ridiculous reality

let me start out by saying that i am not a reality-tv fan AT ALL. i have never watched survivor, or any of the other reality tv stuff, and find most of them to be repulsive or annoying. except for american idol, that is... i wasn't planning on watching it, but my wife was watching one of the first episodes last season, and, although i was sure i would hate it, i watched it that nite too. and i've gotta tell you, i found it quite funny seeing people make complete asses out of themselves. now, i have no real problem with folks who sacrifice their self esteem for 30 seconds of national attention. if you want to be humiliated in front of 20 million people on national tv just so mama can have her moment to be proud ("cuz mama, i ain't goin to no kollege!"), by all means go ahead. but... watching the premiere this week, it amazes me that some of these morons get up in front of simon and the crew with absolutely no hint of talent, and then get upset or end up crying because they were mocked, insulted, and rudely disposed of. geez, take your punishment and go away already. i mean some of these people make me sound like Pavarotti (or at least Milli Vanilli...) hey, i have to admit - my shower and alone-in-the-car performances are exceptional. speaking of that, tell me this hasn't happened to you:
you're in the car singing to a song on the radio, and you're thinking to yourself "hey, i really don't sound too bad. maybe i can sing a little".... then the song ends slightly before you expected to, leaving you singing without the music and vocalist. oooh, reality sets in..."oh my gosh, i do really suck!" yes, yes, such are the cruelties of life....
hey, i want to thank amy for being my first blogger buddy. she lives in san francisco and competed the sf marathon last year. she's re-upping this year (right, amy??) and has a half marathon coming up on february 6th. good luck, and remember, this is just a training run!! she is trying to convince darrin and i to come to sf this summer and run the marathon with her. we are encountering some resistance to the trip from our wives, aka: mean, evil people who will not let immature 30-something husbands spend money foolishly, uuhhh, i mean, aka: breathtakingly beautiful women who are the complete and absolute center of our universe, and who we would gladly sacrifice ourselves for their every whim. hmm, i still need to work on that...
anyway, more on that to come.. the weather here is not cooperating, FREEZING cold and snowing this weekend. it's supposed to get in the 40s next week though. it's really sad when the 40s seems warm.
'till next time...