Waking on Saturday, I grabbed my diet Dr. Pepper and headed to the living room where I plopped on the couch and turned on the TV. After about ten minutes a commentator came on to speak about the election. Then it dawns on me....I haven't anything good for breakfast. As I sit there wondering what to eat, the commentator drones on and on and on. Then I remembered my pledge. I turned off the tube and didn't know what to do. Perhaps I can only think of what to have for breakfast while the TV is blaring. I go back to bed.
Unable to fall back to sleep I get dressed and go to the grocery store. After buying out the store (never go grocery shopping when you are hungry) I head out to the car only to see the rain. A monsoon....more like a torrential downpour. I have no umbrella because I didn't know it was going to rain. I wait. 10 minutes later its still raining and I am digging through the bags to see what else I can eat.
I make a run for it. My groceries and I are soaked. Seems it was a bad time to be environmentally conscious and request paper bags. Turns out there was a big storm forecast for the day which I might have known if only I watched the news.
What did the pioneer folks do before TV? How did they figure out if it was a good day to ride into town for supplies? Never the less, I will continue on with my pledge. No TV.
CRAP! Today is the Super Bowl! How am I to watch the funny commericals?!
