In an attempt to post on something non-churchy–yes, shocking–I decided to share some big news. Not only do we have a TV this year, we may be able to get more than the five channels we currently receive.

Conversations with Katie and Sam led us to Freeview, a free service that somehow reads all those signals flowing around outside and translates them into entertainment, news, music, and radio channels on the TV. All we have to do is buy a Freeview box (I’m plugging next month’s budget bigtime) and we’re off. As an added bonus, the Freeview box comes with a remote which will almost be worth the $40 on its own since we don’t seem to have a remote for the TV here.

For those of you who know me well, this may all seem a bit strange since Megan and I don’t have a TV in Decatur–and other than football Saturdays, I don’t miss it. Here, though, I am more likely to watch TV since 1) we have one, and 2) I like to think I’m analyzing Scottish culture when watching.

Time will tell, but I don’t think the fancy new box will change my viewing habits too much, just broaden my options the handful of times I do want to watch. Last I heard, the average American watches 3.5 hours of TV a day. At home, I’m more like 3.5 a month and here, less than 3.5 a week. Still, the question arises: how much is too much?

How does this sound as a general rule: time spent watching TV should be less than time spent reading.