It's been a week, friends. I'm glad it's over. Here's three things I'm tracking this week:
1) The American Premier Hockey League: Something went south with the organizer of the Union Hockey League, because that dude took the money and ran. Apparently, from what I've gathered online, this guy is infamous for doing this. However, eleven of the twelve teams in the former Union Hockey League are sticking together and have declared themselves as the APHL. Hopefully this bodes well for the future of small town hockey, and I hope they can still do some expansion for next year, but I'm fairly certain the jump to a 48-team league is dead. 2) Elsbeth: I love a good mystery show, and CBS's new show Elsbeth takes after the Columbo mode where we know who did it at the beginning of the episode, but the fun comes from watching the quirky and silly detective (the titular character) put together the clues and get the suspect to admit his guilt. Carrie Preston is delightful in the title role, and the show has a secondary mystery that will provide the week-to-week thru-line to keep the episodes together. It has great promise. However, in a complete failure of the TV programming, CBS put out the first episode on February 29, but due to the State of the Union address and March Madness basketball games, the second episode will not air until April 4. What the hell, CBS? Way to throw a show under the bus before it even gets started. Why would you not just push the debut until April 4? 3) Three-Inch Teeth: CJ Box's Joe Pickett is back with another adventure. Joe's getting old, though. I'm currently reading Vicious Circle, which is the 17th book in the series. Three-Inch Teeth is the 24th book. In Vicious Circle, Joe and Marybeth are in their late 40s. Sheridan is out of college, April is in her second year at community college, and Lucy is a high school senior. I'm right in Joe and Marybeth's age range right now, approaching fifty...and y'all, I'm tired. Granted, I'm in terrible shape, but still--by the time Three-Inch Teeth starts, Joe is in his mid-50s. He's approaching retirement. He can't keep letting things get western at that age. Still, CJ writes a good story, and I'll look forward to reading it when I get there chronologically. Take care of yourselves. It's rough out there. |
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