That was quick!!

I just noticed that Wimbledon has finished, and finished a fair while ago. I find this unusal as I mostly recall Wimbledon starting and several exhausting weeks later we are still only a few sets into the first match...or something like that. As much as I respect and enjoy the sport of tennis and admire the pros who can play with such incredible grace and power I often soon tire of this British institution and it's domination of the media and television in particular.

But this year, and the past year or two as well I think, I've barely noticed it. I've tuned into who'se on top and even watched the odd match (Williams v Williams was a good 'un) but rather than an annoying drag I've found it to be an interesting sporting event that I can tune into occasionally and enjoy. I attribute this to two key television based factors:

1. I don't watch kids TV any more.

Well not much anyway! As an avid viewer of many cartoons and other media "back in the day" it was of great annoyance to have to have a boring never ending sport meeting with endless delays and replacing the joyous animation I'd planned on watching. The fact that tennis matches can technically never end was the most annoying thing as the schedule was pushed back again and again and despaired at having to watch grown up stuff.

2. The Simpsons moved t0 C4.

Pretty much the same reasoning here, as I got somewhat older my main programme was the Simpsons and again to have something I looked forward to replaced because Henman couldn't just face defeat and had to hang on for more agonising sets was just infuriating.

Now, with my TV schedule mostly taking place in the early evening I find myself uninterrupted by tennis, and without it impeding my enjoyment I am able to more enjoy and appreciate genuine athleticism at it's best. So...um...yeah...go Murray!

Word of the post: Squiggle –noun

1.	a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.