I’m not gonna turn on the TV for a week. The TV is the kiss of death for me. Despite the fact that there are no shows I feel compelled to watch (since “Friends” is over), when the TV comes on, it inevitably moves from its intended purpose as background noise to foreground obsession.

I’m gonna replace the TV with organizing my financial statements, reading, working out, maybe even finally sending out Christmas cards!

Eh, who’m I kidding on the last one? I don’t know where anybody lives anymore. Unless all the cards are to be e-mailed.