back and strong at receiver.

I asked for your feelings on Randy Moss for Steve Slaton (Houston RB).

Most said do it. I was a bit hesitant, because Moss can always catch two touchdowns.

So I countered, and the final deal as agreed to was this:

I get Slaton, Steven Jackson (Rams RB) and Jake Delhomme.
He got Moss, Willie Parker and Shaun Hill.

Originally, I offered Stafford and any one of my backs, figuring you have to give up something to get two RBs. He countered by saying he'd prefer Hill. No problem on that one. He asked for Parker, which I figured was fine given the emergence of Rashard Mendenhall and given I was getting two starting backs.

So the final deal is Moss/Parker/Hill for Jackson/Slaton/Delhomme.

Thoughts?

So I've got a Fantasy team that is woefully short of running backs, but pretty well stocked at receiver.

I've been offered Steve Slaton of Houston for Randy Moss of New England.

I throw it open for discussion. Do you make the deal?

(Please respond by early this afternoon … league rules require this trade be completed by early afternoon today.)

[[UPDATE:

Here's my roster, posted lovingly --

QB

Cutler, Jay
Hill, Shaun
Schaub, Matt
Stafford, Matthew

RB
Buckhalter, Correll
Lynch, Marshawn
Parker, Willie
Wells, Chris

WR
Boldin, Anquan
Evans, Lee
Harvin, Percy
Jackson, DeSean
Moss, Randy
Owens, Terrell
Rice, Sidney
Gonzalez, Tony

And that's all folks!]]

Folks, I post links just because they're interesting. Some interest me more than others, some I think will spur discussion.  I hope nobody takes them personally.

But … in the interest of being more positive I present the real reason Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize today (though the woman in the front does not look real convinced).

Just think … thanks to the internet, this kid can live with this for the rest of his life: