So there’s a little excitement in our town because the local TV station may be dropped from Direct TV’s channel lineup. The satellite co says we’ll still get a similar station from a town only 100 miles away.
If that’s “local” I’m glad I don’t have to walk over and borrow a cup of sugar.
That’s not even the best part, the best part is we need a “free upgrade” of our equipment to keep getting a signal. But then we’ll get to lease all the new equipment – everything in the house right now is mine. If I want to throw it in the street tomorrow and run it over with a truck, nobody would care. And the upgrade means I’ll lose my beloved Tivos – season pass and all.
They haven’t said (yet) how much it will cost to lease the new equipment that won’t get my local channel that I’m kinda fond of. I’ve got to decide if it’s worth over $100 a month just to be sure we can get Sponge Bob and the Wiggles.
I hate it when they pull crap like that!
Dear Ben,
My name is Kate Travers and I am the Marketing and Publicity Director for Folio Literary Management.
We represent Dr. Lara Zibners, emergency room pediatrician and author of IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY: How to Know if Your Child’s Injury or Illness is Really an Emergency (Grand Central Publishers; June 17, 2009). I’m writing you to see if you might be interested in reviewing IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK on your blog. I think the book would really appeal to your constituency.
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Let me know if you would like a copy. If you would like to interview Dr. Zibners, I would be happy to arrange it.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. You can contact me at foliolitoutreach@foliolitmanagement.com.
Best,
Kate Travers
Marketing and Publicity Director, Folio Literary Management