Have I mentioned that the apartment has no cable and no internet access? That latest word on that is there is no line to the building. We’re talking possibly a month before either of those items is available to me.

Now, for the past three weeks, I have been working ten hours days – six days a week. My work access is restricted, of course, but mainly – when I finally get home – I need some mindless diversion before bed. So, I have had to rely on DVDs (there is a TV, just no reception). The stockpile of “Western” DVDs in Kuwait is about as shallow as the music selection, but the intrepid shopper who keeps his eyes open at the random grocery or department store (“hyper markets”) is occasionally rewarded. Well, the most amazing bit of 70s TV culture dropped in my lap the other day. I found a DVD of three episodes from the first season of…

Are you sitting down?

The Bionic Woman! Yes – The original Bionic Woman. Lindsay Wagner in all her running, leaping glory. As members of my family will tell you, I had quite a teenage crush on Ms. Wagner for which there is no explanation. I haven’t seen this program in over 20 years. I wonder if those sparks are still there…?

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