Perhaps they might even, from time to time, consider the arguments for spending less.
For over-the-top Face Time, consider the final round of the 2000 British Open on ABC, when Tiger Woods was seen for a stunning 69 19.
If that sounds like a long time, consider when Boston and Detroit, those erstwhile Lakers combatants in championship series past, might next play in June.
If that sounds like a long time, consider the forecast for the total solar eclipse of July 16, 2186: seven minutes and twenty-nine seconds.
Many of the female historical figures that might have been chosen were shocking in their time: consider Mary Wollstonecraft and Florence Nightingale.
And if you plan on being in an area for an extended period of time, consider buying the Entertainment Book for the city you're in.
In any case, while it can sometimes be unsettling to feel you're the only one in the room not having a good time, consider it character building.
With concrete, anything is possible, and astonishing new ideas can emerge at any time: consider Olafur Eliasson's Studio Other Spaces, which has developed a technique to cast huge chunks of glacial ice in concrete.
Japan said last week that it was reviewing how it wants to explore space and added, somewhat vaguely, that it might for the first time consider putting a man up there.
The Motion Picture Association in May 2007 said it would for the first time consider portrayals of smoking alongside sex and violence in assessing the suitability of movies for young viewers.
And if you really need extra time, consider October!
