I’ve talked a lot here about the Taylor van crash, and the subsequent mix-up in identities of Laura and Whitney. Tonight I discovered that the VanRyn and Cerak families have written a book entitled “Mistaken Identity” about their story. It looks good; I can’t wait to read it. Also, if you can get NBC on your tvs, be sure to tune into The Today Show and Dateline. Matt Lauer will be interviewing both families on The Today Show on Thursday…
Paul and I have been watching through the movies from AFI’s top 100 films that they presented last June. It’s been interesting watching some of the classics that have helped shape our culture. I never realized how many references were made to certain movies, for example “The Godfather”, until I saw them. We have been enjoying working our way through the list. We also like discussing with each other why the movie made the list, and why it was important…
This job is the longest commute I’ve had – about 40 minutes. Unfortunately, none of it is on highway so I’m often stopped at red lights and in crawling traffic. This hits me more often on my drive home; usually my drive to work isn’t as bad, and I’m half asleep so I’m more laid-back. :-) I used to listen to a morning show that I really liked, but 40 minutes a day got too much for me. I got…
I found a list of how the shows are affected by the strike. It lists how many new episodes are left of each show. Unfortunately, the answer for most shows is “zero”. I guess we’ll be seeing a lot of reruns! And more reality TV. :-(
Unlike a lot of anti-tv people in the blogosphere, I like sitting down with my family for a TV show. That’s something we did the whole time I was growing up, and I have a lot of memories watching TV together. Paul and I enjoy watching TV together, too. Here are the shows we particularly enjoy: SUNDAY The Simpsons (8pm, FOX) We started watching The Simpsons together in college, and it has stuck with us since then. We enjoy the…