By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
AUG. 26, 2025 | First noticed: 2025 Halloween candy was on shelves on August 23, two-plus months from October 31. These are the high holy days for the candy industry. C’mon. Wait a while! Give us a break!
Which size of television set is the best seller?
In order of best-selling size, 65-inch TVs are currently the most popular, followed closely by 55-inch models. The trend shows that the average TV size continues to increase, with larger screens becoming more affordable and mainstream. As production costs for larger panels have dropped, bigger TVs are more affordable than ever before.
Most popular TV sizes:
- 65-inch: Now the default for many households, this size offers an immersive experience for living rooms. As prices have become more accessible, it has surpassed the 55-inch as the most commonly purchased size.
- 55-inch: For years, this was the most popular TV size in North American households and remains a top seller. It is considered a great option for smaller living rooms or bedrooms.
- 75-inch and larger: As prices continue to fall, demand for larger sizes like 75- and 85-inch TVs has been on the rise. These are popular for those seeking a more theatrical, large-screen experience.
- 43-inch and smaller: These smaller sizes are still popular for use in secondary rooms like bedrooms and kitchens, where space is more limited.
Don’t know about you, but our kitchen TV is a 12 incher.
Enjoyable golf watching: I’m no golfer, but for the first time, this year we have been hooked on professional golf. It started with the Masters, where Rory McIlroy won, completing a career Grand Slam. Then we caught air of Scottie Scheffler coming on strong, and were hooked by the television showing of his steady play as he racked up several victories.
Then with the Tour Championship being played at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, we were in front of the television watching much of the play. We were pulling for Sheffler, but soon jumped on the Tommy Fleetwood bandwagon, as he played well. With him entering 163 previous professional tournaments and never winning a major tournament, who wouldn’t pull for him?
His steady play on Sunday set the table, as he approached the 18th hole three under par and saw his last remaining opponent, Patrick Cantlay, fail to catch him.
The good part is that in all these failures to win, apparently Fleetwood has been gracious all the way when failing to close out a championship. It’s good to see a gentleman like him finally achieve a major title. And it was great television watching,
From historian Heather Cox Richardson we learned this today: “California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been calling attention to (President) Trump’s erratic behavior and mental incapacity by imitating the president’s disjointed all-caps social media posts and mimicking the president’s merchandise. He recently replaced Trump’s name with his own on ball caps, for example, to say “Newsom was right about everything” after Trump appeared Friday with a cap saying “Trump was right about everything,” and has offered flags that say “Make America GAVIN Again” to troll Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. Right-wing media complaints about Newsom’s unprofessional behavior highlight Trump’s instability, for Newsom is simply imitating Trump.”
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