At the end of my day, I
retreat into my living room and turn on my TV to relax. I pay for over 400
channels and feel I should get my money’s worth, but I have a hard time finding
something I like to watch that keeps me entertained.
I watch local news and avoid
the national news. I do it because I need to bring down my blood pressure and
not elevate it. Adulting has bombarded me all day long with its heaviness and I
need to relax and feed my brain with positive thoughts.
I watch game shows, rerun
comedies, and old movie favorites. I find I go through cycles. I’ll watch the
same game shows for months and then when I tire of that I switch to reruns. If
I am in the mood for a movie, I’ll do a search and choose one that might sound
interesting. If none sounds good, I go to my DVR’d list and watch one that I’ve
seen multiple times.
I’ll let you into some of
my TV watching secrets. I’ll tape Jeopardy and then go back and watch the
episode, answering the questions before the participants. I pretend to be this
amazing genius. The best part of Family
Feud is the last five minutes, so I time my finger on the remote so I can go
back to the show and only watch that part. In my imagination, I’m standing next
to Steve Harvey and I have only twenty seconds to win the $20,000. I’ve watched
my favorite movies on mute because I know the dialogue so well; I can recite it
verbatim. I also watch political debates and sports games on mute. Who needs
that aggravation? I can assess what I see without commentary. Remember, I’m
trying to relax.
I figure I pay for the TV
service, the 400 channels, so I maneuver my way around that matrix however I
see fit. It’s no different than how I treat any other media. I own it; it does
not own me. Someday I’ll share with you what I do with the daily newspaper.
Yes, I am one of the few who still gets a daily paper delivered to my house,
and I find ways to get my money’s worth out of that too.
Love this.This sounds interesting..Thanks for sharing!
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