For my 1000th post: 12 Weeks of No News/TV/Internet

[ChisolmTrailDem]

(As far as I know, also my first OP; can't see my old posts because I haven't posted in the last 30 days.)

I understand there was some scandal to do with the IRS? I had no clue. Really. I'm going to go ahead and guess it was supposed to bring President Obama down but, much like the DEA/Mexico arms scandal Fast & Furious, it ended up fizzling on the overzealous Repungnants.

You see, for the past 12 weeks I have, after a traumatic and unexpected life experience, isolated myself from the world in many ways. I could not handle the added stress of feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders, my daily excursions into the news and events of the world beyond my walls ended cold-turkey. I receded into my own life, which has been sufficiently stressful.

I find it very interesting, the result of my break from TV, Internet, and news. I would be in a diner for breakfast and catch eavesdropped snippets of conversations around me and if there was any mention of a news item, I hadn't heard anything about it and so wasn't able to relate. But while going about my daily life I heard very little about national or global news, events, or other happenings. It's very surprising to me because I had been in tune to what's happening in the world for decades, scarfing up news like it was my sustenance.

I understand now why so many people can be so oblivious to the greater world beyond their personal lives. If a person doesn't actively pursue/watch/listen/read news, it's very easy to become oblivious. To deal with my personal tragedy, I reacted in a strange way, for me that is. I made myself too busy. Too busy so that I wouldn't have to be at home. Too busy to inform myself. And despite all that busy-ness, I was still able to withdraw from the world. Very little of what goes on in this world filters down to the person who is too busy with their lives to keep up with current events. I used to wonder about those people, how they could so thoroughly ignore the wider world around them, until I became one of them the past 12 weeks.

I don't really know if I've made a point here, lol.

By the way, who is the Edward Snowden character?

[TexasTowelie]

1. They say ignorance is bliss.

However, I'd be concerned about the dangers lurking around the corner without any knowledge of current events. That would be more stressful to me than knowing what is happening in the world even though I become disgusted by it, particularly as of late.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. Good point, TexasTowelie. Luv the nic, btw. n/t

[NoPasaran]

2. Snowden was some celebrity chef

He made some kung pao that went terribly, terribly wrong and was forced off of basic cable.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. LMAO! Thanks for the laff, NoPasaran =)! n/t

[uppityperson]

3. Sometimes obsessing over all the details all the time with the inability to do much about any of it

is very stressful. Finding the balance between "informing yourself" and obsessing is a good thing to work towards.

Not sure if this was at all your point but just throwing it out.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

8. Balance is good, thanks, UP! I think my point is this: I'm back, baby! But,

I have no idea what's going on! LOL!

[RainDog]

4. sometimes it's good to get away from all the noise

hope you're doing well.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. I'm doing better, RainDog. Thanks so much for the well-wishes =). n/t

[randome]

9. Hats off to you for your period of 'abstenance'!

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