I never used to watch television other than the weather channel. I would get up early in the morning and put on the weather channel to see what the forecast was and then head out to work. I’d leave the house by 4:30 in the morning and wouldn’t get back until around 7:00 or 8:00 at night. I’d check the weather channel again, and then hit the sack. In between time I’d be busy plowing and sanding roads and driveways and parking lots in the wintertime, and doing groundskeeping in the summertime. I was even the town cemetery sexton for a few years and took care of the cemeteries, mowing the grounds and digging the graves.
So it really wasn’t until after my accident back in 2007 that I started to watch a lot of television. I really don’t like the fact that I can’t go out and do the things that I love to do, but the pain from my injuries prevents me from doing much of anything. If it wasn’t for all of the specials on television, I’d go absolutely insane! I’d love to upgrade our television service to get more of the cable specials, but my wife keeps telling me that we can’t afford the extra monthly rates for the premium channels. She’s working two jobs now, trying to pay the bills, and it is difficult for me to argue with her about what we can or cannot afford.
I do find it difficult not to envy my brother-in-law, who has satellite television and is always talking about how he divos the dish specials to watch later on. But my wife is right; money is just too tight now for those kinds of luxuries.
This last weekend I was happy to finally be able to burn the brush pile that I have been building for months. There has been a drought in the area, which resulted in a burning moratorium. We’ve had a few days of rain, and they lifted the moratorium, so I burned the pile and got her done.
I was truly in my element, out there, rake in hand, tending the fire. It burned high and quick. My wife was nervous about sparks setting the nearby woods on fire, or even our roof, but I had everything under control. She is such a worrier! It’s all good!
One of the things that I like about youtube is that I can always find something that will make me laugh! Take for example, these clips of funny (but banned) commercials! I think they are a riot!
There are several of my in-laws that I really enjoy hanging out with. My brother-in-law Will, for example, has a Harley. I have a Harley. We like to ride together. He’s a nice guy and would give the shirt off his back to help another family member. But by day, he is a self-employed IT specialist. He has several clients that pay him handsomely to take care of the details of the computer and Internet needs.
And because he is self-employed, he is always networking; trying to line up more clients. So there have been times when we’ve gone riding together and ended up meeting with potential clients. After a few minutes of listening to them talk about such things as dedicated server hosting, colocation services, and managed hosting solutions I usually wander off and try to find myself a place to grab a drink and take a short nap. I’m beginning to think that I should pack a bedroll and a good book onto the back of my bike! I don’t mind mixing a little bit of business with pleasure, but these are topics above and beyond my own needs and interests. But, it pays him a good salary, so I’m all for it!
I find myself watching the Comedy Channel more and more. A good laugh can make a big difference and I enjoy laughing. While the news is being blared out at us 24/7 on most of the other networks, I’m watching something that entertains me and won’t keep up at night with worry.
The wife is considering purchasing some Hartmann Luggage. She is tired of lending our luggage to our kids when they travel, and wants some to just keep for herself! And every time she lends some luggage to one of the kids, it is returned badly beat up. So it would be a nice change for her to have some new Luggage for her to use (and keep) when needed.
She has gone online and looked around to see what is out there these days and I have learned a lot about luggage, actually more than I’d ever need to know, these past couple of days. Personally I like the looks of the Briggs and Riley Luggage that we saw last night at Villageluggageandgifts.com. But it’s her choice and I know that she will find a good deal using her online shopping and bargaining skills.
I was just watching an episode of Criminal MInds. It was a re-run, but I like the show and don’t mind watching an occassional repeat. This episode featured Jason Alexander as the villain. He did he great job playing an insance villain! I sure do like that show! Of course, the good guys win – this time anyway!
Next Wednesday, which is March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day. I remember back in school, it was a real big deal to make sure that you wore green, cause if you didn’t you were sure to get pinched all day long and that was a drag. Wish that they had hats like this one back in the day, that would have been cool.
After seeing the Jersy Boys gig on the David Letterman show I went online to see if I could afford to buy some Jersey Boys Tickets anytime in the near future. My wife was telling me that she’d love to go see them too, but thinks that I’m putting the cart before the horse in looking to buy any kind of entertainment tickets until all of my operations are finished.
I get discouraged sometimes because every now and then I’ll hear of a great deal on tickets to some entertainer that I’d like to see – like Wachovia Center Tickets
to go see Carol King perform. Every time my wife and I go on a long trip she brings along her Tapestry CD and we listen to that at least once. My wife sings along to all of the songs on that album!
And I’d love to get some Jeff Dunham Tickets and see him perform! Ventriloquism is something that I’ve always admired. I”m glad to see that it is coming back as a popular entertainment! A person really has to be talented to do a good job with ventriloquism! And Jeff is one of the best!
