Log-in issues have become a royal pain for me at this website and I’m really close to having change my blogsite so I can just access it. If I disappear for a while or you post a comment and it doesn’t appear for a few days it’s because of these log-in issues. If [...]
Archive for February, 2007
I’m Really Close to Having to Change My Blogsite
February 24, 2007Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
February 23, 2007I think it’s safe to say that few people consider a trip to the dentist to be a fun thing. I don’t think many would consider it to be in their top ten things to do.So I went in for the six month check-up and had just settled into the chair for my cleaning. [...]
Some On-Air Changes Taking Place at Your NewsChannel 3
February 20, 2007I just read about some on-air changes taking place at NewsChannel 3. You know, the one owned by the NYTimes . Something about the traffic person quitting and an interim news director making some changes. Oh wait, what’s this. Oh, it’s the NYTimes station in Norfolk, VA! I’m sorry. [...]
A Man Who Had a Great Influence on How I Watch TV has Died
February 19, 2007Robert Adler may not be a household name but I can safely say he’s had a tremendous impact on how I watch TV. It’s safe to say his work has had a ripple effect on how everyone watches TV from shows on the network to local news. Robert Adler was the co-inventor of [...]
Excuse Me, What Did You Say?
February 15, 2007When I speak, I may not sound like I grew up in rural Western Kentucky. I did. When I was young, I never really thought much about how I might sound until I was a senior in high school and traveled to San Francisco for a school related function. My best friend [...]
This Bucket of Cold Water Could Take Some of the Passion from the Weathergasms
February 13, 2007How many times have you seen it. Team coverage with weather folks breathlessly sharing information about the acts of nature descending upon the viewing area. They show the Sooper-Dooper Gonad Storm Seeking Tracker Gajillion Watt Radar with the Fuzzy Dice add-on and they show how it can zoom down past street level [...]
A Black Man who is Not Black Enough and We’ve Overdosed on Anna Nicole Smith Already!
February 12, 2007So, just when is a person black enough to run for political office in the U-S and expect support from within the black community? When I first heard this on Comedy Channel’s Colbert Report, I thought this was a joke. But when author and columnist Debra Dickerson sat down for the interview, I [...]
So, What was the Deal with the HDTV Broadcast of the Superbowl
February 8, 2007I’ve admitted it before and will say it again. I’ve never been on the cutting edge of consumerism when it comes to high tech. I’m a middle of the road kind of guy most of the time and wait until the technology makes some advances and the prices come down on things such [...]
A Man Who Once Dominated Memphis News Pulls the Plug on Himself
February 7, 2007Mason Granger apparently has decided he’s had his fill of the TV business, at least in New Orleans. A posting on ShopTalk’s Watercooler says he’s leaving WDSU. News Blues had a headline about the GM at WDSU in New Orleans abruptly resigning. I don’t know the particulars and don’t know what he [...]
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Outside
February 6, 2007For those folks tired of weathergasms whenever nasty looking clouds roll into the MidSouth, you might as well suck it up. Just in time for the February sweeps we’ve had the equivalent of gasoline thrown on the meteorological fire. I ran across this item regarding tornadoes in the Memphis Flyer.The article basically says [...]
"I'm a former TV and radio newsman who decided he didn't want to keep getting up at 2:30 in the morning to anchor the news. So after a quarter of a century, I pulled the plug on myself. I'm still wondering what I will do when I grow up. So is my wife."