1 My respect for Bob Costas judt went up another notch. And really, the guy still has my everlasting sympathies for having to co-host the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics with Katie Couric. No one deserves that.

2 you inspired me to go back and look at my own reaction.

3 Costas has always struck me as one of the classiest, well-educated and informed people in broadcasting. Speaking of Katie Couric, I was listening to Tony Snow on the radio yesterday. Snow played a small piece of the Today Show (?) involving Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Katie Couric. Katie greeted "P. Diddy" with "What's up?" Then Mr. Diddy made his big announcement that he will be dropping the "P" in his name: he's now "Diddy." My life is now complete.