The Benefit of Boring Television

Aileen and I like to watch boring shows right before we turn in for the night. An exciting game or an intense movie might get us too engaged and keep us from being able to fall asleep. But a boring show nicely slows the pace and prepares us to rest.Lately, we have been watching a show that follows several farming families in Scotland through a year of their lives. It is not exactly riveting stuff, but that’s the point, isn’t it? By the time we get to the end of an episode, we are bored silly and