Some people live their whole lives without owning a television and they seem to be doing just fine. I respect that decision but it’s not for me. From an early age, I have loved everything about television. It started with Barney –– according to my mother, I was so obsessive about it that she almost had a mental breakdown. ...

It’s fair to say that January is not my favorite month. It’s been well-documented that I am not a fan of cold weather, and it’s not unusual for me to take ill this time of year. That hasn’t happened the past couple of winters, though, and I wonder if it’s because I’ve become proactive about getting a flu shot every fall...

I watch a lot of football. I mean, I watch a LOT of football. Before Sunday, the most amazing thing I had ever witnessed on a football field was a 1994 NAIA playoff game between the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Western Montana. Western Montana led 46-45 and had the ball with a little more than a minute remaining. ...