Terry's 3M's

I am miffed. I am more than miffed. I am very upset because the only show that I watch regularly on TV is now unavailable to me. Our local UPN station has transferred to WB and I can no longer get Star Trek:Voyager.

On Wednesday afternoon, I did a rare thing. I actually consulted the TV guides to see what that night's episode of Voyager would be about and what next week's episode would be about. I read about that night's episode and noticed that the channel would be showing movies all next week during regular program times. I was puzzled, but, merely remarked to Delton that we couldn't think about a game of chess because Voyager would not be not be repeated on Sunday night.

So, there I was, VCR set up. Kids had taken their baths and were in their jammies because I am raising a new generation of Trek fans and they were anxious to watch Voyager (and stay up an hour past regular bedtime too). And channel 21 announces that it is no longer affiliated with UPN and they would be showing Superman 3 instead of Voyager. AAAAggggggghhhhhh!

I probably can't remember them all now, but, I've had a string of questions pop up in my head this week.

When I was younger and actually subscribed to such magazines as Glamour and Cosmo, a lot of questions were asked about how to control the T-zone. The T=zone is the area of the face comprised of the forehead and nose. Apparently women had problems with daily care of the face when the cheeks were dry skin and the T-zone was oily. Am I the only one who's T=zone is the dry skin section of the face?

Am I the only person who gets corns on the bottom of my feet instead of on top?

Why do kids tell such obvious lies? Example, a child in this house told me that she hadn't eaten breakfast when I asked why she had left the milk out. It was an obvious lie because the other kids had been in my room with me for the past 3 hours and she was the only one who had been downstairs. She had had corn flakes and she is the only kid in the house who likes corn flakes and will eat them when there is another option. So, instead of just getting lectured about leaving the milk out and the lid off of the sugar canister, she ended up being grounded to her room because she lied.

Have we always been a nation of addicts? I'm not talking about alcohol and substance abuse here. (Although, yes, I am addicted to nicotine and caffeine.) I'm talking about addictions to our hobbies and work. Computers, video games, television and television shows, reading...I think I'm addicted to all of those things. And so are a lot of other Americans.

My sister is on the computer almost all the time that she is home. If I can't be on the computer, I play video games or read. If I don't feel like reading one of the books I've started, I'll read catalogs. I have approximately 40 tapes of episodes of Star Trek in all it's incarnations. I sometimes have a tape running while reading. I know I'm not the only one who has a TV running in the background most of the time.

Why are compassion and caring dirty words to some people? LOTH (Ladies-of-the-Heart) is often used in a derogatory manner on one of the mailing lists that I subscribe to. Some people think that caring and compassion are signs of weakness somehow. I've often found just the opposite to be true. There is a risk involved in showing compassion. Every time you offer to help someone, there is a risk of hurt feelings, misunderstanding (motives, confusing compassion with pity) and rejection. If you can help someone anonymously, you can get a feeling of satisfaction without the risk. But, sometimes, being anonymous is not an option.

Well, I guess I'd better on and upload this. I have a couple of dryer loads of clothes to fold and more laundry to do. Take care and God Bless.

Thanks to for the border background set.