Hot Dawgs

In Wright City, the only TV channel available was "7" in Tyler.

Having only one television station viewing choice simplified life in a lot of ways. Ya didn't need a "clicker" to surf the channel selection. There were no family disagreements as to the show of choice. Things had a set, routine, predictable pattern. Dad knew when Bonanza and Gun Smoke was playing on the black/white. The ranch hand knew when Howdy Doody and Rin Tin Tin aired. Mom had her soap operas.

The point of this is that your humble scribe (thru the magic/expense of satellite) now has access to more than 800 TV "channels". The follow-on is that his "clicker" is near worn out from changing from channnel to channel (with nothing interesting?)

Last night proved to be the ultimate extreme. The ole fat boy LOVES University of Texas football. UT played a nothing team yesterday to open the season. Lacking any national interest whatsoever, the TV networks did not broadcast the game (I'm bettin' not even channel seven?).

Succumbing to the siren call of opening day Longhorn madness, yours truly "purchased" a pay-per-view game where a private company broadcast the gridiron debut of the 2009 Horns.... and the rest is history.

Dear Lord, please don't let my Dad know his semi-edumacated dumass son paid $29 to sit in his living room and watch a semi-boring football game (UT won by a bazillion points)(and the netwlork didn't even serve hot dawgs?)