Miscellaneous Rambling
My three oldest children and brother urged me to watch "Breaking Bad." They all love it. I've dedicated almost all of my TV-watching time to it over the past ten days and have squeezed in the first three episodes. I find it disagreeable. Very gory, a fair amount of sex, slow-moving plot. Great acting and some hilarious lines, yes, but overall, I give it a "4" out of ten. One of my sons tells me it gets better after episode four, but that strikes me as a replay of those (well-intended) people who tell me, "This Catholic retreat will be great, unlike the first three you attended that all absolutely sucked." I'm sorry, but after three tries, it's time to conclude that there are different strokes for different folks and this stroke ain't for me. I might give it another try, but I'm leaning against it. * * * * * * * If you hadn't heard about it, check out this story about Gordie Howe's amazing recovery from stroke . . . using adult stem cells. I heard about it on Catholic radio two weeks ago and then a TDE reader sent me the link. * * * * * * * Speaking of hockey, check out this amazing goal:
Another sports item: "Watch every shot of Klay Thompson's record-breaking 37-point quarter." Amazing performance. * * * * * * * I'm not much of a NBA fan, though if the Pistons are good, I start watching more. That hadn't been an issue this year because the Pistons started off 5-23. But then they got rid of one of their highest-paid players and went 12-3. A classic case of "addition by subtraction," though this weekend's loss of Brandon Jennings is really going to hurt. * * * * * * * And heck, as long as I'm on the topic of sports, check out this neat story about street-football in Harlem: The Carver Mobb.
