It was good while it lasted

Eric and I, at least since we have been together, have not been TV people. We've never had one or really felt the need for one, other than to watch certain sporting events. This problem is handily solved by going to sports bars.

Until you have a newborn baby right before the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

We bought an old tube TV off Craigslist for $30 (the manual boasted that it was "Y2K Ready") for the express and exclusive purpose of watching the Stanley Cup playoffs. The deal was: we would get a TV for the playoffs and then sell it as soon as the Cup had been won.

While we had the TV, we were tempted to take advantage, naturally, of some of the other programming. We may have watched a few episodes of Law and Order, or a movie or two on On Demand; and it is possible that Eric watched several (many?) hours of crab fishing.

And while I was absolutely thrilled when the Hawks won last week, I will admit it was bittersweet.

We sold the TV last night. For $40.