So Long, Springfield

Sitting in a movie theater in Puebla, Mexico, waiting for the 19 minutes of commercials and previews to end, I was dismayed to see what I'm sure many of you already knew was coming soon:

The Simpsons Movie.

I had always heard the rumors over the last few years, of course. But having been somewhat off the grid lately, it took me by surprise.

It's sad that it has finally come to this. But the signs were there. About four or five years ago the show had started to run out of steam with jokes and plots too easily forgotten -- well, by most people anyway.

But I really thought they had pulled through in the last two years. Not sure what had happened. A new creative team perhaps? Either way, it looked like the show was displaying some of its former glory. Certainly not shark-jumping time.

But I guess not. Just as all other TV shows before, both good and bad, The Simpsons will likely not last much beyond the movie's closing weekend. It has been a good run, after all.

Maybe they'll still do the Halloween specials each year.

The Year in Sports

Things didn't go so well for Tecki this year in the Wide World of Sports.

Boston fell apart toward the end of the season and didn't make it to the playoffs, and the Panthers are pretty much on the same path. DC United struggled all the way to the semifinals before losing to New England. Even Barcelona lost the Club Champions Cup in Japan.

There's still hope for the Bobcats, though ...

Whatever city we end up moving to this year had better have a winning team, good Law School or no.