"Why "Amazing Videos" Are Not Amazing"
By Wendy Wheatley
My husband and I never seem to agree on television programs. We're
like oil and water. Each night is like a battle zone of dueling
remote controls. People wonder why we won't sit next to each other
but my husband and I know it's because we don't want an accidental
elbow to the the chin!
When a commercial break is announced, we halt and our eyes are
joined in a frozen glare. It's the "Race for the Remote". We stare
eye to eye, his hand flexes and I break the standoff by stealing a
glance at the remote control just within arm's reach on the coffee
table. He sees my sudden leap for the remote and springs from the
couch in a desperate save to cut me off from the table. Guess who
wins? He does every time and of course I'm stuck watching his crummy
programs for the rest of the evening. No wonder I read most every
night.
Well, tonight he's chosen "World's Most Amazing Videos", which of
course is just a rehashed version of "Cops". (Not that I would know,
of course!) Enough - I'm sure I can watch this program with my
husband. He is my best friend, he would do anything for me, he is my
soul mate - he is turning up the volume. Unbelievable. I just can't
win.
Did you know a human being could fall off a 12 story building and
survive? That a poisonous snake in liquor is considered a delicacy in
some parts of the world? That some idiot would actually rob his own
home? Boy - that's what I call amazing. I saw 5 police car chases, 4
auto thefts, 3 raging fires, 2 exploding buildings and a partridge in
a pear tree.
It is beyond me how two members of the human race can be
completely distant in their television viewing choices. But my
husband is making it up to me. Next week he's taking me to the
Monster Truck Rally.
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Wendy is a working mom of 3 girls and 1 grown husband and
is seriously considering buying stock in coffee beans due to the
amount of coffee she consumes on a daily basis.
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