So I keep reading that driving 55 will save you some gas. Ok, I figured I’d give it a shot. I set my cruise control at 55 and let her rip down 390. SHOCKER….nobody drives 55. I’d even hazard a guess that most people don’t even drive 65. Try it sometime, it’s really kind of amusing how slooooowww it feels.

    I have enjoyed Idol over the years, but I think I’m done watching now. I know they make a living from the ads, but last night was just obnoxious. When they streeeettchheed last nights show to two hours for a 5 second announcement I couldn’t help but watch just to see what kind of crap they’d use to fill in the other 1:59:55. I wasn’t disappoited by the volume or quality of that crap, that’s for sure. Thank God I Tevo’d it so I didn’t actually have to sit thru the whole thing. I stopped at various moments to figure out what was happening. Like the Mike Myers thing, and some pretty lame group songs. I’m still trying to figure out what the heck Brian Adams and George Michael were doing on there. If the show is trying to appeal to a younger demographic then bringing up two performers who peaked in the early 90’s isn’t the way to do it. I’d bet most people college age and younger have just a vague knowledge of who they are.

      I like watching the singers, but just about everything else including the fake tiff between Secrest and Simon is just getting old and obnoxious to me. I think David Cook could have a decent career, as soon as he runs screaming from the clutches of American Idol/Fox/Disney. Disney? Don’t they OWN one of the other networks?!   

     When it comes to people watching network TV, this past season was the worst EVER. Viewership was down 7%. I hope the network folks aren’t too shocked by this news. A three month writers strike was the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. Both the writers and the networks shot themselves in the foot with that genius move. What do you people think we, the tv viewing public, did during the strike? We created new habits, that’s what we did. I am a self confessed tv junkie. I hated the fact that my favorite shows were stuck in re run hell. So I grabbed my direct tv remote control, and hit my DVR button until I found shows I like. They are not on network tv. In fact, I have enjoyed those new found shows so much that the network shows sitting on my DVR haven’t been watched, and frankly, probably won’t be. During the strike I also made another discovery, these things called “books.” It had been a long time since I’d seen one, but they are pretty cool. They don’t even need batteries or a $2000 plasma tv to enjoy them.