TV

    The first TV appeared at out house on the farm in 1954. By then I was half finished with high school. Somehow TV never caught on with me. The Little House only has rabbit ears antenna which gets only a couple of public stations. It hasn’t been turned one since the last presidential campaign debate. Cable TV comes with the rental package at the OFH.

   TV here (OFH) is used mostly for watching basketball. Because football is morally bankrupt it’s not used for that. Basketball is watched on mute because the announcers are more annoying than helpful. They imagine that their role is judging not announcing. When they are occasionally un-muted they are never elucidating about that which I wonder.

    The OFH is very quiet, with the exception of a peripatetic woman upstairs who has  lead feet. The drumming on my ceiling makes Kaia think someone is knocking on my door. Walking down the OFH hall in the evening TVs can be heard as I pass resident’s doors. Perhaps that would also be true of my apartment if the sound were enabled on my TV. Except……….

    Except that my VA hearing aids came with a device, when connected to the TV, allows the sound to be directed to my aids. The only down side is that with this device connected the mute button on the remote is disabled. Of course the aids can be turned off.

   Last night, with the Super Bowl sucking most of the air from TV, I connected the TV to aids device. Public TV provided a good antidote to football. Perhaps I’ll see if I can learn to watch TV. This would only last until I return to The Little House.

Takk for alt,

Al

Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, Agustana University President with Paul Rasmussen, Augie rep., Roy & Dorothy Satre and the current occupant, at the OFH.