Its not such a wonderful life on TV, anymore

I consider myself a self diagnosed TV alcoholic and I am attempting to limit TV in my life with the help of the DVR (In my opinion the most influential invention of this decade). However I have become increasingly despondent about the utter crap that passes for TV these days. Really looking at how much TV I really watch these days instead of simple a background of din I can only name a handful of shows that I watch with true intent.

The other day however I was flipping through the guide and came across a marathon of Growing Pains. Now for those in my generation who grew up wanting to be Mike Seaver, wished Mr. Belvedere would clean our kitchen, and maybe even secretly wished we had a long lost cousin from the island of Mepos this was a great time for nostalgic TV. If it is an episode of Growing Pains or the Cosby Show I find myself enjoying these "Nick at Nite ish" shows.

I cannot bear to watch sitcom TV anymore these days because very few (if any i can't remember) resemble the nuclear family. Any very few teach lessons anymore, it seems as if Hollywood has decided that the "Leave it to Beaver" lesson outline of every show has been worn out. However they have swung completely to the other end of the spectrum and seek out laughs only at the expense of the family, the father figure or religion.

I wonder sometimes was life really that innocent back then or was our media and entertainment just that naive. You know they say life imitates art or is it the other way around art imitating life. Anyway watching these shows make me long for a more innocent time, if it was the decade itself or just my life stage during that time.

Whatever it is here is Cheers to the Seavers. May you not be Perfect Strangers is this day and age devoid of morales.

So I'm not that good with computers and HTML and everything. I have tried for the last 10 minutes to do everything this cotton picking website wanted me to do to get a photo posted in my profile, but everytime I fix what it didn't like before it gives me something new. So here it is folks, here is a pic of me and my son Noah. Enjoy and I hope this helps you picture this crazy man behind the words.

So this year I turned 28 and I realized how frightenly close that is to 30. So what is one to do, obviously get an IPod and a blog of course. I'm not to sure how this blog thing will work out.
About the closest thing I can relate to a blog is Doogie Howser, MD (I think I misspelled the young doctors name wrong, but he won't care b/c he probably wont ever read this). For those of you who are too young Doogie was a doctor who at the end of every show would write in his Tandy computer's log all his personal thoughts and lessons that he learned from the previous 30 minutes....or was it an hour.

Anyhow, I haven't quite decided how I'm going to run this blog. Should I share everything about myself or just comment on those things that I see around me. Should I include exclusive spoilers about a popular TV show (I know that will make my blog famous). However I think I may just play it by ear. Who knows if there will actually be anyone who reads this, I may just be typing for my own sanity sake or for the posterity for my children.

Here's hoping to a successful blog, see you all surfing.