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Category Archives: Television
TV: Childhood Favorites
It’s a grey day. Grey and windy. I’m going home to Rhode Island for the weekend. Can’t wait. Hanging out with the parents, hanging out with the sister, hanging out with the high school crowd. However – I am feeling … Continue reading
An Inglorious Moment
Here’s the set-up of the scene: Time: Last night Where: My friend Allison’s apartment Curtain rises: Allison and Sheila watch television, lying in Allison’s bed, as Charlie the cat stalks about, his body flat, his eyes wide-open and terrifying. Allison … Continue reading
Television: Getting Sucked Into The Apprentice
I do not have television right now. Last night I got together with my friend (and old roommate – wrote an essay about her here) – and we caught up. It has been a while. Also, I lived with her … Continue reading
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Exploded House on the Prairie
The following post was written by a “guest-editor” – my dear friend Betsy. Here’s a bit of background, before I give her the stage. We have been friends since the tender age of 10. We both loved “Little House on … Continue reading
I am a loser
1. I watched “The Bachelor” last night. I am so completely hooked on the show that I fear for my own sanity. There is one more episode, and I literally CANNOT WAIT to see what happens. I have intense opinions … Continue reading
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TV Turnoff Week
I refuse to stop watching television. I will not be told what to do. I still read books. I read every day, I write every day, and I also watch TV every day. I watch Six Feet Under. (The last … Continue reading
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More on Fred Rogers
“I do think that young children can spot a phony a mile away.” — Fred Rogers And then this anecdote which I love (I have tears in my eyes): An ordained Presbyterian minister, Rogers’ command of innocence won him thousands … Continue reading
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Oprah’s Books
Oprah’s Book Club is back, but this time she is going to recommend classics. Can I TELL you how much this thrills me? I wasn’t a big Oprah’s Book Club reader myself, because I always have a reading list a … Continue reading
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
I was a “Sesame Street” girl. Plain and simple. “Sesame Street” was my life. I am old enough to have watched the first season. There is a picture of me, in my little red corduroy jumper, sitting in my little … Continue reading
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Joe Millionaire
I also watched a little bit of “Joe Millionaire” last night. I haven’t been watching it at all, but clearly I was surfing, and tripping over all sorts of weird programming, and getting sucked in. I only saw a little … Continue reading
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