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Samsung Galaxy Tab View = 18.4 Inches Of TV Cool.

Galaxy View 18.4 inches Tablet Some years ago, I splurged on a huge tablet from Samsung that never really took off. It was a huge 19.4 inch Android tablet that was intended as a living room and kitchen home browsing device. It languished in the living room, getting little use until a year ago, when Diane discovered it, and has used it since for its intended purpose. She browses with it in the living room and the kitchen, and decided to bring it along on our current RV trip. It serves as a great TV for the RV, and sits on the couch or dinette table or kitchen counter We are watching the Rays versus Red Sox game now. The Rays are losing, thanks to former Ray, Hunter Renfroe; but, for us, TV in the evening while traveling is a home run.

Drug Commercials - We Watch Too Much TV

Are there more drug commercials on TV, or are we just getting old?

Best TV Show Themes?

A comment by friend, Eva Gunn Ward, in which she identified the theme from Hill Street Blues as her all time favorite, got me thinking, and I spent some pleasant moments listening to it, and my favorite, St. Elsewhere. TV drama with authentic characters, issues, and themes isn't in fashion much anymore. But, the Dave Grusin theme for St. Elsewhere rekindles a recognition of the timeless themes of life and death, happiness and sadness, peace and strife. Where is great Television when we need it?

Woke Culture, Cancel Culture, Find Me A Safe Space, Please.

A newspaper in California has actually editorialized that Sleeping Beauty should be banned because it depicts a man kissing a sleeping woman without consent. I kid you not. College Professors have been fired for using the N word, not as a pejorative; but, in order to teach students about such words. College students are marching to have Professors fired because they espouse politically conservative viewpoints. Bill Maher puts this all in perspective in this little video in which he follows woke culture to its logical conclusion. 

It's A Cost-Benefit Analysis Thing.

What is it worth to you to never have to watch QVC again? For Rat, it is $10 a month. Life, like law practice, has its tradeoffs.

 

Lord, Let Me Live Long Enough To Have One Of These.

165 inch folding screen. Comes up out of the floor like a flower growing and unfolding in real time. I would probably sell the 3000GT to have one of these.

 

The World Has Turned Upside Down.

Muppet Show Disclaimer. The world has gone insane. When I discovered the Babylon Bee satirical post about a warning being placed on old Muppets episode by Disney, it never occurred to me that it was true. I thought the Bee was being the conservative gadfly taking potshots at the cancel culture. But, then I see this Althouse post, thanks to Michael Wade at Execupundit, and I see that there really is a warning from Disney Plus about the posting of old Muppets episodes. Apparently, comedy and humor and satire are no longer allowed in our society without a warning label, like cigarettes. This is bad for you, don't do it; but, we know you will do it anyway. WTF? Has everyone gone insane? I hereby proclaim that I will actively seek out edgy humor for the rest of my days. You may poke fun at my ethnicity, my weight, or any other thing that amuses you. I feel like Alice in Wonderland, looking through the looking glass. Jonathan Swift is rolling over in his grave. If you are a snowflake or a woke person who feels the need to disapprove of anything that might be "offensive" to you or anyone else, I suggest you stay socially distanced from me. And, don't forget to wear your mask. Jeez.

Muppet Show On Disney Plus. Does It Need On Screen Warnings?

Disney Warns Viewers Of The Muppet Show. Disney needs to warn viewers of its TV shows about the use of free speech, humor, and satire, since the modern minds of the products of U.S. schooling are much too sensitive and tender to deal with classical TV humor and satire. From now on, viewers of the Mandalorian will be warned that past shows contained an actress who was a free thinker, and who expressed views in public that didn't comport with the mainline views of Disney. Disney has disavowed any knowledge that it ever employed someone who thought for herself, and who wasn't afraid to say things that offended other people. Now, viewers of the Muppet Show on Disney Plus need to be reminded that old Muppet Shows contained stereotypes of old people that assumed they were crusty, old codgers who said inappropriate things, and who fat shamed a pig on a regular basis. Disney has a lot to answer for. It is time to get out the pitchforks and cancel culture paraphernalia. Disney's actions cannot go unpunished.

Friday Wisdom From Ricky Gervais.

"I can live without being a success. I can't live without trying."

Ricky Gervais on Success.

Lifelong Learning - Life's Greatest Pleasure.

Curiosity Stream. The advent of streaming TV is well on the way to killing mind numbing situation comedy and reality shows. While I admit a guilty pleasure in watching horror and crime shows, the nerd, history buff, and science curious part of me is enamored with a $20 a year service called Curiosity Stream. The thousands of documentaries and true science and history programs available could consume a thousand human lifetimes. Every day is an adventure. Every day is a miracle.