Speaking of Misplaced Priorities

I feel like an ass for not having made it out to any of the "Who Do You Love?" panels hosted by Ian Jehle; the two previous discussions covered interesting topics, and I'd believe that Jehle is a competent moderator (so crucial for these things), but the last two Sundays just haven't been good for me. Now, this week's panel sounds fantastic—Lisa Bertnick, Allison Miner, Michael O'Sullivan, and Erik Sandberg talking about the human figure—but really, I don't feel even the slightest compunction about missing it. It's been scheduled to start during the Super Bowl! Christ, come on! I'll never understand what drives some people. (But by next Sunday, when Mary Coble, Jayme McLellan, and Ira Tattelman talk about site-specific and installation art, I'll have forgiven the enterprise.)

Bill Cowher isn't someone I love, not by any reading of the word. But I'm waving a Terrible Towel in solidarity (and to make the divide at the house more interesting), largely in the hopes that the victory party in Pittsburgh will make for good television news over the next few days as the city consumes itself. (And I don't really believe that there are football fans in Seattle.)