What's a family to do? For 12 years our big ass rear projection Mitsubishi has been a faithful family servant. The other day we gathered ‘round the tube…turned it “on”….and it promptly turned itself “off”…as if to say, “To hell with this …I’m done. Entertain yourselves from now on.”
For 12 years we gathered ‘round, and wasted many precious hours of our lives with that TV. The television is where the American family congregates…to be entertained, to be informed, to gain weight. It’s a sad day when the end comes. Where would we be without it? We might have to read books, have lively political discussions, or give Duncandog some attention. We just couldn’t roll our hard-wired friend to the TV graveyard without trying to save it.
So we invited a TV repairman over for a little diagnostics…. “Sorry ma’am…it was hit by lightening. The motherboard/red bulb is destroyed. You might not want to fix it…gonna cost more than a new High Definition TV. Just the facts…Ma’am.”
You see…I think PaulA willed this untimely death on our television. He’s been having eyes for one of those spanking new Hi-Def TVs…and I’m thinking he’s been spending some time over at Best Buy getting to know all about them. Yep, whether consciously or unconsciously, he willed this lightening bolt demise on our poor electrical friend.
Every man on the planet Earth loves a Hi-Def. Frankly, I don’t understand the big buzz around it. I know PaulA would rather watch sports on a Hi-Def.…golf, football, his beloved Red Sox. But I don’t really need a close-up of the sweat that pours from Kevin Youkilis’ face. Although I could be convinced…when the Red Sox play the Yankees and A-Rod is up to bat. Men’s and women’s circuits are wired a little differently when it comes to televisions. Watching sports on a High Definition TV to a man is like…finding the perfect outfit at a Half-Off sale to a woman.
Gather ‘round family…and say good-bye to our dear old friend of 12 years…We hope the new Hi-Def is as faithful.
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