My Friend Magnum
A few months ago, Maria and I discovered something wonderful on our cable lineup. One of our local stations had added something called RTN to one of the new digital…
Happy TV Season
The other day, Bridget finished reading the first book in the Little House series. I think we gave it to her for her birthday.
We were in the car when she finished so I started asking her questions. I wanted to know if she liked the book. I wondered if she wanted to read more in the series. I asked her if she wanted to watch the TV show.
That last one really caught her interest. I guess we had only mentioned in passing that they made a TV show based on the books.
Since she has my genes, the fact that they made a TV show out of a book she liked sounded like a perfect world. I told her we would try to find it in reruns somewhere.
This is where the conversation got a little difficult. “What’s a rerun?” she asked.
Dominating Dan
I felt like a total and utter geek last night. Moreso than usual. The closer it got to the revelation of who won Big Brother 10, the more nervous I…
Olympics off to a Good Start
If you're hiding from Olympic results, shame on you. You're gonna get spoiled here, and I don't really care. If I "ruined' the result of the soccer game today, take…
Last Comic Standing
I really enjoyed the first two seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Thanks to those summer shows, I found out about comics like Rich Vos, Todd Glass, Rob Cantrell, Kathleen…
Hitting the Jackpot
With summer TV season here, we have to really search sometimes to find something good to watch. Some nights, we don't even watch anything. We read. Prety quaint, right? The…
Where’s Coach When You Need Him?
So the soccer team from the Czech Republic had a game the other day. They got all ready to face Latvia in a friendly match. Problem was, they were playing…
This is How You Make a Video
One of the greatest crimes of the last 20 years is the decline of the music video. MTV has turned into a shell of itself with horrible "reality" shows designed…
Life and Death of a Cable Box
For a few moments, I felt as if I had lost a child.
I came home from work on Monday to an empty house. I had to stay late for an event at work, so Maria took Bridget with her to the PTO meeting.
I figured I would cook myself a small dinner, plop myself down in front of the television, and relax until they got home.
But something funny happened when I went into the living room to turn on the TV. The box on top of the TV was flashing some crazy numbers. I had no idea what was happening.
I did what any guy would do in the situation. I unplugged the cable box, then plugged it back in.
This Could be Very Bad
I love comedian Dave Attell. I love the old comedy show The Gong Show. Put the two together, and I'm not sure how much I love it. That hasn't stopped…