Full Bore
I received an email the other day from a longtime reader who told me I should go back to writing about politics because sports is "boring." All I know is that the day after Election Day, I vomited in a parking lot, which cleansed my soul, and after four or five days of soul-crushing misery, I emerged clear-headed and peaceful-feeling, my rants about "Christian lunatics" behind me. It's not that I don't care about politics, because I do, but a) there are lots of other people on the beat and b) I don't get paid for writing about politics. If I'm going to not get paid to write about something, it should at least be something that makes me happy. Hence my current transformation of this site into a books and sports blog. Lest one question my political commitment, one should click on the "Appearances" button to one's left. Soon, I will appear on stage with political figures and will no longer be considered "boring."
Let's examine the headlines at The Daily Kos, standard bearer for exciting political coverage on the Web. "Violence In Iraq." Not boring, but what can I say on that topic? Oh, look, there's violence in Iraq. Violence is terrible. We should get out of Iraq. Then we have: "The Nuclear Option: Bad Faith-Based Initiative," "Sirota On Clintonism," and "Blair's Mandate."
Snore. What would you rather read about: Sirota on Clintonism, or my glee at the fact that Houston and Dallas are pounding the shit out of each other directly north and south of where I live while the Suns are poolside, basking in destiny? The choice is clear.
One more try. I haven't looked at Talking Points Memo in about five months. Let's see what's up top today. "Guest-blogging today, Kenneth Baer, a Democratic strategist and founder of Baer Communications. His book Reinventing Democrats: The Politics of Liberalism from Reagan to Clinton came out in 2000."
Well, tickle my boner with a feather! That's the most boring thing I've ever read. How could you possibly want to read that while Barry Bonds is getting fluid drained from his knee?
Is there any way to make the Rockets-Mavericks series go nine games?