After time off, Letterman is back, and has some edge lately. I recently noted that he had a questionable "Gitmo poetry" bit, but had some good stuff. Same this week. For instance, DL had an amusing bit where he gave a presentation for rental property down in Alabama or something. As to guests, he did have some 'B' talent of late, though "Puffy" is probably pretty comfortable with himself ... stiff interview from my ex-high school alumni (two grades ahead ... never met the kid, to my knowledge). Good follow-up though from Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame -- nice looking young lady, easy going and the English accent gave her additional charm. Anyway, DL has some life in him yet.
I am a fan of DVD commentary, though some are better than others, and the latest of interest was It's In The Water ... an obscure little movie that is comfortable enough for me to have watched repeatedly. I wanted to listen to the commentary of The Company, a Neve Campbell dance company movie that was a quality affair, but the library copy was busted. Blah.
I did listen to The Devil in The Junior League, which is a summer read that I put on the side panel (btw, one image appears to not show up on some browsers). A good performance -- appropriate Southern accent (though one person said it wasn't Texan ... I didn't notice the difference -- IITW took place in Texas btw) with a nice sound effect simulating phone calls and use of a microphone. Got a kick out of it -- sometimes, it doesn't take much to amuse me.
On the baseball front ... Mets continue to struggle (3-2 win vs a crappy team, beaten up today), ageless one (49) John Franco slated for assignment (simply not hitting this year), and they had a mixed showing at the All Star Game. Lead-off hitter Jose Reyes basically matched the Seattle phenomenon MVP of the game, but the Mets closer gave up two runs just like his Seattle opposite number ... unfortunately, the AL had another run to spare. Anyway, given Billy Wagner only blew one save during the regular season, hopefully this will get it out of his system. Clemens (2-4) lost the Devil Rays and Scott Kazmir, someone the Mets idiotically traded away a few years back for a reject instead of just waiting a few years for him to develop.
Oh well ... no crying over spilt milk.