Too Stinkin’ Busy to Watch TV!
In December I moved into a new room here at Jesus People. It was kind of nice, but I thought I would have a hard time getting along without a TV. I didn’t own the TV in my old room, my roommate did. So at first I struggled to get reception on the old worn out TV in the living room but I soon gave up. Then I looked into getting a TV receiver for my computer. I just couldn’t justify the cost and hassle. So I gave up trying to persue TV viewing. From January 2005 ’til now (September 2005), I have probably watched a total of 10 hours of television.
Lately I have discovered that I am too busy to watch TV. It is kind of weird. I stopped watching and soon I was filling my time with projects. I have gotten a lot done and I have a pile of more stuff to do. In order to start living my life, I had to free up the time that I normally would have spent in front of the tube.
Anton LaVey said something in an interview about 14 years ago that has stuck with me. He said something like “television is Satan’s greatest invention.”