i finalized a big move today:
i called the cable company and
added the Z-Plus channel and
dropped the movie channel and the bravo
channel. the only good thing left on
the movie channel had been joe don briggs'
exalting of mammaries and undercutting of
the channel's low-bid flicks. as for the
bravo channel, five years ago it was
a revelation, but how many times can you
watch chloe in the afternoon.
the kid on the other end of the line
assured me my monthly bill would remain
exactly the same. i asked him how long
it would take to effect the change. he
laughed: "about three minutes." and
sure enough in five minutes fernando was
on the mound opening the season for the dodgers.
now there's so much sports on the Z-Plus channel