Thoroughly Distracted, Totally Confused

So a couple of weeks ago the AC in my car kicked it. It wasn't a sudden death either. It was actually a few days of me hoping that it was my imagination or that my car needed to get used to the idea of working against the summer heat. No such luck. My AC died on June 3, 2010. It was a terrible day, followed by two weeks of very heartfelt and moist mourning. This last Friday I broke down and did something I never thought I would do. I bought a pair of shorts. I know what you're thinking: " What's the big deal? " or " So what? " But understand that I haven't worn a pair of shorts in public in about fifteen years. Maybe even twenty. I don't think it was a conscious decision on my part to not wear shorts. It just never occurred to me. So, now I'm wearing shorts. Exposing my legs to the light of day for the first time in well over a decade. And an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch keeps coming to mind. In this particular episode we see Hugh Grant ...

There are very few television shows I enjoy watching. When I do find something it's usually got a healthy mixture of comedy and violence. Of late there have been only four shows that I have enjoyed thoroughly: Monk , Burn Notice , Chuck , and Castle . My favorite program has been Monk for the last eight years. I absolutely love the character Adrian Monk and find it easy to sympathize with him and the many, many problems that he overcomes. There are scenes in this show that have made me laughed 'til I cried. Unfortunately, Monk has come to an end, this last season being the final season. Just this last week the third season of Burn Notice was released on DVD. I love this show. I'm not saying there's nothing better out there, there definitely is, but this is still a very good program. It satisfies the comedy through sarcastic comments, strange situations and some over the top acting on the part of the characters. But the intriguing part, for me anyway, is the narrative...