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Local Doings and a TV Critique


Every year the locals put on a mango festival. It is held at the German Club that also has a Bavarian Gardens Restaurant but Ed and I have not eaten there. We have heard that it isn’t very good. Anyway, people show up to buy various mango products from outdoor booths -- mango jam, jelly, pie, salad, preserves, mango-viagra (just kidding).

I went next door and bummed two mangos off my neighbor who now owns our former house/tree. He isn’t that keen on mangos and doesn’t mind if we take them.

I spent part of last week od’g on NCIS re-runs on a cable channel that ran them all day. There is so very little good programming in the summer that one gets desperate.
I am again reminded of how Abby, a character on that program who is an absolute genius at forensics and used to be reasonably adult is now portrayed as an infantile nitwit. Interesting combination of qualities – aces scientist, idiot child. I guess it’s working because they keep doing it.

Years ago I used to watch “Matlock”, a lawyer series starring the older Andy Griffith. Early in the series his contact with women led you to believe he was a competent male. Later, some lamebrain writers got the idea that, even though he was a hard-nosed investigator, he should be a total fool when a woman was interested in him, all thumbs, and shucks, ma’am. After I was widowed I dated a journalist who looked a lot like Andy did in this series and he also came from the Midwest and grew up in an old boy culture that he retained some of while at the same time gaining a world sophistication from his career. He was no fool. So I didn’t appreciate this switch in affect.

Anyway, them’s me thoughts.

Here’s an old boy tale Jay told me. It stays with me.
A fellow stole some money and years later he put some money in an envelope and sent it to his victim with a note … “Remors is gnorin’ at me vitals. When it gnors again, I’ll send more.”

xx, Teal

posted on July 12, 2010 9:10 PM ()

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mango viagra you just never know might be more kid than kidding
comment by kevinhere on July 14, 2010 3:08 AM ()
We watched an Andy Griffith movie, Play the Game and the most memorable line in it was "Your grandmother didn't have a clue about the bedroom".
Did you know that he wrote a re-occurring role in Matlock for Don Knotts who was down and out at the time?
comment by elderjane on July 13, 2010 5:36 AM ()
Mango juice or nectar sounds really good about now.
comment by troutbend on July 12, 2010 9:44 PM ()
I like NCIS and Criminal Minds. They do the same thing with the internet expert, depicting her as socially inept while intellectually gifted. I hate that stereotype. It makes it difficult to be an intelligent woman while still being sexy at the same time.
comment by redimpala on July 12, 2010 9:27 PM ()
I could go for some mango ice cream!
I'd probably use my TVs for boat anchors if it wasn't for PBS....
comment by marta on July 12, 2010 9:24 PM ()

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