Comments on: Haiku 284 http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/ Alison Kehler and Kelly Westhoff alternate turns posting one new haiku each day. Reviews of haiku-themed products, interviews with haiku authors and guest haiku artists. Fri, 18 May 2012 09:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: johanna http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/#comment-1256 johanna Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:41:04 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=2899#comment-1256 not sure how this didnt come through--something got mixed up. the comment was that we often sacrifice "real" things to do, in order to watch actors "do" phony things on the tube..... not sure how this didnt come through–something got mixed up.
the comment was that we often
sacrifice “real” things to do, in order to watch actors “do”
phony things on the tube…..

]]> By: johanna http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/#comment-1254 johanna Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:57:01 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=2899#comment-1254 we live in faster and faster times, our children's brains are adjusting to keep pace with these rapid changes[ video games again] also all the cute [ immediate gratification] little play cellphones and computer "education" toys... marketed to the new demographic- young kids. believe me, i had many inner arguments about the tv habits that my son grew up with. it began with limited time, and lots of quality videos. however, it sort of subtly grows on your life, then when there's something fun to actually do, you'll miss whatever is on.... i 'll get off my soapbox.. but i will say the best way to get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good one. we live in faster and faster times, our children’s
brains are adjusting to keep pace with these rapid
changes[ video games again] also all the cute
[ immediate gratification] little play cellphones and
computer “education” toys…
marketed to the new demographic- young kids.

believe me, i had many inner arguments about the
tv habits that my son grew up with. it began with limited time, and
lots of quality videos. however, it sort of subtly
grows on your life, then when there’s something fun to
actually do, you’ll miss whatever is on….

i ‘ll get off my soapbox.. but i will say the best way to
get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.

]]> By: Alison http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/#comment-1253 Alison Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:07:01 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=2899#comment-1253 Well, I'm not ready to blow up the television since I approve of Sesame Street and B and I enjoy Monk so much and want to see the season finale. Oh, and Lost! Plus we live in the country now so we thought cable would help the transition. But... I've been thinking about how television levels our culture, if that makes sense. How you can be in the middle of nowhere and still get the same horrible messages sent to you that everyone else in the country is getting, and really even beyond our country. I don't know if it's even possible to measure the damage that television does to our kids, so yes, I agree - those evening walks are so much better. Sitting on the porch, dreaming. Silence even. Well, I’m not ready to blow up the television since I approve of Sesame Street and B and I enjoy Monk so much and want to see the season finale. Oh, and Lost! Plus we live in the country now so we thought cable would help the transition.

But… I’ve been thinking about how television levels our culture, if that makes sense. How you can be in the middle of nowhere and still get the same horrible messages sent to you that everyone else in the country is getting, and really even beyond our country.

I don’t know if it’s even possible to measure the damage that television does to our kids, so yes, I agree - those evening walks are so much better. Sitting on the porch, dreaming. Silence even.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/#comment-1252 Kelly Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:49:35 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=2899#comment-1252 I like this one. I like the repetition of your syntax. I like this one. I like the repetition of your syntax.

]]> By: johanna http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-284/#comment-1250 johanna Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.haikubytwo.com/?p=2899#comment-1250 blow up the tv.... get a bug-net and flashlight hunt the yard at night [prine, again] i know its a bit late up in the n/east for bug hunts =] but getting the habit of an early evening nature walk with a parent becomes easy, pretty quickly. it's much more interesting to "Do", than to" Watch"... also all the memorable time spent together . tv can never re-place that. blow up the tv….

get a bug-net and flashlight

hunt the yard at night

[prine, again]

i know its a bit late up in the n/east for bug hunts =]
but getting the habit of an early evening nature walk with a parent
becomes easy, pretty quickly. it’s much more interesting to “Do”,
than to” Watch”… also all the memorable time spent together .
tv can never re-place that.

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