Month: April 2008
I’m Torn
I hate it when my favorite TV shows make me question my loyalty to them. I would never give up on “How I Met Your Mother,” but the news I saw this week has me shaking my head. Britney Spears…
Baller Comes Up Big
Don’t you just love the Baller? If you don’t watch Big Brother, you have no clue what that means. But those of us who waste inordinate amounts of time following the “houseguests” on the CBS reality show hve come to…
Don’t Stop Believing in Good Music
Normally, I have no problem entertaining myself with the many cable channels we get. For some reason the other day, I decided to explore some of the extras that come along with our Tivo. They had some special feature featuring…
Totally Awesome
I will touch more on this topic in tomorrow’s newspaper column, but I have to sing the praises of “Totally 80s” on VH1Classic. The show runs most mornings, and I like to catch it on weekend mornings. There’s nothing like…
Basketball Jones
I have the opportunity to listen to a lot of different things on hour-long commute to and from work. One of my favorite programs is “Elliot in the Morning,” the drive-time show from WWDC in Washington, D.C. A few months…
He Shoots and Scores
My neighborhood growing up got cable earlier than a lot of places. I was lucky enough to see the first day of MTV and watch ESPN when it only ran for part of the day. I also had the good…
Room Service, Please
I had to travel for work this week. I don’t get to do it often so I didn’t really mind leaving my wife and daughter behind for two nights. Besides, I got to stay in a hotel room all by…
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
Ever since I heard that Kevin Spacey intended to make a movie version of Ben Mezrich‘s book “Bringing Down the House,” I knew I would want to go see it. I really enjoyed the book (even though it is coming…
Coors Light: Still Bad For You
I have so many problems with Coors Light. I can’t stand how they take a really bad beer best suited for women and people who don’t want to taste what real beer should taste like and then market it toward…