Television
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Summer’s End
Summer and autumn are arguing with each other; autumn is winning. There is a new public service ad on television — a cowboy rides into view, then swings off his horse and lights a cigarette. Whomp! the horse falls dead. A message rolls across the screen, something like second hand smoke is deadly. I think… Continue reading
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What I like about The Charlie Rose Show
Those of us who are attached to The Charlie Rose Show have suffered some anxiety over the past couple of months, now relieved by his return.* I wonder if I was alone in watching the show even more regularly in his absence — clinging to what is threatened? As he recovered from heart surgery, many… Continue reading
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Scattered Thoughts
I had a lovely old-woman weekend. I walked with the dogs in the snow; watched Shrek 2 on television, with many out-loud laughs; then As Time Goes By Reunion on PBS — more subtle but just as fun. I never imagined a life in which television would be a welcome diversion. The Republican congressman who… Continue reading
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