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Turns out that me and my TiVo are going to be on Global National this Friday night (tonight) at 5:30.  Already, because of an on-the-air promo, an acquaintance has written me saying, essentially, “hey, wuz that you?” Yes, it wuz.

A reporter contacted me after finding my blog post about TiVo.  He’s doing a story about TiVo coming to Canada.

Now, one thing you should know about me is that, in front of a television camera, I’m like a leaky refrigerator—stiff, cold and damp.  I have a good friend who majored in broadcast journalism.  He asked me to help him on a class assignment once.  Once.

For my friend, I was supposed to interview a local university official while he produced the show.  He later told he that, though he received a decent grade, his professor had advised him to destroy the tape for my sake, which he did, which is why we’re such good friends.

Anyway, tune in tomorrow.  It should be more amusing for you than it was for me.  I will give you one outtake.  At one point, the reporter asked me, “Are you in love with TiVo?” and I said, “No, not really.”  Susie poked her head out of her office and said, “But Travis, you’ve said that you love TiVo before,” and I said, “I do love TiVo, just not on national television.”

Oh, I should also point out that Boris and Alexandra are also going to be interviewed for the report.  Apparently, I’ve twice been named by new TiVo signups in Canada as the official “who did you hear about TiVo from?” person—Jen just joined the cult, too.

If you do decide to get a TiVo, please let them know you heard it from me by giving them my email address.  I get TiVo points.  Tell them my email address is TIVO-AT_HOPSTUDIOS.COM instead of my regular address.  I use that address to track spam.

Overheard

“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”

...who said it?

“Almost every American I know does trade large portions of his life for entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one of them. In the course of writing this I’ve watched all 13 episodes of House of Cards and who knows how many more West Wing episodes, and I’ve spent any number of blurred hours falling down internet rabbit holes. All instead of reading, or writing, or working, or spending real time with people I love.”

...who said it?

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”

...who said it?

“I play with variables constantly.”

...who said it?

“Only the person who has learned Continual Love coming from a heart of Gratitude/Worship can effectively deal with the problem of loneliness.”

...who said it?

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