Like, Love and Don't Like

Kicking off a new year and charging into 2025!*

This week, I like HBO Max. Julie gifted me a subscription for Christmas. Was this needed? No. Do we already have just about every other streaming app? Yes. But, there's a lot of content behind the sealed walls of Max (HBO Max?). Fun fact: Since childhood, I've never really been an HBO viewer - - except on those rare weekends when the cable companies use to grant free access to entice customers to upgrade. So, I've got a lot of catching up to do!

Top 3 things I've seen on Max so far: A biopic about Bernie Madoff with Robert De Niro in the lead role, old episodes of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and the first installment of Horizon: An American Saga. Send me your suggestions!

This week, I love having the right tool for the job. Over the past several years, I have accumulated a wide variety of tools. Lately, my tool nerdiness has paid off as I've worked on all kinds of home projects. There's no worse feeling than having to pause a project for a Home Depot run to buy a tool or supply you don't have. I haven't had to make many of those trips lately - which is a great feeling because the projects are still comin'. The most appreciated tool/item that I thought I'd never use? Knee pads. 

Let me know if you need to borrow anything!

This week, I don't like the state of college football. The introduction of the transfer portal and NIL has made college football more like professional football. Players can leave a school in a heartbeat and the teams with the highest payrolls will attract the most talent. I've never had an issue with coaches bolting for greener pastures but it irks me a little now that players can do the same thing. Additionally, the expanded playoff makes for some great TV viewing but has really robbed the grand ole bowl games of their majesty. I don't things will improve, either. That toothpaste is already out of the tube. 

*Let's just forget about the past 9 years in which I failed to create 1 post! I'll try to be better about this and include photos/videos once I get back into the swing of things.