With much thanks and love to my editor for making suggestions . Music is as essential to my existence as air, food and water. I've got a healthy CD collection at home. Last time I checked, there's close to 300 CDs...with everything from Classical to Pop to Jazz (lots of Jazz), with Country, Blues and a little Hip-Hop thrown in for good measure. The weekends are constantly filled with music in my home. First thing I do in the morning - even before I'm completely awake ...

What do these names have in common: Fred Durst Hulk Hogan Brittney Spears Jose Canseco Besides being washed-up has beens, they're also making their own reality shows. And thus begins our rant. I don't know about you, but I was under the impression that so-called "reality television" was on the way out. Combine viewer apathy with shows like Lost, CSI and Desperate Housewives, reality shows seemed to be on the decline here in the US. In a recent "Keep or Cancel" poll run by...

Let's get this out of the way right now. No, I didn't watch the game. No, I didn't see Incredible Play "A" , Defensive Play "B" , or Heart-Stopping Play "C" . No, I won't be watching the Super Bowl. No, I don't like football. Now, it might seem a bit strange to open a rant with these statements, but to help put things into perspective, here's a little background information. I'm a 38-year old, single straight guy. Normally, that's enough to make people wonder, since it s...