Friday, May 23:

8:00 - 8:30PM

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal #4747. Another whole week has gone by and good old Gwen Ifill and National Journal are here to fill us in. For the record, I like to pretend the National Journal is a sidekick, like Robin to Batman, Starsky to Hutch, or chocolate sauce to chocolate ice cream.

8:30 - 9:00PM

NOW on PBS #421.  It’s the Emmy award-winning weekly newsmagazine. It looks at issues facing our democracy. The show is hosted by David Brancaccio. And, even better, they still send me e-mails (I think that makes me cool and them nice). Thanks, Now, you guys are awesome!

9:00 - 10:00PM

Bill Moyers Journal #1207. It’s Bill Moyers. It’s his 1,207th journal (not really, but I’m not going to explain to you the way in which TV shows are numbered at this point in time, maybe later if you’re nice). He’s a good journalist so I assume this will be good journalism (at least the odds are it will).

10:00 – 11:00PM

Retirement Revolution – "Hazards and Vicissitudes". Over the past several decades, retirement has changed. There are, as this episode will explain, new hazards and vicissitudes. Paula Zahn will delve into these hazards. She will explore the vicissitudes. She will tell the stories of real people.

Saturday, May 24:

9:00 – 10:00PM

Austin City Limits - “R.E.M.” OMG!  I love those guys.  I remember when I first heard "Orange Crush" and saw the video that accompanied it.  I didn't get it (I was young), but I liked it.  Well, the band is back and promoting their new album, Accelerate.  Maybe it's up-tempo, who knows.

Well, happy Memorial Day weekend to all of you out there in internet-land.  My wife is working all day Sunday and half of Monday, so it's not like I'm going to be running around having a great barbecue and jumping into my grandparents' pool like I did back in the day.  I'll still have fun though, there will be things that I'll do that I'll enjoy.  And, I'll take a Quantum of Solace from the hamburgers I'll eat.