THE TV HOUR

Let’s face it--reality shows are here to stay (for a while at least). Wasn’t it MTV who started this crazy phenomenon? If I had to put numbers to my TV viewing, I’d say half of what I watch is reality (I don’t watch much). I catch various episodes of various shows, but since each reality show stands on its own, I don’t feel like I have to catch up on the story line. Sort of like reading a magazine article where your story is complete versus reading a book where you are most likely to put it down and pick it up later. Besides, it's kind of fun peeking in on someone else's craziness.

BRAVO is by far my preferred station for reality. The reason for this random thought is because I’m so happy one of my favorite realities is coming back—“Flipping Out.” Strangely enough, the show illustrates my design profession just about spot on. Yes, it’s that crazy! We may not have all the crazy characters under one roof, but they’re out there.

Good news: I’ve watched 2 of my ‘queue’ films. One really bad, one pretty good. Reviews tomorrow.

News of the Day: Our summer plans have fallen through. We were supposed to have a visit from our far away cousins, but between 6 schedules for the kids, a new arrival coming from China, and a new job for Uncle, we couldn’t make it happen. We were SO looking forward to visiting with family. Now we’ll have to wait until Thanksgiving…