That was quite a storm we had in Central Ohio over the weekend. There's a good reason I haven't blogged since then - the power and with it, internet access, has been out until just a day or two ago. There was a downpouring rain, many lightning strikes, hail which lasted between 5 and 10 minutes in duration and winds which exceeded 60 mph and in some cases 80 mph. Some roads were blocked off in the following days. Just about everywhere I go, I see branches or trees on the side of the road. It's been somewhat reminiscent of the storm which hit us after Hurricane Ike a few years ago. I read that a million people in the state were without power at some point and not everyone of them/us has power yet. Some may be without it until this coming weekend. Unfortunately, this coincided with record-breaking temperatures in what was a scorching end to June and now start to July. My thoughts go out to all those effected by this storm. Hopefully we don't see another one like it for the remainder of the summer.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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