what is give me a T?

the boys of the family and i love game shows. while my father and i would argue over the remote on sunday afternoons as he wanted to spend it with pepe pimentel watching "kuwarta o kahon" and i wanted to watch the apo hiking society (and the potential appearance of my latest crushes) in "sa linggo nAPO sila," it was jeopardy and wheel of fortune that my dad and i would agree on. my big bro would join watching it.

those two shows would be our bonding sessions. we'd show off how much we know or how quick we can guess a phrase. i'm often the third placer in jeopardy because i don't know squat about history which is an often-used category. wheel of fortune thankfully offers a more equal opportunity of showing-off.

pat sajak and alex trebek were awaited guests in our home. and now that there is 2nd Avenue on sky cable, my usual "i have to sleep at eleven" mode has been changed to "i have to sleep after jeopardy." i'm still kulelat in jeopardy, but it's still so much fun learning new, generally useless trivia.

the creator of the show, merv griffin, succumbed to prostrate cancer yesterday. while i have no affinity for him personally, i feel i owe him a short tribute for giving me wholesome, intellectual entertainment that i enjoy until now.

merv griffin, thank you! if not for you, there would be no jeopardy. if not for jeopardy, i would not have known that -40 degrees is the temperature which celsius and fahrenheit actually become equal. say hi to my dad. he's a big fan. ;p