IS HE CAPABLE to STEAL YOUR TIME?
A few nice withdrawal symptoms images I found:
IS HE CAPABLE TO STEAL YOUR TIME?
Image by whologwhy
IF SOMEONE offered you a million dollars to give up television for the rest of your life, would you do so? Some years ago 1 in 4 Americans surveyed said that they would not. Another survey asked men what they wanted most. The majority said that they desired peace and happiness. But this came second on their wish list. What they wanted first in life was a big-screen television!
Television is immensely popular throughout the world. Back in 1931, when television was in its infancy, the chairman of the Radio Corporation of America said: “The potential audience of television in its ultimate development may reasonably be expected to be limited only by the population of the earth itself.” Those words may have sounded far-fetched at the time, but they do not today. The number of televisions worldwide is estimated to stand at 1.5 billion, with many more viewers. Love it or hate it, television plays a major role in people’s lives.
The time that many people devote to television is astonishing. Recently, a global study showed that, on average, people watch TV for just over three hours each day. North Americans watch four and a half hours daily, while the Japanese top the list at five hours per day. Those hours add up. If we watch four hours daily, by age 60 we will have spent ten years in front of the screen. Yet, none of us would want inscribed on our tombstone: “Here lies our beloved friend, who devoted one sixth of his [or her] life to watching TV.”
Do people watch hours of television because they enjoy it? Not necessarily. Many believe that they spend too much time watching TV and feel guilty that they haven’t used their time more productively. Some say they are “TV addicts.” Of course, you cannot become addicted to TV in the same way that a person becomes addicted to narcotics, though there are similarities. Addicts devote much time to the drug they use. Though they want to reduce that time or quit the habit, they can’t. They sacrifice important social and family activities to use drugs, and they suffer withdrawal symptoms when they abstain. All these symptoms can occur in people who watch a lot of television.
“The eating of too much honey is not good,” wrote wise King Solomon. (Proverbs 25:27) The same principle applies to TV viewing. Though television offers much that is worthwhile, heavy viewing can cut into family time, hinder reading and academic performance in children, and contribute to obesity. If you invest a great deal of time in watching TV, it is smart to think about what you are getting in return. Our time is too precious to waste. It is also smart to think about what we watch.
31 Flavors
Image by miskan
I had Burger King for lunch today. I hadn’t had BK since last Wednesday and I was beginning to have withdrawal symptoms. After lunch I decided to pass by Baskin Robbins. There is a guy always there, everytime I pass by he is like "hello sir, you want icecream?", and I am always like no leave me alone. So today I felt like having icecream, I was like I had a light lunch I can atleast have desert. So I pass by the place and the fucker wasn’t there. Instead he had this paper sign saying that he will be back at 4pm. So I figured I would take a picture of the sign and get the picture developed. Then I will go back and blackmail the guy telling him I would show it to his manager unless he gives me free icecream!
Restoration in Progress
Image by sydandsaskia
The mill has been undergoing a thorough restoration this summer. I took this on Sept 27 and the mill was due to receive its outer wing in November and be finished before the end of 2008. Because to the wet fields surrounding the mill, and the danger of heavy machinery sinking into the mud, I won’t get my wings until the spring. Bummer city, I’ll be going through withdrawal symptoms this winter.