Thanks -- but No day job by choice! (Although I occasionally temp for a local attorney.)
When I was a clueless teenager in college , and later in my early 20s, I inadvertently made some good choices: (1) Capitol Hill employment for 5 years and 13 days, and (2) federal government employment under the old retirement system. On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 11:48 PM Stan S <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry about the day job, Melissa. > > Background noise is exactly what I use it for on days when I don’t have a > 3:00 conference call. So I really hadn’t looked up at the screen until > yesterday. > > Friday’s first show had a slide tribute to Jerry Bishop, so this season > must have started recently. > > -Stan > On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 4:58:38 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > >> My mom liked the daytime court shows, especially the People’s Court. It >> was not an interest I shared with her. >> >> Given the proclivity of streaming media, free and otherwise, I find it >> odd that low quality daytime TV is still continuing. I get that some people >> just like background noise as they go about their day, but most of what’s >> on from sunrise until afternoon rush hour is not suitable for man or beast. >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:46 PM John Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Judge Mathis still has the participants in the courtroom, but there is >>> plexiglass between them. The audience appears to have been reduced to about >>> 8 people on chairs, all in masks. >>> >>> And yes, I do have a day job, but it doesn't normally start until 2 p.m. >>> >>> John >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:14 PM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> We occasionally catch People's Court, and this season has gone full >>>> virtual, with Judge Milian appearing on a video monitor from her bench, and >>>> monitors set up at the podiums labeled Plaintiff and Defendant, with those >>>> participants also only being there on the screens. The courtroom has no >>>> audience. Harvey Levin still provides commentary, but in a remote >>>> location, with no crowd gathered around him for him to get responses from. >>>> >>>> ~Marti >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 11:35:50 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a day job, so I haven’t been watching carefully. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yesterday I spotted an episode of Judge Judy with the “25th >>>>> Anniversary” graphics. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Gone is the season 24 hairdo and there’s a new announcer because Jerry >>>>> Bishop passed away earlier this year. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> However, the most interesting thing (for me) that I noticed is that >>>>> the audience benches have been removed and Judy is now playing to an empty >>>>> room. Just Officer Byrd and the people involved in the cases. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It doesn’t make much of a difference for the show, just an interesting >>>>> concession to current events. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Stan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6f35a8c0-4e9e-474e-8129-1e733d4dd874n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6f35a8c0-4e9e-474e-8129-1e733d4dd874n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> John Edwards >>> "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against >>> incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJLXtMLDZ8tasFSXzdeE23EBjhTD2ZvVaFCeOkFnpryrkLfEWg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJLXtMLDZ8tasFSXzdeE23EBjhTD2ZvVaFCeOkFnpryrkLfEWg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >> Kevin M. 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