many of you may know i am not much of a tv watcher - but i broke down and bought one this weekend and i have it plugged in and working now. it is really cool. 42 inches of clear, crisp picture. i must have basic cable because i have several channels and i even have some of the same channels twice! i just keep flipping through the channels because i not only have a tv but i also have a remote control. this is a new feature as well. but i digress.
so i settled in for a quiet saturday night on the couch watching an animated movie about a bee and the honey industry. i find myself terribly distracted by all of the hollywood stars whose voices are featured in the movie. the story line is, well, not my cup of tea, but the underlying message is entertaining enough. but it is the commercials that remind me why i do not watch much television.
between the over zealous christmas commercials to the extremely chipper news reporters inviting me to watch the most depressing stories to snippet after snippet of the latest reality show, i find myself over stimulated and a bit underwhelmed. i typically watch about an hour of tv a month so i am the first to admit i am a bit out of the loop . . . i had no idea there was a show where overweight americans competed on national tv to see who could loose the most weight! who knew? that is just crazy! but i digress AGAIN.
the point - don't forget to think. think for yourself. dream a dream. make up a story. sing a song. have a conversation. create something artistic. draw a picture. write a poem. compose a song. dance. paint. redecorate. do not let your creative side turn to mush. it is way too easy to sit back and let the tv become your life.
Most television is for stupid people. Go for public TV. It is not always fun, but it is always stimulating.
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