NOTES OF A NON-TV WATCHER (A Final Dispatch) — by Steve Nadis
On the subject of TV viewing, I’ve been nothing if not consistent: I do not watch TV. That has been my mantra. That has been my party line. And for the most part, it’s been true. But I can no longer, in good conscience, call myself a non-TV watcher. For me, the tipoff came last night when my wife mentioned something while the TV was on, and I said: “Can you tell me later? I’m trying to catch this ad…” I immediately realized what I’d said and with it came an even greater realization–namely that I had been living a lie. So I’d now like to set the record straight: I do watch TV. Rarely, of course. And only when I’m doing other things — like the dishes, putting away Tinker Toys, reading the paper, paying bills, and other mindless tasks to go alongside the mindless pablum served up on the screen. But watch I do, if only out of the corner of my eye, while talking on the phone and attending to my sudoku backlog.
Now that I’ve publicly outed myself, will I go from being a closeted, occasional TV watcher to a full-throttle, channel-surfing addict? I can’t really say. But I can tell you this: I tried like the devil to watch last night’s Barbara Walters special on “Heaven and How to Get There.” And I would have gone to Heaven if I could. It was not for lack of trying, but I couldn’t find the damn remote. So I stayed here in my personal hell instead. Or maybe it was limbo or whatever it is they call the place where my couch is now located.
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05:21:40
ZARDOZ SAYS :
At least you”ve been consistent in denial.
so yes , i think you have the disease,
if ya want a second opinion,…
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE ?
————————————-ZARDOZ
The road to Hell is paved with lost remotes.
You didn”t miss anything last night. I HAD my remote and was too tired to do anything else. There was NOTHING on TV. There was nothing at all on cable. NADA.
More bumper sticker ideas……I actually awoke in the night thinking about them.
Anesthesize America. GW is President.
GW happens.
Snake rules. GW does not.
Swap GW for Laura. A librarian has to be better.
GW, can you hear US now?
That’’s a great comment, TB–almost worthy of a bumper sticker. Thanks for the entries WW–I hope the contest didn”t keep you awake all night, what with the anticipation and all… And yes Z, I have been in denial. It feels better to come out in the open on this stuff; that’’s the first step before getting help, right?