My Beef with TV

I have a serious problem with TV. Fake news does not

Bother me. I find myself believing that which I wish to

Believe. I have more channels than I need. I can pick

And choose from the news, education, music, fiction

Or virtual reality. Yes, 24-7, I can gripe and spew, scan

And review my televised potpourri with a modest

Pressure applied to the handy remote. No, the problem

Is mainly manifest with the menagerie of canine, feline,

Bovine and foul of every kind which are broadcast inces-

Santly. I have this small dog, you see, whose

Attention is addictively glued to the proliferation of

Animated activity. And with each dog, cat, horse, cow

Or chicken which appears, whether it be part of a pro-

Gram or commercial, she, my little pet, barks at them

With fierce and fiery impunity. This annoying and dis-

Ruptive trait of hers poses the profound issue of ex-

Treme aggravation for me. Long story short, and as

Far as I see, albeit CBS, CNN, FOX or NBC, ESPN, SCIFI

Or Discovery, there are far too many animals depicted

On TV. And what’s more, added to this crass and

Obnoxious cacophony is the ubiquitous frequency where

Our current President, his lame-brained staff and cabinet

Are featured spewing alternative reality, hawking their

Twisted social/political diatribes of ridicule and fatuity. I

Suppose I could switch to PBS or turn off TV completely,

But that begs to question, what kind of fun would that be?

Chris Hanch 2-16-17