Mike — Thank you! I love to take on that kind of topic. In fact I asked to join a Medium publication called @CounterArts partly because it seems to appreciate contrarian views like that one. (Haven’t submitted there yet but plan to.) The daytime-blather issue speaks to me because I try to exercise for 30 minutes before starting to write each day, and watching TV makes the time go quicker… but the level of conversation can be SO frustrating. Often I turn off the set and exercise to music instead, just to avoid it. Jan