I love to watch TV . Here is a list of comedies that have come and gone and a few that are still around. In order to be amused, I have had to put aside my scruples and prejudices in most cases. I grade them on a scale of 1 to 10.
Milton Berle -Gone and forgotten. Ground breaker. 8
Red Skelton- Only the French could love him 6
Dean Martin- Funnier than one might remember 8
I love Lucy- Still lingers on in reruns. Sometimes amusing .8
Married with Children- Limited story line ran its course. 7
The Honeymooners -We thought it was funny at the time. Not really very good 6
Jack Benny - Funny, funny , funny. Don't see much of him anymore. 9
Fibber McGee- Forgotten by all. 7
Bob Hope- Nice guy, lousy comedian. 5
Mary Tyler Moore - One of the best. Why don't we get reruns of this great show ? 10
Mash - Ran out of situations and died a natural death. Reruns boring. 7
Have you been served - British humor. Very repetitious. Reruns don't seem as funny now. 7
3rd Rock from the Sun - Ran out of steam. Hilarious while it lasted. 9
Everybody Loves Raymond - Reruns still seem amusing. Theme a bit limited. 9
Friends - Lots of fun but it ran its course. Reruns seem boring. 8
Seinfield - Best cast and scripted show ever. Lives on in reruns. 10
Boston Legal - We are not amused. It jams its political agenda down ones throat. 2
The Office ( US version )- Best thing going. Low key humor appeals to me. 10
Are you awake at 2 AM ? Turn on your TIVO and program Red Eye. Greg Gutfeld has a sense of the ridiculous. He gets pretty vulgar sometimes but that is forgivable if it is funny.
He is on every week night ( Morning really ) and goes non-stop for an hour. Greg has written books and had articles published in learned periodicals, always with tongue in cheek.
Have I missed any programs ?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
IKE (Yikes)
We seem to have weathered the storm. I slept through the scariest part Friday night
and early Saturday. It was pretty grim after that with no power, no water, no gasoline, no stores,
and worst of all, no television. We have been going to bed around 8 PM so at least we got plenty of sleep.
Naturally we threw away tons of frozen food. Although there was considerable damage in the area, we were largely spared. Our big oak tree lost about 6 major limbs but stayed standing,
unlike those trees of some in the area. Our fence blew down ( Already fixed ) and the cleanup
was a really big job. We filled 12 39 gallon bags with tree debris and also a huge pile of branches and other junk. Cleverly, we contracted out the removal of all that junk and have the only decent looking yard in the area. Everyone else is awaiting FEMA to take care of them. (Lots o' luck y'all).
Today, the stores are open and moderately stocked. Gasoline stations with electricity are pumping gasoline. Jan is off to work ( Only two days a week ) Still no cable television.
Galveston is quite another story. They had a mandatory evacuation but thousands opted
to stay and weather the storm. Hardly anyone actually died but the city did. No one is allowed back in and those that are there are ordered to get out. The mayor himself (Kind of an idiot
but in this case for once is right ) says the place is uninhabitable. Most houses destroyed, no water, no electricity, no drainage ( Apparently the whole area is beginning to stink) no stores, no gasoline. No telling when or if there will ever be a city there again. In 1903 Galveston was hit by a hurricane that no one saw coming. Unbelievably, 6,000 perished. The city never completely recovered. At that time is was the big city and Houston was almost nothing. So Houston grew and Galveston languished.
and early Saturday. It was pretty grim after that with no power, no water, no gasoline, no stores,
and worst of all, no television. We have been going to bed around 8 PM so at least we got plenty of sleep.
Naturally we threw away tons of frozen food. Although there was considerable damage in the area, we were largely spared. Our big oak tree lost about 6 major limbs but stayed standing,
unlike those trees of some in the area. Our fence blew down ( Already fixed ) and the cleanup
was a really big job. We filled 12 39 gallon bags with tree debris and also a huge pile of branches and other junk. Cleverly, we contracted out the removal of all that junk and have the only decent looking yard in the area. Everyone else is awaiting FEMA to take care of them. (Lots o' luck y'all).
Today, the stores are open and moderately stocked. Gasoline stations with electricity are pumping gasoline. Jan is off to work ( Only two days a week ) Still no cable television.
Galveston is quite another story. They had a mandatory evacuation but thousands opted
to stay and weather the storm. Hardly anyone actually died but the city did. No one is allowed back in and those that are there are ordered to get out. The mayor himself (Kind of an idiot
but in this case for once is right ) says the place is uninhabitable. Most houses destroyed, no water, no electricity, no drainage ( Apparently the whole area is beginning to stink) no stores, no gasoline. No telling when or if there will ever be a city there again. In 1903 Galveston was hit by a hurricane that no one saw coming. Unbelievably, 6,000 perished. The city never completely recovered. At that time is was the big city and Houston was almost nothing. So Houston grew and Galveston languished.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
HURRICANE
We are expecting to have lots of fun in the next few days. Our local authorities
are ordering a mandatory evacuation for the southern part of Harris county, just about 25 miles from us. If the worst predictions come true, we will be subject to winds of 100 mph. The calamity howlers are really trying to scare us. The only thing that scares me is a power failure. How horrid it would be to sit in the dark with no TV, no computer, and even worse, no air conditioner. How will we eat all that raw food in our freezers ?
We are as ready as can be for the worst. Cars all gassed up, plenty of rum and bourbon, a few extra gas canisters for out baby Weber barbaquer. If I remember, I think I might put away things like garden chairs and garbage containers. They can really fly around in a strong wind. I don't want to replace any broken windows.
are ordering a mandatory evacuation for the southern part of Harris county, just about 25 miles from us. If the worst predictions come true, we will be subject to winds of 100 mph. The calamity howlers are really trying to scare us. The only thing that scares me is a power failure. How horrid it would be to sit in the dark with no TV, no computer, and even worse, no air conditioner. How will we eat all that raw food in our freezers ?
We are as ready as can be for the worst. Cars all gassed up, plenty of rum and bourbon, a few extra gas canisters for out baby Weber barbaquer. If I remember, I think I might put away things like garden chairs and garbage containers. They can really fly around in a strong wind. I don't want to replace any broken windows.
Monday, September 1, 2008
One last word ( Maybe )
I told a little lie last time. Another political comment-Sara looks pretty good after all. She's tough
smart, ambitious, and above all, good looking. I can hardly wait for her to nail stuffed shirt Biden in a debate. Maybe we won't be subjected to his self satisfied smirk at that time.
On another subject- The press is such a bunch of calamity howlers. The current hurricane
has landed and so far not too much has happened. If New Orliens doesn't flood this time, they may have trouble getting people out of there the next time. We here in Houston will be lucky if we get a nice, much needed rain storm. Right now the worst thing going on is overtopping of the levees which seem to be holding up very well. It still might be a disaster but my prediction is, it won't be. It's 11 AM Monday. I may have to eat my words later on.
smart, ambitious, and above all, good looking. I can hardly wait for her to nail stuffed shirt Biden in a debate. Maybe we won't be subjected to his self satisfied smirk at that time.
On another subject- The press is such a bunch of calamity howlers. The current hurricane
has landed and so far not too much has happened. If New Orliens doesn't flood this time, they may have trouble getting people out of there the next time. We here in Houston will be lucky if we get a nice, much needed rain storm. Right now the worst thing going on is overtopping of the levees which seem to be holding up very well. It still might be a disaster but my prediction is, it won't be. It's 11 AM Monday. I may have to eat my words later on.
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