Eight ways my life has changed since Amy and I took Countdown with Keith Olbermann off our Tivo list:
Suddenly I have an extra hour every evening. Well okay, more like 20 minutes. Though we originally watched the whole show, of late we’d been buzzing past most of it.
I haven’t heard Michael Musto say anything nasty about a celebrity. I actually miss Musto.
Without the Oddball segment, I’ve become ill-informed about the wacky antics of people in foreign countries and “red states.” That evens things out, because even when I did watch Oddball on a regular basis I remained uninformed about whatever wacky antics people in “blue states” might be up to.
Is John Dean still alive? I have no idea.
I no longer believe in the Bushpocalypse, the imminent demise of the W administration that Olbermann seemed quite sure was just around the corner.
On the other hand, I’ve acquired a bit more patience about the whole Bush thing. My inclination to write angry letters to politicians demanding impeachment has been replaced by a sense of “and this too shall pass.”
I’ve lost the nagging feeling that I’m watching Network without being aware of it.
And last but certainly not least, I now have no idea what Bill O’Reilly says or does. It’s pure bliss to no longer follow every misdeed of the radical right’s most meaningless factotum.
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