The TV C-o-n-spir-a-cy!

I think summertime and regular TV are in cahoots to get kids outside.  I'm sure I mentioned our current streamlined existence without cable/satellite/dish/etc.  Let me tell you, it's torture.  No Style Channel, no HGTV, no TLC, no basketball games because our house doesn't get the local channel broadcasting it.  We have about 10 channels that come in clearly, and over half of them are Public Broadcasting Stations.  There's nothing wrong with PBS, but some days I'd like to watch something other than British sitcoms or the history of pocket lint.  I think I'm going through withdrawal; I lived the first 22 years of my life with no problems only watching regular TV.  Apparently I became bourgeois, since the handful of free channels doesn't do it for me anymore.  I suppose this is my sign to turn off the boob tube and do something productive.   Good thing I still have my wi-fi hotspot...

Fiber optics strikes again

Fiber optics have ruined my life. This post may be déjà vu, but this daggone fiber optic cable has me watching all kinds of craziness. Tonight dose of madness was the International Chocolate Championships, which crowns a new Chocolate Master annually. This one was held in Paris in 2009. The contestants, chefs from 19 different countries, competed in various challenges: dessert plate, chocolate hat decoration, cakes, and finally sculptures. And their sculptures were pretty hot; they transformed plain old dark, milk, and white chocolate into Louvre-worthy works of art. The winner's creation was a woman made of white chocolate seated on a platform of mixed white and dark layers wearing a haute couture dress and hat. By the way, he represented Japan. The United States came in second, and Germany took home the bronze. And to think before fiber optics I didn't know there was a Chocolate Master. Here's a link to see some photos from the show. http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/championships/view/world-chocolate-masters

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