Category Archive: TV

Nov
03

‘Siri’, a high tech genie in a cell phone, not in a bottle

“Master, master your wish is my command” – Barbara Eden, star of “I Dream of Jeannie” television sitcom, 1964 These days, it seems that lots of people are wondering what to make of Siri, the new speech-recognition feature on the iPhone4S. Have you heard of it yet? Siri is a digital personal assistant that at …

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Sep
15

Watching television and eating dinner can be complicated

“If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners.” – Johnny Carson The late Johnny Carson would be shocked to learn that the traditional frozen TV dinners he once joked about are not popular anymore. Instead, the American public seems to prefer the trendy “bistro gourmet entrees” …

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Mar
04

A good excuse not to cook

Something is askew in my kitchen, and the problem begins with lasagna. My lasagna specialty is an all-day affair, or it used to be. Lasagna, properly made, takes time, as any good cook knows. The sauce must be cooked slowly for hours. The noodles must be perfectly prepared and layered carefully in the baking dish. …

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