tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post5598228823007082468..comments2024-03-27T22:13:53.704-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: The Bachelor vs. Hallmark and their Snow MachineMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83486224119609326612018-01-06T09:55:59.698-05:002018-01-06T09:55:59.698-05:00You got that show nailed, Paul. LOL I've only ...You got that show nailed, Paul. LOL I've only seen a half an episode of Big Brother. I watch a few reality shows like Dancing with the Stars and American Idol but I wish the networks would back off from these kinds of shows and come up with better programing. There are way too many of them!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17725732882187097572018-01-06T09:48:53.189-05:002018-01-06T09:48:53.189-05:00Yuk, the Bachelor. This ha to the worst show on TV...Yuk, the Bachelor. This ha to the worst show on TV. The greatest beautiful women with no facial problems and of course beautiful boobs, butts and legs. The men, well of course they are also the greatest handsome, men with muscles and the whitest teeth in the world. Yuk again. At the end they love each other and want to get married but of course at the end, of course we know what happens. Yuk, yukCruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-91370572694390648482018-01-05T17:03:09.558-05:002018-01-05T17:03:09.558-05:00When I spend the afternoon debating on political s...When I spend the afternoon debating on political sites a little brain numbing TV can be therapeutic. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. LOL I'm really good at watching half episodes of reality TV if I'm trying to figure out their popularity, but most of them just the previews are enough for me to "Just Say No!"<br /><br />Minus nine last night! That hasn't Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77021474621797792382018-01-05T16:52:43.350-05:002018-01-05T16:52:43.350-05:00Me too on the guilty pleasure of Hallmark movies. ...Me too on the guilty pleasure of Hallmark movies. I even like the repetitiveness of them. Your "macho" theory about the actors not put in coats makes as much sense as mine. I think the people making those movies out in Hollywood either forgot how cold it is when it snows or they never knew. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6538145840904142202018-01-05T16:01:04.816-05:002018-01-05T16:01:04.816-05:00I subscribed to Sling TV just so I could get those...I subscribed to Sling TV just so I could get those Hallmark Christmas movies. (Did away with cable.) I have seen many of them before and realize how shallow and repetitious they are, but they are still my guilty pleasure. Since I live in Texas and see very little snow, all that fake snow adds to my Christmas spirit! — As for the no coat situation, we have plenty of that in Texas. I think for Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240530754213713496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41981520086171132472018-01-05T15:56:29.237-05:002018-01-05T15:56:29.237-05:00The cold has frozen your brain!!! Just say no to ...The cold has frozen your brain!!! Just say no to "reality tv!" Guess I'm not a fan. I've caught glimpses of the Bachelor, Survivor, Dancing w/the Stars, The Voice and what was that other singing one that was so popular???...See?, No staying power. But I never watched a full season of any of them...barely a full episode. I'm watching The Crown on Netflix now. <br /><brdonnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82558253795232140312018-01-05T08:55:00.076-05:002018-01-05T08:55:00.076-05:00When my favorites, leave so will I, I think...depe...When my favorites, leave so will I, I think...depends on what they put on the other channels for their new line up next week.<br /><br />The whole country is getting hit hard this year. A bunch of people in my town lost their power which is serious...damages water lines and you have to go to a shelter. That's a terrible fear I have. The vest and the wrist warmers will come off when it gets inMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-18210947145145067162018-01-05T04:27:19.040-05:002018-01-05T04:27:19.040-05:00Twenty-two seasons! That shocked me. I've neve...Twenty-two seasons! That shocked me. I've never watched, but of course, I've heard about it. I hope one of your picks wins. :) <br /><br />Our lows are in single digits and our highs are in the twenties. That's pretty cold for this neck of the woods. It snowed half the day yesterday. They still haven't plowed my street. I think we are the last on their list. At least we are warm Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35985784102258151562018-01-04T14:45:02.366-05:002018-01-04T14:45:02.366-05:00That's not boring. Documentaries are great but...That's not boring. Documentaries are great but I have TV on during my every waking hour and I can only stuff so much education into my brain before it wants variety. <br /><br />I can't imagine what my gas and electric bills will be with so many days with sub-zero temperatures. They were in the hundreds already last year. I don't think you and I are the only ones bundled up in the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82334421539263141522018-01-04T14:37:02.050-05:002018-01-04T14:37:02.050-05:00I don't care for those reality shows. I am a t...I don't care for those reality shows. I am a totally boring person and watch documentaries ... <br />Got our electric bill, shocking. I guess I was pampered by the mild autumn. I live in a jacket most days now!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9036306179908195952018-01-04T12:09:41.839-05:002018-01-04T12:09:41.839-05:00Finally, someone else admits to watching a few of ...Finally, someone else admits to watching a few of these kinds of shows! I've seen Super Nanny but not having kids, I didn't relate to it but could see it as teaching some good parenting techniques. I watched a few episodes of The Wife Swap, found it interesting and believable but politics is still my choice of mindless viewing. LOL I used to be the same way with buying magazines. I just Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-26500521231301253312018-01-04T11:45:28.443-05:002018-01-04T11:45:28.443-05:00You have to wonder about someone sobbing when they...You have to wonder about someone sobbing when they don't get a rose after the first show, but aside from that, I agree it's a good way to keep in touch with what's going on amongst the younger generations. I got hooked on a few Bachelor/Bachelorette series at first but gave it up after that. Then I got hooked on Super Nanny. Now <i>that</i> show always had a positive, happy ending Laurenhttp://www.laurensnelson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41141839232464840542018-01-03T18:34:13.104-05:002018-01-03T18:34:13.104-05:00I think your arranged marriage is worlds different...I think your arranged marriage is worlds different from the arranged marriages on that TV show. Your parents knew your personalities and values where I think the people who set up those shows have a different agenda in mind other than the couples finding a good working relationship...at least that's my guess. They want fireworks and friction. <br /><br />The Bachelor show might be a "Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74531200629931823452018-01-03T18:18:51.098-05:002018-01-03T18:18:51.098-05:00Thanks for the tip! I have bicycle fingerless glov...Thanks for the tip! I have bicycle fingerless gloves and knit ones but what you're describing sounds better. I did find them just now on Amazon and put them on my wish list there. I'll try the sports stores locally first, though. I'm never without gloves on inside or out. I use heavy ski gloves when I shovel snow.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-4266850568691882222018-01-03T17:24:56.740-05:002018-01-03T17:24:56.740-05:00Jean:
I can't imagine with your intellect you...Jean:<br /><br />I can't imagine with your intellect you will ever watch those kind of crappy reality shows. our marriage was arranged by our parents & after being together for 25+ years I have become big believer of arranged marriage. We met two times before saying yes to marriage. I feel in arrange marriage parents does do good background checking & since we both are from same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52354593598257690252018-01-03T17:14:43.402-05:002018-01-03T17:14:43.402-05:00Oh -- I forgot. Have you ever used rock-climbing g...Oh -- I forgot. Have you ever used rock-climbing gloves? That's what I use for work. The gloves themselves are toasty-warm fleece of some kind. They have palms and inside-fingers that are made of the kind of leather they use on soccer balls, so they're supple and longlasting. And, they have the very tips of the fingers cut out, so you can have warm hands and fine control at the same time.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55509369051743676612018-01-03T17:12:21.079-05:002018-01-03T17:12:21.079-05:00We've got the clothing -- at least many of us ...We've got the clothing -- at least many of us do. Our biggest problem is exposed pipes. Houses aren't insulated nearly as well, and water pipes aren't buried as they are up there. There's always a problem with them freezing and splitting, so places like marinas will just turn off the water and drain the pipes. Of course, there always are the homeowners who forget that their shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49367143041215063702018-01-03T14:15:17.445-05:002018-01-03T14:15:17.445-05:00Imagine it. At least it gave me a blog topic and I...Imagine it. At least it gave me a blog topic and I haven't been going anywhere to find one. LOL I watched and multi-task with the computer or a book. But it's time to get the knitting out.<br /><br />I do have a portal heater but I use it in the bathroom. My furnace is set at 71 so it's not really that cold in the house. It's my thyroid issues that makes me so cold and it works Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52028780021256377942018-01-03T13:15:57.554-05:002018-01-03T13:15:57.554-05:00I simply can't imagine you watching either of ...I simply can't imagine you watching either of those mindless programs! And why don't you get a portable electric heater for the room you are in? Brrrr ... I couldn't function if the house was that cold. I'd bundle up in blankets and then fall asleep!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39027328463595136982018-01-03T13:03:28.039-05:002018-01-03T13:03:28.039-05:00I was trying to type with gloves on and just lost ...I was trying to type with gloves on and just lost a long reply to you. Won't be trying that again.<br /><br />I gave up on my heated bird bath this winter. The birds weren't finding it without feeders near by and the side of the house where I am feeding the birds now doesn't have an electrical outlet. But I swear I saw some eating snow for water today. Not sure if they do that but it Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53861771753842520342018-01-03T12:34:44.103-05:002018-01-03T12:34:44.103-05:00There's nothing like a litte cold weather to i...There's nothing like a litte cold weather to increase empathy for people like you who have <i>really</i> cold weather. We did stay below freezing for three days. We're finally at 37, although it's back to the upper twenties tonight. When I was out and about yesterday, I saw sleet, snow, and icicles. It was a trip in more than one way, believe you me. But the sun is out now, so that&#shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50930842826397055262018-01-03T10:43:01.999-05:002018-01-03T10:43:01.999-05:00I do a lot of multi-tasking so mindless TV program...I do a lot of multi-tasking so mindless TV programs that you don't have to give your full attention to works for me. But I'm not a reality TV junkie. With Hallmark, a lot of the movies I've seen many times which really works with multi-tasking because I'm never lost in the story.<br /><br />20! I wish we had a 20 in our forecast. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16526646241878171342018-01-03T10:37:28.107-05:002018-01-03T10:37:28.107-05:00Between Christmas and New Years I realized how add...Between Christmas and New Years I realized how addictive I am to the TV schedule because all the reruns and holiday specials were throwing me off. I don't think I can go without the TV on for more than four hours, but after that I get anties. Even when I was in the working world I had a TV going in the background.<br /><br />Fortunately, none of my water lines are on the outside walls of my Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20127595202603735402018-01-03T10:03:52.228-05:002018-01-03T10:03:52.228-05:00Well, you have fun watching that show. I will mai...Well, you have fun watching that show. I will maintain my Streak of Having Never Watched It or any like it. Not my thing.<br /><br />Here's to one day seeing temps hit at least 20! Oh. Boy.<br /><br />Sigh.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74430352604027867362018-01-03T08:15:19.734-05:002018-01-03T08:15:19.734-05:00No television in my house so no temptation to be d...No television in my house so no temptation to be drawn into those shows!<br />I have been leaving the water running (ever so slightly) over night this past week as I did have a frozen pipe the other day. Fortunately it thawed on its own after I turned the heat up but I don't want to repeat that and it doesn't look like its warming up anytime soon. In fact they are talking about it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com