Kellie Irene Flynn - TV Alternatives

Kellie Irene Flynn says that she and her husband recently bought an expensive new high definition TV, and a subscription to Netflix. She watches a lot of documentary films, but the one thing she does not watch is was is sometimes referred to as regular TV.

“I like what Groucho Marx once said about TV,” she said. “He said he found TV very educational, because every time someone turned it on, he went into another room to read a book.” She disagrees with those who say that a little TV doesn’t hurt anything. For one thing, she says there is no disagreement about what constitutes “a little TV.” According to one report, the average American watches more than thirty-four hours of TV every week.

“That’s a lot of TV,” she says. “Or to put it another way, that’s a lot of time you could spend with your family and friends, or doing something constructive. And make no mistake, watching TV is not constructive; it’s one of the most voluntarily passive things that we can do.” A former advertising executive named Jerry Mander saw this long ago, and wrote a seminal book called Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.

Mander wrote that many of the problems with TV are inherent in the technology – that is, they are part and parcel to television itself. The effects of TV on human bodies and minds, what Mander called “the ingestion of artificial light,” are intrinsic to TV, and consequently the medium cannot be reformed.

Kellie Irene Flynn admits that since she likes to stream movies and watch DVDs, she is not completely free of the influence of television. And so she is not a vocal detractor of the medium. But she does everything she can to discourage excessive TV watching by her friends and family.

Sources: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/four-arguments-for-the-elimination-of-television.aspx
http://www.eco-action.org/dt/elimtv.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/11-reasons-you-should-stop-watching-television-now.html
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Kellie Irene Flynn - Projecting Her Self-Image

Kellie Irene Flynn says that first and foremost, she knows about teeth. She is a dental hygienist at has worked at Downtown Family Dental Partners in Las Vegas, Nevada for nearly ten years.

But she likes to explore her creative side, and has been delving deeper into that part of her personality for the last few years, as she prepares for the empty nest syndrome. Her youngest daughter is about to graduate from high school and head off to college in the fall; her two oldest children are already out on their own.

Kellie Irene Flynn has been drawing a lot, and also pursuing her interest in dance. She is the first to admit that as a dancer, she has a few shortcomings. “I dance like a dental hygienist,” she jokes. But it’s still something that she takes seriously, and enjoys quite a bit. “To me, dancing is a projection of my self-image.”

Dancing, she believes, is expressing herself in ways that words cannot. “The joy I have when I really love something, or personal resolve in the face of adversity or sorrow, or the great peace I feel as I prepare to get old, now that my kids are mostly grown up – these are things that words fall short of, but dance can beautifully express.” Dance is, she continues, is the ultimate expression of the human heart, and she believes that anyone can do it – even dental hygienists.

Kellie Irene Flynn attended Petaluma Community College and the University of Northern California, and has degrees in dental hygiene and philosophy.

Sources: http://dancewithmeusa.com/why-we-dance-the-reasons/
http://www.revolutiondance.com/blog/dance
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Kellie Irene Flynn - The Empty Nest

Kellie Irene Flynn is a dental hygienist at a dental practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she has worked for nearly ten years. She is married and the mother of three children, two of whom have already left home.
Her third child, a daughter named Pamela, is a high school senior who has been accepted into the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and will begin classes there in the fall. Kellie Irene Flynn. She says that with her last child moving out, even if it isn’t expected to be permanent, has left her with mixed emotions.

What she is feeling is generally referred to as the empty nest syndrome, although that is not a clinical term. It is a phenomenon in which parents have feelings of sadness and loss when the last of their children move out. It is, of course, natural to encourage a child’s independence, and to expect them to want to get out into the world, but the transition can be difficult, especially for people who only have one child or strongly identify with their role as a parent.

For those who, like Kellie Irene Flynn, are experiencing feelings of loss because the last of their children have left home, the best response may be to take action. Focus on what you can do to help your child succeed in the world, and make an effort to keep in touch by telephone, text messages and email, and video chatting. If they live close enough, try to plan regular visits. Researchers say parents should remember that while one chapter of life has ended, a new one has begun. Try to look at it as an opportunity to revive interests they haven’t had time for, and to improve the quality of their marriage.
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