On a Sunday...

Sunday in the Park with George, Tell Me on a Sunday, Any Given Sunday...

Sundays for some is a day of rest, a day for reflection (religious or otherwise) or preparation for the week ahead. For me, Sundays, especially this time of year are for laziness, pajamas and a good pot of coffee, political dish in the AM and football/basketball in the afternoons which is then capped off this evening with my favorite reality show - The Amazing Race. My Sundays haven't really changed in 15 years. I am just indoctrinating Arianna into my slovenly ways.

For me the ideal Sunday begins with reading the NY Times Arts and Leisure section and then sitting down for the one news program in my opinion that provides interesting and informative news - CBS Sunday Morning. I have an odd source for this morning ritual. My brother watches it faithfully and I have grown to understand why. It provides a unique balance of current news of the day, important issues of the moment, pop culture and slice of life profiles on a range of topics like the bizarre woman who created a museum of the history of aprons. For me it is a great way to be informed without the "If it bleeds it leads" mentality.

From there I move onto The Sports Reporters - for me as a casual sports fan who no longer takes the time to invest brain power in team statistics like I use to this panel is fun for covering all the topics in broad sports arena of the day. And without the Daily News as a regular read, it also usually provides me my weekly dose of Mike Lupica, who while insane I love and adore.

My morning is then closed out with my regular dose of appointment TV - Meet the Press. Raise the stakes to the fact that it is an election year and I eat this hour up like it is candy. What I adore is how dogged Tim Russert is and how I continue to be in awe of his research staff. Mind you, some weeks are more interesting than others. Last week I wanted to gauge my own eyes out as Hilliary Clinton droned on avoiding the questions and justifying her candidacy by repeating her stump speech. Now mind you I am extremely biased here. I find her tiresome and as those close to me know, I am done with two decades of Clintons and Bushs in the White House. At the end of the day what bugged me most about her having the entire hour was that she declined being on the show the week prior after losing Iowa. OK, off my soapbox. What I love about Meet the Press is that the analysis is often comprehensive enough that at some point you are yelling at the TV. It is rare that I get that passionate about politics, so for me it is a point of engagement in our system that doesn't overwhelm but absolutely informs what is happening inside the beltway.

It is at this point I ponder lunch and a shower - rarely do both occur and then it is on to an afternoon of sports while I read every cardboard book to my daughter on the floor, build architectural masterpieces with Lego's and generally get treated as though I am a human jungle gym. My biggest laugh in recent weeks was when Arianna woke up from her nap and toddled into the living room rubbing her eyes, took one look at the TV and said "OH NO, FOOTBALL!"

Sunday is simply the best day of the week.