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Classic TV Shows You Might Like To Watch (Again)

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Some rare TV shows are back -- and we know where to find them.

Current TV gives us creative stories, flawless acting, and the best-ever photography and editing. But we're getting just one shade in what should be a rainbow of TV. Most people like music and movies spanning many years. But what about all the terrific TV that came and went -- where is it?

Classic TV is still available -- some of it, some of the time. You just have to dig for it. Keep reading to discover where I found more than 70 terrific TV shows from yesteryear.

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    Richard Rider

    Much is being made of "reducing our carbon footprint." I'm in favor of that -– to a point. I look for carbon-reducing steps that also save me money and/or make my life more pleasant! As I see it, if a carbon reducing strategy costs more, then often the wisdom of selecting that option is highly suspect.

    For instance, I like using energy-saving florescent bulbs. I've used the big florescent lights in my fully equipped, professional office in the home for about 30 years. I also use the newer compact florescent bulbs whenever they fit with the demand, which fortunately is most of the time.

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    Richard Rider

    Did you see the excellent map of gasoline taxes, state by state, across America, May 6 on the front page of the San Diego Union-Tribune? If you didn't look too closely, or read the entire story you might have missed a salient fact -– we're number one!

    Yup, California has the highest total taxes on gas of any of the 50 states (not just "among the highest" as the newspaper writes). As of January, we wealthy West Coast folks paid 63.9 cents of federal and state taxes a gallon, vs. the national average of about 47.0 cents.

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    Richard Rider

    For two years or more, an inflammatory anti-Mexican immigrant (legal and illegal) chain letter email has circulated the Internet. It lists a series of truly disturbing statistics demonstrating that these illegal immigrants (ALL people of Mexican descent are assumed to be illegal immigrants) are the number one problem in America -– raping, pillaging and welfaring their way across the land.

  • By 
    Richard Rider

    The recession is upon us.

    While still not official, most agree that we are in an economic downturn. Unemployment is rising, housing prices are plummeting and energy costs are soaring. As a result, in this election year, the federal government is offering tax rebates (admittedly ill-advised) to lessen the pain.

    But in California, politicians think there are only two times to raise taxes -- good times and bad times. Oddly enough, this is one of those times.

  • By 
    John L. Hawkins

    I have a new/old laptop computer and I love it -- finally -- because I dumped Microsoft Windows Vista.

    In June 2007 I got a new Lenovo ThinkPad T61 with Windows Vista. I expected to be thrilled with my new laptop, but instead, it was horrible. Whatever I tried to do, the new computer fought me -- and usually, it won. By "do" I mean basic stuff: save a file, connect to my office network and the Internet, turn on, turn off, copy some files. It's MY computer -- shouldn't I be allowed to do these things? Nope, not without lots of effort, wasted time, and sometimes, complete failure.

  • By 
    Richard Rider

    1. Local College Econ Prof Parrots "Wisdom" from Internet Spammers
    2. Duncan Hunter's HUGE Fund Raising a Farce
    3. All of Rider's Major Lawsuits Have Been about Properly Voting for Tax Increases and Issuing Bonds
    4. In This Game, God Abandoned the Methodists
    5. The Insanity That Is Oakland: Illegal Affirmative Action in Firefighter Selection
    6. Here's My $10 Cash Christmas Present -– from Me to YOU!
    7. CraigsList Bans Our Gonzo San Diego Firefighter Ad
    8. The New (Well, Recent) Multi-TRILLION Dollar GOP Spending Plan
    9. End the War on LEGAL Drugs



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