The Stories of DTS

19-0?

Before this season I never really rooted for or against the Indianapolis Colts.  They are now 11-0 and my second favorite team.  I'm not rooting for them because I like Peyton Manning or Marvin Harrison or because they're fun to watch.  I am rooting for them solely because I want them to go undefeated to shut up the '72 Dolphins, the last undefeated team.  That Dolphins' team still gets together and celebrates when the final loss-free team picks up its first loss.  I mean, move on.  Quit living in the past.  It's like Al Bundy talking up his glory days at Polk High where he once ran for four touchdowns.

Go Colts!

The Kids

I had a request for more pictures of my kids, and as a full-service request friendly blog, I shall satisfy that request.  In the left margin there are two new albums packed to the gills with photos of Seb and Elena.

Let's see -- Elena's walking now.  She's also shown us the temper that made Seb such a wonderful child to be around.  Good times. 

Speaking of Seb, like a true junkie, he's back on the binky.  Not too often, but sometimes when he's upset he'll say "I need a binky to make the crying go away."  We basically cave.  After all, we want the crying to go away too.

Hip Hip Hooray!!

When you add a movie to your Blockbuster Queue, the site automatically provides recommendations based on the new entry.  So, when I added Cheerleader Autopsy you'd expect that I'd get recommendations for other B-Movie slasher movies.  But, no.  Instead, I'm given:

If you like Cheerleader Autopsy, you'll like....  About Schmidt.

Pitching House

I've been thinking.  Dangerous, sure, but I like to do it at least twice a day.  So, there's this show called House, MD that is all the rage.  Fox likes it so much that it hardly found time to show baseball games during the commercials of House MD Promo-athon.  I haven't seen an actual episode but am caught up -- there's a doctor who is trying to break out of prison....   Wait a sec. 

I find it amazing that shows like House still get made.  I'm not knocking House, really, but hospital dramas are so played, yet they turn up all the time.  I envision the pitch meeting with the Fox exec went something like this:

What I Watch

As much as I talk about television I thought it'd be interesting to really take a look at what I watch in any given week.  If you exclude sports and movies, I don't really watch that much TV.  Really.  I took a look at my DVR's settings to guide me here.

I will list the shows that a) I have programmed to tape, and b) I make it a point to see every week.  Here's a day by day listing of the shows that are must-see for me.

Tiger Football

Mizzou is bowl-bound.  The team that is 2-4 in games I've attended is headed to a bowl game.  I have trouble believing it because they aren't very good. I guess when 56 D-1 schools get invited, my favorite team might as well be one of them.  Good or not.

A few notes about the Tigers.

Unreality

You've got to love Tim Worrell's understanding of the world in which he lives.  From Rototimes:

Tim Worrell (P) ARZ isn't going to accept the Diamondbacks' offer of one-year, $1 million for 2006, according to the Arizona Republic. "I know that's a lot of money in the real world," Worrell said. "But I don't live in the real world. I live in this crazy, stupid world of baseball, where things are different, and in the end, I don't think I should have to take a pay cut of two-thirds of my salary last year."

With this, Tim moves into my list of top ten favorite baseball players.

Ratings Debacle

Nearly four times more people watched Wife Swap on Monday night at 7 CST than Arrested Development.  Amazing. 

Minute Maid Roof Update/Crazy People

I am now certain that the lawsuit against MLB for requiring the Astros to open the roof in Minute Maid for the World Series is not a hoax.  Instead, it's a publicity stunt perpetrated by a personal injury lawyer.  Lisa Sechelski is a partner at the Ogletree Abbott firm in Houston.  It's the kind of firm that solicits people who don't realize they're injured -- "have you taken XXX drug in the last 5 years?  If so, you may be entitled to a large amount of cold hard cash."  Here is the firm's take on roof lawsuit.  These firms make lawyers look like money grubbing whores, but they give the downtrodden somewhere to go when they've actually been wronged.  And, this particular firm knows an opportunity when it sees one.

Coscarelli's Incident....

I've been meaning to praise Don Coscarelli's Incident On and Off a Mountain Road that kicked off Showtime's new series Masters of Horror.  Since I haven't written though, it's been kind of difficult to convey my feelings.

It was killer.  The production values were high.  The acting was excellent.  The story, created by Joe Lansdale and screenwritten by Coscarelli and Stephen Romano, was intense.  I'm excited for the rest of the series and have Dreams in the Witch House on my DVR right now.  Once I get up the nerve, I'll watch that.