I generally am not one to boast about my Christmas gifts; or rather not since I've become an adult. I know that last statement could elicit more than just a little bit of debate among many of those who truly know me. As I have gotten older, I have found that I am as interested, if not more so, in what others receive as I am in what I receive for myself. This is especially true with the younger children in my family. When I was a younger children in my family, I was more than eager to run across the street to Mickey's house and show off all the treasures Santa had bestowed on me each Christmas. That urge has abated as my years have increased. I will take a slight detour from that, if you will indulge me for a moment.
I received a new DVD player from a good friend for Christmas this year. In addition to enjoying numerous movies on DVD, I have especially enjoyed the little feature I did not know the machine had. The player has the ability to access TV streaming services like Hulu and Amazon Prime. There is one particular service (free, of course) that has a very wide variety of old TV shows. I love old TV shows. It has been like a refuge from a vast ocean of silliness on the news to be able to watch the "Red Skelton Show," the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour," "The Tales of Wells Fargo" and one of my absolute favorites: "The Real McCoys." So many of those old TV shows depicted life in a much more simple way. Often, I find myself wishing we could all go back to those more nostalgic times. This past Sunday morning, I even found myself watching an episode of "Davey and Goliath." That was a bit of real nostalgia. I remember watching "Davey and Goliath" when I was a youngster, spending the night at Mama Patrick's. "Davey and Goliath" was an animated show, produced by the Lutheran Church, aimed at young people. Davey was a typical little boy and Goliath was his talking dog. Davey would frequently get into some kind of trouble or had to deal with some kind of moral issue. Goliath would often act as Davey's conscience. The show would always teach a good moral lesson.
Looking at the world today, I think we all could benefit from a few more episodes of "Davey and Goliath" and less of what we seem to be constantly bombarded with on the news channels.