A Digital Short

Hello, blogees.

It's still a long week. My week started 9 days ago, and yes, that's a long week. Granny's still in the hospital, still in about the same shape, and I'm starting to be of a very foul demeanor. So let's leave that and go to a short story before I say goodnight.

As you all know, and if you don't, what rock have you been living under the past year, today was the day most television stations ditched their analog broadcasting and embraced the all-digital system. And those in the Rabbit Ear World better embrace it too, lest they not get to watch television again. I shudder to imagine it.

Anyway, today was that very special day for our local TV station. This morning I heard a long segment on the morning local news about it. It went like this, and I'm paraphrasing here, because my memory is still pretty good, but not that good.

"Today is the day we go to an all-digital broadcasting format. This will begin right after our noon news broadcast. If you are receiving us through an analog system, like a television antenna, you will not be able to receive our channel anymore after 12:30 pm. After the news, at 12:30, our first broadcast will be a half-hour show telling you all about how to hook up your digital box to your television, and where you can buy a digital box if you don't already have one."

Now....

Yes, I was confused the rest of the day, too.

Betland's Olympic Update:
* I'm tired. Olympically tired.