Jingle Belled To Death

Now, I like Christmas as much as the next guy. It's a time to spend with friends and loved ones. A time to celebrate the good things in our lives. The commercialization of the holiday is a fact of life. Many retailers depend on Christmas to balance out the year with a profit. That's OK with me. Do we have to blatently shove Christmas music down our throats? Or, more accurately, into our ears? I have a Yahoo Radio station and it (Yahoo) started playing a large amount of Chistmas music on November 1st. That's wrong! I wish the retailers of the world would realize that we are not going to spend Christmas gift money in proportion to the amount of Christmas music shoved on us! So to the people who program music content on radio stations, I have a reminder. My car radio has buttons on it....and I'm not afraid to use 'em.

Indy Robots Fall

The Indianapolis colts' offense has often been referred to as methodical. I'd rather think of it as being robotic. Remove a few pieces and the robot doesn't improvise or scramble. The closest thing that the Colts have to "winging it" is an outlet pass to Addai when the receivers are covered, Holly Fran Tarkenton!

The Chargers found a way to beat the Colts on Sunday. The Colts have an excellent defensive squad. Their defense played well enough to win the game! BUT, their special teams ain't so special. Score a couple of touchdowns against the not-so-special teams of the Colts and you may get the edge that you need.....or you may just get Manning flustered enough to throw 6 interceptions or you might get Vinitieri to shank a couple of chip shots.
This is why, with the exception of a horse or two, I don't bet on sports.

Writers' Strike

The Writers Guild has decided to go on strike! They say that they're not being compensated for the profit being made in the new, alternative distribution of their product. I usually don't have much sympathy for people who go out on strike. In its purest form a strike is saying that you aren't happy with conditions to which you and your employer have already agreed.

What makes this different is that America's entertainment is going to be affected! From the Soaps to Prime Time! The good and the bad. Good news is that we won't be subjected to shows like the progressively stupid "Big Bang Theory." The bad news is: More (unscripted) reality shows. Maybe we can get a camera to follow Britney Spears - like we did with Anna Nicole? Naw, Brit hasn't spiraled far enough - yet. More shows like Deal or No Deal wouldn't be bad! Movies wouldn't be bad, either, assumig that our attention span can survive beyond the normal 30 minute sitcom time span.

The bottom line is that whenever the creative process is blocked, it's a bad situation. This strike will not last long. It will soon end for the same reason it started.....MONEY!
In the meantime we can thank God for books, VCR rentals and radio!