It’s TV-Turnoff Week: Survival tips below

The television lights up the average U.S. home for 7 hours
40 minutes a day. Participation in the annual TV-Turnoff
Week (April 19-25) is expected to top 7.6 million people
this year. Below are some tips on passing the time without
turning on the tube:

Work on the TV Guide crossword puzzle.

Film the baby kicking someone in the groin for "America’s
Funniest Home Videos."

Go see "Starsky & Hutch" at the theater.

Gather the family around the table for some Kentucky Fried
Chicken.

Draw a picture of Bill O’Reilly shouting at a liberal.

Send a note urging the FCC not to cut back too
much on sex and violence.

Make origami Muppets.

Play computer solitaire until you lose track of time.

Go window shopping for a 64-inch high-definition TV.

Write a letter to a TV icon like Geraldo Rivera.

Play the home version of Wheel of Fortune.

Bake a pan of "SpongeBob SquarePants" marshmallow
treats.

Get some lighter fluid and re-enact some stunts from "Jackass."

Send a pledge to Pat Robertson at the 700 Club.

Talk with Grammy about the time she saw the Beatles on "Ed
Sullivan."

Write a humorous skit for your Simpsons action figures.

Suppress the inner voices telling you to flick on the tube.

Ponder the existential question: Why does everybody love
Raymond?

Call for free tickets to "The Daily Show."

Think up an idea for a new reality show involving sex, humiliation
and deception.

Construct a "Meet the Press" diorama.

Compile your own list of 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments.

Dust off your Soloflex and get six-pack abs.

Scan the night sky for that thing you saw on "Nova."

Listen to NASCAR on the radio.

Sizzle up some burgers for the gang on a George Foreman grill.

Write haiku poetry about "The Sopranos."

Speak to your doctor about new prescription Cialis.

* Additional TV-Turnoff Week programming (To Be Announced)