Paid my dime...

Came in tonight to take my evening dump, which is usually a successful
affair. But not this evening. But hey, I'm writing anyway. Consider
it a freebie.

Not only do I hate the NFL for bumping off my beloved baseball from
the press and TV during the pennant chases, but now ESPN is airing not
one, but TWO Monday Night Football games. I mean, Jesus Christ, is
there anything that channel doesn't do to excess? I liked it back in
the days of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick doing the "Big Show" 11:00
PM Sportscenter. Hell, even the "where is he now" Craig Kilborne was
funny on the 2AM "feel good" edition, where we were convinced he was
drinking scotch before and during the show.

But now, with ESPN doing Monday Night Football and having a stake in
Arena League Football, they won't stop talking about it. I wouldn't
be so mad at football if it just took up the days it uses. Play
Sunday, play Monday. Talk about it Saturday and Tuesday. Hell,
that's generous. But people talk about that God damned sport every
freakin' day, like something different happened in Sunday's game that
you just discovered Friday.

it's the most important sport in our country and I guess that's ok
since the NBA has been a joke since Jordan left. But please, can we
practice a little restraint? I mean, it's one day a week. Give us a
break.

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I watched that new HBO show "Tell Me You Love Me" last night. Whoa.
Ok, first off, I wasn't expecting testicles in my nightly viewing.
Boobies, sure. Some man ass? Not ideal but a fair trade off for the
boobies. But then I was staring at a guy's nutsack for quite some
time. And later, a couple is sitting in front of the TV and she
starts rubbing his junk in front of the camera and then they showed
him popping one off!

I know it's not just TV, it's HBO, but can they actually air this
stuff? And being a man in my early thirties, is it strange that it's
giving me the willies? I kinda want my porn on my terms, not thrown
at me out of left field from an HBO drama. And the writing wasn't
very good. The relationships were the typical problems you see in
every relationship drama, only now you get to see three or four of
them fall apart at once. And they made it a point to show every
actresses breasts, except the old psychiatrist lady's, which was the
one positive thing about the show.

All in all, watch yourself, and be careful with squeamish spouses. It
ain't tame.