I should have something to talk about when i start one of these shouldn't I? You'd almost think that this would be a requirement.  Almost. 

   Ahh, ok, i am remembering what i wanted to talk about now.  TV.  That be all, love all device that occupies the minds and hearts of so many of us all.  Yes, yes, me included.  A couple of weeks ago i noticed that i had been watching a lot more TV of late than i had not that long ago.  I don't have much problem with TV, i think that is a very good thing.  It is a portal into both the culture we like to consider ourselves a part of, a convenient tool for the appreciation of human nature and the idiocy that we like to call humanity as well as a very good way of letting your brain dribble out of your left ear. 
   All of these things are true.  But there is also a limit.  You should never really watch anything that you don't' think is worth watching.  When you find yourself just watching the best thing that is on, rather than something that you like, then you are watching too much.  And with me this could be extended to the warning of as soon as watching the TV became more important than whatever it was that i was working on at the time. 

   Meaning i would be sitting on my couch, with my lap top on my lap, and instead of working or getting something done i would just watch TV.  Last year i would come home, work and diddle around with things until at least 8 o'clock before the TV would come on.  Then somehow, with some show or another that i wanted to watch i was turning the TV on when i got home and just leaving it on all night.  I realized the other night that it had been months since i had even listened to one of my classical CD's.  How is that good?  That just sucks.  
   So last week i decided that i needed to reel my TV watching back in a bit.  To the point where it could once more become my tool and my not being a tool of it.  So i decided to give up TV for a week.  I have done this in the past, it has never been that big of an issue.  So i did it, i shut it off.  
   I think it was about 3 hours later when i wanted to watch TV very badly.  But i did not.  In fact, i found that at about 11 pm i really began to crave a half hour of just watching and listening to TV to come down before  bed.  I almost needed it.  It wasn't time for sleep yet, it was time to get some work done, just before bed.  But i couldn't, i couldn't get work done at that time of night without the TV on.  So i went to bed. Early.  Got a good nights rest.  Perhaps the first in a good long while.  Interesting.

   So the rest of the week went on.  I stayed very busy, going out a lot.  Each night coming home and craving the need to get some TV just before bed.  But i persevered.  Becoming increasingly worried about the weekend where i had planned nothing.  On friday, i was at work and talking to friends who had just signed up for digital cable.  The deal sounded so good, the TV so grand that it was no time at all before i found that i had signed myself up.  Does this not bring to your mind the old adage that you should never go shopping when you are hungry?  Yeah, me too. 

  So now the week is over.  And i caught myself twice tonight, with nothing on and being willing to settle.  And realizing that it was truly idiotic, so i turned off the TV and listened to music.  A short while later a program i did want to see came on, so i watched that and when it was over, i once again turned it off.  And i am currently listening to classical.  

Life is good. enjoy yours.