TV-Turnoff Week

Good morning cool cats and lovely ladies, happy Sunday morning! Sunday mornings are my favorite. Its just pajamies and laziness as far as the eye can see, if the eye isn't looking past Midnight, that is.

So tomorrow kicks off TV-Turnoff Week in which participants don't watch TV for a week. No DVDs, no sitcoms, no news.

Sounds easy right? Give it a shot! Of course some watch TV more than others but I think I'll be surprised how much I reach for the remote. I've been spending an increasing amount of time watching movies and this will be a good chance to put a dent in that habbit.

So what's the point? Well, here are some snippets from the TV-Turnoff Week's site:

• Turning off the television gives us a chance to think, read, create, and do. To connect with our families and engage in our communities. To turn off TV and turn on life.
• On average, children in the US will spend more time in front of the television (1,023 hours) than in school this year (900 hours).
• Forty percent of Americans frequently or always watch television during dinner.
• As US Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said at the Kick Off of TV-Turnoff Week 2001, "We are raising the most overweight generation of youngsters in American history...This week is about saving lives."

If you visit the site there is more information, resources (like a kit for the classroom), etc.

Have a great Sunday and enjoy this nice weather!

- BuddhaDave