Have you ever wondered why the national Network TV stations
allow other programming to take them over on the weekend?
We all know that ESPN has its own station, or do they?
Not having cable for over nineteen years now, I really don’t
know for sure anymore.
I do recall in the old days that they did, but it appears
they might need more room for their games, NASCAR to be shown to the masses? Since they are on all my stations! ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX.
At least it seems that way.
Don’t get me wrong, I too enjoy watching a game/auto race or
two, but not when all my network programming, as well as the obscure channels
too has games and NASCAR on!
Come on, is it too difficult to have some movies or I don’t
know non-cable news on, I would prefer a great cable one though? I do watch some online.
It appears that on Saturday it is not only game face day,
but repeat the shows day! And Sunday is only slightly better.
Are the networks losing that much money?
It does seem like it when they cannot afford to buy new
stuff, PBS has fund raisers maybe they should too?
I’m not saying that I would donate; but I really thought
they made most of their money from the advertisers paying them to run those
commercials?
And that’s another thing… PBS has commercials, contrary to
what they say, not during the actual program, but between shows, hmm? So do
rental movies too! Not just other movie trailers, selling other products too.
Can’t fool me!
Moving on…
Last night, I chose for us to watch our rental and Hubby agreed.
The Impossible, I felt it apropos with all the horrid weather of killing tornadoes
and yesterday being the beginning of our Hurricane Season and all. And yes, it
did appear to be quite impossible and if it wasn’t a true story it would not be
believable at all! Amazing and a wonderful life lesson for us to never ever
give up, hope sometimes is all we have left and that alone can at times be all
you need miraculously.
Uplifting and frightening, but useful to know the best way
to handle adversity by helping others; as oddly enough I have said many a time.
All in all, a must see, for anyone going through a
horrendous experience or just living life daily with its inevitable ups and
downs.
We still have Life of Pi left that we have not watched yet;
we are so bad about not watching them as often as we should and me complaining about
programming. Well, Hubby doesn’t believe movies that we rent should be watched
in the daytime or at least he always did before.
Although, on a rainy day, when the pickens have been slim he
has acquiesced, and we have watched one or two in the past.
Seems silly to be discussing viewing pleasures, while I
listen to the news on in the living room off to my left about the death toll rising due to those tornadoes and flooding in our heartland; shame on me!
Hate that theory of out of sight out of mind.
But mini mind vacations are good as a coping mechanism.
From the people who dealt with Hurricane Sandy, up and down
the east coast, specifically NJ and NY, to Sandy Hook elementary those deaths
of all those children to Boston’s bombing with more deaths and maiming, to the
Moore OK devastation with more deaths to more recent tornadoes that have
claimed more lives with flooding now too in all those states; Arkansas as well as Texas...
Life is overwhelming and the year isn’t even over yet…and
our hearts and prayers are always with them all!
Too much and way too many suffering as always it happens, on
and on, and on…
And so a fear comes over me, with the scary predictions that
again seem to be our fate with our Hurricane Season now?
I sure hope not!
We must all figure out how to survive and never ever give
up.
Illness is a daily fight and so is it to not give up on
anything!
On that note with a bit more hope and love and concern for
all who were mentioned and if I have forgotten anyone please forgive and allow
me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you
to kindly to count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know who and we will
too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
PS I hope that in days to come that you too can be only
concerned with what is showing or not showing on your TV! And I pray that that
should be your only worry!