Tag: tv

• March 20, 2017Uncategorized

  Unrealistic language courses

  I do a few lessons each day on the Rosetta Stone program in Italian. Today, my problem is not necessarily with the language, but with this situation: A man comes […]

• December 19, 2016Uncategorized

  Christmas in Sweden – Donald Duck

  This Disney Donald Duck Christmas special has been shown at 3pm every year on Christmas Eve since 1959 and almost all Swedes organize their celebrations around the show. Most families, […]

• October 7, 2015Uncategorized

  Flat screen TVs are ruining childhood!

  Back in my day: My kids in 2015:

• February 3, 2014Uncategorized

  Rastamouse

  While trying to find the lowest rated shows on Netflix last night (still haven’t found one star yet), we came across a British cartoon called “Rastamouse.” We watched this for […]

• January 18, 2010Uncategorized

  Howler monkeys

  I once had a great idea for a talk show hosted by howler monkeys.  Each week, there would be a new celebrity guest escorted into a room with a family […]

• November 5, 2009Uncategorized

  I have become bitten

  One thing that makes television fun to watch over here is the way they translate the titles.  There is a show on every evening listed as, “I Have Become Bitten.”  […]