Afterthoughts

 Are you prepared for digital D-Day, today? There will be no more postponements. You have had plenty of time to purchase a digital converter box. Sure, it's a scam, but isn't it worth it for a better picture?

 If you are not ready for digital, prepare to become a social outcast. As your TV screen goes to black, so will your lives.

 Your blank screen means you will be ignorant of any future "American Idol" contestants or episodes of "The Bachelorette." As a result, your neighbors will spit on you.

 But seriously, my fellow sheep — if as many people who complain about the country becoming socialist, complained about the government mandating the purchase of a Japanese-made converter box, we would have been spared this digital con job.