TV

We got a DVR about a year ago, and it's totally changed how we watch TV for the better. It's been great for Zoe since it lets us line up educational TV for her to watch whenever we let her have a little tube time. We can watch what we want to watch whenever we want to watch it. I know my family aren't early adopters of technology, and at this point they wouldn't be for this one either. But seriously- go get one. They're easy to use and really nice.
So I've been taping all kinds of things because it's so easy and have found some interesting things. Mostly I've found that Saturday Night Live is in a death spiral. It can make pretty much any band sound like crap. I liked Kelly Clarkson through her American Idol days, and I like her on the radio. On SNL she was awful. It was like she didn't want to be there. I just watched U2. They're a good band. On SNL, they made me want to die. They put some heart into the performance, but the sound quality was like an 8 track.
I have been enjoying Sons of Anarchy. If the trend of gangster shows set in places I've lived (the Sopranos was the first one) continues expect the next one to be set in central Texas.
My Name is Earl is my other favorite. I don't think karma is as simple as they depict, but the characters are likable.