Changing Channels

OK, I’ll admit it. I LOVE that commercial for magnetic screens where people and pets can push their way through without having to continually open and shut doors. (Oh, the things we have to endure in this nation!) The people are cool and happy and the big dog lumbers his way through the screen. But…

After just nine months, the Eliot Spitzer experiment is over at CNN. What seemed like a desperate hire to begin with, the disgraced ex-New York governor was initially teamed with virtual unknown Kathleen Parker. They weren’t an engaging pairing or all that interesting to watch, and Spitzer sputtered on his own a few months longer.…

John Mackey died Wednesday. One of the NFL’s top tight ends ever passed after a long battle with dementia. The once dominant force with the Colts and Chargers in the 1960’s and 70’s ran over eight players on one play to score a touchdown. He couldn’t defeat the toll the sport of football eventually took…

Casey Anthony will be released from prison in less than a week with time served after lying to authorities in the matter of the death/murder of her child. It was a sad and sordid case in which we may never know what really happened to a beautiful child who will have no chance to grow…

Looking to cut down on your bills, but not sure where to start? Believe it or not, your cable or satellite tab, anywhere from $50-$100 per month — I feel your pain — can be wiped out, or reduced, with one change: using tvandvideoguide on the internet can give you all kinds of viewing options,…

I believe all babies and children go to heaven when they die. It gives me some peace to know that, especially after things happen like the Casey Anthony murder trial. It made for riveting television watching the jury decision come down Tuesday finding her not guilty in the murder of her baby Caylee. But the…

There are many different things to get dangerously hooked on in life, and hoarding is certainly one of them, especially in America with its relative wealth. The A&E show Hoarders points out at the beginning of each program that 3 million people have the addiction. It also defines hoarding is “a mental disorder marked by…

Credit American Airlines for the company’s terrific TV commercials paying homage to our troops. In one spot an African American female soldier humbly takes a salute from a fellow passenger while boarding a plane. In another ad a white male serviceman accepts the gratitude of none other than the pilot. I’ll admit I choke back…

I couldn’t help but notice which “Just For Men” commercial was selected to air during Saturday’s Mets-Yankees game on FOX Saturday afternoon baseball. The ad was fine, even kind of sweet and funny, with the two girls prodding their father to color his hair and start dating again. Success! He did and called them to…

Bud Selig can be tough to take. The Major League Baseball commissioner is so closely tied to the owners, as an ex-owner himself, it’s hard to believe he will do things in the best interest of the game and not just for his cronies. Signing off on interleague play, where NL and AL teams face…

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