I love fall. Not only is the weather unbelievable, but it ushers in the new TV season. If you know me, you know that TV is possibly my only "hobby" and that I should be paid for watching it. My friend Mere asked me what I was watching and I proceeded to give her this list:
Monday
Gossip Girl
Heroes
Prison Break
Boston Legal
Plus...Lost reruns are on the SciFi channel
Tuesday
90210
Dancing With The Stars
Biggest Loser
Wednesday
Project Runway
America's Next Top Model
Thursday
Ugly Betty
Survivor
Grey's Anatomy
The Office
ER
Friday
The Game
Saturday
I catch up on all of the stuff I've recorded
Sunday
The Amazing Race
Desperate Housewives
Brothers and Sisters
Army Wives
Dexter
Entourage
I'm sure that I have other things recorded on Wednesdays, but I can't even remember! Not to mention, BET runs re-runs of The Wire everynight of the week, which I record.
This TV lineup is exhausting. I couldn't even pick up any new shows!
I know some people (or one person in particular) will say that their lives are too exciting and they don't need to watch or discuss TV, but since I am a single mother, we spend a fair amount of time at home. Once homework, dinner, bath, and snuggling are done, I can't just leave, so I'm at home, watching TV. I wouldn't change it for the world!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
I'm Right!
I'm not the only one that feels that some classes on "real life" may have been useful, granted my previous post was about cooking, but I think the broader point is that we should be better prepared for real life.
1) On Oprah, Mark Consuelos and Alli Wentworth, while discussing the economy, made that point that maybe a "money" class may be more useful than say, Algebra or Trig.
2) Our economy is in the shitter right now, because far too many people didn't know what they were doing with their money, according to the President of the United States (take it with a grain of salt, but there's evidence to back it up)
My friend Joanne and I suggest that there be a required course, maybe a year or two after graduating from college, where you have to go back and learn about mortgages, insurance, 401K, and all the other adult stuff. It's really hard to care about it until it matters to you, so learning it while you're in school, with no real-life experience probably won't help. But at least some curriculum in school about budgeting, balancing your checkbook, etc. would be a start. I know more than one person who fell prey to the offer of a free t-shirt to apply for a credit card, and years down the road are still trying to dig out.
1) On Oprah, Mark Consuelos and Alli Wentworth, while discussing the economy, made that point that maybe a "money" class may be more useful than say, Algebra or Trig.
2) Our economy is in the shitter right now, because far too many people didn't know what they were doing with their money, according to the President of the United States (take it with a grain of salt, but there's evidence to back it up)
My friend Joanne and I suggest that there be a required course, maybe a year or two after graduating from college, where you have to go back and learn about mortgages, insurance, 401K, and all the other adult stuff. It's really hard to care about it until it matters to you, so learning it while you're in school, with no real-life experience probably won't help. But at least some curriculum in school about budgeting, balancing your checkbook, etc. would be a start. I know more than one person who fell prey to the offer of a free t-shirt to apply for a credit card, and years down the road are still trying to dig out.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Home Economics....Not a Waste of Time
If memory serves, I was not allowed to take Home Ec. class in high school because it was just a "filler" and wasn't really necessary. Well, fast forward to 30-year-old single mother me, and I think it might have been a little more useful than chorus.
In a feeble attempt to make homemade pizza the other night (in order to save money), I made a sort of, semi-edible, pizza that my son would NOT eat. The first problem: it said to spread the dough with floured fingers. After figuring out what that meant, I realized I do not own flour (why would I, I have NEVER made anything from scratch). Second problem: the pan was supposed to be greased. My question is, with what? I sprayed a little PAM and that seemed to do the trick. Problem three: it said to put a cup of sauce. Well, that was way too much. Every bite of pizza squirted out piping hot sauce. Last problem: I got distracted watching TV and didn't hear the oven beeper going off, so the cheese was totally burnt and crusted over. So when William wouldn't eat it, I said, "I'm sorry I screw everything up!" and instead of saying something like, "No you don't mom!" he said, "That's OK" and walked away with his replacement dinner, a plate of flat turkey (sandwich turkey as opposed to pieces of a whole turkey- 'cause we eat that so often (not) that we have to distinguish the two types of turkey).
Earlier the same morning, I had attempted pancakes. William suggested I not try pancakes again.
The point is, maybe I would have benefited from Home Ec. Perhaps learning how to sew a button or make pancakes would not have been a waste of my time. I'm sure they learned other things in that class, like how to balance a check book or do laundry. I've learned all of these things from the "School of Hard Knocks" which has one hell of a grading curve.
In a feeble attempt to make homemade pizza the other night (in order to save money), I made a sort of, semi-edible, pizza that my son would NOT eat. The first problem: it said to spread the dough with floured fingers. After figuring out what that meant, I realized I do not own flour (why would I, I have NEVER made anything from scratch). Second problem: the pan was supposed to be greased. My question is, with what? I sprayed a little PAM and that seemed to do the trick. Problem three: it said to put a cup of sauce. Well, that was way too much. Every bite of pizza squirted out piping hot sauce. Last problem: I got distracted watching TV and didn't hear the oven beeper going off, so the cheese was totally burnt and crusted over. So when William wouldn't eat it, I said, "I'm sorry I screw everything up!" and instead of saying something like, "No you don't mom!" he said, "That's OK" and walked away with his replacement dinner, a plate of flat turkey (sandwich turkey as opposed to pieces of a whole turkey- 'cause we eat that so often (not) that we have to distinguish the two types of turkey).
Earlier the same morning, I had attempted pancakes. William suggested I not try pancakes again.
The point is, maybe I would have benefited from Home Ec. Perhaps learning how to sew a button or make pancakes would not have been a waste of my time. I'm sure they learned other things in that class, like how to balance a check book or do laundry. I've learned all of these things from the "School of Hard Knocks" which has one hell of a grading curve.
Monday, September 15, 2008
I Know, I Deserve It
On a recent trip to the quad cities, I received a speeding ticket for going 70 in a 55 (he knocked it down from 80). In my defense, I didn't know what the speed limit was and I thought I was lost. I was not paying attention, at all, to how fast I was going. Being that I make it a rule to 15 over the speed limit, I was not mad about the ticket. I'm sure I've deserved every ticket I've gotten and haven't gotten. I've been pulled over so many times, too numerous to count, it was bound to happen. And, I got off easy. 80 in a 55 is totally unacceptable and I could have had some serious restrictions on my license.
All that being said....I'm not sure I really deserved the ticket. I mean, earlier in the day, I was going 5 mph due to a wide load that covered both lanes. Later that day, I was going 15 in a 25. Couldn't we just average out our speed?
And another thing. I'm a law abiding, tax paying citizen. I don't do drugs, steal, drunk drive, or do anything illegal. Couldn't I just get a pass? I mean, really?
I'll pay my ticket, and go on about my merry day. But, none the less, it sucks.
Oh, and later in the day I fell. In a parking lot. No one around.
All that being said....I'm not sure I really deserved the ticket. I mean, earlier in the day, I was going 5 mph due to a wide load that covered both lanes. Later that day, I was going 15 in a 25. Couldn't we just average out our speed?
And another thing. I'm a law abiding, tax paying citizen. I don't do drugs, steal, drunk drive, or do anything illegal. Couldn't I just get a pass? I mean, really?
I'll pay my ticket, and go on about my merry day. But, none the less, it sucks.
Oh, and later in the day I fell. In a parking lot. No one around.
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