bierkergaard

Yesterday, I tuned into my favorite daytime Saturday program. Bugs Bunny you say? No dice. CSPAN 2 BOOKTV! I was telling a buddy yesterday who was over drinking a beer or two that CSPAN 2 BOOKTV makes me so excited for Saturdays. I won't call myself a Nerd but will affirm the geekiness of this affection.  Most Americans deaden their brains with TV sports, sitcoms, "reality shows" or crime shows (mere words cannot describe how much I despise mayhem as entertainment), so I am not ashamed to having a scholarly addiction. I was ashamed of being smart for years in my thinking and writing as it made me feel effeminate. I think that is why many male writers really struggle with alcohol and addiction. Writing seems non-masculine, particularly if it is about sensitive and painful topics and the interior world.  Writing about war is manly. About how our feelings were hurt by less dramatic things, not so much. Watching BOOKTV helps makes me well informed and educated, someth...