I am no longer going to watch so-called news on television.  I have no interest in — what do you even call them — the chattering TV talkers — who must fill the airwaves with nothing much 24/7.  I would like to catch a few minutes of serious business on the hour, but before you know it, Matt and Savannah have wandered out front with all those screaming tourists holding signs. Seriously?  If you had a morning to kill in Manhattan, would you not go to MOMA instead?  I am particularly swearing off cable “news.”  I have no interest whatsoever in the opinions of the chatterers.  They are either very angry name callers or scary pontificators or poor twits whose job it is to fill time with repetitious interviews.  “So, Joe, how scared were you when you saw your labradoodle  fall out the window?”  “So, Olivia, how excited were you to win the 2K kindergartner’s walk in the park?”   “So, retired former Boeing mechanic, please talk some more about the airplane that fell down.”   “So, Dr. Oz, is it true that we only have a stash of seven small pox vaccinations at the CDC?”

From now on, I am just going to Google “The 10 things you should know for today” every morning first thing.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/1/10_THINGS_TO_KNOW_TODAY?SITE=AP

At least three of these are of doubtful importance.

I will miss out on the progress reports regarding Savannah’s baby bump.  That could be hard.