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In a message dated 5/17/03 5:33:37 AM, fetteroll@... writes:

<< If there were a thread where parents were discussing children and allowing
unlimited free reading and you liked TV more would you say "If we had my way
there would be no books because we enjoy watching TV more"? >>

Luckily, we can all do BOTH!
Some people can do two at the same time.
I unfortunately cannot. <g>

I can sure SEW and watch a movie, though, while I can't begin to sew and read
a book at the same time, and sometimes I need to sew. But if I sew without
additional input, time starts to stack up and I don't do well sitting quietly
without at least music. If it's a movie I haven't seen much, I like to
totally pay attention (and maybe eat at the same time, or hem something, or
peel bark for kindling, or something I can do in the room). If I need input
while sewing, I put on a movie I know really well, so I know when I need to
look up and when I don't. The movies I like best often have good music, one
way or another.

I'd hate to say music out of context is better than music IN context. I like
the soundtrack for Henry V, but I'd rather hear it with the voices and other
sounds than separate out by itself.

Some people like two things at once.

Sometimes just the fact of a movie having sights, dialog and music is
sufficient input to keep a zippy-brain calm. People who don't have that
zippy-brain problem might not know how much more value there can be in video
than in a book.

Sandra