Like, Love and Don't Like

Starting to remember how posting regularly is a good mental exercise...

This week, I like the consistency of the Kansas City Chiefs. I really, really like the NFL. I don't have a favorite team or player, but I really like "The Shield". From the crazy backstrories of a lot of the owners to how the NFL operate as a business - - there's just a lot to like. There's a lot of history engrained into the league and we are all witnessing history unfold before our eyes in the form of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs just earned the right to represent the AFC in Super Bowl LIX. This will be their third straight trip to the big game and their 5th Super Bowl in the last 6 seasons. 

The Chiefs have a great head coach in Andy Reid, great players and an unmatched offensive strategy. They also have amazing fans (some aren't), weird brothers and very famous girlfriends*. But more than anything, I like their consistency. They haven't been quite as dominant during the regular season this year, but they found a way to win nearly every week. They'll certainly have their hands full with the Philadelphia Eagle in the Super Bowl. But, I'll be pulling for consistency. 

This week, I love old television shows and movies. A few years ago, I watched an episode of The Twilight Zone on a whim. The plot of the episode was not bad but I really liked the sets and the way actors and actresses dressed. I'm pretty sure the episode featured a doctor smoking a cigarette, too. The episode was short, which is perfect for my attention span. So, in my obsessive nature, I programmed the DVR to record each and every episode then proceeded to watch every episode of The Twilight Zone (except the Season 4 episodes because they're an hour long). I can say for the most part, this was a well written show. I can't say the same for all episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents - some of those episodes have terrible, uninspired endings. 

The enjoyment I've had from the Zone has prompted me to try other older shows. Then I tried older movies and liked a lot of them, too. (I don't think Humphry Bogart was ever in a bad movie!). Maybe it's something about the black and white images or the dialog but these shows and films have been awesome alternatives to what's been put out in the past few years. 

This week, I don't like YouTube ads. The YouTube viewing experience has really gone into the toilet. I can remember when ads were NOT featured on ALL videos and when they were, you could skip them after 5 seconds. (I am aware of how old I sound) Now it seems like I have to sit through at least a full minute of ads at the beginning of each video PLUS at least one ad break during the video. And I get it...advertising makes the world go 'round. Google purchased YouTube for $1.5 billion in 2006 (seems like a steal now!) and the first preroll ads appeared soon after in 2008. I get that the ads are needed but it really seems like Google is trying to take a lot more than they need. 

*The Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift relationship was totally arranged by the media teams from Swift's camp and the NFL. Swift and the league both gain access to new audiences from this relationship. And that's just one of the reasons I love the NFL - it's a marketing machine!