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I really liked TV, turn it on and I'd sit in front of it and flip through the channels and zone. For the past five years I've been more or less TV free. I watch movies on DVD or Netflix, get my news only online (thanks Freepers). But now, I can't even get interested in movies; the best thing I've watched recently was a 30 minute show about two beavers building dam.

I'm now onto audio books, downloaded from the library, I can listen and do other things at the same time. I'm not trying to be snobbish about it, I just can't tolerate what is being served up. The news has me ranting for hours and the shows, well, they just plain s**k.

I like classic movies, B movies, lost noir films, etc, so Netflix is more than enough for me. I don't like modern movies. CGI is annoying.

Last night I relaxed with an old 50s noir, "Bullet for Joey" with my man Edward G. Robinson. It was a simple detective story, but relaxing and fun. It's an added bonus to see the old cars and styles and whatnot from the era.

And hey, my wife and I love big cute rodents--beavers, marmots, etc. Those movies are very relaxing too. I watched a documentary the other night on "Unusual Buildings", an ode to classic roadside America. Light, relaxing. No commercials. No annoying modern sensibilities.