Strange Pulse

I’ve got the week off, and we’ve been passing the flu around. I had it Tuesday. I was lying in bed watching a soap opera, and my son just couldn’t believe I’d do something like that. Watch a soap! “But they’re so HORRIBLE!” And my daughter, when she came into the room, immediately left again. “They’re so stupid!”

And they are, which is why they’re so fun. Plus, the cliffhangers! The only soap I ever turn on is the Young and the Restless. I haven’t watched it for years (and years–long enough back that my kids don’t remember ever seeing me watch it!), but it’s fun to turn it on and see which characters are still there, and which actors are playing them. One of the best things about soaps is how they’ll swap out actors. A voiceover will say, “The role of Brick Richman is now being played by…” and that’s that.

But what I really want to talk about is how horrible daytime tv is in general. Soaps are funny, but man there’s some real trash out there. Like the terrible talk shows. Who’s watching this stuff?

I was in the hospital for a few days once thanks to my diabetes, and all I had to do all day was watch daytime tv. After a day or two of it, I felt icky. Like I had a thick film of filth all over me. It’s really mindboggling. Why can’t they have some decent programming during the day?