further proof that desperate housewives is taking over the world: a brief conversation with my grandma tonight featured her saying the following thing: "grandpa's watching football, and i'm in the kitchen watching desperate housewives." "you're watching desperate housewives?" "everybody else is watching it, so i figure i should too."

this from a woman for whom the lawrence welk show serves as the highest form of entertainment.

meanwhile, i was doing something else and kept the television on for the debut of numbers on cbs, which featured the 'math genius' proclaiming "decreased population density leads to an increased probability of our man committing a crime," or some such drivel. i give the show a solid six episodes before it's cancelled.

let us all pour out some beer for the steelers tonight, who fought valiantly but ultimately did not have the poise to stick with the mistake-free patriots. let's also pour out some beer for the mighty atlanta falcons, proof that a one-man offense is, sadly, still not ready for prime time.

i believe that fox has the super bowl, and it's a good thing, as cbs telecasts are generally unwatchable. jim nantz should not use his 'masters' voice during football telecasts, and certainly shouldn't intone: 'welcome friends, to the afc championship game from chilly pittsburgh.' but my biggest problem is that the broadcasters' microphones are so high and the crowd mic is so low. pregame coaches interviews generally offer little that is actually interesting, but i wish armen keteyian could do better than "smiple question, coach (belichick). how do you feel about your team?'

i watched the movie the jerk today, and greatly enjoyed it. 'how were you supposed to know that was iron balls mcginty?' woof.