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In response to
"This Sanford thing is rather fascinating how quickly it all unfolded -- nm"
by
Guy
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And woot, just like South Park, is on the cutting edge.
Posted by
Spawn
Jun 24 '09, 14:43
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Sanford & Sling
Believe me, being the governor of a small Southern state is no picnic at Fort Sumter. So every once in a while, I just need to drop out and get my head together, dig?
No security detail. No calls home to the wife. No statement to the press. Just a governor and his hiking boots and a pathway between the trees. It�s easy to forget that although I�m the biggest dog on the South Carolina porch, beyond all the pomp and circumstance, even a governor is only a man. Which is equivalent to, say, a medium-size dog. It�s humbling.
The only problem is, how do I keep up with my favorite TLC reality programming? Ask Lindsey Graham: if I miss even one episode of L.A. Ink or Say Yes To The Dress, I get awful grumpy. You don�t want to be on Death Row waiting for a pardon on those days, believe me.
Yeah, I know they�re on in reruns. Sure, I could TiVo them. But IT�S NOT THE SAME.
So whenever I disappear without explanation for days a time, I make sure I bring my WiFi-equipped laptop and hike to a hotspot by the time my stories come on. Thanks to the Slingbox SOLO, I can watch and control my home TV from just about anywhere there�s an Internet connection. A simple interface lets me watch, pause, rewind, and fast-forward my cable, satellite, DVR, or DVD player.
In an ideal world, I�d have even more mobility with the Slingbox iPhone app (sold separately). But since AT&T won�t allow SlingPlayer streaming over the 3G network, you still need to find a WiFi hotspot to watch your SlingBox on your iPhone. Sucks for me, but I�m sure AT&T just wants to keep their 3G network uncluttered. Or they�re working on a competing service. I even called AT&T to see if they�d make an exception for the gov, but they just tried to sell me a cable upgrade. I guess not even a governor can always get what he wants. Like I said, humbling.
Anyway, I guess it�s time to head back to civilization and put a few days in leading my state. I sure hope we haven�t been invaded by Georgia or something while I�ve been gone. But hey, if we have? You guys�ll have to work it out. I�m going hiking at an undisclosed location.
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