odd ramblings

I sat down about an hour or so ago in the bedroom to sort out laundry. while sorting the laundry, i did something i hadn’t done in quite some time. I watched television.
It’s been a while since I had watched the tube, and I’m not really sure why. Well, I suppose I can’t say that I haven’t watched TV altogether, but that I haven’t watched a regular broadcast station in a while. I’m not quite sure of the cause either. It might be due to Diana’s attempts at purchasing more sitcoms on DVD. It might be that writers strike that was finally resolved not so long ago. It might also be due to the Internet.
There are many other factors that could have affected my interest in television, but, in my opinion, I think the Internet is the greatest cause. Why? I blame Dave Winer. (Okay, I really don’t blame him–just needed something to say.)
RSS has changed a lot of what I do in a day. I’ve subscribed to several different feeds, all of which deliver me “news” of some sort. I read stories from all over the world (kind of – my feeds come from the states, but some deliver news from abroad on occasion) every morning, throughout the day, and at night. I have no need for television, nor do I have any need for printed media (well, I won’t until the local paper’s site becomes more reliable).
I have no idea why I sat down and wrote any of this. In reading back over it, none of the words make much sense. Odder still is the feeling I’m having of being separated from the TV now — kinda like I just shrugged off an old friend.
Here’s something interesting. I felt an odd feeling of joy (nostalgia, perhaps?) in sitting there on the bed watching the news. Maybe it was nostalgia. I dunno.
Now I have an odd desire to go back, and turn the TV on, and sit and watch the world unfold again. Maybe I can go see if repeats of The Simpsons still come on.
TV, here I come!

an interesting twist to a story from carlisle…

In February of this year, a Carlisle woman was reportedly shot and left inside her home which was set ablaze following a home-invasion/burglary attempt by two unidentified young men. The story has changed now, as police have taken the victim, Mary Willoughby [alias of Mary White, according to WKYT] into court, facing charges of falsifying a police report, and second degree facilitation to arson.
Mary plead not guilty before the court, and neither her attorney nor herself are making further comment.

Article Sources:

Ogawa, J. (2008). Woman shot, house set on fire during robbery. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved April 24, 2008 from: http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/329405.html

Spencer, D. (2008). Woman Accused Of Arson And Shooting Herself Makes Court Appearance. Retrieved April 24, 2008 from:

Police: Woman Lied About Fire, Shooting. (2008). Retrieved April 24, 2008 from:

new weather site coming soon…

Chris Bailey announced he’s in the works of setting up a place for “all things Kentucky weather.”

Bailey’s Weather Blog» Blog Archive » From Fog To Fantastic via kwout

Wonder what all he has in mind… It should be a bit interesting, considering he has a nice amount of followers of his blog at the tv station…
currently there’s a simple placeholder set up, showing he picked up the space through GoDaddy…

plans for the day…

Looks like I’m gonna skip out on class tonight. Why? I’m busy doing housework.
On Sunday morning Diana discovered her little niece had lice. So, I’ve been doing laundry. I’ve got all the bedding, and several pieces of kids furniture to wash. What joy. Oh, yeah, and I’ve got to do this while watching the kid. Even more fun.
After I picked up the little girl this morning, I put her in the tub, and treated her hair. As soon as I finished I threw all the clothes in her diaper bag, and the bag itself into the wash. Later on, I’ll pick the sis-in-law up from work, give her ten bucks, and take her to the pharmacy to get her some shampoo, and I’ll offer to take her laundry to wash.
And, somewhere along the line, I need to find time to do homework.
Hope your day is going better than mine.