Life Without Cable

OK, so we purged our living room of a TV and have adjusted nicely over the last few months.  We now only have 2 TVs in the house: a 25'' in the guest room/office & a 13'' by the treadmill in the basement. The obvious next step? No more cable.  

(Yeah, the whole digital conversion is a few months away, but worry not...we just requested 2 converter box coupons which should be mailed shortly.)

So, can we live without?

- ESPN & all that goes with it (we'll have to go out to watch the Steelers on MNF, hopefully with Kornheiser muted)

- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (the best show on TV, but I think we can watch it online)

- MTV reality shows (Paris Hilton's My New BFF is just getting good)

- Cable news (we'll have to get our news online without all the yelling...we might miss the yelling)

- Joel McHale

- Comedy Central stand-up when we're bored on a Friday night

- The inevitable return of Flavor Flav

- Little People Plus 8 on TLC

- Law & Order reruns

- The joy I get from programming out CMT, then later the frustration when I stumble upon Mindy watching the search for a Cowboy cheerleader or dancing bartender

- the great design ideas we get from HGTV (that we'll never put to use)

- Reds games (radio now, I guess)

The next cable bill is due on the 12th...let's see if we're brave enough to pull the trigger before then!