Good Morning.
I watch a fair amount of television. This is because I live alone with a dog and can't do a lot of stuff I used to do outside of the house because of age and infirmity, but I've always been a TV junkie, and it began in 1954 when I broke my leg skiing and my father finally went out and purchased a strange brown box on funny-looking sticks. Everything was in black and white then but it was magical. Everything was suitable for family viewing so there was no need for parental supervision. Not anymore.
I started watching Jeopardy when I was in college. It was on at eleven in the morning and I always had a break from classes
at that point so I hustled off to the TV room in my dorm with a beverage that had a distinctly plastic taste called a Diet Rite Cola. I still watch Jeopardy except it's on at 3:30. I also watch westerns but they're all reruns because westerns, once incredibly popular,
have gone out of style. I like dramas like Blue Bloods and NCIS but only the one located in Washington, D.C. I like cooking shows better than decorating shows because there are too many home owners who whine about the pattern of the granite counter tops when there are people around the corner who have nothing to eat. I like CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, and Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet. I even admit to watching The Price Is Right although it has become incredibly annoying with women contestants, in particular, who scream like banshees. The same is true with Wheel of Fortune when Brandy Jean successfully calls a letter and emits a sound that is usually heard in the wild. It is not attractive in humans.
I watch the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the Westminster Dog Show, the Academy Awards, and virtually any PGA golf tournament with my favorite being the Masters. I like the the theme music and the green jacket thing. I also watch Wimbledon, the Kentucky Derby, maybe the World Series and always if Boston is playing, and the Kennedy Center Honors. I do not watch the Final Four for some reason, the Emmys, or the Grammys. I do not watch sitcoms, anything to do with the Kardashians, and late night or early morning TV. I have never watched even a moment of NASCAR or any of the girly talk shows. I don't watch Dr. Phil because the people he is attempting to analyze make me afraid for the future of civilization. I don't watch Judge Anyone for the same reason. I have never tuned in Fox News despite the fact that I reside in a state that is glued to it. It is on in every public venue, including medical facilities and the waiting areas of banks. People sitting around in clinics and banks are usually nervous. They should be provided with something to comfort them like Sesame Street.
For the first time in my life since 1952 when I was allowed to skip school in order to watch the inauguration of President Eisenhower, I did not watch any of the festivities on January 20, 2016. I haven't watched a single White House press conference or a presidential interview during the past year in the interest of my mental, physical, and spiritual health. I will also not watch the ball drop in Times Square this weekend because at my age countdowns of any kind make me somewhat uncomfortable.
Best regards,
Elisabeth
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