Rabbit Ears

Until a few months ago I held a part-time job that put me in regular contact with impoverished elderly people who were desperately afraid they'd soon be without a television signal. For many of these sad cases, a life without Wheel of Fortune is unimaginable. I'd grit my teeth and do my best to explain the federal government's television converter box coupon program. My sympathy for the old folks stood in stark contrast to my opinion of the political pandering and systematic ineptness that needlessly caused an absurd amount of anguish.