Hobbits Can Hold Their Own

Stephen was blowing smoke rings. Well, not rings actually, but, something that reminded me of the letter "C". I think it had to be special effects or maybe he is just that talented.

Do you trust your gut? Maybe you do now, but as you get older, statistically you are less likely to listen to your gut. (Stephen went somewhere with this line of thought, and for once, I saw it coming.) Yes sometimes older people will believe anything you tell them.

Are you a man who suffers from Low-T? In the old days, that was known as getting older. Stephen told us about a wonderful (sort of ) product to treat Low-T. It does not have a side effect. It does have dozens of side effects though. You need to make sure you don't get any of the special gel on your lady friend or on your kids. You also need to make sure you wash the bottle that the gel came in after you have handled it. And then you need to wash the sink handles. Or take Stephen's suggestion and just have a steady supply of fresh sink handles in a basket next to the sink. Remember, you need to be sure to have no contact with women after using this product that will help with the Low-T problem.

Are you a woman who suffers from Lot-T? What? T for women? I thought that was just for men. In fact, I thought that was part of what made them different. Well, 11-41% of women suffer from a certain disorder. Stephen calls it Low-O (trademarked) and claims that at those rates, it is either very rare or perfectly normal. Funny thing, it actually is the same stuff that treats Low-T.

Stephen took just a few minutes to make a trans-Atlantic call to Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. She is, as Stephen put it, preggers. Since she has been hospitalized with severe morning sickness, Stephen wanted to cheer her up a bit. I can report that she was seemingly at a loss for words and was not able to respond with clear answers to his question. I'm sure as the weeks and months go by, Stephen will check in with Kate periodically.

And then the highlight of the show. Excuse me... After the thrill of seeing Stephen, then the highlight of the show was Martin Freeman. He is Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. You may also have seen him in Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a modern day Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson. Or you may have seen him in the British version of The Office as Tim Canterbury.  But for tonight, he played himself. Tonight's interview was actually more of a fast-paced conversation between two witty men, each trying to get in the best line while seemingly not trying to do anything other than chat. Some of the questions and comments thrown around were, "Are you bored?' and "There is now a Lego Bilbo," and "Dragons are inherently sexy," and "Hobbits can hold their own." Even the best of writers would have a difficult task to try to weave all those statements into a coherent dialogue.

And yet, it was very coherent and I thought quite charming and entertaining. I enjoyed the show a lot tonight. I hope you were able to watch it on the TV machine, or else that you will be able to catch it over at Colbert Nation online. It is Hobbit Week all this week so stay tuned.