For those few unaware, it’s a filmmaker’s term for where the image on film or video gradually goes dark. In my case, my reference is the TV stations, seemingly.

I have been sitting here watching one news clip after the next on my 10-inch Fire. The screen is much smaller than my fifty-inch TV. Yet, I am able to see eyelashes and irises clearly. I think I’ll give up TV and watch news on the Fire. I’ll skip the sports and weather and concentrate on real news. The side benefit is fewer ads, and they are less abrasive.

I would love to liberate the TV from its captivity, but alas, my better half still finds joy in its flickering glow. Tossing it to the curb would only lead to marital discord, and that’s a battle I’m not quite ready to wage.

Well, I’d hold off until after the big game – wouldn’t want to miss those commercials, now would we?