http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3318567But alas no primitive at the bonfire suggest better bowel management.
NRaleighLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed May-21-08 08:36 AM
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How to bring peace into your life, lower your blood pressure, etc..
TURN OFF THE TV!
Step by step directions this is for those of us, like me, who has been recently retired, by choice or by bad company decision (my own particular situation) note...with the exception of a few, these can be taken in any order
wake up
make a nice cup of coffee, bowl of cereal or granola
sit in the yard and contemplate the comings and goings of the birds
walk the dogs, talk to your birds, play with your cat
have a nice talk with your significant other
spend a few minutues catching up on news - peep into DU, check the sports scores, etc
LUNCH!
take a walk in the woods, do an around the house project, dig in the dirt
grocery shopping or any other shopping (not recommended)
repeat some of the steps above if desired
Dinner!
Find out what your kids have been up to at dinner
take an after dinner walk
see what Netflix movie came in
peek back at DU, CNN, ESPN just to see what you haven't missed by not turning on the TV all day
Day 2 - repeat, with minor modifications
The world will go on, news will happen, without listening to talk radio or watching American Idol, Surivivor or talking heads news ops programs.
Welcome to my world!
boobooday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed May-21-08 08:38 AM
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1. Lived without TV for eight years
Didn't miss a thing.
I especially recommend it to those who have children. It really cuts back on the materialism.
Yeah, the primitives should avoid materialism; it's not like they do.
wishlist (1000+ posts) Wed May-21-08 08:41 AM
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3. I highly recommend limiting amount of time spent in front of computer too
After which general primitive comments about avoiding television, the primaries forum on Skins's island, whatnot.
Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed May-21-08 08:47 AM
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7. Yeah, but what about....
....that thing called "MY JOB"?
Wake up at 3:30 AM
Make coffee
Gulp down coffee while getting dressed
Leave house at 4:00 AM
Spend 1 hr in traffic cussing rude drivers
Arrive at job at 6:00 AM
Face overwhelming workload
Go to bathroom at 10:00 AM
Take out gun, blow out brains!
Welcome to my world!
And then the el finko primitive, the primitive who doesn't like small-town folk:
El Pinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed May-21-08 08:58 AM
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11. That's nice for those with secure jobs and homes.
What about the millions whose livelihoods are tenuous or worse, who are a paycheck away from the street - if not already on the street.
What about the people who can't afford even the coffee and granola?
I realize that what you're describing is almost necessary to stay sane, but your quip "Welcome to my world!" reminded me a little bit of Barbara Bush's "beautiful mind" comment.
I'm actually doing better financially than in a long while - starting a new, better-paying job, but I still am nowhere near being able to buy a home, still have a long way to go to pay off my student loans, even though I'm pushing 40, and I honestly wonder if I'll ever be financially comfortable enough to screen out what's going on in the way you describe.
I can screen out the right-wing hate, their idiotic schemes, even the deaths of our soldiers in faraway illegal wars. But it's hard for me to screen out the suffering of working people all around, because I've been there, and I'm still not what I'd call "comfortable". How are people who earn 1/3 of what I do making ends meet with these insane prices, when I can barely get by? My heart genuinely aches to think about it.
Other primitive comments include acquiring a pet.
Oh God no.
