I like watching the news.
I like changing the channels and watching as many different news
broadcasts as I can in the morning before I go to work. Sometimes it's actually because I want to
find out what's going on in the world; sometimes it's to see what awkward
outfits the stations dress their anchors and reporters in, like matching colors
or holiday-themed ties.
Occasionally I'll watch the local Spanish station's
news. This morning I stopped on the
Spanish station because the weather was on, and I'll watch weather on any
station from any location because there's something seriously wrong with
me. I accepted this fact long ago when
the difference between Basic Cable TV and Extended-Basic Cable TV meant I could
access the Weather Channel 24/7. With
whatever great package deal I have now, I can even access Weatherscan, which is
the 24-hour live Doppler radar. (I get
goosebumps just typing that.)
But I digress. (Act
surprised.)
I was watching the weather on the Spanish station, clicker
in hand and index finger on the mark, when I noticed deportes coming on. Well, I also like sports, and since the
Bruins won last night, I figured maybe I'd see what they had to say about the
game, all 50% of what I can understand.
I expected the same crap I see on all the local Boston and
regional New England stations -- professional mainstream American sports
followed by car racing or squirrels wake-boarding. Instead, I got the true Hispanic-American
deportes … and it was awesome.
Spanish news opened up with its number-one professional
sport: SOCCER (futbol). I didn't have the volume up very loud, and
that, coupled with my rusty translation skills left me to wonder if I were
watching South American highlights or European highlights or some hybrid of
both. It didn't really matter, though,
because I like soccer (except for the limited scoring part).
Next up would be the second most popular and important
sport, right? Right, of course. And that would be: BOXING.
Didn't know who was in the ring; didn't care. The highlights of any boxing match are the
intermittent moments of glory, the culmination of dancing and sparring gone
rogue. I love that shit!
Finally, coming in third on the Spanish sports report was
the NBA. You heard me. Third.
Soccer and boxing are the lead stories, and that is why next week when
the weekdays are earlier and earlier, as they tend to get four weeks before the
hard-earned April break, I will automatically add the Spanish station into my
morning TV mix.
Excellente. Vivan los
deportes!
