I still think a little number from the stage classic "Show Boar" would have really made the evening complete.

I thought "hopelessly devoted" was a smashing success! There just weren't thunderous applause because the audience was sparse. I consider it a triumph.

I always say that I don't watch baseball unless the Giants are playing. Truth be told, I don't even watch the Giants, preferring instead the radio, so I can fix bikes or dinner or pretend I'm reading to my kid.

But I can't stop watching the baseball playoffs this year! I don't know many of the players, and am appalled that the pitchers don't hit in the American League, but the announcers do a great job making it seem much more exciting than it really is.

In yesterday's Sox game (go Sox!, and I'm not just kissing up to Pete), someone hit a pop fly foul that perfectly went into someone's beer and there was a huge splash. It was clear that the network had great footage of it. Although the announcers acknowledged the huge beer splash, they didn't show a replay. During the regular season, they would have show it a thousand times, and maybe have followed the wettest folks to the bathroom for an interview. I know not showing it was totally a ploy to make us think that the game was more exciting. But it worked!