Background Irritant

A lot could go under this category...such as annoying little brothers or sisters...or a cat clawing your legs...but I discovered one unexpectedly while out and about today. As is so prevalent these days at stores where one must wait (banks, car service centers, barbershops, etc...) there will be a tv available to entertain you. Though I was once quite the TV addict, I found it to be incredibly irritating today as I waited. To be fair, it was not so much the TV itself but the programming assaulting us helpless folk as we had no access to the remote. As I entertained myself with a book, I could barely concentrate as the drone of TV Soap Operas would not leave my ears alone. Like unseen, magical elves, they rained down upon my head worse than a bee hive under attack. Thankfully, one of the employees came to our aide and switched it to CNN. Clearly, we were not the only ones ready to commit suicide. Once the monotonous rhythm of the CNN broadcast started, it was immediate relief to not only my auditory senses, but my entire body. I felt the release of tension wash over my body like a pampering massage. I never thought the familiar and boring drone of a news broadcast could work the same magic as a cup of hot cocoa after shoveling the driveway and walkways in the aftermath of a blizzard. Perhaps everyone should try it one day to better appreciate all that CNN provides us with both intellectually and mentally. ;)