Tuesday ramblings
Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 by Travis Cody inLast week I had nothing to say on Tuesday. I still feel a little lost without my Dancing reviews, but I do have this one thing to say.
Tony Kornheiser must GO! I'm sick of listening to him speak in columns!
Mr Kornheiser is one of the jokers...I beg your pardon...one of the pronouncers on Monday Night Football.
Now I enjoy Mike Tirico. But he doesn't get to talk enough. And I enjoy Ron Jaworski. But he doesn't get to talk enough.
You know why neither Mr Tirico nor Mr Jaworski gets to talk enough?
Because Mr Kornheiser can't shut up! His brand of confrontational speech is annoying. I don't want to listen to the two color guys argue and try to talk over each other during the broadcast. I don't want issues on my football coverage. I want football!
Mr Tirico should keep the viewer informed of down and distance, time, and other business during the game. He does this well. Mr Jaworski should explain the plays and the action, and be allowed to use his superior knowledge to point out things the viewer might have missed.
And Mr Kornheiser should go back to his radio show and Pardon the Interruption, where he excels at his brand of sports journalism. Just please get it away from my Monday Night Football.
Whew. I feel surprisingly better now. And my TV is on mute, which is the way I prefer to watch MNF these days.
Later on that same night...New Orleans beat Atlanta, and my record for picks for week 14 is 14-2. Woooooooooooooo!!! That's my best result for the season. It's not my best result ever. In 2003, I had a 16-0 weekend. But I'll do a victory dance for 14-2 because 14-2 is damn good!
Let's see now. I'm facing some dungeon time, so I'm going to give this Five Courses meme a go. Ann from Anndi's Luggage tagged me back in November for this and I'm in trouble for not doing it. Jeff from A Word in Edgewise also tagged me for it, so now I'm in double trouble.
Oh, before I screw up...I think the meme originally comes from Blue Tea person.
Dangit! I better shape up quick or I'll end up in the dungeon at Bloggingham Palace.
Here's the rules:
Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It's more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who tagged you that you'd also like to take.
1. Sports Knowledge, Doctoral Dissertation - Dr Trav...it has a nice ring to it don't you think? My thesis is called Hey dummy, why did you run frantically away from the pursuit, give up 10-15 yards of field position, run clear across the field, and then get tackled within a yard of where you caught the ball on the opposite side? I should take this with my tagger Jeff, and then we'll get a radio show and be the Sports Docs.
2. Ballroom Dance 101 - This is the class I would take with my tagger, Miss Anndi. What? Yes I'm well aware I've already taken the class several times. It's my money and I'll take it again if I want to.
3. Advanced Snarkiness - I do ok with basic snarkiness, but I'm outta my league when the Hoochies and Hotties really get rolling.
4. Tuneage Tutelage on The Couch with Mr Bond - I know some music, but Bond is The Man when it comes to comprehensive knowledge about bands and record labels and genres. There's a companion course to go with this one called Introduction to the Lost Sounds of Louisiana, taught by John at Altjiranga Mitjina.
5. Coming to Terms With Your Fear of Spiders - Uhm...I may have to drop this one and take something else.
6. Using Your Innate Charm - Yeah! I'll sub this one in and learn how to sweet talk myself out of the dungeon.
I'm breaking the rules and not tagging. But feel free to play along if you like.
I'm still one meme down.
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I'd LOVE to take that course with you bro... just use the knee thingy sparingly or I'll spend all my time on the floor.
You hold your own in the snark department...
And since you finally completed this, I'll volunteer to chase all the spiders out of your shower and bathtub for you. (and the ones that lurk in the shoes at the back of your closet. (Oh.. I have something for you in the de-spidered luggage compartment)