A Different Kind of Television...
What am I talking about? I'm talking about a certain form of entertainment where I watch people sit through their daily lives. This is supposedly the idea behind all those stupid "reality t.v." shows which keep spawning off of each other. But my version is better. It's truly interactive. And, the characters keep changing. My show is usually around half an hour long, with no commercial breaks, unless I choose to read the billboards. I stopped reading most of them long ago. Sure, there are your stereotypical characters. Bad drivers talking on their cell phone, not driving, down the road. The occasional redneck who stops at the light to get another beer out of the cooler in the bed. He has a long drive home from work, you know... Then there's your teenager who likes to yell nonsense out their window at me, only to be surprised when I catch them at the light. The light? Yes, the traffic light. The traffic light can involve an inordiante amount of showing off by all sorts of insecure characters, not to mention full-on make-up sessions by girls, both young and old. You can learn a lot about the human race sitting at a traffic light.
So, by now, you might have concluded I'm talking about driving. WRONG. My "reality tv show" is my daily bicycle ride to work. Because of the slower pace, I actually see more of what's going on. Because I'm actually exercising, my mind is alert enough to actually think about what I'm observing, and boy is it entertaining sometimes. Occasionally, it's even scary. And the surround sound is always realistic. People often think I'm crazy when they find out I ride my bicycle to work (my second job) eight miles each way. But then, I think they're crazy for sitting in front of their tv for hours every night. So, that's why I call my ride a "different kind of television." And it's only one of the reasons I like riding my bike on the road. If you're up for adventure, try it sometime. But beware the bad drivers... That's all for this show.