Our "on again/off again" TV access if off again, our antenna having fallen (I tied the wires too losely, I think). And it has been so for over a month. It's one of those interesting quandaries of life: when I have TV, I watch it too much, when I don't have it, I miss it far less than I would think.

But I DO miss certain programs. I have not gotten to watch a single episode of "24". EVER. And from everything I have heard, it sounds like a show I would like. No Simpsons, no football (MNF's jump to cable has me almost willing to break the bank to pay far too much for far too little quality programming). The program I personally miss most, though, is "Numbers". I'm hoping that one starts the jump to DVD soon.

But for every "Numbers", there's a "Desperate Housewives" in a time slot where NOTHING on the network appeals to me and when, defying all logic and intellect, I often feel too compelled to have the TV on. And, in the absence of TV, I read a lot more. And that can only be a  good thing.

So, while I admit I miss it, I may hold out on TV a bit longer. My brain may someday thank me for it.