Well, I made it through the week relatively unscathed and completely without television. I wish I could say that I had some great epiphany or accomplished some great task, but I didn’t.
How did I fill the void that television left in my life? I surfed the internet like crazy; I listened to the radio; and I even played several games of backgammon (I had to look up the rules and set up since it had been so long since I last played). I did see two movies from the “Films to See” list–The Deer Hunter and 2001: A Space Odyssey-and read 1 1/2 books off of the Books List-Stumbling on Happiness and The Year of Living Biblically. But, in filling up all that spare time, I didn’t really accomplish as many things off The List as I would have hoped. And, I’m not really sure I learned anything except that I can actually live without television-and not miss it horribly once I pass through the initial withdrawal.
Shall I try for two? Nah, I really would like to catch up with Oprah, Jackie B., and all my other buddies to see what they’ve been up to for the past week.
400 Before 40 
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