A day without television

A humble proposal: once or twice a week turn off the TV for 24 hours. Choose your own day or days. Schedule it in for the week - make a "no TV today" appointment. The disgraceful Nancy Grace reminds me yet again that one option never gets mentioned when the "did TV cross some line?" discussion comes up. TURN THE TV OFF.

Not always. Not forever. I like TV. I like cable TV. A lot. I depend on Keith Olberman for actual news during a news program. I love my Simpsons. But shut if off for 24 or 48 hours every week. Better yet - radical as it sounds - turn off media for 24 hours straight every week. And take the god damn Lieutenant Uhura ear piece phone thing off and just go out without having to talk to anyone while you shop for bloody groceries. None of us are that important or interesting. The freakish ear piece can't be good for the brain. It just can't. Don't give up the cell phone. Just STAY OFF IT while you're pumping gas and ordering coffee. What the F**K is every one chattering about? Listen in at your local Piggley Wiggley or Trader Joes- the answer is - NOTHING. The difference in level of insanity between a crazed homeless person yapping on the corner and the person blabbing into the kidney bean phone receiver in the car is a matter of degrees.

Went to the USC/Nebraska game yesterday. Nebraska fans (the nicest and smartest in the world) were texting after every play. The SC fans behind us were on the phone and watching a small TV. It is silly. We never ARE where we ARE anymore.

TV - especially cable news - slowly cooks our brains. Information that actually matters has been removed bit by bit. Turn it off for 2 days every week. Take the leap. The world will open up.