Hello, my name is Dan and this is my DT Log.

Since the middle of 1999, I have been at home, or had a job which allowed me to listen to the radio during work hours. That is what I am used to.

Digital cable gives us 500 channels, so if you multiply that by 24, you get 12,000 hours of TV daily. It would mostly be a waste to me, although I would love the Game Show Network. So we have “extended basic cable” on Cox with no pay channels.

Most of it is garbage. But I do have favorite channels: The Travel Channel, TLC and Discovery, VH1, and sometimes Spike, Comedy Central, E! and PBS. I leave PBS on for the kid at times during the day, but I don’t start watching TV until about 7pm (when The Simpsons comes on).

So with trepidation and guilt, I structured yet another top 100 list, this time for television shows past and present. This one also guarantees glaring ommissions, especially shows I have never seen before. To qualify, I have had to have seen a significant number of episodes (too bad for Entertainment Weekly’s top pick, Mary Tyler Moore.)

Surprising me is how heavy the list is weighted with sit-coms. This definitely shows my mom’s influence. But I should also note that “greatest” in terms of “classic” start around #25 or 26. So shows in the bottom half are shows I’ve liked, and always liked, but they shouldn’t be weighted against entries on my top 100 movies list as classics.

The list.

I have decided that each of my friends on LiveJournal will get their own Lindocola flavor.

– Silky Chocolate.
– Seattle Mist.
– Gothic Cherry.
– Caramel Capuccino.
– Quebecois Quince.

Look for these varieties in your grocier’s soft drink aisles no time in the near future!

I had to make sure, so I popped in the videotape of “Summer Minnesota ‘02″ and fast-forwarded. I confirmed that yes I have met wrenwind in person. I’m pretty sure that she remembers me as “Annoying Man with Camera.”

Since I can’t rub two nickels together due to lack of nickels, I had to give up the hosting of my two websites.

dan40.com will forward to My Geocities Account.

dantouchette.com will forward here.

Maybe I can use this to better manage my time.

I am.

The Libertarian presidential candidate is Michael Badnarik. I’m pretty sure he holds views that the majority of Americans hold. And yet, because there is very little media coverage of the Libs, nobody knows this.

New American Myth analyzes and compares Badnarik’s platform to Bush and Kerry’s.

And although I wouldn’t completely follow the Libertarian party line (on issues like the Iraq War and illegal immigration), I am very tempted to join and vote for Badnarik.

The donkeys and elephants have lost the battle for my heart.