Ahhhh, the good old days of the BBC

One of my many fond memories of growing up was of a British television show which we were able to watch here in the States on public television (WTTW in Chicago). It was aired later on Sunday nights and I would watch after my bowling league ended. The show was called Dr. Who and starred Tom Baker, though there are many incarnations of the good Doctor who ages in reverse (gets younger as "time" passes).

While flipping channels this weekend I noticed a marathon of Dr. Who shows on the BBCA channel. If you were a fan of the show, it is still very compelling, but with better special effects. The big surprise to the 2006 series was that the Daleks are back even though the Doctor though he destroyed them all. It was fun to sip coffee while sitting in the sun on my chaise and catching up with the good Doctor. Ahhh, the memories.

The ten faces of Dr. Who and a Dalek circa 2005. Tom Baker is the upper rightcorner and the guy I was watching is the lower left.

By the way, BBC America also had a great show on called Robin Hood. If you have Tivo or are home while it's on, check it out. Very compelling.

The history channel had some good religious programming on talking about the devil and its creation and the end of days and such. As you know, the mark of the beast is 666 and many believed Ronald Wilson Reagan was an agent of the devil due to each of his names have six letters. I hope they are wrong said Joseph Edward Sutton.

No significant signings that the Bears SHOULD have made, though Ahman Green went from Green Bay to Houston. Great move for Houston, but we don't need a running back. The Cowboys signed a solid offensive lineman in Davis away from Arizona, but they paid top dollar for him and I don't think he was worth it based on what the Bears have now. Unfortunately Lance Briggs is now pissed about making $7.2 million a year and is going to "do everything in my power to keep from playing" for them. Nice. Way to go numb-nuts. Screw up a solid defense because you want $10 million instead of $7 million. Ugh. At some point, it's about winning and not about the money.....just ask Peyton Manning, who you might have considered sacking or at least pressuring during the Super Bowl. Bitch.

My hand still hurts and is weak, so I made an appointment to see a hand specialist whom I've seen before. It's not until Thursday morning, so I expect to be healed by then. Isn't that the way?