Vermont Country Journal, Part II (aka, “Too Much Information”) — by Steve Nadis
For some reason, while driving back from Vermont (a 4-hour-plus ordeal), I came up with countless sensational ideas for this blog. I don’t drive much and perhaps the practice is more stimulating than I thought. I’ve long since forgotten all those ideas, of course, but am left with this one–a trifling one at that. It used to be, you were always wondering how far you had to go on the highway. Mileage signs were few and far between. But heading south on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire, the mileage signs come fast and furious–several per mile, often separated by just 0.2 miles. We’ve gone from famine to feast. And if you ask me, that’s just too much information.
Speaking of too much information, why do sports reporters now dwell on pitch counts in baseball. They used to tell us how many runs a pitcher allowed, how many strikeouts, walks, and wild pitches. Now they invariable tell us the number of pitches a pitcher threw. Do we need to know this? Is it essential knowledge for the baseball fandom? If you ask me, once again I’d have to say: That’s just too much information.
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19:15:49
They do not have much to say. Who cares any how.
You’re right George on both scores: Sports reporters don’t have enough to talk about. And, more importantly, who in the heck cares?
Of course, that same question–who cares?–could be applied to this entire blog (not that I’d say it).
Does no one else see the irony of a blogger would complain of too much information?
That is an excellent point, Biggs, and well-argued too. (Or must I call you “Mr. Biggs”?) I’ve always strived to be ironic and this time, it seems, I just might have achieved it.