Monk in Syndication
Recently I’ve taken up watching U.S.A. Network after my daily dose of melodrama. I used to watch the news, but that’s become way too depressing for me. At any rate, Monk is now on from 4 to 6 and I have to say I really love that show. I sometimes watch it on Friday nights, but usually forget until the second showing late at night. By then I’m half asleep, so I don’t get through the whole thing. It’s a hilarious show, but sometimes Monk just seems so sad.
Today poor Monk was promised a reinstatement if he helped with an FBI investigation. The feds thought the mob had something to do with a hit of some sort (I missed that part) and the boss wanted Monk to come work for him. The FBI convinced Monk to do it, which was when they promised his reinstatement. The agent was hanging around in his Adidas golf shirt through the whole episode, generally being a pest. Monk did all the work, of course, and in the end found the real killer. It turned out that the killer didn’t have any mob ties and, in fact, only killed the victims because they were trying to stop him from stealing a gumball machine (he’d hidden 5 rare pennies inside and was trying to get them back). Monk figured it out, of course, but not without messing all kinds of things up in the process (as is his style). Then he was told he failed in his mission and there would be no reinstatement.
The sad part was at the end. Monk and Captain Stottlemyer were talking about Monk getting the agent back for breaking the deal. He said that the two FBI vans were loaded unevenly and that he wasn’t going to tell the feds. This, for some reason, was his revenge. After Stottlemeyer walked away, Monk looked very sad and seemed almost to be crying. It’s kind of like watching the Trix rabbit almost getting his prize, but always having it yanked out from under him. I never did think that was funny.
Friday new episodes of Monk are coming back on. I’m looking forward to it this time, because I’ve decided that Monk is way more entertaining than Moonlight (especially after last week).
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It’s been a year since Ohio has instituted a state-wide public smoking ban. So far there haven’t been the prophetised mass business closings and exodus from the state. In fact, I’ve just read that life insurance rates could be falling because competition is heating up. With more people looking out for their health, they’re going to start looking out for their family after death too. I think there might be some kind of correlation to the rising number or non-smokers and the increase of life insurance holders.
I’ve noticed that the business at local bars isn’t declining (though I’m sure the number of people smoking in the bathrooms has increased). The service industry in the area seems to be doing quite well as a matter of fact. Personally, I like walking into a restaurant and not having to inhale everyone else’s smoke. It’s nice to be able to actually smell the food coming from the kitchen.
I do wonder, though, if some of the state’s inflation isn’t caused by people quitting the smokes. There was a huge Sin Tax on cigarettes and with the smoking ban in effect, many people have quit. That has to have caused the state millions of dollars a year in tax revenue. Where are they going to find that lost money? Inflation. Taxable food. Increase property taxes. It’s all happening. I don’t know about the rest of the country, but paying $3 for a dozen of eggs really irritates me. Speaking of which, my uncle is getting a couple of laying hens for just that reason. A few months ago eggs were less than a dollar a dozen. What’s up with that?
I’ll certainly be glad to get that big rebate from Uncle George this year. Nothing like giving money away when they need to make more money. Ya know?
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