Television reviews...

Well, it's a beautiful day today -- perfect one to have off. Must go for a walk around one or two. It's noon now. Despite all appearances to the contrary, did get some stuff done this morning. Took the recycling and trash out. Cleaned out sock and underwear drawers. Had breakfast. Wrote a bit. Read a bit. And watched a television show while eating.

I've pretty much seen all the new broadcast television series. Haven't seen the cable or streaming ones. There's only so much I can watch. Also, the streaming ones I can catch later.

1. Keepers or the Best of the Lot.

Of the one's I've seen to date, that are brand new - the following appear to be keepers:
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2. On the Fence about...
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3. Gave up on completely...
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YMMV.

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1. Found via social media friend on FB: Malawain Teen Taught Himself to Build an Energy Saving Windmill
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2. Interesting... A Gentle Corrective for the Epidemic of Identity Politics Turning Us on Each Other and on Ourselves

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I don't know if I agree or disagree.


3. Who Really Killed Blockbuster?

4. 11 Questions about Brexit that You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask

In case you don't have anyone on your news feed from either the UK or Europe who has been posting about Brexit for the past four years.

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And here we all thought that US politics was a confusing clusterfuck. I'm thinking the Brits may have outdone the US on this point.


5. Games Blamed for Moral Decline and Addiction Throughout History

Hmmm...apparently it wasn't just video gamers. Good to know.

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Oh embedded in the article is a video on why "Pinball" of all things, was banned for decades.

6.What it Feels Like to Swim in Subzero Waters -- now why anyone would want to is another question entirely.

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7. Well, reminded of why I stay on FB tonight. To keep in touch with extended family members. Found out my Aunt (mother's living sister) has invasive surgery. Called Mother, who didn't know -- and mother reached out to her brother-in-law to find out what happened. ( Gory details )

Other Aunt, Aunt K (father's second to youngest sister) was tying off her varicose veines -- they used a glue to stop them. Only to discover after the procedure was completed on one leg -- that Aunt was allergic to the glue. ( gory details )

Mother told me I didn't want to know how bad it was -- that Aunt had gone into detail and this had traumatized my mother. Considering the health care issues that my mother has regaled me with over the past year, without blinking an eye, that's saying something.

My mother is very forthright. She has no issues talking about the human body, bodily functions, sex or anything else. No shame at all. The woman could have been a nurse. She was a speech pathologist for a bit.