Digital TV

I keep see all these ads for digital TV and how if you don't get a converter box by February you won't be able to watch TV.  WTF!!  Who in the world watches TV with rabbit ears?  Are these people so out of touch does it really matter if come February they just get the snow channel?  Will millions of folks in trailers parks across the country wander outside and start wondering if the aliens have invaded because their TVs don't work?  We hear all these percentages of people who own HDTVs I like to hear percentages of people who don't have cable or satellite.  I have to endure commercial after commercial and news story after news story for what 1% of the country.  SAD!!

On top of that what's with these government $40 coupons to help purchase the digital converter box?  Huh?  Why do I care if someone who has a TV can't watch TV because it's too f-in old?  Watching TV is a privilege not a right!  Why are my tax dollars going towards this!!

On the sadder side of sports news, Oden is out for at least 2 weeks.  What a bummer for the guy!  I can feel for the guy since it seems everytime I get healthy enough to run I get injured again.  Although he has quite a few more millions in money guaranteed even with his injury.  It still must suck.  On the relief side of sports, it looks like Brad Lidge can finally put the Pujols home run in his rear view mirror after last nights successful save in the World Series win.

I swam this morning after 2 weeks and it went okay.  My arms are sore which is funny since I only swam 30 minutes.  My form was decent which was most surprising. Obviously if the form was perfect I wouldn't be so slow.  Even after over a year swimming, it still amazing that still something is wrong with my form which accounts for over 10 seconds per 100yds at least.  I don't know it might make sense to do more technique work this winter.  I'm torn between really wanting to get my run back on track like in the old days and improving both my cycling and swimming.  Triathlon training is hard.  It's like when you're eating Neopolitan ice cream.  Should I slowly eat a little of the chocolate, strawberry and vanilla or just eat all of the chocolate first because it tastes so good.

Only 5 days til the election and that tricky DMV updated my address so I only have to walk just under a mile to the polling place.  I'll probably go at like 10 something since it probably won't be crowded.  Nader made the voter pamphlet.  How cool is that!  He really didn't have to do much of anything that I've seen to make the voter pamphlet.  Also what's with the half hour long infomercial last night from Obama!  That was just weird.  I don't understand why he did it.  He's in the lead or so they say so why go so over the top.

On a final note, the whole Jennifer Hudson story is so sad.  I mean really you're a full blown celebrity and you're letting your mom, sister, brother etc still live in a super bad neighborhood because they want to.  I mean I know its different culture but still I would think I'd be putting my foot down on moving the entire family to a better area.  Although who knows if they "knew" the killer it probably wouldn't mattered.  Same thing happened with Michael Jordan's dad, just parking at the side of the rode to sleep while driving across the state.  I guess everyone is stubborn and set in their ways even if they have money.

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