IMAGINATION

TV or not TV ;

Why am I so addicted ?

When I was a kid , in radio

the scenes were not depicted.

I used my imagination ;

the scenes were in my mind.

But now, I sit and stare at IT

and broaden my behind.

Sometimes I work while sitting,

but the 'EYE' is usually on ;

If radio shows could once more be,

the TV would be gone .

We'd go back to those yesterdays

when Radio was KING ...

adventure, romance, mystery ;

it gave us everything !

Excitedly we'd listen ,

and thrill to daring feats ;

we kids spent evenings home

instead of in the streets.

Ah, the good old days of radio

with programs you could trust ;

not like TV where we can see

its violence and lust.

Imagination ran the show ;

we didn't have to see

what Jack and Doc and Reggie did

on 'I Love a Mystery'

Daytimes you'd find us playing

outside in clean, fresh air ...

we exercised our bodies ;

had energy to spare.

But now the exercise I need

is getting off my butt

to turn the doggone TV off

and quit that mindless rut !

I wrote this back in 1994, I think, when watching TV was what

I mostly tended to do, as my main activity. So, I decided to

write about it, and see if that would spur me on to something

a little more productive. Or, stimulating, at least. Reading

AND writing became two of my hobbies ,

I hope you enjoy these offerings for today, and maybe give

you something to think about.

Thank you.

Count your blessings today and every day,

D