Pancakes Soothe My Anger

Hello, one and all, and welcome back to the blog. By this time next week, we should have a winner of the Florida GOP primary and I'm going out on a limb to make my prediction. The winner of Tuesday's primary will be...that one guy. With the thing. Who's always talking about that stuff. Y'know, about the government. Who's been kinda up and down in the polls. You know the one...the guy they've made fun of on Saturday Night Live. The guy who says he can beat Obama in November. Yeah, that one.

Also, one more bit of business before we get down to it. NBC's spy comedy "Chuck" officially came to an end Friday night after five seasons. The writers got to do an official send-off. It was amazing. Honestly, it was one of the most relate-able shows I've ever watched. If you've ever felt like a geek or nerd and wished something big would happen to you to prove to yourself that you're a bigger deal than what others thought of you, this was the show to watch. And it was funny. And charming. And I'm sad to see it go. I can only hope that if I ever write a TV show, I can put a voice to it that is so welcomed as the writers of "Chuck" did. Thanks guys for five great years.

You ever have those days/weeks/months/jobs where you try to do your work, but it seems like EVERYONE is critical of what you're doing? I'm thinking about starting a Twitter account called "Stupid Shit Heard In My TV Studio/Newsroom." It would start with "But the State of the Union happens EVERY year...can't we start the show with something ELSE???"

Speaking of stupid things that can occasionally be heard by inappropriate people at inappropriate times, what's the deal with leaving cell phones on during movies or stage/musical performances? Seriously, people! You are NOT so fucking important that the world won't wait 2 hours for you to finish enjoying your day before turning your cell phone back on. And if you ARE so fucking important...why not find someone else to cover for you for a couple of hours? Case in point, an orchestral performance was stopped in the UK a couple of weeks ago because someone in the front row left their cell phone on...and it rang. And rang. Yes, the person who didn't have the common decency to turn off the phone in the first place didn't want to admit to leaving it on, so they didn't even TRY to stop it from ringing. One thing that DID stop? The orchestra. Yup. They waited for the inconsiderate fucker's phone to stop ringing before resuming. That kinda spoils it for everyone else in the audience. I prefer the route of the Slovakian violinist, who found himself in the same situation recently and decided it would not stop him from being a professional...



COME ON! PHONES HAVE A "SILENT" FEATURE!!! JUST USE THAT!!!!!!

Also, would you PLEASE watch where you're driving???

Watch out for the pole!: MyFoxBOSTON.com

Wow, that happened at such a high speed, I'm not sure the driver had time to swerve and avoid the crash, or even hit the brakes. Hey, with that kind of clarity at the wheel, there's definitely a future for that guy as a news anchor. Yep, the pancakes didn't COMPLETELY soothe my anger.

-B-