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broodings from the burrow

February 9, 2007


road to recovery
posted by soe 5:29 pm

I came home Wednesday night after a dinner meeting and a soda with friends to be whalloped by a stomach bug, but I went in to the office this afternoon to take care of a few details, so I must be feeling better finally. Hooray!

Being sick gives one a perspective on daytime tv that one doesn’t normally receive. Folks, it sucks. Let’s see — news, talk shows, judge shows, game shows, and soap operas. Thank goodness for PBS, where even if I hadn’t found BritComs, I would at least have found Sesame Street (even if I would have had to turn it off during “Elmo’s World”).

When I was a kid, being sick meant seeing all sorts of wonderful shows — Green Acres, I Love Lucy, Perry Mason. What ever happened to mindless, but harmless fluff?

I think tonight will be low-key and will involve easy things like introducing solid foods (cinnamon toast, here I come!), stockinette stitch, and vegging in front of the tv.

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sorry you were under the weather! as someone that is home all day every day, i must agree about daytime tv. the kiddos watch a few shows in the a.m. but then the tv is off — it’s just trashy stuff! feel better!

Comment by amanda 02.09.07 @ 5:44 pm

I’m so glad that you are feeling a bit better!

Comment by randomduck 02.09.07 @ 5:55 pm

I loved the old daytime reruns like Gidget and Happy Days when I was sick. The shows that pass for TV now are so disappointing. I wonder what people do if they don’t like to read — it must drive them crazy to be sick, LOL. The Britcoms are good, though.

Happy Birthday to you this weekend! Hope you feel back to normal for your festivities. 🙂

Comment by Debby 02.09.07 @ 7:47 pm

I’m glad you’re feeling better! Hopefully you’ll be 100% better today!

Comment by Jenn 02.10.07 @ 9:09 am