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...somewhat different route, the same dismissal of old-line thinking and technology that the Tofflers do. In a chapter titled "The Death of Television," he writes, "In an age when computers will be responsive to voice, touch, joysticks, keyboards, mice and other devices, television is inherently passive, a couch potato medium." Why watch what some TV programmer decrees you should watch, when a computer can let you see or create whatever your heart desires...
...small town. It resembles an ecosystem where the threads of life are tightly interwoven. All of the citizens of North Bath are completely dependent on one other. After sueing him for lost wages and then stealing his snowblower, Sully isn't surprised to find Carl curled up on his couch later that night. As vicious as their relationship may be, Sully is still a source of comfort. And when Sully wins his lawyer's wooden leg in the weekly poker game, Wirf knows it is only a matter of time before he gets it back...
...apartment, on a couch that's on the same scale as the South African Nobel literature laureate, the authority and energy in her words and manner dispel any illusions of weakness...
...years experts have reassured couch potatoes that moderate exercise is all the heart needs. Now comes a study that says that isn't the whole story. Yes, moderate exercise is better than none at all. But running maniacally is better still. A survey of almost 7,000 men found that 10% of those who run up to 10 miles a week had dangerously low levels of so-called good cholesterol. But virtually no one who topped 40 miles a week had that problem...
...them to spend holidays with us and got them presents." The Paines also never forgot that they were dealing with kids, not mature nannies. Like many couples, they have suffered their share of fender benders, missed curfews and boyfriend woes. "You come down and find people groping on the couch," Thos laughs. "If you can't handle the hormones, don't get into the program...