rudyamid on February 14th, 2014 at 2:51 pm

I’ve “cut the cord” since 2009.  That’s the popular term for ditching the dish or cable companies, and then only use indoor (or outdoor) TV antennas and online video streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and/or Amazon Instant Video.  It has worked out nicely, so far.  Even better now, Netflix and Amazon started beefing up their […]

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rudyamid on December 16th, 2010 at 7:48 am

For a big budget show1, the American version of Top Gear got very little fanfare.  It was mentioned a couple of times in the news and details were sketchy.  What was mentioned was the hosts of  Top Gear USA, Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara, and Rutledge Wood, whom I’ve never heard of before.  Then it premiered […]

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rudyamid on September 17th, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Even though Michael Grimm won this year’s America’s Got Talent, it’s no doubt in me and my wife’s opinions, the real winner is Jackie Evancho.  She’s only 10 years old but has a sweet angelic voice!  She has a phenomenal talent.  My daughter is 5 years old and she loves listening to her voice. We […]

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rudyamid on May 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm

I saw this new T-Shirt design from Threadless Tees called “The Marvelous Cartoon Wigs Museum”, and it’s an instant hit with me!  I know these characters – I grew up with them. Here’s my attempt to identify them: 1919: Popeyes 1929: Tintin 1930: Betty Boop 1935: ?? 1950: Peanuts 1952: Astro boy 1959: ?? 1960: […]

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rudyamid on February 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm

These days, a parent like me who has a lot of things to do every day and night, would not have so much time to watch any TV, right?  Surprisingly, I do have some time, thanks to streaming technologies like Hulu, Netflix, Torrents, Tivo, and YouTube.   Time shifting becomes much easier.   Granted, I don’t […]

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