TV

First, I must say that the PBS and NPR stations are rather lacking here. They have some good stuff, like All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Nova and Charlie Rose. But then they have things like Gene Stratton Porter something or other (local fare), and they don't even have the good Jacques Pepin show. We get Jacques Pepin: Fast Food. There are no Julia reruns, and we don't get the great shows where he cooks with his daughter, Claudine. She's the sommelier who is always taking sips "on the sly." You should watch it sometime, Saturday morning, if you get the show.

But tonight, the local PBS actually aired a pretty good non-standard that appears to be one-year-old show about garage-sale fiends. Second-Hand Stories is a great little, and funny, piece about a couple of guys who explore the world of used items in their second-hand ambulance.

You may have already watched it. Like I said . . .

And switching back to basketball, Illinois has made quite a comeback! They just tied the game 65-65 with 5:34 left in the second half. Go Illini! You can do it!

UPDATE: Drat. Those Illini lost!