When it came to a TV in the bedroom, I said, "NO way, Jose." My husband said, "who's Jose?" OOPS!!

Tee hee...a little cornball, I s'pose. But there's NO TV in OUR bedroom.
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> Ok, don't hold me to this, it's all second
> and third hand info BUT....

> I heard on the radio the other day that
> there was this small village in India that
> hadn't had electricity. When they were
> finally hooked up it was noticed after a
> year or two that the birth rate had
> declined. Some people believe that the
> increased light kept people up later or
> socializing more, sooo...less time in the
> dark, less opportunity to, ah...

> It has also been noted that when late night
> television became more popular, specifically
> the Jonny Carson show, that the birth rate
> in middle America dropped, and has continued
> to drop since then.

> And of course we've all heard the story
> about the blackout power outage in New York
> in the sixties which resulted in an increase
> of births nine months later...

> The Grouchmate and I have this discussion
> every once in a while about having a tv in
> our bedroom. I am against it because I go to
> bed before the mate is ready and if we had a
> tv in the bedroom she would keep me up with
> it. It's not the sound, it's the light. Even
> a night light will disturb my sleep. Not
> only that but I'm SURE that any opportunity
> that may present itself would be squelched
> by that stupid tube!

> So, how many of YOU have a thied eye in the
> bedroom, and how do you deal with it
> stealing "quality time" from you
> and YOUR mate? Any volunteers?