No tv...?

But...

But...

Where else can you get your daily dose of commercial-driven avarice?

What's really amusing?

Contexting this post with the one right before it.

Heh. That is pretty funny.

Got to see Dallas lose which always helps the digestion on Turkey Day

Hey...wait a minute...I just noticed this line...

Darn that Billy Cundiff.

Got to see Dallas lose which always helps the digestion on Turkey Day

Put that in there for you my friend!

What you need, my friend, is TiVo!

Blast right by those nasty adverts and only show what you want to your kids.

[Vader]Come to the dark side, Luke[/Vader]

Eh, a TiVo would only be worth it if the actual shows were worth it. When I'm visiting somewhere I'll watch, there's usually something interesting on somewhere, but I've got better things to do with the money I'd spend on cable at home. Plus I am afraid I'd waste too much time watching crap on TV when I could be accomplising something more worthwhile. Having been without TV for so long I really don't miss it. I've even gotten to where I prefer to hear football on the radio than see it on TV--that was one thing I thought I'd miss the most. TV announcers are filler, but radio announcers really have to know how to describe a game. I caught the end of the Giant-Seahawks game last Sunday night, got in the car just as the Giant missed their first field goal. It was a lot more exciting to hear the announcer wait with the crowd for the call than to see the ball go wide or true pretty much as soon as it's kicked with the end-zone camera. I think it was a lot more fun to listen to it than it would have been to see it.

Interesting post, Joe. I know another young family who manage without a TV. I wonder how common this is, and if it's becoming more so.
It surprised me that Rachel ignores the TV when it's available. I'd have thought it would be a fascinating novelty -- but I guess it's just not that interesting to someone who's used to being active in her mind. You're lucky the babysitters are willing to play with her -- but, again, she's probably a lot more enjoyable to play with than kids whose minds are steeped in passivity.
By being deprived of the TV, Rachel escapes that numbing of the mind. She's interacting while the tots in front of the tube are merely absorbing. And not only will you have a much easier time teaching her virtue and discernment, she'll have a much easier time, later on, evaluating temptations and distractions.
I wish all you parents of young children would think about this. I breaks my heart to see parents of teenagers frantic with despair, knowing their sons and daughters lack the foundation of wisdom and the skills of discernment which would help them avoid tragic choices -- and knowing the chance to build such a foundation and to practice such skills has passed them by.

Just thought I'd clear a few things up..see I'm an in-law of ManiacJoe. First off, we don't just watch TV during holidays, or anyother time for that matter. We love to play board games, cards (especially hand and foot), and retell family stories. My late father did enjoy football, but mostly the TV is watched by ManiacJoe while we interact. In the past we made the assuption this was because we have little in common, and after reading the above post I have to agree. What is negative isn't having a TV, it's the priority a family gives it. Having two children of my own I feel it's important to acclimate them to the culture they live in, and at the same time teach them discipline, the difference between right and wrong, and the strength to choose. There is a difference between teaching them to make good choices, and just removing the tempation. My children have always had a TV present in our home, and yet we spend the majority of our time reading and playing with them. They are creative, interactive, and imaginative little people. Ironically they are more so, along with possessing the ability to stay focused on a task, than their non-TV cousin counterparts. This leads me to believe that parenting styles and priorities are more important than the absence of television.

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