Ode to the Televsion Set

Since the first TV rolled off of the assembly line. We were all fascinated by it. To see a picture transmission in the comforts of your own home was amazing verses just hearing voices over the radio. They first started in black and white. At the time were very expensive and not in most homes like today.

TV’s had a hand dial to change the channel and an antenna. Remember the days when you were forced to get exercise and walk to the TV to change the channel. When the TV got fuzzy we all got very creative.We would put aluminum foil on the antenna and use wire hangers. One of my favorites was when you would make your children stand there and hold the antenna so you could finish watching your sports game.
Thanks Dad.

TV makers got more inventive by making them in color and having a remote. One of the first remote’s I can remember had a very long cord that stretched across the floor to your couch. You may have tripped over it causing bodily injury but it never out weighed the fact now you did not have to get up to change the channel. At the end of this cord was what reminded me of a hospital emergency call button. When you pressed this button, the channel only moved forward.

Now every Saturday morning as a child I had a tradition that was very important to me to follow since I played soccer. It meant the difference between a good or bad game. I would sit down before my game to watch one of my favorite programs. Now being that this so called hospital button only moved the channel forward. I cannot tell you how frustrating it was when the channel moved too fast and always skipped over the Smurf’s.

Technology advanced more when they came out with the cordless remote. Now we could actually type in  the channel we wanted to watch. No more long cords to fall over. Did not have to wait for the channels to go all the way forward to get to the channel you wanted. We were set.

The biggest problems we have with the TV today are how to change the channel when we cannot find the remote and trying to find something we want to watch through the hundreds of channels we have today. Tough Stuff. So I say Ode to the Television Set for making me lazy and glued to your awesome screen.

Do you hang to the right or the left?

Now at this point you are probably laughing at the title. Me too. Dirty minds do think alike. So let me begin to clarify that I am not talking about whatever it is you are thinking. However, I would like to know later what is was you were thinking so feel free to leave a comment at the bottom.

Today I have decided to investigate Personalities. They play a crucial role in everyone’s life. Personalities help with business, friendship and lets not forget the most important thing. It helps when we are searching for a significant other.

If I actually listed all the personality types, you might be here a while trying to decipher which one you are close to. I have decided to simplify and have fun breaking them down. You either hang to the right or the left.

If you hang to the right, you are a creative thinker. You are a highly motivated person. You are not opposed to taking risks. You get excited by new ideas but bored with the details. Great people skills. You like to make things more fun for others. Sometimes you can be assertive and outspoken.

If you hang to the left, you are practical, traditional and organized. You can be a very quiet person. You are sensitive to others. Loyal and faithful. Interested in serving humanity. This type of person is not interested in leading or controlling others. You can be serious a lot.

It seems that I hang to the right when it comes to my personality. I love to laugh and I love to make other people laugh. I get excited by new things and although I am good with details, I get bored with them. When it comes to my home, I admit that it is my way or the highway. When I get upset, I am very outspoken.

Now I really want you to take a few moments and think which one of these personalities are more dominant to you. Do you hang to the right or the left?

Inspiration From a Surprising Place

This all began when I first started using Twitter. Like other millions of people I was interested in using this program. I wanted to see for myself, what twitter is about. I must admit that I was a little lost until I learned to navigate it. I finally had the basics down but I was unprepared when I started to read another persons tweet. It felt a bit intrusive. I was also intimidated to reply to tweets at first but I was also determined to interact.

Russell Crowe had always been an interest to me. I am a big fan. I respect the fact he is not afraid to speak his mind. Some people do not appreciate that but I do. Through Russell I began to start writing his other fans. I was truly afraid to tweet him first. I guess that is the fan inside of me.

To my surprise, I was interacting with people all over the world. My twitter friends are nice, funny, interesting and lovely people to write. From them I am learning about different cultures, ideas and it has given me ambition to do more.

People are not so different from each other no matter what continent you live on. We have good days and bad days. All of us hope, dream and try to achieve a better life. Hate is not welcome here, only the ability to have an open mind. I have also learned we all have a few nuts in the bunch.

This whole experience has given me the courage to do much more. Not just in Twitter life but in my everyday life. This was the Inspiration to do something I have never done before. I am putting myself out there for the whole world to see. This is my first Blog. 

 I know this might not be the most interesting piece. It is mine. Thank you to Twitter, Russell Crowe and all of my twitter friends. You know who you are.