TV or not TV, that is the question

As winter couch potato season sets in, even the residents of a vacation paradise like ours may find the pleasures of the indoors, including the undiscovered landscape of the new TV season, starting to beckon.

True, in the past few years, the lines between summer reruns and new fall programming have blurred. Still, come autumn, the networks bend over backwards to lure new viewers, and this fall we have a mélange—something old, something new, some things boring, some things true. Herewith a guide for those sampling the new season’s wares.

Monday

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Changing of the seasons

Hoodies, scarves, hats, sweaters, jackets and gloves are packed neatly in a box in my basement all summer. The box is labeled for easy access when the time comes.

I stand in line at my neighborhood coffee shop. The heat is on for perhaps the first time of the season and it’s a welcomed change from the breezy day outside. It’s warm and inviting and it makes me yawn. Today, there’s a line to order and the three people in front of me say they were thinking of hot coffees when they were walking by but changed their mind while waiting inside.

A cute blonde behind the counter jokes that it’s all part of the plan.

Ice coffee sales are down,” she says. “We had to do something.” She smiles at me.

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Libraries must prepare for tomorrow

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