>> Dominic: PERHAPS YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER -- OR PERHAPS SOMEONE HAS TOLD YOU ABOUT -- THE DARK AGES DURING WHICH PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT TO WATCH THEIR FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOWS.

WHETHER IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING WITH BUGS BUNNY OR THURSDAY’S MUST-SEE-TV TRIFECTA OF “FRIENDS,” “MAD ABOUT YOU” AND “SEINFELD,” THE NETWORK OVERLORDS HELD US AND OUR CALENDARS HOSTAGE.

NOW WE CAN BINGE-WATCH AT OUR LEISURE, AND, AT LEAST FOR ME, THIS SUDDEN BOUNTY HAS CREATED A DIFFERENT PROBLEM.

LET’S TAKE THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED FOURTH SEASON OF “TED LASSO.” THE FIRST EPISODE DROPPED ON AUGUST 5TH, BUT, THOUGH I LOVE THE SHOW, I HAVE YET TO PARTAKE.

IT’S LIKE GETTING A REALLY GOOD BOTTLE OF WINE AS A GIFT.

YOU KIND OF WANT TO SAVE IT FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION.

IF YOU BLOW IT ON SOME RANDOM TUESDAY AFTER A LONG DAY OF WORK, YOU MIGHT NOT REALLY ENJOY IT THE WAY YOU SHOULD.

BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG, EITHER, LEST TIME AND ENDLESS SOCIAL MEDIA COGITATION TURN THAT FINE VINTAGE INTO VINEGAR.

WHAT TO DO?

I DON’T HAVE A SOLUTION, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OBSERVATIONS: ONE: TOO MUCH CHOICE IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING.

TWO: THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS THE PERFECT TIME... TO GET MARRIED, TO HAVE KIDS, TO CHANGE JOBS... EVEN TO WATCH TV.

AND THREE: WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

WE HAVE THIS IDEA THAT DELAYED PLEASURE IS SWEETER BUT MAYBE SUSTAINED MEMORIES OF THAT PLEASURE ARE JUST AS VALUABLE, OR EVEN MORE SO.

SO GATHER YE ROSEBUDS WHILE YE MAY.

AND BY “ROSEBUDS,” I MEAN BOTTLES OF WINE.

OR “TED LASSO.”