Maybe there should be a "Turn off your PC Week" also.....
rhonda rosen
0800, you wrote:
>Video discrimination is a bummer, but you know, I had a conversation just
>today about cable television in which amazement was expressed over my
>non-cable status. How could I be so disconnected?
>
>I explained cable television viewing this way: there is much good on cable
>channels, much of which should not be disparaged. The question is really
>about leisure time. If you opt to subscribe to cable you choose to watch
more
>television. So the question is, do you wish to watch more television?
>
>If you do then cable is for you. If there are children in your home the
issue can
>be very acute. If some folks are extending video viewing to no TV for a
week, then we should not be surprised.
>
>I think the habit of television viewing is behind the "turn off your TV"
week.
>This seems worthy to me, because it is about choice. We can always ignore
>the message.
>
>Philip
>
>
Rhonda Rosen
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