Is Digital TV Coming?

It is getting closer to the Digital TV conversion and people are getting in a panic. It figures that it is getting screwed up with the government in charge. First, they under estimating how many people would be asking for the coupons and the fact that people are not using all the coupons they asked for. Some are saying to just go out and buy at least one to make sure to still can get TV. Guess what people, TV is not a staple. There are other media outlets for news, information and entertainment. Some are crying out this is most unfair to the poor and minorities. I can get news, information and entertainment on any radio I can get for about $10 at a lot of nearby stores. I can even get a low end shortwave radio for about $30. Maybe I am just caring and unfeeling but there are ways of keeping informed on the cheap. There are also libraries with both newspapers and free internet connections. I know there are problems with all of these or at least complaints but there is always ways of getting access. Just one person's opinion.

Indiana State of the State Speech

This is a blog post I am doing while watching Indiana Governor Mitch Daniel's State of the State Speech.
Highlights of what I heard is:

1) No tax Increased.
2)Better use of school money.
3) More and better discipline in school. "It's time to tell the students to sit down and hush up.""To the lawyers "Shut up!"
4) This time of economic leanness is a great time to get innovative.
5) Encourage the constitutional capping of property taxes.
6) It is time to streamline Indiana government on every level.
7)Encouraged helping those who need it.
8) time to separate the whiners from the winners.

I hope he meant what he said because I pretty much agreed with him and I am glad I voted for him. I just hope the Governor and the rest of the Indiana government do well during this economically crappy time.

WOWO Blunder

WOWO radio in Fort Wayne is the local news and talk station. One would expect that a news and talk station would air Barrack Obama's acceptance speech for becoming the Democrat candidate. You would be sorrily wrong. Instead, they aired a preseason game and post game show of the Indianapolis Colts. I realize that football is important to a lot of people but I think do election coverage is a bit more important and there was other outlets for the speech in the Fort Wayne area. The problem being that they are still a news station and that was more important than sports coverage. Maybe I should shut up and just follow the dollars. WOWO seams to.


PS I am not an Obama supporter and I still wanted to hear what he has to say. I want to be an informed voter and WOWO failed the process.

Back in the Saddle

For the first time in a while, I had two full evenings of shortwave. It was almost entire WBCQ but it felt like visiting home. Listened to Bluegrass State of Mind, 867-5309, Allen Weiner Worldwide, Timtron and Marion's Attic. What a collection of good music, humor and generally weird stuff (not to forget the red stuff that Timtron drinks). I got a new shortwave that seams to be working out really good. I will give a review on it later. I am kinda proud of the fact that I have the scanner going on in the background. It has been too long since I have listened to that and storm season is warming up.There are things I need to learn to get more out of that unit.

I had to laugh when I canceled the satellite tv a month ago. The rep asked what were we going to do about tv, I felt like asking him if he knew about over the air tv and that there are other medias other than the one eyed mind sucking monster called tv. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy tv but it is no where near the only show in town. Between the internet, radio, and my mp3 player, plus all the other things both necessary and fun, i don't miss having the tv on most days. I still watch some but it is increasingly little.