tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post5287295575924524380..comments2024-03-18T20:57:04.194-07:00Comments on CelloMom on Cars: For Earth Day, pledge to turn off your TVUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-52612972211783079822013-04-23T18:36:00.609-07:002013-04-23T18:36:00.609-07:00Ha ha! wait: you mean, Bud and dandruff shampoo is...Ha ha! wait: you mean, Bud and dandruff shampoo is not my path to happiness? Whoa. :-)<br />I'm with you on the good investment strategy: it also ends up being more frugal in the long run!CelloMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296682116908633307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-39830310193097690072013-04-23T02:38:29.599-07:002013-04-23T02:38:29.599-07:00Yeah. So true. Tv is all about what we need. It...Yeah. So true. Tv is all about what we need. It feeds our addictions. Today, I have learned that dandruff shampoo will make me happy. <br /><br />Bud too!<br /><br />Well, neither of these things makes me happy - and I choose not to partake in the ipad/iphone madness. It's about making solid choices - just as you said. If i am going to buy a camera, it's going to be good, take goodAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956044918626392909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-87682898473014527752012-04-23T22:03:01.310-07:002012-04-23T22:03:01.310-07:00We do not have cable. We watch one show during the...We do not have cable. We watch one show during the week survivor on the internet. I don't even know why we have a TV sometimes....Good Girl Gone Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480401325896207068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-88465435506512032622012-04-23T19:14:41.923-07:002012-04-23T19:14:41.923-07:00TV free is easy; but screen-free altogether! It&...TV free is easy; but screen-free altogether! It's okay to be unplugged on a trip, but we'll see how I do next week at home. I lean on the internet for things like weather, recipes, train schedules....<br /><br />There is still a difference between the level of intrusiveness of advertising on TV and on the internet. But it's blurring now that more websites have video ads embedded CelloMomhttp://www.cellomomcars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-65361895697833871052012-04-23T19:01:26.193-07:002012-04-23T19:01:26.193-07:00To tell the truth, we don't have a TV either. ...To tell the truth, we don't have a TV either. We used to have one, but it lived in the closet and got rolled out when we watched a movie on dvd. We gave it away once Netflix came on the scene. Life is peaceful without the TV, and I agree with you: you get a clearer view of your life.CelloMomhttp://www.cellomomcars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-43240083183919172492012-04-23T13:25:25.644-07:002012-04-23T13:25:25.644-07:00I don't have a TV...unfortunately, I still spe...I don't have a TV...unfortunately, I still spend way too much of my life with a screen. This weekend I turned off my computer and stayed away until Sunday evening rolled around and I needed to check my email before the work week. It was wonderful. I think the internet has a numbing effect, and I use it to procrastinate on doing more worthwhile, if more difficult things. <br /><br />I think weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-67615798289031687292012-04-23T13:05:40.762-07:002012-04-23T13:05:40.762-07:00Oh I love this! It's true ... advertisements ...Oh I love this! It's true ... advertisements are all about convincing us that we NEED that newest & greatest gizmo and their bottom line. It's almost never about what is right and good (for us & the planet). My hubby & I decided, a year or so ago, to give up our cable service. We can still rent movies or watch programing thru the Internet. We've discovered a couple ofAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323775808390175925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-48627277637962981402012-04-23T09:06:14.445-07:002012-04-23T09:06:14.445-07:00Thanks! and I missed her TV/Computer Turnoff chal...Thanks! and I missed her TV/Computer Turnoff challenge completely - we were indeed screen free over spring break. There's also ScreenFree Week coming up: 30 April - 6 May. I'm ready: writing a few posts ahead of next week.CelloMomhttp://www.cellomomcars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235446006357589887.post-74835388769530005612012-04-23T07:55:37.320-07:002012-04-23T07:55:37.320-07:00This is really a good post! I found your blog thro...This is really a good post! I found your blog through Reduce Footprints and am glad I did!!Alicia@ eco friendly homemakinghttp://ecofriendlyhomemaking.comnoreply@blogger.com