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Funny, or maybe not. Reading "Give me liberty or at least a big screen TV!" on my medium size, low definition television, made me laugh. . . and then put a bit of a knot in my stomach. It is funny because it truly reflects the mindset of many. The knot came from wondering how many share this mindset? Has the American spirit of "can do" been permanently replaced with "What can you do to distract me?" There was a slightly different joke going around a few years ago. It also made me laugh because of it'sproximity to the truth. Back then, giant screen TVs were so very expensive, putting today's big tickets on these items to shame. If a customer had a problem paying their bills, the oft heard quip was, "maybe they have a big screen TV (they have to make payments on.)" Often, very often actually, they did. For many, the priority is to be distracted from reality. Reality can be scary but reality TV is only scary in an entertaining way, one that is not real. The bigger the TV, the more real the distraction can feel. Some distraction is good and even necessary, especially during difficult times. How much, however, is too much? I cannot help but wonder if too many Americans are being seduced into solace and submission by "the box?" Thank goodness, I know better. As I glance back at the above picture I smile and ponder, "Maybe I worry too much." Then I get a tightening in my stomach as I consider the possibility that "Maybe others are not worried enough." Alas, I'm tired of thinking about it; I will deal with it later. It was a long, tough week and I am going to turn off my laptop. We have an episode of "Desperate Housewives" we haven't seen yet. It’s cool because I can watch it anytime. Our satellite television connection came with a DVR and I love it. We record our favorite shows and watch them anytime we need to "veg out." It is connected to our medium size, low definition television which we will keep for a while. I refused to be seduced by big screen TV. Yup, it is tough being me. Stanley J. Kazwell, Jr is the author of "The Mortgage Meltdown: The Mindsets That Got Us Here and What You Can Do About It, www.MortgageMeltdownBook.com
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