Greetings & Salutations!
It's been a while. I am working on my next trip to Michigan (Grosse Pointe Farms, to be exact) for more tapings for my WMTV network show, 'In a Heartbeat.' I used to say my 'cable TV' show but now, hey, it's all cable!
Several years ago, six, to be exact, I changed a regular, every day occurrence in my life just to see how it would affect me & what I would make of it: I got rid of my car. At that time I lived exactly half a mile from the hospital, where I was a critical care nurse &, going in the opposite direction, half a mile to my TV studio. I was the dot in the middle of a straight line from one to the other.
I turned in my SUV in mid-October with the clear intent of using my bike as my only wheels. Four, reduced to two. Oh, & two feet! As it turned out, I loved learning to rely on my bike for the usual travel needs. Obviously, I used a car when making trips via highways, great distances (get real), etc, but I kept that to a minimum. From where I lived I could peddle or walk to suit most of my daily needs. There is much more to that story but it is not my story for today.
I needed & wanted a new challenge then; now it is time for another: Lose conventional TV access. Yesterday I called my cable company to cease access for TV & phone. I did maintain the internet modem (I am not an idiot - I do need the internet & of course I have a cell phone). This company has the monopoly for our building (NYC - UWS) & I object to the monopoly in principle, also to ever-increasing rates at their whim. Besides, the quality of the programming is increasingly inversely proportional to the pricing; one goes down while the other... well, you get it.
So I am done. My laptop, ipad & iphone will provide whatever I need - minus obnoxious (for the most part) commercials & other intrusions. Yea! I will evaluate the process in an upcoming interview, taping in late May (airdate in that area via a different cable company TBD). Hold on - it will be streamed! Stay tuned...
