We took William to the Ex on the weekend, and he didn’t quite enjoy the rides. He liked the idea of them, but he didn’t exactly enjoy the reality of them. I think I should have taken him on some rides that allowed adult accompaniment. Oh well. I think he enjoyed the rest of the Ex though. He loved the petting zoo, and he liked some of the free stage entertainment (In particular, he really liked watching the Latin dancer, and was disappointed when she didn’t dance to every song.)

He also liked his “hot dog on a stick.”

So, last week, the cable sales force stopped by the house, and gave us an offer that we might not be able to refuse - trade in the satellite receiver and dish straight up for two cable receivers. We should be able to get high definition too, though the channels that I really want HD for, they don’t have. It’s phase two of my nefarious MythTV plot - we’re now completely free of any ties to a television provider. As long as I can hook it up to my Myth box, and it gets the shows we want, I don’t care what the receiver can do, how long the guide data is, etc. Price becomes much more important, since I can switch providers with little disruption. That’s gotta be a bad dream to the cable/satellite people (especially now that I have three options with SaskTel MAX being out there too.)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “(wham!) Stupid TV…BE MORE FUNNY!!!” - Homer