T.V. Then & Now

Recently, our cable was out for a day,
which meant no computers, no TV.
The computer downtime was
the most annoying.
This seems to happen a little
more since they converted to digital.
Anyway, I started asking the Family
what their favorite TV shows were,
when they were kids, & now.
A spur of the moment topic for the mom blog.
Actually, nobody has time to watch TV
regularly now, but here’s a sample of
what we’ve enjoyed through the years:

THEN [as KIDS!]
m.a.n.: Lassie, Rin-Tin-Tin, Sky King
b.q.: Mickey Mouse Club, Flipper, National Velvet
Dr. B: Superman, Twilight Zone, Star Trek
c.f.: Gidget, Punky Brewster, Silver Spoon
or Facts of Life
bb: Blossom, Punky Brewster, Batman
or X-men cartoons
dd: Saved By The Bell, Blossom, Doug
kk: Rugrats, Boy Meets World, Sesame Street
(especially Elmo)

NOW
m.a.n.: Football, Cops, The Unit
b.q.: E.R., Mad Money & Fast Money, '08 Olympics!
Dr. B: [doesn't watch much TV.
Busy doing brain research at UCLA]
c.f.: Everyday Italian, Ace of Cakes,
dd: How It’s Made, Family Guy (sometimes),
bb: Friends, Intervention, The Soup
kk: Intervention, KTLA news, Cops

Occasionally, it's nice to enjoy watching
a recent movie released on HBO
or other premium channels,
or pick a favorite with the On Demand feature.
Discovery always has great shows.
The Food Network has a yummy variety.
Despite the 100s of channels,
I don't really see my Famliy
watching much TV these days.
Life is too busy ~ that's our reality show!

b.q.

Life + Family

Fantastic Brother, Uncle, & Friend...
Back in the day, hours of piano lessons,

and a crazy making recital.

Dozens of parents & friends.

Nervous, palms sweating.

There we sat, my younger brother & I.

Our turn to play; a simple duet of GLOW WORM.

He was not a passionate piano player,

but how hard could a one hand simple melody be?

Hard enough for him to completely FORGET,

& sit on that hard piano bench motionless,

while I played my heart out, as loud as possible;

sure that the volume would hide

the fact that his part was lost.

Grand applause, as we took our bows.

Coulda drop kicked that guy right out the window!

Fast forward to 2008… that guy,

my wonderful brother is now

Dr B.} so incredibly brilliant,

with a black belt in karate, and

doing BRAIN RESEARCH at U.C.L.A.

Important work for mankind;

way, way beyond Glow Worm.

b.q.