Watching 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Moonlight', of course.

I managed to see all of Season 1 of 'The Wire' before HBO removed it from On Demand. Then, I decided to 'just watch one or two episodes' of Season 2. Before I knew it, I had watched them all! It seems that HBO is going to put up every season between now and January when the 5th and final season will begin to air. This is one series that has never hit a false note, in my opinion.

I still continue to like a few of the new shows, 'Moonlight' is a keeper, as is 'Dirty Sexy Money'. 'Life' is a maybe-maybe-not, but for now, I'll watch it. I think I'm ditching 'Pushing Daisies', it's just too oddball for me. I wonder how the impending writer's strike will affect these shows?

I see the pm bug is still with us. It's frustrating to receive submission acceptances without being able to see what you submitted, and what comments the editors left, if any.

Congratulations to the Red Sox on winning the World Series, and to Mike Lowell for being named Series MVP!

A new level!

And a mission...just realized last night that HBO has relaunched the first two seasons of 'The Wire' in the On Demand selections. I had forgotten how awesome this series is. Unfortunately, Season One disappears tonight at midnight, so...I have 10 episodes left to watch; and have to get that done before the World Series starts...

If you need me, I'll be in front of my television.

A young single preacher took his first part-time church while he was going to seminary. He preached a message one Sunday called, "10 Facts On How To Raise Perfect Children."

A few years later, he got married and they had their first child. He pulled out the old sermon to preach it again, but decided to retitle it, "10 Suggestions on How to Raise Healthy Children."

After the second child was born a couple of years later, it was time to preach it again. This time he titled it, "10 Possibilities for Parenting Children."

Well, the third child came. This time he revised the whole thing and called it "10 Prayers for Parents."

Several years later when they became teen-agers, he burned the message and wrote a new one simply titled, "Help Me Jesus."

A blonde was driving home one night when she suddenly found herself in the middle of a bad hail storm. The hailstones were the size of golf balls. Her car was dented beyond description.

The next day, she took it to a repair shop. Noticing that she was blonde, the technician decided to have some fun.

He told her to take the car home and blow real hard into the tailpipe and the dents would pop out.

When she got home, she started blowing into the tailpipe as she was instructed. At that moment, her blonde girlfriend drove by and saw her puffing on the tailpipe.

Thinking the worst, the friend was startled and said, "What are you doing?"

She said that the man at the body shop told her to blow into the tail pipe real hard and the dents would pop out.

Her girlfriend said, "Well, duhhhhhh! You need to roll up the windows first!"

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GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!

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Confession: I love 'Dirty Sexy Money'

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks.
The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter.
After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman's new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before. All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty!
One day, she was alone with her husband, and she was overcome with emotion at his sacrifice.
She said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. There is no way I could ever repay you."
"My darling," he replied, "think nothing of it. I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek."

:D :D :D

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door.
"Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner."
She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder.
"Don't move until I tell you," she said. "Pretend you're a statue."
"What's this?" the husband inquired as he entered the room.
"Oh it's a statue." she replied. "The Smith's bought one and I liked it so much I got one for us, too."
No more was said, not even when they went to bed.
Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer.
"Here," he said to the statue, "have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smith's and nobody offered me a thing."

:D :D

A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer.
"Certainly, Sir, that'll be 25 cents."
"25 cents?" the man thought.
He glanced at the menu and asked, "How much for a nice juicy steak and a bottle of wine?"
"$1.00" the barman replied.
"$1.00?" exclaimed the man. "Where's the guy who owns this place?"
The bartender replied, "Upstairs, with my wife."
The man asked, "What's he doing upstairs with your wife?"
The bartender replied, "The same thing I'm doing to his business down here.

:D :D :D

Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside.
He looked up and said weakly, "I have something I must confess."
"There's no need to," his wife replied.
"No," he insisted, "I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!"
"I know, I know," she replied. "Now just rest and let the poison work."

:D :D :D :D :D

A married couple was asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning. The
blonde wife picked up the phone, listened a moment and
said, "How should I know, that's 200 miles from here!" and hung up. The
husband said, "Who was that?" The wife said, "I don't know, some woman
wanting to know 'if the coast is clear.' "

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Two blondes are walking down the street. One notices a compact on the
sidewalk and leans down to pick it up. She opens it; looks in the mirror and
says, "Hmm, this person looks familiar." The second blonde says, Here, let me
see!" So the first blonde hands her the compact. The second one looks in the
mirror and says, "You dummy, it's me."

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A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her, so she goes out and buys
a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly and when she opens the door
she finds him in the arms of a redhead. Well, the blonde is really angry.
She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so she is overcome
with grief. She takes the gun and puts it to her head. The boyfriend yells,
"No, honey, don't do it." The blonde replies, "Shut up, you're next!"

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A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of state capitals. She proudly
says, "Go ahead, ask me, I know all of them." A friend says, "O.K., what's
the capital of Wisconsin?" The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy: W."

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What did the blonde say to her doctor when he told her she was pregnant?
"Is it mine?"

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A flying saucer landed at a gas station on a lonely country road. The two space aliens inside seemed completely unconcerned about detection; in fact, the letters "UFO" were emblazoned in big, bold letters on one side of their shiny craft. As the station owner stood and gawked in silence, paralyzed with shock, his young blonde attendant nonchalantly filled up the tank and waved to the two aliens as they took off. "Do you realize what just happened?" the station owner finally uttered. "Yeah," said the blonde attendant. "So?" "Didn't you see the space aliens in that vehicle?!" "Yeah," repeated the blonde attendant. "So?" "Didn't you see the letters 'UFO' on the side of that vehicle?!" "Yeah," repeated the blonde attendant. "So?" "Don't you know what 'UFO' means?!" The blonde attendant rolled his eyes. "Good grief, boss! I've been working here for six years. Of course I know what 'UFO' means-- 'Unleaded Fuel Only.'"

:D :D :D :D :D

There is only one October. (Good, now I can quit worrying about my defective calendar.) Unless, of course, your calendar says it is Rocktober, a name the Rockies are actually trying to patent in Federal Court.

There is only one postseason. (I'll bet the NBA, NHL and NFL would beg to differ.)

There is such a thing as over-exposure if one's commercials are played too often. (Hint to Dane Cook.)

One swing of the bat can be worth 70 million dollars. (If you doubt me, go ask any die hard Boston fan how they feel about J.D. Drew after his grand slam last night. But if you tell me you had an ounce of confidence in that overpaid Boras-baby BEFORE he stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, I will call you a liar. I personally started crying when Mike Lowell flew out, assuming the golden opportunity was lost...)

Which reminds me, I loved it when J.D. had to play right field in Philadelphia. Made me wish I had been there with my own supply of batteries. Gotta love those Philadelphia fans, they are hard core :)

Baseball players have some weird superstitions. (This is the only reasonable explanation for why Fausto Carmona always has the tag for his undershirt hanging out on his neck. That would drive me bat shiat, personally.)

Joe Buck is an idiot. (I would give examples, but have no idea where I would start. Or stop.) Ok, you twisted my arm, so here ya go: "Jonathan David Drew, and you can change that to Just Delivered Drew." (Please shoot me. I would use the Mute button, but it's like watching something awful happen, you simply cannot look away...) Actually, his name is David Jonathan, causing me to wonder why the hell the call him JD in the first place. Parental dyslexia?

More big innings are the result of a lead-off home run than are the result of a lead-off walk. (This was debated ad nauseum by the various broadcasters, but I think Stats, Inc. settled the matter. Thank God.)

So much for the memorable statement made by Chip Caray earlier in the season: Lead-off walks always come around to score. Unless they don't. (No, I did not make that up.)

Wearing a bungee cord around your neck is a fashion statement. (But could someone please tell me what is being said?)

I still refuse to watch Frank TV. But the clips did seem to get funnier, or was I finally indoctrinated, er...innoculated...or just plain overwhelmed? I was actually relieved to be switched to Fox, and I never thought I would write that, ever. Heck, after the TBS commercials, I won't complain if Eric Byrnes arrives in the FOX booth. (That's a lie...)

Miller beer is staging a revolt against 12 dollar hamburgers. As if anyone who bought a 12 dollar hamburger would order Miller beer. Get real. Everyone knows a 12 dollar hamburger calls for a Corona and a lime. Duh.

Chevrolet makes America's truck, yet Toyota has reinvented the truck. Now I am really confused. Is the Chevy one still a truck, or not? (Those Toyota truck commercials give me the willies. Deathly afraid of heights.) Personally, I'll take a Ford, you never know when you might need to stop an airplane.

The Rockies have won 20 out of their last 21 games. GOT IT. Yes, it's awesome. So, tell me, who shall they complain to when they are ice cold in the World Series? They need to send someone to check in with the Tigers first, looks like Detroit complained to the wrong department last year.

I think it's wonderful that Manny can be Manny. (Who else would he be, actually? Are there major league players out there pretending to be someone other than themselves? Wait, I forgot about DJ Drew masquerading as JD...) That does not stop me from frequently wanting to strangle him (Manny). Hats off to Terry Francona, I don't have that kind of patience. It must be great to screw off, screw up, and have your teammates defend you to the death, even when you pout, don't play while pretending to have an injury and demand to be traded.

If The Great Texas Con Man (otherwise known as Roger The Rocket) had a different cell phone provider, it would have deprived me of many opportunities to laugh at George Steinbrenner this season.

Who in LA thought it was a good idea to hire Grady Little? And why? Don't you just hate it when incompetence is rewarded?

They sure have some untimely bug conventions in Cleveland, and bug spray makes them stick. But I couldn't help but think the bugs looked natural stuck to a guy they call Joba.

Asdrubal Cabrerra is the only player in MLB history to have the first name 'Asdrubal'. Honest to God, this was a factiod posted during one game, complete with colorful graphics. Really? Coulda sworn there had been 5 or 6. But you gotta love that ESPN writer who nicknamed him Ass-Dribble, well-deserved after his 0-for-life in the postseason thus far. Ass-Dribble. I am still laughing. Go ahead, you know you want to.

The Florida Marlins 'forced' Boston to take Mike Lowell in order to get Josh Beckett. Dont'cha just love it when you are forced to do something that gives you a shot at the World Series? That bare-handed catch for the final out of Game 6 was a thing of beauty. As were the RBI's this season.

And, on a final note: The Red Sox spent a total of 103 MILLION dollars to bring Dice-K to Boston. Now, aren't you glad the ALCS comes down to him on the mound tonight? (So far in the postseason, he has managed only 5 innings against the Angels and the Indians combined.)

God, I love this game!

Of course, I love this site for many reasons. First of all, we share a common addiction, so it's like going to a 12-step meeting for television, only no one seems to be trying to quit! Then, we have the chance to chat in little groups about the show du jour, as well as a variety of fun off-topic stuff.

But last night, as I watched 'Moonlight', the best reason yet occured to me. The guest star looked SO familiar, but I couldn't place what I had seen her in before. A quick look at the show guide gave me a name, but that didn't help. Clicking on the name, I was taken to her page, but nothing there was anything I had ever seen. But, just before I gave up in frustration, I saw the little link that said 'Other Appearances' or some such, and VOILA! There it was, she had appeared in a movie I watched a few months back whenI was bored out of my mind.

Leading me to the inevitable conclusion that one of the very best reason to love this site is that it alleviates the fear that I am getting early onset Alzheimer's!