So, I'm in the Community Spotlight!!! I'm feeling like a RockStar!

So in my last blog I was gearing up for my transition from Directv with TiVo to fiber optics. I had already switched over my phone and computer connection but I was reluctant to play with my TV connection. I guess it's that old adage - If it ain't broke, don't fix it. However, when I realized how much I could save I decided to take the plunge...

Well, initially, I wasn't feeling very impressed. I have been complaining for quite some time about how many TV shows seems to use dark light. It makes it so hard to see what's going on! I was hoping that with my new connection, I would get better picture clarity. I decided to mention this to the installer. He very politely told me it wasn't the TV show or the connection, it was my TV! O.K., I guess my TV was kind of old but still.... So I thought I would make a quick trip to the store and buy a new TV. Imagine my surprise when I found that they don't really make TV's anymore. It's flat panels, wall mount or free standing, LCD or plasma, 720p or 1080p, blah blah blah. After much confusion and head scratching I got a Toshiba 37" LCD flat screen.

So now I have this big TV, a new TV console to put it on and no idea how to hook it up. Like any self-respecting adult would do, I invited my favorite teenager over and *presto* 37" of crystal clear HD TV. I thought I died and went to heaven!

All in all, the fiber optic picture clarity is far superior whether HD or regular TV. I got the multi-room DVR so now I can watch my recorded shows in bed. Unfortunately, that TV is kind of old too and doesn't have HD. Any shows I record in HD can't be watched from my bed. Oh well, I guess there are worse things...

As for the DVR - it's no TiVo. I am trying to get used to it but it's definitely not the same. Especially for a hard core TV.commer. I need slow advance to get cast lists and crew lists. The slow advance on the DVR is crap. The fast forward is also unpredictable.

When considering the whole package, I'm glad I made the switch. Though it's harder to do some of my TV.com stuff, watching action-packed shows like 24, Lost and Flashpoint with such a crystal clear picture can't be beat. And for shows that use dark lighting, like CSI and CSI: Miami - I can actually see the characters now!

Peace to all!

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. For the New Year, I wish you all a safe, happy, blessed 2009.

I have a terrible secret....

A shameful secret...

I've tried to deny it....

I've tried to keep it to myself....

But- I can't hold it in any longer...

(I'm gonna whisper, lean in close)

I've fallen for a FLORIDA GATOR!!!!

Wheesh! I'm so relieved to get that off my chest. Why is this so shamful? As you can see from my icon, I'm a Florida State Seminole. Noles do not like Gators. It's just not done! However, at the beginning of the football season I watched a press conference where a big, good-looking, strapping, young man gave an impassioned apology after his team lost to Ole Miss. Yes I am talking about Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow. The last 40 seconds of the video link tell you the caliber of this player. No excuses, no blaming others. Instead a passionate promise to player harder. And boy has he ever! I watched last week, when he beat my beloved Seminoles. While it killed me that the Noles lost, I absolutely loved watching Tim stalk down the field with red Seminole field paint smeared down the side of his face and uniform. When he had his helmet off it looked like blood.