I lamented the passing of CNN Headline news a year or two ago. There seems to be nothing left but self-serving talking heads talking about the latest sex headline.

It's not like I have a lot of time to stay informed at present. My days are filled with working and packing. But at the end of the day, I've been channel surfing to find something - anything, informative. Nothing to be found on the airwaves.

As long as the only choice is mindless entertainment, I wound up two nights ago watching the house design competition.  Gawd-awful, but at least it isn't pretending to be informative. Last night I succumbed to pure fiction - Catwoman and Gothika. 

Tonight I started surfing again. Whoa - what's this? TV news? Really? CBN (that's Christian Broadcasting Network) was actually engaged in the act of reporting important current world events. Not the daily media circus and sex scandal. With Pat Robertson as the anchor. Now I'm no fan of fundamentalist dogma, but wow. They've got real news. Nobody else does. Tonight Pat topped off the headlines by talking very lucidly about the immediate state of the world economy and the possible effects of other countries dumping dollars.

Who would've thought?

OK, to be fair, there's only so much inspirational Elvis and 700 club I can take before the gag reflex kicks in. But information is information - I'll take that wherever I can get it.