LIfe without Cable

March 08, 2008

It's been 6 weeks since I loss my cable to the powers that be at Time Warner Cable. I hadn't paid my bill in a few months so Mr. Warner himself came by my apt. and snatched the box right out of my wall and proceeded to drive off into the sunset with much attitude. How could I blame him? I would be just as pissed if the shoe was on the other foot but I hope he understands how much pain and withdrawal I went through immediately following his departure. No more ESPN, no more HBO (I never saw the last 8 episodes of the series finale of 'The Wire'), no more A&E—History Channel—Comedy Central—Bravo—Animal Planet and any other channel that had alternative programming not normally seen on the 'big' networks

It took me a while to come out of my 'no cable' coma but once I got to the other side I realized I should of did this a long time ago. I was already a productive young man but I became an even more productive person under the guise of 'no cable'. Cable is nothing but a huge distraction, its regular TV times 10 and we all know how many times we heard the motto 'TV is nothing but the Idiot Box' growing up, so if that holds true what do we call Cable Television….'the Stupid Azz Mentally Retarded Box'?….sounds good to me

All I know is this, if we got rid of cable across the board this world would be a better place to live within. Without shows like Flava of Love, Girlz Gone Wild infomercials and any original programming MTV has to offer; we would then be able to focus on humanity issues like disease control, no war=more love, building a stronger economy, feeding those who can't feed themselves…Uh-oh! I would finish this blog but I have to go, my friend is here and I'm headed over to his house to watch the Ultimate Fighting Championship Series. There's nothing like 2 guys, in an octagon ring, beating the hell out of each other, no hold barred, for 3 three minute rounds…what a rush…!!!