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You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me, Lucille.

No, really, Lucille. The Bowl games are coming soon. Then, it's the NFL playoffs. Then, the Super Bowl. Then, the Stanley Cup run. I'll be okay.

The Benefits Of Marrying An Age Appropriate Spouse.

The lives of many who fail to marry an age appropriate spouse lose much joy and happiness. How sad it would be for a spouse to bounce into the room with a smile on her face, and yelling "Sock it to me!", and not be able to place the historical context immediately? Of course, in 1968, faced with VietNam every night, we laughed at a lot of silly things. So many memes. So little time. 
"Sock it to me!"

 

We Didn't Need Computers In 1955. We Had Mickey Mouse Club On TV.

When I was young, I came home from school everyday to a small black and white television, and my favorite show. Oh, yes, and I was in love with Annette Funicello. Diane's post this morning brought back memories of those days. I guess remembering this means I am old. Better than not being here at all. If you remember this, you are my people.

 

Professional Sports - The Last True Meritocracy.

As I watched my favorite NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, destroy my most hated team, the Dallas Cowboys, last night, it occurred to me to ask myself why I was so attracted, still, to the sport. I have been watching NFL football since I was a pre-teen. I have been a season ticket holder of the Bucs since 1976. I have spent hundreds of Sundays, and Thursdays, and Mondays watching the sport, and still marvel at the physical and mental skill exhibited by young men on the field of battle. The game appeals to me in ways that defy description; but, last night it occurred to me that I loved the game more in a time in which our culture seems to have forgotten what true competition is all about. We rose from the mud primeval through the principle of survival of the fittest. There were no participation trophies in the Stone Age. You survived or you died. Professional competition, in any sport, not only allows us to escape for a moment, the stresses and problems in our lives, and allows us to participate in a group activity that is larger than our selves; but, it meets a need for a pure, unpolluted, life, free from infection by political correctness. While the NFL pays lip service to the current cancel culture with messages on helmets, and pre game ceremonies, and so forth, the game itself is still won by the fastest, and strongest, and the team with the stronger will. For a few hours yesterday, I was in a world that made sense, a world in which the winner was determined by skill, effort, and ability. You can take the Redskins name off of the helmet. You can call the team any name you want. The only thing that matters is the score at the end of the game. As another famous sportscaster once said: "The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat". It's about human survival. 

 

 

Cable TV Is Dead. Join The Samsung Galaxy.

Samsung TV Plus. Why are you paying a fortune for Cable TV? If you own a Samsung TV or other device ( I have several), Samsung offers a completely free TV service, with over 190 channels. Yes, that is right. Whatever your interest ( I am currently watching Taming of The Shrew with Taylor and Burton on Channel 1478 Cinevault Classics), Samsung has a channel for you. We are all watching more video on our phones and tablets, and with a USB to HDMI cable, we can plug into our big screens. Another great source for free TV is Pluto, which has dedicated channels for some of my guiltiest guilty pleasures, like the James Bond channel, and the Perry Mason channel. We forget the power of the young Richard Burton, and the Shrew is great fun. Watch out, Diane, I am taking notes.

Friday afternoon fun with Futurelawyer

. Galaxy s21 ultra smartphone connected to my tiny Pico projector and projecting on poster board. Picture can expand to 60 inches and visible in daylight.

Why God Created The NFL Channel.

Hey, if we can have Xmas in July, why not football? Bucs fans are antsy.

 

Every Day We Are Faced With Life Altering Decisions.

Modern Smart TVs can provide us with hundreds of viewing choices. Every morning, mine gives me the option to work or to watch Indiana Jones movies. Decisions, decisions.

Happy Wife. Happy Life.

Taking the afternoon off to install Diane's new TV. She is ecstatic, and I have a lot of install and setup work to do. It is nice to see her smile; although, she is always smiling. Once of the reasons I love her.

Guilty Pleasures - Science Fiction Meets Space Opera Meets The Master Chief.

Halo Comes To Paramount Plus. I have loved science fiction since I was a small boy. The evolution of special effects and storytelling has brought the genre into places that I can go to escape the reality of any current crisis in my life. Kids (and some adults) play video games for the same reasons. While I have never had time to spend on video games, I like the tech, and Halo has been one of the best. The Master Chief, a Mandalorian style warrior gets dropped on a planet overrun by monsters called the Covenant, and he spends his days blowing them away. Basic drama; but, fun. Now, the story comes to Paramount Plus in March, and I will enjoy losing myself for an hour at a time in a fantastic world of good guys versus monsters. At my age, silly guilty pleasures don't seem so silly anymore. Who's with me?