Assorted topics on Sunday morning.

Hi. Sam is outside drinking coffee on the patio so I’ve decided to write a quick post on a variety of mundane subjects, none of which is important enough to warrant a post of its own. But that’s just MY opinion.

First, Sam and I drove north to Treeland yesterday to check out the Vitex bush we wanted for our back yard. After taking a closer look and talking to the owner of the nursery we decided against it because the Vitex is a basically a gigantic lilac-scented magnet for BEES, and nobody wants to sit on their own patio being divebombed. So we’re back to square one trying to figure out what to plant.

However, on the way to Treeland we passed a huge mansion facing highway 289 on the outskirts of Prosper, Texas ... which is basically a teeny little town in the middle of nowhere about 30 miles north of Dallas. At first we thought it was a resort but since we didn’t see any signs Sam asked the owner of the nursery if he knew anything about the house. Turns out, it’s owned by Deion Sanders, the sports icon who played for four major league baseball teams and for the NFL, including the Dallas Cowboys.

The house is 40,000 square feet — FORTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET — with nine bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, a master suite the size of South Dakota with a two-story closet, a home theater, a gym, indoor and outdoor pools, a full-sized basketball court, a bowling alley, a game room and an eight-car garage. Too bad this bozo built it in the middle of a cow pasture that’s visible to the public on all four sides. Maybe he should have economized a little so he could afford to plant a few trees along the fence for a shred of PRIVACY. I’m just saying.

And now I want to recommend some of my favorite TV shows, especially since the second season of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” just wrapped up and I have to fill my time with something else. For the record, I really enjoy “Operation Repo,” which follows the adventures of five truly enormous Hispanic relatives in Los Angeles who repossess cars, vans and SUVs. I especially love it when they drop in at snooty restaurants in Beverly Hills to repo a Lexus or a Porsche from a rich person who’s having a screaming fit in the parking lot. This is television at its best.

Another favorite is “Hardcore Pawn,” a chronicle of nonstop excitement at the biggest pawn shop in Detroit. How could this not be a cool show? The store is owned by a hard-as-nails Jewish family (oy) with a fun-loving dad and a crabby adult daughter who argues with EVERYBODY. You can find “Operation Repo” and “Hardcore Pawn” on TruTV. Thank you.