Another scumbag for reality television.

I’m sitting here in the middle of the night trying to deal with a lousy flare-up of diabetic neuropathy. My current symptoms include sharp stabbing pains in my feet and hands, both of which make it almost impossible to fall asleep. I just read an article at the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s website that says neuropathy can take many different forms, and — lucky me — I get practically ALL of them at various times, including heartburn, nausea, difficulting swallowing, dizziness when I stand up, bladder problems, numbness in my fingers (I can’t feel hot or cold) and changes in the texture of my skin. As I mentioned to Sam a couple of days ago, if I’d known diabetes was such a pain in the ass I would have signed up for a different disease. Holy crap.

As soon as my hands and feet calm down I’ll try to go back to bed. Mongolian chicken might help me feel better but I don’t have any.

The Learning Channel is producing a train wreck new reality series that follows the everyday meaningless activities of creep-of-the-century Pete Rose, now 71 years old, and his triple-D fiancée Kiana Kim, a former Playboy model, who’s 30 years his junior with a bunch of young children.

Rose, you may recall, was permanently banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on games (and against his own team) while managing the Cincinnati Reds. The following year he pleaded guilty to two counts of tax fraud and served five months in a Federal prison. I can’t imagine why anybody would waste their time producing or watching a TV series about this slimeball’s life. Initial episodes will include Kiana getting additional breast surgery — her goal must be honeydew melons — and Pete’s ongoing campaign to weasle himself back into baseball. Personally, I’d rather have all my teeth extracted.

And now I think I’ll go back to bed and attempt to get some sleep. It was nice of you to stop by, and I mean this sincerely. Shalom.