Sunday, July 8, 2007

tv or not tv - by manford

Free tv has some local programs (e.g. Australian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire) and quite a few US ones - e.g. The Simpsons, Ugly Betty, The New Adventures of Old Christine, The OC, My Name is Earl, Desperate Housewives, Wife Swap, Gray's Anatomy, American Chopper, Mediu, Stargate. There are 20 pay tv channels, including National Geographic and the History Channel, Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. No PBS clone that I can find. Lots of American movies - e.g. tonight, Hitch. Things are rolling along. The weather was perfect today, and we had lunch in a nearby town with Carrie's department chair - an Australian by birth. His wife fixed a tart with plums from her tree! Yummy! With ice cream, custard and whipped cream for the tartness. I am getting the hang of driving a little more. Our car started sounding a bit like a threshing machine a couple of days ago, but seems to run ok. Will get it checked out tomorrow. Wednesday Joseph will see the new Harry Potter movie, while dad and Emily see something less scary. Tuesday Carrie has a doctors appointment - not sick but to have someone who can write perscriptions. We are still house looking. May all who read this be well.

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