End of civilization

So not only has it been a pain to put up pics on Blogger for the last few days--so much that I've been stockpiling my posts--but my cable service went blank during halftime of last night's Lakers-Spurs game. The Lake Show was down by 7 at the time, and went down by 20 before coming back to grab a win and tear out the hearts of Parker, Ginobli, Duncan, Bowen, and company in the final minutes.

I almost felt sorry for the cable operator when I called to complain. The call center was probably flooded with calls from angry fans of the Purple and Gold, and it wasn't his fault a car ran into a pole. But this was the second time during the playoffs that our cable went down during a Lakers game, and I explained him that TNT and ESPN's monopoly over key playoff games was the sole reason we ordered service from Time Warner.

We're going to get a $2.40 refund for lost time, but crap. I swear this doesn't happen to DirecTV subscribers who pay less per month... I feel like cable is obsolete, grasping, and greedy in an age where everything is going wireless. (Why can't we have DSL in our neighborhood?)


p.s. The silver lining is that baby Eloise got some extra massaging and story time last night.

p.p.s. I hope the driver of the car is okay.