Soccer Mom!

Contribution by Stevie Kirby

My kids are huge into soccer and though I’m not really a fan I can appreciate their love for the sport. It’s definitely really athletic and people seem to love it a lot in other parts of the world so I guess I can see where they’re coming from. I wish I had the ability to get out there and kick the ball with them but I’m pretty uncoordinated and team sports were never really my thing, anyway. I got us a subscription to Direc.tv so we could watch some of the more obscure matchups on the soccer channels and they both seem to be really enjoying that. It’s been fun that the women’s world cup is going on now since they’re out for summer and we can watch some of the games together even when they come on during the week. I love my kids and whatever makes them happy makes me happy so that’s why I’m a big supporter of soccer at their schools and in my very own community!

It may sound offbeat, but my favorite travel show to watch is the reality program, The Amazing Race. It is required viewing when we watch it on DiretTV International Packages.

The Amazing Race has been on for several years now. In TV time, they claim 17 TV seasons at this point. While it is competition show where couples face off against one another for the ultimate cash prize, the series is essentially a travel catalog of the world.

Oftentimes, the program begins in a place like Los Angeles, but over the weeks that the action plays out, the teams crosses the globe, visiting Russia, Australia, India, Vietnam, and just about anyplace you can think of.

Here’s the best part of this ‘travel’ show in my opinion. It’s not just that viewers see the big name sites, but we get exposed to the culture. The road blocks and detours the teams have to take and successfully complete before moving on are an adventurous way to examine unique parts of how the peoples of these nations live.

The downside is that the show is only an hour and squeezing in a country’s culture in sixty minutes is difficult. On occasion, the show will stay in a country for two or even three episodes, but that isn’t often the case.

The Amazing Race brings the world to our homes.

It’s True!

I was poking around online today and came across a pretty interesting story about William Shatner. It seems that he’s pretty upset that one of his co-stars from Star Trek, George Takei did invite him to his wedding. And I didn’t actually see a video posted on Shatner’s website, but I heard there was one, which stated that he wasn’t invited. George Takei was the helmsman Sulu on the TV series Star Trek. George Takei stated that he did invite him, he just didn’t show up. The couple, Takei and Brad Alman stated that Shatner never RSVP. Maybe Shatner thought he was a big enough star and he didn’t have to RSVP. Anyway, if anyone’s looking to get married anytime soon make sure you use your save the date cards.

Tags: Star Trek

Well folks, the time has once again come to watch the college football championships on my DirectTV HD DVR. This is a big event in my household. With 4 sons who have football fever as much as I do, and a wife who always helps me cheer and scream at the television, I am sure our neighbors think we have lost our minds. But that’s o.k. because we have a good time, none the less. We will all head to the basement and flip on the big screen to watch as we watch the Big East Conference rival Georgia and Pittsburgh.

It is sure to be a game that will have my boys in an uproar. We have 2 rooting for Pittsburgh, 2 rooting for Georgia, and a dad who doesn’t want to be stuck in the middle of their quarry! I’ll keep my personal opinion on this game mum, but I will say that I am excited to see Virginia Tech play. A native Virginia always stays loyal to his college, no matter where he goes in time. Virginia Tech has got one of the best teams out there this year, and it will be a pleasure to see them hold the glory after they win!