This week's sponsors include DFW Appliance Repairs, BT Apartment Movers, North Dallas Dent Repair and CWC Carpet Cleaning of Dallas. All great local companies.

Well, the Cowboys got Marino'ed this week by Highland Park native son Matt Stafford. Outside of the bitter defeat, which by this point I am used to as a long-suffering Cowboys fan, this game was notable for several reasons. 

• Megatron is not just the best receiver of this generation, but rapidly entering the discussion of GOAT at the position - at least since Jerry Rice. I've never seen a more dominant receiving force. Maybe Randy Moss at times, but Calvin Johnson is a more complete player than Moss and doesn't take plays off. He's almost like a combination of TO and Moss and this game was a perfect example. He had a very TO-like quick slant catch that he immediately took 80+ yards and then followed it up with a ridiculous deep ball catch in double coverage ala Randy. Just insane.
• The Lions, however, are wasting Johnson much like they wasted Barry Sanders. The organization is just cursed.
• It's interesting to note that the Raiders passed on Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson and Calvin Johnson. Ouch.
• Speaking of the Raiders, Terrell Pryor had the longest TD run by the a QB in NFL history in a win vs the Steelers yesterday. It's also the longest run in Raider franchise history. Pretty impressive stuff from the young QB.
• Stafford did his best impression of the Dan Marino fake spike and jumped into the end zone with like 10 seconds left. Dez Bryant freaked out in a scene reminiscent of, you guessed it, TO. See how we come full circle?
• The NFL is just so rife with parity these days that I don't know what to make of the Cowboys. They are what they are - probably 9-7 at best. Who knows.

Today we spotlight Nathan at Manly Maids Pool Repair. Based in DFW and serving North Dallas with both commercial and residential swimming pool leak repair services, Manly Maids has been a Dallas institution for over a decade. Starting out as a one-man operation in early 2002, Nathan has grown his business through word of mouth and savvy online marketing to become one of the premiere leak detection specialists in North Texas.

Manly Maids gets our vote for the top pool cleaning and repair service in town and we are proud to add them to the directory. Even if you just have a minor pool crack and need help, these are the guys to call - even in the dead of winter.

DFW Botox Center of Dallas is now open in the North Dallas area. This is a brand-new, state-of-the-art cosmetic surgery center with some of the top Botox and cosmetic surgeon in the state of Texas available for all your cosmetic needs. Not only do they offer great specials and monthly discounts for repeat business, but the center strives to be one of the fastest-growing operations of its kind in all of Texas.

An old buddy of mine called me to come take a look at a revolutionary new type of flat roofing application he developed. He owns a roofing and siding company in the Miami area and offered to fly me out. Since I love Miami and had some free time, I jumped at the chance.

We got to talking and my friend asked for some help with his website. Since his company is new and needing to get some momentum behind it, I was more than willing to help as I have been in these situations before with local roofers. My other buddy in Charlotte is a good example and proof that I know the roofing industry.

So what am I going to do? First, my Miami roofer needs a stronger social media presence, which I have set up. He will also need more pages added to his site and more correct ALT tags. Again, my specialty. On a side note, Miami was a blast but it's good to be home in North Dallas.