OK, so I was snowed by Tiger's gumar. Or, at least, one of them. How the hell did I know he would open up the checkbook? He's like a drunk on a three-day bender the way he is writing checks now. I understand there are kids involved, but wouldn't it be cheaper to walk away with the prenup he has now, instead of the reworking that will eventually lead to a breakup anyhow? Truly strange. Of course, it saves him from having to hear these women on talk shows, but...

Lesson learned here is know who you are spending time with. Geez, the cocktail waitress could not wait to share messages from Tiger with anyone who asked, it seems. That's why the Grady Sizemore photos are so laughable. He takes pictures of himself in the mirror and sends them to his girlfriend. Somehow they get into the public domain. And we are supposed to believe she didn't forward any of those photos to her friends? No, she claims a mysterious stalker stole the photos, with no other claim of any sort of identity theft or some sort of computer break-in. I don't know, that argument seems awfully weak to me. Let's see how that one concludes, if it does.

Hey, Grady, next time. Give it a ponder...



Meal of Links

The New York Times has the 10 Best Books of 2009. I haven't read any of them.

The 10 Most Watched Shows of the decade include some surprises. How about "Joe Millionaire" and the last appearance of Michael J. Fox on "Spin City"? One obvious note, a lot of these shows are from earlier in the decade dramatizing cable's success in grabbing viewers.

How could this not be good? A Kinks biopic! Of course, focusing on the Brothers Davies. I am there.

Catching up with Kris Kristofferson. Quote from Wilie Nelson: "Everything he writes is a standard, and we've just got to live with that."

Bigass list of Christmas specials. Big weekend on Food Network this weekend. "The Year Without Santa Claus" with my fave, Heat Miser, shows up on ABC Family on December 8, December 12 and Christmas Eve.

"Family Guy" does "Star Wars" again. Right before Christmas.

The 30 Best Movie Fight Scenes. And you know the list is good when Bruce Lee, Rocky Balboa, Borat, Bourne and Bob Barker are included. Mr. Anderson and Agent Smith are Number One. Oh, this will eat up some time.

WOXY has the Holiday Mixer up and running. Great stuff.

Comcast buys NBC. I'm sensing we'll have to somehow pay for free TV.

AV Club has the Almost Best Films of the Decade and the Best Movies of the Decade and the Favorite Movie Scenes of the Decade.

The Almost list has "In The Loop". Again! This is on DVD on January 12. Other gems: "Owning Mahoney", "The Fog of War", "Shaun of the Dead", "Slasher", "Minority report" and "Rachel Getting Married". All worth your time.

Some surprises from the Best list include: "Zodiac", "Capturing the Friedmans", "Almost Sunset" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" as No. 1.

Favorites probably should have more of the actual scenes.

Let's put this to rest this once and for all. President Obama is not responsible for some sort of Muslim Christmas stamp.

Exercise Yard

The World Cup draw is tomorrow. How can I say this delicately? Charlize Theron will be responsible for pulling the balls.

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