To meet demand and assuage criticism. . .

it is about time I update this much neglected blog. What can I say? I'm busy. . .and a little too distracted (please know it pains me to admit this, as it crumbles the image I like to imagine people have of me) by certain television shows at night. This being the only time I have to write an entry, minus the precious weekend. I succumb to the temptation, after a long day at work, etc, turning off my brain to relinquish one or two "prime time" hours of what could be productive life experience. Is it entertaining? Indeed. Is it enriching? Only when a new Frontline or Bill Moyers' Journal is on, (both of which I genuinely enjoy. . .I promise I'm not trying to rebuild my image, as these particular shows do a good job of that). So yes, other than those and the occasional documentary on PBS, it is all drivel. Even if a show can boast excellent writing, superior character development, suspense (Heroes), or brilliant dry humor (30 Rock). . .mostly, they are glorified soap operas.

Weird. I was going to write about Trey and parenting and the really hard go I've had with him these last couple of days. I suppose I had something else to get off my chest.

Blogger . . .the proverbial confession box.

Guilt. . .it isn't just for Catholics anymore.

Since I am on the topic of television, I am going to stay on it a bit longer in order to site a recent NY Times article highlighting a recent study on happiness. It is titled, "What Happy People Don't Do." One guess. Yep! Watch television. Happy people do spend more time "socializing, going to church, and reading newspapers - but they don't spend a lot of time watching television." The immediate question becomes, does watching television make people unhappy or do unhappy people watch television. One little NY Times article sparked a great deal of introspection in me. The researchers don't have an answer for me, although they do offer a helpful nugget of wisdom: "We don't think turning off the television will automatically make people happy." That's good to hear, because Prison Break left me hanging off a cliff last week and I need to find out what happens next.