There is a balance in the universe that cannot be disturbed. When one particle changes polarity, another particle, light-years away, will instantly change to balance. That is the nature of things.

With that in mind, consider this. I seldom watch television. It’s like a habit that never really stuck with me. Now I know that several of my friends enjoy television and some of them even have this Tivo™ thing that they swear by. I must admit that if I really liked TV, then Tivo™ would be the way I would want to go. It has many advantages, but one of them is the ability to easily skip over the commercials.

So last night, as I sat at my computer and engaged in one of my favorite past-times (no, not porn and masturbation) I imaged my friends happily zipping along their recorded favorites and skipping over the commercials. I had to smile because I was witnessing and participating in ‘The Balance.’ See, I have a minor fascination with advertising. I think it offers some of the best insight into the mores, traditions and values of a people and a period in time. [I mean really folks, my degree is in Literature, Art and Culture…where else do those three things come so glaringly together, than in commercials and music videos?] I’m the kind of person who only watches the Super Bowl for the commercials. Now, with the Internet it is easy to find foreign commercials, old commercials and some of the most creative/outrageous commercials the world has to offer. I can spend hours pouring over commercials.

So skip away my friends. The balance is undisturbed.