"I may have a photographic memory, but somehow I keep forgetting where the pictures are."

I was flipping channels today...

God bless cable television! There is always some weird @$$ thing on...Today it was the Scrabble National Championship on ESPN2 (no $#!+, it really was, check your local times and listings.) So I'm sitting there, dumbfounded that this is on a sports channel, and this makes me think "Oh Lord....What's on ESPN3?"

Now, Keep in mind, I'm not really a TV snob or anything...I love the Simpsons and try my best not to miss Smallville, Alias, and ER when they are new. I'm starting to really enjoy James Spader as the creepy attorney on the Practice. Angel is surprisingly funny. I also like American Chopper, Monster Garage and Monster House on the Discovery Channel, as well as Extreme Homes and Trading Spaces (never let a neighbor screw with my home, though!)

However....Do we really need to see Poker and Scrabble and the United World National tiddly Winks championship of the Universe? Maybe the people who watch that think ER is needless...Oh well.

Veterans day...

I was talking to my dad the other day, and the subject concerned life as a soldier in the Air Force in the 1960's...It came to my attention that back in the day it seemed to be a soldier was a much more respected profession in those days. I guess somewhere around the 70's, serving your country became more of a blue-collar (and ultimately and unfortunately less respected) career choice, and things went downhill from there.

I also find the interesting thing that whenever the news has anything about Veterans, they always show some guy from WWII...There's been a few more wars since then guys, let's show some respect and honor for the folks who survived Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Desert Storm, and the rest.

Thank a Veteran today...Because they did it so we don't have to.

I was at the movies the other day (actually, I go to the movies QUITE a lot) and more and more I have started to see more and more small children there.

Now, here's the thing...I'm

A. not going to see G- and PG - rated movie fare and
B. I'm always going to one of the last shows of the night, usually after 10pm.

So I go to see the re-release of say, ALIEN or THE EXORCIST, or maybe the remake of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACARE, and there are parents who are bringing their freakin' kids with them...not teenagers, but 2,3,4,5,7 year old kids who definitely really shouldn't be seeing this kinda stuff. People should know what to expect, especially if it is a remake.

I know babysitters are expensive, but $#!+, this is why they make DVD players...put the kids to bed and then put in a movie you want to watch. My older brother was 12 or 13 when he saw Alien....I was 9 or 10 and it was watched on cable TV under the direct supervision of Mom. I was into Star Wars, so she figured it would be ok. My older brother had nightmares about the "bleeding" android, though. I think because of this, he will be good with his own kids and not let them see any of this stuff.

Just to reiterate...a 7 year old watching the EXORCIST is just not cool...I saw it in college and It is one of the few movies that gave me a bit of the willies...THE ELEPHANT MAN was the first one...saw it when I was twelve....freaked me out...probably because it was a true story and the man was treated so badly in his life...

...still have dreams about him occasionally.