For my wife

This is for my wife, a die hard Charger fan, who is in mourning.

It's pretty obvious that two blown calls led to two touchdowns for the Broncos. Thus, the final score (to me) is San Diego 38 Denver 25 Officials 14. Two bad it was two teams against one.

That's not saying that the officials were cheating, just that they were inept when it mattered most. That's not saying the Broncos were bad. They played a very good game. HOWEVER:

1) The fumble that led to the first touchdown was clearly NOT A FUMBLE. The receiver was down by contact before the ball came out. The replay machine (mysteriously) wasn't working for two minutes, thus play stands as called on the field. This is not the opinion of a San Diego homer, I'm a Seattle fan. I would write a blog on the Seahawks dismal start but it is, presently, still too painful.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,

2) Cutler's fumble at the end of the play was ruled an incomplete pass. It was clearly a fumble recovered by San Diego.

To quote Trent Dilfer on Sportscenter, "I wish I had something clever to say but I don't. Wow. That was clearly a fumble. You'd think with replay and everything we have in place you could get that call right."

I looked for the referee's name on NFL.com. I couldn't find it. I wanted to tell him he might want to read a certain persons blog so he could be warned: A certain person I know might be coming to his house to punch him in the face.

It's really a sad thing to see a great match-up marred by bad officiating. Makes me remember Superbowl XL. Think I've let that go? Of course not. I'm a Seahawks fan.

About my blog.

This is my blog. I'm not writing with the expectation that I will be entertaining a horde of readers. I am writing for my own purposes and entertainment. Any comments I make will be biased, based upon my random observations, and, at times, make completely no sense to anyone except the writer. So if you wish to check in from time to time, feel free. Just keep in mind that there are probably several million more engaging writers blogging in cyberspace. Of course my wife and other family members may enjoy some of my posts, but really I writing this blog for myself.

Just one more thing. Obviously the title of this blog is in reference to the Trojan War. When you grow up with the name "Troy" and have a natural interest in history such an allusion is completely natural. There is no deeper hidden meaning. I do, however, wish to point out that my realization that Helen was the queen not princess of Sparta. I also realize that she went willingly and was not stolen (except perhaps from her husband). Nevertheless, for the subheading, I still think "stolen princess" has a much better ring to it that "runaway queen." You can disagree if you like.

Well that's it. Welcome. I'm happy to be joining the blogosphere.