Posts Tagged “The Electronic Babysitter”
I hate the mid-season finale of a television show. I mean, HATE. It is artificial and sends the wrong message to viewers.
Been working on this for a while, and I may add to this, but there’s enough to get a solid drinking game with the current CBS series “Hawaii Five-0”. Granted, you can make a drinking game out of just about any television show, but this one really seems to lend itself to having one. Opening…
I will admit to not liking “Caillou” when I first watched it. For years I loathed the little kid. I found him whiny and irritating. Then I realized something. He’s just like every other 4 year old. Why do we as parents find Caillou so irritating? Because his behavior is ridiculously accurate. Not only that,…
I woke up early today… no, I was woken up early today. No extraordinarily early, but definitely early enough to be disorienting. Part of what was so disorienting was not the hour I was woken, but also the fact I was in the middle of a dream. A rather bizarre dream at that. At this…
As I begin typing this out it is 5:20 in the morning. I have been awake for an hour. We “stayed up” until about 10 last night, turned the clocks back an hour, then went to bed. I sure was tired and looking forward to getting some sleep. Normally I wake up a couple of…
Hey there. You like “Doctor Who” don’t you? Of course you do. If you don’t, then stop reading. This isn’t for you. The current season of “Doctor Who” is about to end, but it doesn’t have to. Shout Factory accidentally sent me two copies of K-9: The Complete Series on DVD. I don’t need two…
There was a lot of joy as I put Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot: The Complete Series in my player. This is one of the Japanese shows I watched growing up. There are a number of them in this genre, giant robot/monster, a guy in a big rubber suit, and while it may be…
I went to the post office to send a package, and came away with a deeper appreciation for a children’s program.
I am so frustrated with Amazon’s Instant Video service. It’s a great resource, in theory, but in practice, it’s an exercise in frustration. Particularly if you’re a member of Amazon Prime – a service I pay for. You expect, when you pay for something, to get a certain level of service. Granted, this is an…
August, my 9 year old, is home sick from school today. It is nothing serious, but definitely worth keeping him home under quarantine and observation. Since he is older, he is able to watch certain things that I (and most parents) feel is inappropriate for the younger kids. Unfortunately, with one television in the house,…