TV Generation

Television was a daily part of my life growing up in Los Angeles during the 60′s. Friday nights were always special at our house. We would all gather in the living room and watch the Flintstones, followed by Rawhide, and finishing with Route 66. My mom would make popcorn, and bring out a large bar of Hershey’s chocolate.

Felix the Cat and Gumby were my cartoons. My sesame street was Sheriff John (learned about red light and green light with the help of a glass of milk) and Captain Kangaroo.

Bozo and Chucko the Clown were also favorites.

I was invited to a friends birthday party on Chucko the Clown. That is where I first discovered how competitive I can be.

I was selected to play a game. I was matched up with another boy, and we were competing against two other teams. Our goal was to move from point A to point B and get there first.

The trick was he had to lay out a path for me with 2 pieces of newspaper, as I moved to one he would grab the back one and put it in front of me to move me forward.

He would line up the paper so I just had to step on it. I told him to put them farther apart, and I started jumping from one to the other. Guess who came in first and took home a brand new shiny red skateboard?

I still enjoy watching some TV shows today, but very few really keep my interest. Same with movies. I find I am much more selective in the movies I chose to watch the older I get.

I also love to read. No matter how my day goes, I know I can end it by curling up in bed with my Kindle and reading my current story. Typically when I find an Author I like I read everything I can find from them.

I got suckered into Candy Crush on Facebook, currently on level 1376. I’ll probably be there forever, I don’t play very often anymore, the fun is no longer there.

My last source of cheap home grown entertainment is PokerStars. I enjoy playing card games, but watch out, my competitive side really comes out at the tables, I like to win.

My passion for photography has waned a little, mainly due to the loss of a good camera along with increasingly bad eyesight. These days life seems to be a bit blurry.