Things I Miss About Cable T.V.

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It must have been a couple of months ago now that Aileen and I got rid of cable TV. We didn’t get rid of the television altogether–we kept it so we could watch DVDs and enjoy the Wii. But we got rid of cable and now have access to precisely 0 channels. Today I paused to reflect on all of the things I miss about having cable television.

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Here they are in no particular order:

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