http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Katherine+Westphal Society Katherine Westphal Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=156158&ca=Society I don't watch that much TV! "I don't watch that much TV," says the average person, "just a few hours here and there." Unfortunately, the average person, according to the most recent figures from Nielsen Media Research Inc., watches TV for 4 hours and 35 minutes every single day. Worse, the average h... Self Help Katherine Westphal Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=156477&ca=Self+Help What would you do if you had four extra hours to spend every day I could hand it to you right now on a silver platter if you like. By tomorrow you could have an extra four hours already. The hours would add up quickly. In a week, you would have 28 extra hours. In a month, you would have over 120 ext... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=117501&ca=Family+Concerns Every night, I battle my TV. Just as I'm settling in to a nice, relaxing half-slumber while listening to Sarah-Jessica-Parker-as-Carrie-Bradshaw rant about men, I find myself rudely awakened by some horrendous Livelinks commercial. Suddenly I'm in a mad rush to find the remote so I can down the volu... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=61333&ca=Family+Concerns Children witness 16,000 TV Murders The most commonly cited statistic is that by the age of 18 the average American will have witnessed 16,000 murders and 200,000 violent acts on TV. However, with the increase in viewing time and the trend towards more violence on TV, that statistic will soon need to... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1964&ca=Family+Concerns Some moments are worth savoring. As I write this, I am outdoors with the sun gently warming my skin. A gentle breeze is caressing my face. The air is fragrant with the blossoms on my peach and plum trees. My sons are giving Thomas the Tank Engine a ride down the slide. My daughter and her friend are... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1809&ca=Family+Concerns Television news programs are just about the worst way to get news for two important reasons. 1) Television itself inhibits the functioning of left brain rational analysis. 2) The television media has become centralized into a few huge media conglomerates. Most people are aware of the consolidation o... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1810&ca=Family+Concerns It was the big Easter Egg Hunt. My friend Christy and I lined up with the other kids. We all gazed greedily at the field of goodies before us. "GO!" yelled the announcer. En masse we rushed forwards. For some reason, everyone veered to the left. I stopped. I glanced at the untouched feast to my righ... Family Concerns Katherine Westphal Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1738&ca=Family+Concerns It is 2AM and you are blankly staring at a rerun of "Columbo". You meant to go to bed hours ago, but the time has somehow managed to slip through your fingers. Your hand reaches for the remote. It's Saturday afternoon and your best friend since kindergarten calls and asks to meet with you over cof...