Not as a writer, I mean. (The reasons to that are readily and immediately apparent to any reader.) No, I mean a person. In other words, why have I gotten so little posting done lately?
A few months ago they cut the free cable feed to our trailer park, that at least provided us with the local channels. So I ended up taking a deal with Comcast. I got three months of the regular service for a cheap price, but intend to drop back to the very barebones option once the baseball season is over. I mean, the difference between the two options is nearly $40 a month! And I really don’t watch that much TV.
Still, in the meantime, I suddenly have had access to all the Cubs games again. When you eat up an additional 3 hours a day, that’s a hunk of time. And this weekend, they had an additional make-up game. So on Friday night, Cubs game. Saturday at noon. Cubs game. Saturday at 7:00 PM. Cubs game. Sunday at 1:00. Cubs game. Then over to my brother’s to watch the Bears, about the only time we really get together.
So…there it is. I’m an ass. However, the season is nearly over, although the Cubs are in a very tight pennant race. So it is possible this writing lull will continue for, oh, three days into the post-season. In the meantime, though, it’s Cubsmania, including a trip down to Wrigley tomorrow to see Zambrano pitch.
Anyway, that’s how I spent my summer.
