tomstanley1

Puzzles within puzzles. A great concept for a game show. And it moves along at good pace thanks to host Roger Lodge who is not slowed down by the use of a co-host. That is one of the problems I had with "Lingo". Sometimes the hosts there seem to overlap on "who does what" leading to confusion for the contestants and viewers.

About the only thing I would change on "Camouflage" is that Roger often repeats the clues after the solving starts (the letters have started falling away). That seems like an unnecessary distraction.

So far I have enjoyed the game a very much and find it more difficult than I would have thought. I keep thinking how much Roger looks and sounds like a combination of Casey Kasem and the late comedian Richard Jeni.

This is one of my favorite comedy movies along with another from Mel Brooks - "Young Frankenstein". I first saw this movie at a theater in Phoenix, Arizona soon after it was released and had trouble hearing some of the dialog because of the laughter. Since then I have seen it several times at home and enjoy it very much. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys great entertainment. One caveat however: I have also seen the "cleaned-up" version on regular broadcast TV and the edited movie just isn't as funny as the original in my opinion. The "N" word is used many times throughout the original so if that is not a problem, enjoy the film.

I watched this 7-hour presentation last weekend on the History Channel and enjoyed it very much. I was always interested in history when I was in high school several years ago but this documentary (shown in seven 1-hour segments) was so much more interesting than trying to read it in text books.

Every President from George Washington to George W. Bush is profiled along with their wives (James Buchanan was the only bachelor). It talks about the political climate when each was elected along with the various wars from the revolutionary war to the gulf wars.

There is also a fascinating history of the White House included within the documentary. Since George Washington never lived in the White House it begins with John and Abigail Adams as the first residents. James and Dolly Madison were living there when the British set fire to it during the War of 1812. When electricity was installed years later in the late 1800s people were afraid to turn on the lights for fear of being shocked.

Highly recommended to anyone interested in American history.