Shark Week with No Pants
Shark Week on the Discovery Channel has become an American institution. Year after year the ratings for this fest of shark movies and shark documentaries keep growing and growing. Steven Spielberg’s 1975 thriller Jaws gave all of us pause before we stuck our big toe into the ocean. Just before the 9/11 attacks on the Trade Center the lead stories on the evening news were about shark attacks off the east coast. Every year we are subjected to a multitude of stories about swimmers being attacked by these aquatic giants. You won’t catch me going into the ocean…no-siree-Bob. If God had wanted me in the ocean, he wouldn’t have invented ocean view balconies. This year has been exceptionally fun. Sharknado, a movie about tornadoes dropping sharks from the skies, was a ratings hit…and there is going to be a sequel. Oh Boy. The kitchiness of the event hit new highs. Just in case you didn’t see the saga of Snuffy the Seal, here it is. I almost wet my pants. ...