The Economist knows. Or, rather, the ad self saw in the Classifieds section of the latest Economist purports to know.
Self and hubby had just finished dinner. In fact, today self managed to produce a fabulous dinner, thanks to recipe for arroz caldo in Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan’s Memories of Philippine Kitchens, a recipe she followed assiduously (even though it took her all of two hours, from first to last step). And, since hubby had just purchased some tripe from Mexican grocery near our home, self decided to throw that into the mix. And the house smelled heavenly. And hubby was in a very good mood. And self’s tummy is now mucho distended. But never mind.
Anyhoo, after dinner self was resting her weary limbs on couch in front of flat-screen HDTV. The whole day, self had occasion to watch at least four different college football games. She got to see USC wipe the floor with Notre Dame, 38-0, at Notre Dame (USC quarterback Sanchez looks like he could be in the movies). Then she saw part of the Michigan game. And part of the Auburn game. And she knows that Ohio State is the strongest college football team in the country. And she knows that Cal lost to UCLA (major upset). Let’s see, is there anything self is leaving out? If any blog readers care to chime in here, please feel free.
Self called son. He sounded tired. She asked him if he had a weekend free, and he mentioned that as a matter of fact he was “off duty” the coming weekend. Self then asked, why didn’t son spend the weekend at home? And hubby was signaling that he thought it was a bad idea, because of the wear and tear on son’s very old and banged-up Civic. But self told son that if he wanted to take the train, she’d pay for it. And son said he’d think about it and let her know.
And then self opened the latest Economist, and just for fun she decided to start from the back, and her attention was caught immediately by an ad that began:
What’s New and Exciting on the Internet?
As loyal blog readers know, self is always ready to discover anything that’s new and exciting on the internet.
And so she read further and discovered that there is something called SUPREME MASTER TELEVISION, which provides
Positive, Inspirational and Entertaining Programs!
24 Hours a day, 7 Days a week
But, alas, it is only available in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Oh, would that SupremeMasterTV were available in the United States! Self is practically gnashing her teeth, as she would so love to watch inspirational programs all the time, it might be something like listening to inspirational tapes/CDs on the way to work. “How To Get Rich in Six Months” would be a very interesting topic, self thinks. Or, “How To Get Thin Without Dieting.” Or, “How to Travel to Nepal on Someone Else’s Dime.”
Then she thinks that she might try suggesting to Dearest Mum that they try taking a trip together next year. She would look on the trip as an experiment. To see if it would really be possible for self to embark on a joint venture with Dearest Mum, to see if they could pull it off without driving one another crazy. Self already knows where she would like to go: Dublin, Ireland, where self has an old and dear friend, a retired priest who lives in a nursing home, and who is none too healthy.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers, stay tuned.
