Steve Oliphant’s Musings

James Braush has been blogging about throwing away the TV. I recently purchased his CD on Life/Time management and was playing it for them.

I had told them before hand that “this was a multi millionaire who was sharing his secrets on how to do it” so they were listening rather closely. And when he said to get rid of the TV, they ran screaming from the room!

I had to laugh - and wonder - at the pervasiveness that the television has in our family’s life. Long ago we got rid of Cable - and the TV is not hooked up to an antenna - it is used for watching videos (that my wife and I approve of) and for playing video games. But, I have noticed that our children (ages 5-16) spend a lot of time in front of the boob tube.

I wonder what would happen if the TV disappeared. I imagine that we would read more, play games together more, and get more done around the house.

We homeschool most of our children - and we do use the TV as a supplement to their education.

And my wife pointed out that “TV is not bad, it is mindless entertainment that is bad - whether it be TV, internet surfing, reading trash or whatever.” She seems to be against getting rid of the TV altogether too.

And I must admit that I really enjoy being a couch potato myself.

But I think that if I want to join the 2% of people who are truly free, the TV may have to go.

Hmm . . . How to convince the rest of my family?

Maybe it will conveniently break. <evil grin>

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