We are in an age of cable and satellite television and radio.  Reality TV has taken center stage.  So many love sitcoms.  But others watch hours and hours of the cable television news networks such as CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.

I am one of those that find myself in many conversations about someone’s favorite show, which I have never watched.  When the others in the group ask me what I do watch on television I embarrassingly respond that I switch back and forth between Fox News and CNN.  I find that most people that watch these news shows watch one versus the other and NOT BOTH.

What I find to be challenging is that so many of us are so one sided in their specialization of work, their tastes in style of dress, décor, favorite music, and their political affiliations.  Of course I have favorites as well.  But I find myself to be more of an “eclectic” in all of the above.  I like different types of clothing, all depending on my mood and the occasion.  Home décor ranges from slight contemporary to Mediterranean to deco to classic.  I love blues music but also enjoy jazz, classical and Motown.

Now when we get to politics that is a question that I say publicly that is very personal and not something appropriately discussed at family gatherings.  There are too many instances where you think you know someone very well but are shocked on their stances on so many political issues.  I truly do not feel that it is necessary to always say you belong to one and only one party affiliation forever.  My question is when the time comes that you do not agree with the candidate running in your political party and find the other competitor to be the better person for the job is it okay to vote “the other side?”

My point is that I believe in specializing in niches, have favorites things, tastes and opinions too.   But I am open minded and have flexibility to not always stay with one taste or type when the other selection fits me better.  What about you?