New to this game, but confident...yup, confident.

There are not many people who don't feel like they have something to say about something. Hooray for the Internet! Right? Aren't we glad to have this technologically advanced tool at our disposal? Well, I'm sure that there are many, many posts out there by people who pine for the days of typewriters, encyclopedias and having to exit the highway, find a gas station, and deposit a quarter to use a pay phone instead of just pressing a button on the steering wheel and being connected to anyone they want.

I don't know in what direction I will take this blog. I am an attorney, practicing criminal law. I am married with a BEAUTIFUL wife and four beautiful kids. I have an ex-wife from Hell that apparently works part-time for the anti-christ to help make ends meet. I live in the Midwest, but was born on the East coast. Does any of that sound interesting?

I DO know that I live a somewhat unusual life. My career and blended family sometimes make for some good stories. I feel like I have a unique perspective on the world. (Are you still there? Are you falling asleep yet? Have you clicked over to a porn website?) Anyway, I am NOT going to cook a bunch of recipes from a cookbook. (How the hell did that movie get made? Did Meryl Streep walk the streets of Hollywood selling crack to raise enough money to do it herself?) I can't really offer legal advice (too specialized) I like:

Biggest Loser (best reality show EVER. Inspiring and often HILARIOUS, but not intentional)
The Office (needs to improve quickly)
Million Dollar Listing (So sublime, check it out on Bravo)
24 (I have the season recorded thus far, but haven't seen an episode)
The auditions portion of American Idol -

- wouldn't that be a great reality show? Just line up some Hollywood-looking "judges" with fake credentials and travel the country claiming to be auditioning for a reality show. Can't be singing, Idol has that market sewn-up. And, just rip on the poor untalented hacks who think they might have a shot at a cash prize or becoming famous. I would say to try this with a rap music version of Idol, but the potential for tragedy is too great. But, you could have Vanilla Ice and Coolio as judges, with guest appearances out the wazoo ("Our celebrity judge today: Snoop Dogg!") And instead of bringing them to Hollywood, you just keep going around the country "auditioning".

It has probably been done before. The problem with the entertainment biz, is that the only shows that get made are the formulaic retreads or the super avant-garde shows that fail to get enough fan support to be renewed, even thought they are the best ones. My So Called Life. Joan of Arcadia. Popular.

Oh, Popular! This show was on when my wife and I had just started dating. It lasted for two glorious seasons on the WB and was too funny and brilliant to survive. But, check it out on Television Without Pity sometime, read the recaps. Or, buy it on DVD. The cast was exceptional, and it was produced by Ryan Murphy, the genius behind Glee. In fact, I see a lot of Popular incorporated into Glee. Which is why I love Glee.

Anyway, I am hoping for a date with my wife tonite. Our youngest needs a babysitter, and the only other person she allows herself to be cared for by is my mother-in-law. A story for another time. When I know you better. Anyway, I hope it works out for us to spend some quality time together. My wife and me, I mean. You guys and me, well, I don't know how you feel about me yet.