A few months ago I went on vacation, and while the location and actives were wonderful, one thing that impacted me the most was watching non-broadcast television.  During my teen year my parents got cable, but somehow over the years I stopped watching as much TV and chose not to have non-broadcast channels.  With Hulu and other sites like it, I watch a few of the shows that interest me on my laptop.  However, I love news and science programs which don't often make it to legitimate re-broadcasting websites.  After I get home from work, I generally work for two more hours while watching TV.  Therefore, I decided to step into the twenty-first century and get satellite TV.

I chose satellite because its features seem to fit my lifestyle best.  I now have hundreds of channels with educational and informational programming to watch.  Once I started playing with the DVR functionality, I totally geeked out.  While it may seem like a simple thing, I love being able to record the evening news and watch it when I get home.  Now I don't have to worry about rushing out of the office and fighting traffic!  I'm not exactly sure why I have three different jewelry shopping channels, but I can live with them.  Thanks to my DVR, I can now pretty much watch any of the varieties of Star Trek whenever I want.  I'm ready to engage in the re-discovery of non-broadcast television and the many wonders it offers.