If you're wondering why Congress feels empowered to call the plays on the college bowl game lineup, blame the guy who fancies himself quarterback in chief. Barack Obama clinched the couch potato vote last fall by declaring his support for a playoff series to pick the national champion, then promised after his election to "throw my weight around a little bit" to make it happen. ...more

December 20, 2009

Well, there are only two shows of the Heartland Idol Contest to go. I do hope my letters have gotten a few of you off your couch potato stance and down to the circle. There is no way I can tell you just what you are missing. ...more

November 6, 2009

Too much idle time, and you're boosting the odds you'll develop problems ranging from obesity to cardiovascular disease. ...more

March 25, 2009

Folks with New Year's resolutions to finally get fit typically pack Play It Again Sports in LaViva Plaza in January in search of treadmills, elliptical machines and various other devices designed to torture the average couch potato. ...more

January 21, 2009

For a few days every winter, Hernando County gets a third city. Thousands of people and their dogs travel nationwide - and in some cases, worldwide - and converge on Florida Classic Park to compete in the annual dog show organized by the Inverness Florida Kennel Club. ...more

January 10, 2009

I don't know about you, but I've had the same New Year's resolution for the past 35 years. And you know what? Call me wacky, but I'm going to shoot for the moon again. ...more

December 31, 2008

As 2008 comes to a close, we look back at a year in which the biggest TV star was a senator from Illinois who became the first black man elected president. ...more

December 25, 2008

Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again. This time the masked man is on DVD. ...more

November 25, 2008

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Iron Chef," 9 p.m. Thursday, Food Network ...more

August 27, 2008

Jim Gaffigan is the first to admit that his current "Sexy Tour" is just a ruse to get people in the door. ...more

August 14, 2008