March 2008

No wonder this is how God intended it... I have recently noticed that I have been living simply for the past few months without realizing it. It all happened when I moved to Brenham back in January. I was given a beautiful house to live in with a washing machine, kitchen and incredible backyard. It was only missing a few key parts of my existence: TV and Internet. I quickly realized how dependent on these things I have become. Believe it or not, but these things complicated my life. In their absence, I have had to find other ways to occupy ...

The New York Times ran an article earlier this month entitled "A One-Eyed Invader in the Bedroom" addressing the ramifications of children having televisions in their bedrooms. The article references one study of third graders, which concluded that a whopping 70% of those surveyed had a television in their room. The author goes on to raise questions about the harmful effects of this phenomenon, which include increased obesity, lower test scores, and more prevalent sleep problems. While I find those issues disconcerting, I am not as ...