For the first time since 1995, I own a television. Hard to be believe, but for the last 15 years, my residences, regardless of living situations, have been TV free. There’s a long and convoluted story behind how that started, which stemmed from childhood issues. Not my own, mind you, but childhood issues.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind, lacking a set does not equal watching zero minutes of television programming; I grabbed the occasional episode of South Park or Family guy at a neighbor’s place. Between hulu.com and the news sites, I had a basic sense of what was happening in entertainment and politics, which apparently are one and the same these days.<\/p>\n
Thinking about this “absence” now, I can’t say I really missed having one, even though a common exchange when others uncovering my secret went something like this:<\/p>\n
Unbeliever: “You really don’t have a TV? What do you do at night?”<\/p>\n
Sam: “Read. Write. And chores and whatnot so my weekends are free for relaxation.”<\/p>\n
Unbeliever: “But like, what do you do?”<\/p>\n
Sam: “It really depends.”<\/p>\n
Unbeliever: “You’re Amish, aren’t you?”<\/p>\n
Sam: “Episcopalian. But very close.”<\/p>\n
Amazon.com ran a one day sale, free shipping and no taxes, so I took the plunge.<\/p>\n
In a way, I am part Amish.<\/p>\n
After, still no cable. But the DVDs look pretty damn good on a much larger screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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