We had a TV early on---despite the wishes of our local Mennonite Bishop-----but it was not ever in the "normally on" mode. My parents very much agreed that an "idle mind was the devils workshop"---the TV was fertile ground for such idleness and there were more than enough cows to prevent an idle mind. The TV only got turned on after dinner and then only for specific programs. As funny as it sounds---my Mother (who did not like Catholics) loved Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and we watched his show every week. I think my wife was the second Catholic my Mother actually liked
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis