The past week has exposed me to a ton of vide game time and bad tv. From the games I’ve discovered that I still love gaming, though my appetite has decreased significantly. I cannot go five or six hours at a time anymore. I’m just not that guy mentally or physically. From the TV I’ve discovered that there is not a ton out there that I want to watch and even less that I choose to watch without my partner. It boils down to Ted Lasso and Evil. I didn’t watch Evil. I was home alone all week. That was not the way, I did binge season one of Ted Lasso and it was pure joy. The show is fun and does not take itself too seriously. At one point (without giving too much away) Lasso does a passionate and purposeful riff on Iverson’s practice rant. I loved it. The cast is decent too. Sudeikis plays an American midwestern football coach who is thrust into the role of head soccer coach of a British club. Despite not knowing the sport at all, he finds success by coaching the players and not the sport.
Side note: Dude is as old as me. I need to turn up the success knob. I’ve finally started figuring out the love stuff and the family stuff is what it is going to be for all but two of our remaining kids, but success is a dial I can still play with. I’m supposed to be dropping a novel here soon. So, I ought to be getting right with the next one and publishing all kinds of stuff… Instead of watching Ted Lasso in the dark alone.
Some Thoughts:
- Cam Newton is back on the Panthers. He says it isn’t a Cinderella situation, but it is. As a writer this homecoming feels very good to me. This is Cinderfella, and I hope he wins some games.
- Lady coming back tonight. Happiness ensues.
- Life is incredibly fragile. I need to spend more energy in joy of that life with which I’ve been blessed.