by John D. Pierce | Jan 5, 2008 | Opinion
The holidays created more television time than usual. While channel-surfing often left me in the cold, I did pick up a few jewels along the way.For example, I caught part of a CNBC report on gazillionaire Warren Buffett, whose annual income usually trails only Bill...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 3, 2008 | Opinion
On Jan. 1, Court TV became truTV. The network specializes in video recordings of real-life law enforcement and rescue activities. A few episodes of “COPS” or similar shows can make me believe my late father was right when he told me as a teen and young...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 1, 2008 | Opinion
New Year’s Day is the ultimate “hangin’ out” time. Family, friends, food and football top the loose agenda.I’ll do my best to repress all thoughts of Baptists issues and a fast approaching publishing deadline. And I’ll leave the...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 30, 2007 | Opinion
Weekend mornings call for the slow and sometimes intermittent multi-tasking of razor and remote control. The shaving is slower and often later than on weekday mornings.So is my channel surfing, which usually lands on news and home improvement shows.Since confession is...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 27, 2007 | Opinion
Yesterday, the day after Christmas, our 9-year-old daughter was overheard repeatedly saying her Nikon Coolpix camera was her favorite new gift.Unlike in the costly days of film and development, she was free to shoot at will — and did. She even enjoyed the video option...
