Live without a TV

Last September, we bought a very nice LCD TV. Today in less than a year later the thing just stopped working.... totally out of the blue and totally unexpected. So not only did we not watch TV today we also did not have to worry about watching it tonight during Earth day. I know some people don't have a TV and other people don't watch much if they do. I sadly say that we do tend to watch more than the average family. So having the TV out of commission today was a change for us, and I have to say a good one. It felt good not to have the thing on. We all of a sudden had a chance to focus on each other. I spent some quality time with my daughter answering some trivia questions. The house was quiet and comfortable. I enjoyed not having the distraction in my life. Yes it was hard to miss some of the final four and march madness games and all the other sports I like watching on the weekend. But, I think having a quiet opportunity to reflect and spend some time with my daughter was a much better gift than any TV show I could see. Perhaps if we made a commitment to reduce the amount of TV in our lives then we would all be better off. Maybe I just might hold off on calling that repair man for a few days.