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Bingo. I have not read a newspaper or watched T.V. in many years. Between FR and Talk Radio (which often discusses subjects I've already read about on FR), I think I have a pretty good handle on things.

Between FR and Talk Radio (which often discusses subjects I've already
read about on FR), I think I have a pretty good handle on things.

Speaking only for myself, I have experienced one down-side of a
healthy diet of FR (and linked sources) and good talk radio.

Elevated blood-pressure when I'm at the homes of friends/associates
and hear some TV talking head spreading lies and/or false impressions.

Someday I'll remember to take some blood-pressure medicine and put
in a mouth-guard prior to these social occassion.
It will just help my generally placid temperment to keep me from
shouting out "THAT'S A D-MNED LIE!" at a TV screen.

Even if it's a obvious lie.

Bingo. I have not read a newspaper or watched T.V. in many years...

Everyone to their own approach but I think that by not reading newspapers you might be missing things. I subscribe to The Wall Street Journal, for example, and I pick up a lot in its features sections, particularly in medical advances and tax changes.

I just learned, for example, that President Bush has signed into law a provision allowing people 70 1/2 to donate to qualified charities and avoid paying federal taxes. There are details in this law that I don't want to spend too much time on but you get the idea. Not everything in the universe is covered on the Web. Read newspapers (just avoid their "news" stories and editorials (often they are one and the same) and look at some of the feature stories.