We interrupt this program

It's the grand experiment we try every year. This time, August drew the short straw.

For the next 31 days, we will be a television-free household. Well, technically the next 29 days since I did watch True Blood, Mad Men and Entourage last night. But what self-respecting month starts on Sunday anyway?

So starting today, we're going on hiatus until September.

I'll admit the fact that most of the network shows are in reruns for the summer makes it a lot easier. And because all the cable shows I watch are being TIVO'd, my sense of entertainment loss is somewhat lessened. But the important thing is the example we're setting for the kids.

Yeah, that's it.

We're teaching them that there's more to life than the Disney Channel (for my friends who work at Disney, that's just what we're telling them).

We're teaching them that sometimes sacrifice, carefully measured sacrifice, sacrifice that comes with an end date can be beneficial.

Then there's all that uninterrupted quality time we're going to be spending with each other. Time for sharing. For learning. For finding out the details of each others day. Time to ask the questions and say the things we can't because the TV is always on and....

OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHERE DID I HIDE THE REMOTE!!!