The Evening Nooz And A Brush With Celebrity

Well I was right about the hyperventilating news readers last night. Snowstorm leads our coverage! I generally watch the 9pm local news because I'm an old man and I want to get to bed early. This hour long program has to be one of the lamest on the planet. The first half hour is devoted to local events plus stupid stories from around the country from network affiliates. That second group of stories drives me nuts. I don't care about the fire department in Peoria rescuing a dog from a sewer drain, or the little old lady who drove her Cadillac through a storefront in Phoenix. But what's really annoying is the news readers adding their inane concern comments at the end of a piece.

Anchor 1:
"....and that's when the Space Shuttle tipped over and landed on Mr. Klupford's foot, bruising it quite badly."

Anchor 2:
"Wow, I bet that caught him by surprise. Let's hope that he's alright."

The second half of the show is devoted to American Idol recaps I think. I only know this from the teases they sprinkle throughout the first half of the show. I turn it off after the weather.

So last night they lead the show with the big snowstorm that is on its way. I think they were all holding paper bags off camera in case their hyperventilating left them incapacitated. Since it wasn't snowing in the metro last night, they had to do a live remote from Owatanna showing the snow falling. The horror! Snow falling in April. So last night I wake up at 3:30 and look out the window. No snow. It had started by the time I got up at 6:00. Big deal. It's snow.

Last evening The Other (Younger) Half went to a book reading/signing/dog and pony show. The author was Anne Lamott, our favorite. As it turns out, a friend of ours in California is a friend of Ms. Lamott. When our friend found out that The Other (Younger) Half was going, she emailed Ms. Lamott who said she would be happy to reserve some seats at the event. She left a phone number. The Other (Younger) Half left a message on the phone saying there would be 6 or 7 people there. When The Other (Younger) Half arrived at the store, the line apparently went to the Iowa border. (I guess some people were standing in the snow around Owatanna) So when Ms. Lamott appeared, she saw the empty reserved seats and asked, "Where's my friend Tacy and her friends?" Pretty cool. I'll try and get The Other (Younger) Half to fill in some details. I do know that she did not ask Ms. Lamott the most important question, "Does she read this blog?"