Mission creep, and please kill my brain
Okay, first, mission creep. What is with all the cable channels that are losing their basic point? I know that this has gone on for ages, which is why there’s no more music on MTV and no more arts on A&E, but lately it’s been getting crazy. Why is TVLand (which I never watch) showing movies? Why is FitTV (which I do watch) showing home improvement shows? I’ll give the Independent Film Channel a pass for presenting an original series, “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman,” because it’s possibly the funniest thing on TV. But still. What’s next? Knitting instructions on the Game Show Network? “An Original Comedy Central Drama”? The return of music to MTV?
Also, does anyone have a buttonhook handy? ‘Cause I understand they can be useful for an improvised lobotomy, which is what it is going to take to remove one of the most awful songs of all time, “Jesse’s Girl,” from my brain, where it became inexplicably lodged during leaf cleanup and from which it refuses to leave despite repeated efforts to shoehorn anything else into its place.
Curiously enough, I have two buttonhooks: one for shoes, one for garments. I think you’ll need the latter, both for fit and reach. Just send a SASE…I recently had the very same earwig, and managed to eradicate it with a dose of “Love Shack” (that’s where it’s at!) Someday, I will find a doorbell that plays LS, and my life will be complete.