I’ve actually been without television for over two years now. I never realized how much the noise and presence of tv had stolen my simple sense of being at home with myself – now in the mornings, and when I come home from work, I treasure that quiet peacefulness. I encourage everyone, at the least, to critically examine how powerful the control that things like CNN news, sitcoms, and “must see” shows have over your patterns of time and thought. If you’re uncomfortable sitting in a room without a TV as the focal point, it might be time to ask yourself “why”?