Tag: TV

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Do you get Sirius Radio?

I grew up listening to the music of the 70’s since that’s when my mother grew up. She loved that music so that’s what we all had to listen to in the car. No I don’t have Sirius Radio in my car but I do have it on my satellite TV.

I found the Totally 70’s station and I don’t watch TV anymore, I listen to it. I especially love it when they play a selection from the ‘Juke Box from Hell’ and then play something like ‘Dead skunk in the middle of the road’. I find myself dancing around the house like I used to see my mother do when I was little. If I have to sit at the computer and accommodate the family’s request for silence so they can hear their own music, or watch a TV show, I’ll put on a pair of headphones that I bought a few weeks ago from the musiciansfriend.com website and listen to it without bothering them. One way or the other, I am going to listen to MY MUSIC! I LOVE IT!

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New TV for the kids

Well the old TV the kids had fell and the port for the cable ripped out of the back. We are going to buy them a flat screen TV that can be mounted on the wall and cannot fall. The wall mount for it will be attached to the studs inside the walls and be much more secure for them. I am kind of glad that we are switching to the flat screen as the other TV fell on top of one of the boys and he could have been injured.

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More work on the house

Well the remodeling is gong very well. The bathroom looks great and I am considering having some other work done as well. The basement is just an ordinary basement, but it is very large. There is a lot of unused space that would be great as a rec room. If I have the washer and dryer moved to corner and enclose that as a laundry room, I can finish the walls, add carpeting and possibly a half bathroom for a nice rec room.

My fiance has some large table games stored down there that can be set up for everyone to enjoy. A Foosball table could go in one corner, with the pool table on the other side. I have a friend who is purchasing new furniture, so I could take the old couches off of her hands and use them down here as well. All I would have to really buy would be a new TV and that is not very difficult. Our taxes will be in soon and we can afford it right now.

The kids would have their own space to play video games and play with their friends without being under foot all the time. It opens into the back yard as well, so it would be great for parties and holidays too. I think I will talk to my honey tonight when he gets home and see what he thinks.

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E D is the New E R

Lately I have been noticing that on TV commercials, shows and even newscasts, what I have always called a hospital “Emergency Room” is now being called the “Emergency Department.”

I have a problem accepting this change. Is it really necessary?

Am I the only one who would watch the TV series “E R” every Thursday night in the 1990’s? That show would just not be the same if everyone had to call it “E D.” I really miss that show – it was something I looked forward to every Thursday night. The whole house knew to leave mom alone if E R was on the TV.

It might be more properly described as an entire department rather than a room, but does it REALLY matter? I think we are taking all this political correctness to an extreme. If it works, why mess with it?

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In Search of New Music

Finding new music is getting hard to do because I don’t listen to the radio very much anymore. When I drove to work I used to listen to the radio. But now that I am out of work, I am limiting my driving to just the bare necessities. I stay home as much as I can to save money until I can find a new job.

When I am home, I don’t seem to think about turning on the radio very much. To be honest, I usually turn on the TV just so the newscasters can keep me company while I do my housework.

I do listen to the cable music channel, but their channels are not like the radio with a good mix of music, and you can’t skip the songs if you don’t like them.

I need to find a new way to hear new music – I am sure there are really good new groups out there – but how do they get their music to my ears?

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TV on DVD

For various reasons, over the years I seem to have missed some good TV shows.

Now I can make up for that by buying the set of those TV series on DVD. I see a lot of the TV shows are on DVD at WalMart and on Amazon. The prices are reasonable and you can buy the whole series so you don’t miss a single episode.

I am going to buy a few of those sets and watch the shows at my convenience, then maybe share them with family or friends who might have missed them, too.