Orbit Change Conversations

The average American home now has more television sets than people … according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and 2.55 people, the researchers said. - The Associated Press, Sept. 21.

This promoted Rick Moranis, creator of a country music album, “The Agoraphobic Cowboy” to write in New York Times (carried by IHT)…
I have two kids. Both are away at college.
I have five television sets.
I have three DVD players, two VHS machines and four stereos.
I have 19 remote controls, mostly in one drawer.
I have three computers, four printers and two non-working faxes.
I have three phone lines, three cell phones and two answering machines.
I have no messages.
I have 46 cookbooks.
I have 68 takeout menus from four restaurants.
I have 116 soy sauce packets.
I have 382 dishes, bowls, cups, saucers, mugs and glasses.
I eat over the sink.
I have five sinks, two with a view.
I try to keep a positive view.
I have two refrigerators.
It’s very hard to count ice cubes.
I have 39 pairs of golf, tennis, squash, running, walking, hiking, casual and formal shoes, ice skates and rollerblades.
I’m wearing slippers.
I read three dailies, four weeklies, five monthlies and no annual reports.
I have 506 CD, cassette, vinyl and eight-track recordings.
I listen to the same radio station all day.
I have 26 sets of linen for four regular, three foldout and two inflatable beds.
I don’t like having houseguests.
I have 184,000 frequent flier miles on six airlines, three of which no longer exist.
I have “101 Dalmatians” on tape.
I have 14 digital clocks flashing relatively similar times.
I have nine armchairs from which I can be critical.
I have a laundry list of things that need cleaning.
I have lost more than 1,000 golf balls.
I am missing 37 umbrellas.
I have over 400 yards of dental floss.
I have a lot of time on my hands.

This has prompted some interesting blog posts. Take a look at a sample.