OK…the oddest story of the week involved a person trying to tweak a TV cable. Death was the result. Does that mean TV is bad for you? Parents should use this story.

Last night I was trying to change a few cables that ran on the back side of my mega media center (to hook up a 4228) and it was a bit tight. To see things clearly I needed a light (a lovely raw bulb attached to an old extension cord) which was pumping out lots of heat. The TV was also sending out waves of heat (big pictures require energy!).

If I’d slipped and landed on my little lamp with cables wrapped all around me it could have been an ugly scene…when they found me years later (of course the mortgage people would probably appear in about a month).