My Hometown USA

Why I Watch Established TV Series The Bowman Family I know that Gilligan never got off that darn island and I can live with that, but the growing number of television series that pop up, gain your viewing trust, and then disappear into the night has become an epidemic! Gilligan's Island I see promos for new series, they sound really cool but before I can check into them a notice is out the Network has pulled the series! Its a business decision, I get that. HOWEVER, there is a difference in a pilot, add a few episodes of a new series to see if it sticks with audience compared to three seasons of a show. I have invested time. It's like Goldilocks is just sitting in a chair for no reason and we leave her there forever! Did the bears come back and eat her?  Why do the Networks allow this? Shows that hang us out to dry? To just....stop. M.A.S.H got it right! Even Seinfeld had an ending, maybe not a good one, but it ended! I still remember watching M.A.S.H...

I stop…I drop Age isn’t a number… It’s a force, driving me to deteriorate daily, mentally and physically…. It is however, a privilege. How will I choose to live my twilight years?  Can I overcome the temptation to slow it down? To embrace the rocking chair mentality….to pronounce myself too old for such…. Never. Even as I write this I am in pain. I cannot give up pushing myself to hike trails, go on adventures, and mild as they may be to some, I am doing it how I want to. I am and have never been a thrill seeker. My mountain hike is about the journey, the freedom from concrete, and the view. Roan Highlands, The Balds 2017 Yosemite Obstacles: I injured my hip 4 years ago trying to show off to my twin boys on a bicycle ride… Flashforward, two years ago, I decide to see what damage I did and fix the thing. An MRI revealed arthritis, no fixing. My pain now comes from a re-injury to the area. Instead of allowing the slo...