Comments for The Tin Man

Comment on Too Much TV by Jeffrey C

Jeffrey C — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:21:40 +0000

Watch some of your shows at the gym and you at least get a bit of a cardio workout while sitting and pedaling on a bike, Two-fer.

Comment on Too Much TV by Tin Man

Tin Man — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:12:59 +0000

Wow!

Comment on Too Much TV by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:21:04 +0000

After reading your post I realized why I never seemed to have any free time. I went through the DVR schedule and deleted almost half the schedule.
Between Netflix disc/streaming and premium cable, there are too many repeats of the same stuff. Thanks.

Comment on Too Much TV by homer

homer — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:14:45 +0000

Step away from the television. Oh. Coronation Street is on Hulu and I am hooked.

Comment on Too Much TV by Tin Man

Tin Man — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:44:27 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot about Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Homeland. We watch those too. It's hard to remember shows that are currently in between seasons.

Comment on Too Much TV by Esther

Esther — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:13:50 +0000

I was a big TV watcher as a kid but not not so much as an adult. Part of it is that I’ve worked at night a lot. And even though VCRs have been around for decades now, they were never as easy to program as a DVR. As a result, there are a lot of shows I’ve never seen, including some on your list.

But for the past few years I’ve had a DVR. That has definitely made it easier for TV shows to pile up and to try new shows. I’ve also used Netflix and HBO GO to watch entire series – The Sopranos, Sex and the City and most recently, Big Love, which I thought was terrific.

I’m also trying to get back into exercising and I’ve been streaming episodes of Frasier on my iPhone while I’m on the treadmill.

I’m also a Mad Men fan – the 1960s have always been my favorite decade. I really like The Good Wife but I’m about six episodes behind on it now!

I also think there’s a lot of good TV – and I’m not just talking about British imports like Downton Abbey and Sherlock. I like Nurse Jackie and Homeland, Parks and Recreation, Raising Hope, The Americans. TV and theatre just excite me more now than going to the movies.

Comment on What Happens After DOMA? (Cont’d.) by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:03:14 +0000

How did states handle the bi-racial marriages? My own recollection is that bi-racial marriages were accepted, you just couldn’t hold the marriage in a state where that type of marriage was against the law. I mean, President Obama’s parents’ marriage was still illegal in many states when they got married.

I just wonder how the I.R.S. handled marriages that were illegal in some states. I assume the Federal “no-law against it” position took precedent over state laws.

Comment on What Happens After DOMA? by Tin Man

Tin Man — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:19:34 +0000

Bingo.

Comment on What Happens After DOMA? by Thom Watson

Thom Watson — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:09:54 +0000

I’ve been trying to find a relevant case involving first cousins, since that seems to be a case where a couple’s federal recognition of marriage could hinge, in the same way, on whether they married in a state that permitted first-cousin marriages or were living at the end of each tax year in a state that did so. I haven’t been able to find any relevant case law yet, though. My suspicion is that the states and the federal government just don’t care as much about the small number of first cousin marriages to vigorously prosecute them in such a case as anti-gay states will care about our marriages.

Comment on The DOMA Oral Arguments by Tin Man

Tin Man — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:40:16 +0000

Thom: :)

Homer: they’re just going to rule on Section 3. Section 2 is not going anywhere for now. As for your other question, I’m not sure. It’s possible the federal government would recognize the marriage even if Arizona doesn’t, because the marriage was in New York. But I’m not clear on that.