It's the end of an era...

As of January 1, the WB has stopped showing children's cartoons in the afternoon. In that two hour block fro 3 to 5, they are now showing repeats of ER and 8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter.

The WB was the last commercial broadcast station to show children's cartoons in the "after school" time period.

I remember when such programming was the rule, rather than the exception, when Donahue was the only talk show on the air.

:::Sigh::: I'm feeling one more vestige of my childhood evaporate into the ether. Excuse me while I have an "I feel Old" moment...

(ps. Is this the result even more tv deregulation, and a relaxation on the requirements to provide a minimum of children's programing in order to keep your broadcasting license?)

[Edit: using this oportunity to add a GIP to this entry, since this entry prompted the thought that I needed a certain icon]

Today, I found this on the web, that made me laugh:

Via The Religous Society of Friends (Quakers: Religious Witnesses for Peace, since 1660) (a page of links to related sites):

At the end of the Quaker Oats gets its own section section, there was this little gem:

• . . .hey, no, Quaker Oats didn't register Quaker Oats Sucks (George Bush registered "GeorgeBushSucks.com" -- one can only assume he agrees).

... Just because we're peace-loving doesn't mean we can't bring a little snark into the mix.