<warning: rambling!>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

I just read something that struck me as the weirdest news I’ve read in days (and I do<\/strong> read a lot of weird stuff!).<\/p>\n

Here’s what I read: link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is what I thought was weird:<\/p>\n

a. He mummified in a year, due to the low humidity. Low humidity in New York? (and with a broken water pipe in his house!)<\/p>\n

b. If I don’t pay my monthly electricity bill, I don’t get to\u00c2\u00a0watch TV for another year!<\/p>\n

c. He was found in front of a blaring (deaf?) TV. And\u00c2\u00a0he has been blind for years?<\/p>\n

But then, maybe it’s not all that weird after all.<\/p>\n

First I think\u00c2\u00a0I once heard that they can’t cut off your water\u00c2\u00a0(you need it to survive) and electricity (that may kill someone). (Does anyone know if there’s some truth to this?)<\/p>\n

Second, maybe using a TV\u00c2\u00a0as a radio isn’t that bad an idea after all. You get all the news channels, and for shows like Jeopardy, Deal\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0No Deal, and\u00c2\u00a0basically all sitcoms,\u00c2\u00a0 music\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0‘talk’ shows… who needs to actually\u00c2\u00a0see<\/strong> anything? In most cases it’s probably preferable to not having to watch what you’re listening to! I know quite a few programs that I prefer to not even listen to! Actually, now that I think of it, the only movies you probably would want some visuals with are porn movies. And even those are usually horrible to watch (someone told me that)(and not really on TV, here in the US). Okay, maybe programs about art and nature too, but then again, they\u00c2\u00a0usually have very nice music too! And, unfortunately, these programs are rare. So in conclusion, TV programs that are actually worth watching<\/strong> are rare. Extremely rare.<\/p>\n

Basically, our TV programs show us the taping of a radio show.<\/p>\n

So,\u00c2\u00a0as for finding this blind man sitting in front of his TV? I grew up without TV, and the whole family would listen to certain radio programs. And we sat in front of the radio! All seven of us.<\/p>\n

So, maybe, after all, not that weird at all.<\/p>\n

Just sad.<\/p>\n

Although… I’ve always said, that when it’s my time,\u00c2\u00a0I want to die in my sleep.<\/p>\n

Maybe in front of a blaring TV isn’t that bad either…<\/p>\n

(and it also may not be that uncommon:\u00c2\u00a0 link<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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