Of course, cable and satellite TV are getting the last laugh out of the whole D-TV debacle. While many Americans will be waiting impatiently for the digital conversion, and the postponement, and the reactivation of the coupon program, satellite and cable subscribers will be sitting pretty with remote in hand and hundreds of digital channels to choose from.

Televised sports used to be the compromise when someone couldn't get to a game or get tickets in time. Of all the sports, perhaps baseball has the most romanticized place in our hearts. Maybe it's the fact that the season runs during the most beautiful months of the year or maybe it's the way the game moves between laid-back, entertaining action to edge-of-your-seat moments that can decide a game. Whatever makes it work so well, baseball has always been and likely always will be one of the most beloved professional sports.

If you've decided to hook up satellite television, you'll soon be learning to operate a few new pieces of equipment that will make your experience much more enjoyable. None of these devices are difficult to use and, best of all, the most complex of the devices are installed by the satellite company's personnel.

For many years, watching a movie on television was definitely second-choice to watching it in a theater. Not so long ago, most theaters featured very large screens, great sound and wonderful seating and snacks. Today, more often than not, you not only get great sound quality for your movie, but some of the sound from the movie in the next theater over, as well; you get seats that couldn't comfortably fit any adult; and you get snacks that are extravagant only in price. Fortunately, as the theater experience has degraded, the home theater experience has improved.

Sometimes, the best way to spend a weekend is at home. It's always easier to relax in one's own environment and having nothing to do can be a truly glorious feeling. Deciding how to pass one's time in an enjoyable way is generally the only question and, if one has satellite, that question is easy enough to answer.