Please stop saying "I guess we're playing phone tag"

So far, the no television experiment is going extremely well. The first couple of days were cake but day three and four felt like I was mourning the loss of a trusted friend. After a week, things smoothed out and we have noticed that we are engaging in some different activities where we used to plop in front of the couch (slowly nibbling away at our allotted 11 years in front of the tube). Now this isn't to say we've given up on television shows. There is some great entertainment and we can still watch some of our favorites like Magnum P.I., Mr. Belvedere and MTV's 90s blockbuster Remote Control on Shannon's MacBook Pro.

Speaking of MacBook Pro, this thing is sweet and definitely deserving of all those capital letters. It has a solid state drive. What does that mean? I have no idea. But try telling people that you have a computer with a solid state drive and watch their eyes turn green with envy and their expressions betray a strange, yet slightly comforting combination of contempt and respect.

So we're back to the pollen count again. I'm sure it will hit a million this year. If you're wondering about pollen counts, and I mean really wondering, please reference this post from last year.

When leaving a voicemail message for someone, please stop using the phrase "I guess we're playing phone tag.", or any derivative thereof. Examples may also include but are not limited to; "Tag, you're it." and "Ramone, the DNA test says it's your baby!" It had a good run and I'm sure the first time you heard it, it sounded witty and clever and was an easy way of explaining to someone why you weren't taking their calls and returned their calls when you knew they were busy. It is however, time to stop. Please support me in my efforts to rid the world of this obnoxious phrase. You can donate by emailing me and I will provide you with my home address so you can send me money. Also, please don't say "Spring has sprung." That's just stupid.

I've attached a video of some F-16s that rolled into Savannah this afternoon. We were outbound on the taxi way and the flight of four did an overhead break down to runway 10. Impressive.

The Experiment

49 Hours ago I read an article detailing a study that claimed that the average male in America spends 11 years of his life watching television. Eleven years!

Early this morning, while still half asleep, Shannon came to me and said, "What do you think about getting rid of the television?" Two words, "do it". An hour later, our living room was TV free.

So far, I'm looking at it like an experiment. I'm certain there will be withdrawals and something must be done in the corner where the TV used to sit. We were not nearly cool enough to have a giant flat screen mounted high on the wall to impress with 1080p or i or whatever the hell those HD settings are.

Usually I post ridiculous things on this blog. I got rid of my TV. How's that for ridiculous?