T.V. makes you stupid.

I had a busy day at work yesterday. I came straight home to a good dinner and played with Bryce until he went to bed around 8. Then I got my bike set up on my trainer (read: the trainer I borrowed from Jon and have no intention of returning) and rode for 1:10. I don't use any fancy equipment when I spend my time on the trainer, last night I didn't even have my heart rate monitor on. I just sat on my bike in a dark room, listened to a podcast, and spun away to get a good sweat going. It's strange, but I really can't think of anything more relaxing.

As a lot of people know, I really think that extreme amounts of television watching can substantially reduce your thought process. This doesn't mean I don't watch t.v. On the contrary, I have reached my conclusion through years of scientific study sitting in what some would consider a television induced coma. It makes me cringe everytime I see Bryce so fixated on the idiot box that he can't even hear you call his name. But he does pretty good -- he would rather play legos and choo-choo than watch t.v. most of the time, unless the Backyardigans or Spongebob are on (but who can blame him).

A few months (or maybe a year, time is speeding up) ago I went two full weeks without watching T.V. It was probably the most productive two weeks of my life. Say, for example, you generally watch T.V. from 8 to 10 every night (which is about normal for me), it ia absolutely amazing what else you can get accomplished during that time. Anyway, the craziness of my current schedule has necessitated a prioritization of my time and attention, which I think couldn't have come at a better time. I won't make a list of them here, but I can assure you that T.V. is way towards the bottom.

*** Last night I rode the trainer for 1:10. High cadence, low resistance. Tonight I have a 50 minute run.

See ya.