In article >,
(Judy Haffner) wrote:


> No satellite dish, but do have cable and get LOTS of channels, but I
> never watch daytime TV, except occasionally will watch the judge shows
> (in part) that are on in the morning, but not for long. I watch very
> little TV, as are other things I'd rather do.
>
> Depending on how many years ago this guy was on TV too, as went from '74
> to '87 without TV, as just felt it was better for our four kids to not
> be staring at the boob tube all the time, and they thanked us later for
> having the cable disconnected. Hubby and I sure never missed it, but now
> I would, but I'm still very selective what I watch, and don't watch any
> of the cooking shows, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Brown

He is still on tv, and has been for over ten years. He has written
several cooking books.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA