I enjoyed this read. This Super Bowl was a reminder of how good we have had it the last six or seven years. We have been treated to great games most of the last several bowls. Before that, there seemingly have been more clunkers than gems. It was quite an uneventful spectacle, I'd like to know how many of that 110,000,000 watched from start to finish. I myself moved on to other things by the 3rd quarter. It was on, but only as background ambiance while I played with the computer.
I've never had the issue you described in the Shoutbox, by the way. I'd first wonder if you have an Add-On that is conflicting with the Shout Box. Try disabling all of your Add-Ons and restart Firefox and see if you still have trouble. As someone who spends 40 hours a week troubleshooting troubleshooting for our clients, you'd be amazed at how many issues are Add-On/extension related. Helpful and useful as they can be, they are also troublesome little buggars.
I was unaware of the story about the girl falling 3,500 ft. I still am unsure if I believe that. It is quite literally, unbelievable.