What Would Jack Do? (II)
Last night's mini-series première of CBC's biopic of Tommy Douglas was great. He is the greatest Canadian ever according to a democratic vote of the self-selecting unwashed masses. I would watch that again tonight, and see how Tommy fights the all the fat cats and gives the workers their government-subsidized medical care.
Unfortunately, I have a scheduling conflict. Kung fu class, 24 and Tommy Douglas are all on at the same time. This is a nightmare. The worst of all is that I can't turn to Jack for inspiration in making my decision. Jack has a conflict of interest, because he is Tommy Douglas' grandson and he is the star of 24. So Jack would be ruled out of the equation by any competent Ethics Commissioner. Fortunately, Jack is not subject to the Ethics Commish (he is apparently not subject to the American Constitution or the United States Code either).
So I guess I'll have to make the call. Maybe Jack will take the time to watch the biopic on 24. Maybe he can negotiate an extra couple of hours from the Network Execs, the sweaty president and the terrorists, so that he can watch the biopic of his grandaddy. Then I could watch 24, only to see Jack watching a CBC miniseries. During commercials, Jack could reactivate his cellphone and manage a national emergency for 4 minutes at a time. I know this is wishful thinking, but it would be technically possible.
I'm not sure that I can handle all these competing priorities. I know, like Jack, that I have to sacrifice myself and everybody else for the national interest, but I just can't figure out what the national interest is in this case.
Unfortunately, I have a scheduling conflict. Kung fu class, 24 and Tommy Douglas are all on at the same time. This is a nightmare. The worst of all is that I can't turn to Jack for inspiration in making my decision. Jack has a conflict of interest, because he is Tommy Douglas' grandson and he is the star of 24. So Jack would be ruled out of the equation by any competent Ethics Commissioner. Fortunately, Jack is not subject to the Ethics Commish (he is apparently not subject to the American Constitution or the United States Code either).
So I guess I'll have to make the call. Maybe Jack will take the time to watch the biopic on 24. Maybe he can negotiate an extra couple of hours from the Network Execs, the sweaty president and the terrorists, so that he can watch the biopic of his grandaddy. Then I could watch 24, only to see Jack watching a CBC miniseries. During commercials, Jack could reactivate his cellphone and manage a national emergency for 4 minutes at a time. I know this is wishful thinking, but it would be technically possible.
I'm not sure that I can handle all these competing priorities. I know, like Jack, that I have to sacrifice myself and everybody else for the national interest, but I just can't figure out what the national interest is in this case.
posted by Lt Smash at 4:43 PM
3 Comments:
I used to have TV schedualing problems, but then it got outrageous with "something" on every night of the week and I became obessesed with having to physically be there to watch it. I just "had" to watch this or that. Taping the shows to watch them later didn't help (though it could have in your case! Tape one, watch the other, or have someone tape one for you, but you see this becomes much to stressful) because I was still overwhelmed with shows to watch. So, instead I cut off my TV commitments completely (with the help of a trip to Peru where I realized I didn't miss it one bit), and I now stick to movies, or DVD's of shows, which I can freely watch at any time I want, with no conflicts unless I create them somehow. I have been much happier ever since. Don't make life so complicated!! :)
Yes, but what is more in the national interest?
The national interest is to be able to do it all. Go to class, while taping your shows or renting/borrowing a copy.
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