I have found that not only is there a lack of TV gardening programs, but also a big void finding public gardening information in my county (Henderson County.) Yes, I know the County Extension Services have the information, but why not run something timely in the local papers once a week? Isn't the idea to PROMOTE this knowledge to the public? I know there are a lot of new people in the area and they are chasing all over looking for information (myself included) I just did a search for the Arboretum in Asheville on the GW and came up with nothing!! What??? I have lived in many other states and have always been able to sign up for local county newsletters, but to my knowledge, I cannot do this here in North Carolina. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places? If anyone can find a newsletter (monthly, weekly, or seasonally) for Henderson County I would love to know about it. I know the knowledge is "out there", but I seem to be having a problem find out where "out there" is exactly. I have lived here for a year and am making very slow progress finding information that I need without driving all over the place to get it. Is there any kind of regular newsletter in a local paper or from a good source that I can learn from? If so - I sure would like to know about it. Thanks for any and all help that you may be able to offer to me. I would appreciate it very much.

This program is of interest to anyone who is researching their own family. One can pick up pointers and techniques, many of which I found that my wife and I were already using. It is very much like being a dectective on a "cold case". The only problem I have is my envy of their having an almost unlimited travel budget and for hiring very highly trained technicans and their diagnostic equipment. The thrill of discovery is enjoyable and enlightening. If your ancestors were here when this country was being founded, you'll very liklely find a connection to Early US history. For example, my wife found that her ancestors were involved with the building of the Erie Canal; I found that I had a g-g-granfather who had served under Andrew Jackson and was later a Captain in the Black Hawk War. One of his sons was in the Mexican war, and before that, 4 brotheres were in the American Revolutionaey War with Britian.

Do you use it frequently? We use ours daily. We wake up to the news and I come home for lunch M-F and tune into shows during that time. We also watch TV at night, especially before bed. Do you spend the big bucks on cable for the TV and not watch it very often? Yes, and I feel ripped off with Directv. Also do you fight over it with your SO? No. We have multiple TVs so if we disagree on a show then I just watch in a different room. Our house isn't that big and it's just me and the hubby. We have a 54" in our living room and I don't consider that very big anymore. When we replace it someday we'll go to 65-70". Our living room is open to the kitchen and I have to squint to see the guide on my 54" so bigger is needed lol. In our bedroom I think we have a 46" ?? It's not very far from our bed so it's plenty big. And in the basement we have around a 50" but we never go down there. Our TVs are older but get the job done. It's so hard for me to spend money on an item when I have something that already works. So I just wait until things break. I'm down to my last working HDMI port on the living room TV so once that one goes then I'll cheerfully buy a new 65-70"...

I absolutely adored Northern Exposure. I'd forgotten about it until so many people mentioned it here. MASH was awesome. Parts of it haven't aged all that well and it occasionally makes me cringe when I watch it now. I still enjoy it though and I like to think about the ways things have changed since it was filmed, etc.. Boston Legal is my all time favorite series. James Spader and Shatner were gold in that.