Spellman’s Scorecard: Not feeling too good about Vikings game

Do me a favor:If you#146;re reading this in line right now, could you pick me up a three-speed juicer?That#146;d be great, thanks.Bear down:On a scale of 1 to 10, my confidence level on the Rusty Lisch#8211;O#8211;Meter is about a 5 heading into Sunday#146;s game against the Vikings.And that#146;s not good:Because while the Bears#146; last two games were hyped to the bejesus, Sunday#146;s showdown is the most important one of the season.Psychologically at least.Still thankful:To the Kansas City Royals for claiming Chris Volstad off waivers.Random thought:If my enormous floating head were part of the Macy#146;s parade, they#146;d need at least 20 sturdy people working the ropes.Quick quiz:Name one football player or coach on either Rutgers or Maryland#146;s roster.Yep, me too.Well said:#147;Maybe they should just have a draft, each conference should just draft teams #133; except then they#146;d have to make a decision and they wouldn#146;t be able to figure it out.#148;#151; Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, on the college conference-hopping mayhem.Lagging behind:Based on experience flying out west, I#146;m not back to normal until late Day 2, early Day 3.NFL teams typically fly out west the day before a game.Time to break that tradition.Which comes first?A solution to the NHL lockout or a solution to the fiscal cliff?My confidence level on the Erskine Bowles#8211;O#8211;Meter is about a 4 on both.Still thankful:For not having to memorize a whole new generation of car dealership owners because all the ones I grew up with are still around.Not sure how, but they#146;re still around. It#146;s all space talk to me:I know it shouldn#146;t happen, but my eyes just glaze over whenever I read about transactions on the 40-man roster in baseball or the practice squad in football.How in the world ... :Did Mark Buehrle not get a no-trade clause written into his contract?Bells and balls:Watched the new video of NBA players dribbling to the Christmas song #147;Carol of the Bells.#148;Pretty good.Then went ahead and listened to the actual song because honestly I wasn#146;t sure which one it was.Watched the NBA video again.Much better.It#146;s over. It#146;s all over:Jason Hanson#146;s doink off the upright in OT will be the lasting image of yet another lost season for the Lions.Stick a fork in #146;em.Sad:Though it#146;s the right thing to do, there#146;s no joy to be taken from the benching of Gabe Carimi.Rebuilding the line is just going to take that much longer now.What a record:I know he had a couple of draft hits, but man did Jerry Angelo miss #133; a lot.Hey, kids!Good to see Bozo in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade.Refresh my memory again; You can catch the Bozo Show at what time on Channel 9?And finally:I#146;m thankful that most of us got to spend time with family and friends.That should happen a lot more, shouldn#146;t it?mspellman@dailyherald.com