Lot's of tears on the Fox Sports blogs recently (many truly moving moments that caused bloggers to say they had cried).

Well, ... here's some things that don't make me cry:

1. The Patriots cadre of comedians talking about Tom Brady's ankle. Almost as bad as the Super Bowl Shuffle - keep it up boys, ... you guys are hilarious. Let's see some more smugness (all while the Giants dig in and get into a testosterone groove). And has ESPN done anything as UNFUNNY as the Tom Brady as the "missing Brady" bit? How close to being moved to tears? - as close as I am to buying a Fathead of Bill Belichick.

2. The college basketball season in full swing. My favorite time of the sports year - in part due to my passion for college basketball and in part due to the fact that the conclusion of college basketball means SPRING! Go to watch my Butler Bulldogs whenever I have the time - the greatest basketball watching experience ANYWHERE for the price - if you're in Indy during college basketball season, stop by Hinkle Fieldhouse for a dip into the soul of Hoosier basketball. How close to being moved to tears? - damn, ... wait a minute ..., there, ... o.k. now - NOT crying.

3. The Indiana Pacers. They just make me angry. How close to being moved to tears? - How far is totally far, incredibly far, unbelievably far? How can there be such a difference between college basketball and bad professional basketball? Really, totally, incredibly, unbelievably far.

4. The ongoing writer's strike. No new episodes of 30 Rock. No new Saturday Night Live. No new funny. How close to being moved to tears? - about three more reality T.V. episodes away from the first tear.

5. David Letterman ripping forward at full speed. Sometimes things do come full circle. Leno is a funny, funny man. But Letterman is THE man in late night comedy (with Conan dutifully waiting in the wings). How close to being moved to tears? - truly emotional for this proud Hoosier to see Letterman hitting his stride again after having settled with the Writers Guild in an honorable and generous fashion, but not quite enough to produce a tear.

6. A real race among presidential contenders. Good to see people spending at least a little more time parsing through the field of candidates. At least a couple of genuine statesmen/women types seem to be on the bill. How close to being moved to tears? - only will be moved to tears if we veer towards another GW type (tears of sadness - can you say Huckabee or Romney?) or towards someone who emerges as a great statesperson on the world's stage (tears of joy - can you say ... nah - not gonna do that here).

7. Saying something almost made me cry, or made me cry. This does not make me cry. I sometimes say this to express an emotion or a belief, but rarely does it actually mean I cried - I just think it will help make a point or ingratiate myself with someone else. How close to being moved to tears? - just making me think about my insincerity when saying "it made me cry" makes me well up.

8. Only listing 8 things in a list, rather than the customary 10. I'm not the obsessive/compulsive type. How close to being moved to tears? - actually, I never cry - and this definitely also does not make me cry.

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