We’ve been having issues with our Television Provider. We’re with Bell. We’re not happy with Bell. And besides Bell, there is only one other: Rogers. Some people we know are happy enough with Rogers. We’re debating whether or not to switch. Or what.
I hate to admit this, until recently I had no clear idea how much we were paying for the Priviledge of Having 100 Crappy Channels Beamed Into our Household 24/7.
We pay around $70/month. That is $840/year. For te-le-vis-ion! This seems kind of crazy. This is programming which is paid for by advertising, programming which is transmitted via invisible beams in the sky which can be captured and turned into pictures on a screen … for free!
This is mostly Mark’s territory, so I’m hovering on the sidelines, but you know what? Even though I would miss The Office, and House (although I am growing more and more irritated by it), ANTM (which is probably rotting my brain anyway) and the occasional film, I think I could live without it. Could you?
“I wish they had bookmarks for dreams…” said Sarah, rubbing her eyes. “I was having a really good one.”
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On today’s agenda:
– dissection of owl pellets
– birthday party prep
– gathering items for a Sunday garage sale
*sigh*
Setting: Loblaw HQ. The office of Galen G. Weston, CEO.
Opening shot: Sandra, a youthful, trim, friendly, executive assistant enters the office of Galen G. Weston. She knocks lightly on the doorframe.
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Sandra: Mr. Weston?
GGW: Yes?
Sandra: We need to sit down and discuss the Healthy Eating Challenge we ran with the bloggers.
GGW: Bloogers?
Sandra: Bloggers. It’s a term for people who keep journals on the Internet.
GGW: Ah yes, of course.
Sandra: We gave Loblaws gift cards to certain individuals and asked them to take on the Healthy Eating Challenge. The idea was they’d write about the products they really liked…
GGW: Oh yes. And they’d tell their friends in their bloogs, I mean blogs. Blogs. That’s really a stupid-sounding word, isn’t it?
Sandra: Yeah…
GGW: Remind me why we did this again?
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