Monday I’m calling Time Warner Cable and Verizon to tell them I don’t own a television and I don’t want home Internet. They got to stop mailing me. I get at least one glossy card a day from both of them. For eight freaking years. It’s annoying and such a waste of paper.

Maybe it’s because I grew up without a television set, I have zero interest in those kinds of services. Especially now with 3G Smartphone, I can’t imagine why I would need such a service. I get email, social media, and other services in my phone. When I need something data intensive I can walk or drive to the public library. Even if eventually when I move out of the city to an off-grid cabin, I will still be able to stop by a library after work for data intensive tasks.

I just don’t really understand the appeal of those big television sets. It’s just so many bright and flashing commercial crap. I’d rather be in the woods or doing other things besides being stuck in front of a screen. Sure, I like coding and map making, especially in the winter months but I don’t really need the Internet for that.

I do have a 23″ monitor I bought for $150 a few years back. Its great for mapping and coding. Map making is better on the big screen. The few times I’ve brought it along with me traveling for work websites do look nice on it. I guess I could buy an inexpensive HDTV adapter and get over the air television, but I really don’t want that in my home.

Just please, stop sending me those television ads.