"to be a TV again". The only difference of course would be that I would not waste my teens and my twenties' by abstaining from dressing as I did in this present life . . . I would be a very aggressive youngster and I would TV no matter who objected. After re-reading the earlist issues of TVia I realize that basically I still believe that TVism is something to be enjoyed to the 'nnth" degree . . . life is too short to make concessions to social narrowmindedness. Where I have changed is in my attitude towards other TV's. I used to have a great deal of patience when dealing with new TV's. I would give them advice again and again and overlook their "violations of the TV law" hoping that eventually they would learn to do better. I mean by this their TV personality as it is reflected in their looks, behavior, etc. Today I find myself less endowed with patience. After I've given one bit of advice regarding walking habits for instance I simply quit trying if the new TV does nothing to improve himself in that department. I feel that if you are going to ask for an opinion and have no intention of doing anything about the advice once it is given to . . . then it would have been better if you hadn't asked for an opinion at all.

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Example: in many issues of TVia, Virginia, other TV's and myself have said that when you go out you must "fit the environment" - wear clothes that will blend with the accepted fashion of the town where you happen to be and what happens? Take our resort in the mountains . . where most teenage GG's wear jeans, but older GG'S go for cotton dresses. . . nothing fancy nothing flashy . . . maybe a plain sweater over a plain dress. . . So what happens?, our TV friend is the kind who couldn't possibly shave his arms (it would be ever so embarrassing, you know, if his fellow workers caught him with hairless arms - seems that his heterosexuality hangs by those hairs... phooey!). . . so we go out to a friendly bar-restaurant in the mountains . . . and our friend is THE ONLY WOMAN in the entire area wearing GLOVES . . . this plus his extra height . . . makes Susanna a bit restless His reaction? “Susanna is

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nervous because she lacks confidence in herself!"

My reaction? Some years ago I would have patiently explained to my TV friend the error of such an accessory in that particular place. Today? I use this column to unleash my feelings and hope that she is reading this issue and realizes I am talking about her. And then there are those who want to visit so