I’m not a TV junkie. I hardly watch TV at all actually. I rarely know what the latest is on 24, Lost, or Grey’s Anatomy, and I didn’t know that a cute little kid from Utah was a finalist on American Idol until the last episode (which admittedly, I did watch).

When I heard that in February federal law requires that all full-power television broadcast stations stop broadcasting in analog format and broadcast only in digital format I was kind of annoyed. I wondered “Can they do that?” But largely it didn’t affect me. Like I said, I’m not a big TV watcher.

But then I started to realize the implications of this huge crossover. I really won’t be ABLE to watch TV after February without installing a antennas, TV antenna. My TV watching habits are no longer a question of my personal preference or the time I have available, it’s now a matter of whether or not I have the proper TV antenna.

Its like that Dr. Seuss book The Sneetches, some had stars on their bellies and others didn’t. A star was a status symbol and immediately classified the Sneetches. Without getting a TV antenna I am definitely not a Star Bellied Sneetch.

Do I care? Kind of. It’s nice to feel loved and popular without having any real accomplishments or talent. But more than wanting the status symbol of having a fancy TV antenna, I all of a sudden just really want to be able to watch TV.

Curse the television broadcast companies for manipulating me like this, and forcing us all to install antennas on our roofs!