On August 1, 1981 a new channel on cable premiered. It was called Music Television (MTV). The first video they showed was Video Killed The Radio Star. That video was followed by the first episode of The Real World, giving birth to reality TV. There isn’t a video called Reality TV Killed The Music Video Star, but there should be. Also, I am sure you know that my timeline I just stated is just a bit inaccurate. It was actually…
This past weekend my dog, Finn, and I went for an overnight backpack trip on a trail here in Texas. It was the first time I’ve been on an overnighter since way back in September when we went out in the Shenandoah National Park back in Virginia. All this mostly idle time in Texas while waiting on a liver transplant has me sucking wind on the trail these days. I needed some non-conventional medicine in the form of nature. Finn…