One of the greatest things I've ever had the pleasure of forcefully acquiring is digital cable. I didn't want a giant cable box or to have 1/3 of my viewing area obstructed by TV listings, as it is when I change the channel. I was forced to adopt it though. Since being in Wilkes-Barre's Service Electric Cable area, and since they only impliment digital cable boxes, it was no TV or digital cable. I need TV-- how else would I stay sane? I get my news and entertainment from the little box. Plus, I wanted cable internet-- so I said, "Wire me up," and here I am.

After time, I found I would come home at 4:00 in the afternoon. This was after leaving my home in the morning, watching the Today show on channel 3. I would come home and the TV would still be on 3, so I would see and hear Oprah. It was bothersome with her nerdy excitement. She repeats, and that bothers me, and she has a very hokey excitement to her. You know what I mean. Stretching arms and yelling out. Tom Cruise was the only one on her show who made her look good in regards to excitement. Anyway-- that's a whole other story. I found that with digital cable, I could block every instance of Oprah. It was great. I'd come home, turn on the TV, and there would be silence. The screen would ask me for an access code, and I'd say "Nope, I prefer a different channel, thank you." I blocked MTV altogether

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Oprah and MTV bugged me. MTV rarely played music videos. They wasted more time with Cribs and Date My Mom-- all the way down to the Real World and The Inferno, which I still remain confused about. But MTV has a media power-- their imagery is so vivid and bright that once you see it, you want-- sometimes have-- to stop. I fell victim on several dozen occasions and would jolt out of the trance 20 minutes later and realize I lost some living time. MTV is a great example of what people expect these days: distraction and unbalanced blather. Then again, the same could be said for CNN, ESPN, or any media outlet.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that this website doesn't make everyone happy. I never publish things (publish-- heh-- like this is a legitimate source of news) with the intent to damage anything or anyone. I voice my opinions on things, but obviously the site is called PETEPHILLIPSonline, so what opinion do you expect? Greg Kirschner has been coming here since he found the site. There are things about him on here, but guess what? He still watches Home Improvement, he doesn't love Frosty's any less, and he doesn't believe that Adam Duritz and Jennifer Aniston really got back together. This is because Greg reads and understands things. For one, he read the About section, which clearly defines the parameters of this site. And for the record, CNN and ESPN don't have frequent spelling errors-- there is a pledge to our legitimacy at PPO.

If you come here and believe my words to be fact instead of opinion, then you should go back to school for a few years. If you think my not liking Wilkes-Barre is intended to make you dislike Wilkes-Barre, then you really should evaluate your ability to make your own decisions. If you think I really hold the act of wearing flip flops against people, then you should meet Jen Tully, who I know and love, despite her willingness to do so. Geeze, even I wear flip flops now!

So the main point here is that no one is twisting your arm or forcing you to come to this site. If you don't agree with things, then metaphorically block the channel. It's not like the site's taunting you in popups or google advertisements. I'm just doing glorified blogging anyway. And those blogs probably have worse things about people than I even think of for this site. I write for people who like to read my opinions. I'll be 23 in March and i went to a bar for the first time just this past weekend. The unique perspective on things like that is what people enjoy, and what I try to deliver. I hope you enjoy what you read, but if you don't, please don't come back.

Oh, and if you really have someone holding a gun to your head and making you read this site, please send in a picture-- that would be awesome. Also, if I do a Pete True Hollywood Story about you, please contact me immediately, because I love you. Thank you.