There are very few TV programs that I sit and stare at totally wrapped up in the program. If it doesn't challenge my brain, I just kind of follow what is going on while I am involved in some other activity. But Jeopardy is just that program. And I noticed that the questions are dumbing down.
Even though the dumbing down has happened, I need to speak up and let Spike and Pirate to please find some other time to chat for 30 minutes straight. They don't even notice if I turn the TV up full volume. They just continue to try to talk over it. It is three minutes to seven p.m. Spike is about to arrive with Teddy. Pirate is sleeping. Teddy will walk around looking for him. If he doesn't come out of his room in about ten minutes he will either bark loud enough to wake him or go in and jump up on his bed. At least I will get ten minutes to watch quietly.
I'm not sure who or what Spike and Pirate are, but Teddy sounds like a dog. Either that or your kids bark.
My dog's name is Teddy, too -- AKA Psycho-Poodle.
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