Time for another edition of What I’ve Learned:

- Rules were meant to be broken, but not in the way you think.  If you know the rules, you know how to get around them. 
- TiVo really is one of the most wonderful inventions ever.  It’s one product that can definitely boast that it’s definitely imitated but never duplicated. 
- I will never understand the formula of TV comedies that always seem to pair up some dumpy schlubby guy with a gorgeous woman who will put up with all of his shenanigans.  The King of Queens.  Everybody Loves Raymond.  The Flintstones.  Is it simply meant to draw dudes in because they think they might have some chance with a hot woman based on what they see on TV?
- With all these wireless Bluetooth headsets around now, I can’t tell if people are talking on the phone or just crazy and talking to themselves.  It used to be easier to spot the crazies.
- Gay, straight… does it really matter?  Lindsay Lohan is still a friggin’ mess.
- There are some times when I really long for the ‘60s, ‘70s or even the ‘80s — a time when people had thicker skins and could take a joke.  Satire is satire, humor is humor, and people need to realize that sometimes taking offense at every tiny little jab makes you look oversensitive and can damage your cause.  I can laugh at a good Jewish joke as much as I can laugh about “going full retard.”