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Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

The older I get, I find that when I do watch television, it is more the educational type stuff... (like those engineering or home improvement shows, or shows like Sunrise Earth as I drink my coffee (or I go out back and watch the squirels, same concept). I've pledged to finish the fiction shows that I am watching (how many episodes does it take to break out of prison, anyway?) and not start any new ones. My life is only going to be so long, I do not want to squander it watching too much television and living vicariously through fictional characters. There is too much stuff to explore in real life to squander too much time on television. Don't get me wrong, at my worst, I have watched WAY too much television... this decision to changed has happened over the last 5 years. I was one of the kids that didn't have a television growing up, but would do nothing but watch it when I went to someone else's house. I was fascinated by something that I could not have and watched it every second that I could... this led to some bad television habits as an adult.

me too. that is why I just bought Newt Gingrich's book "Winning the Future" and 110 people who are screwing up America"