Chasing the Remote's Beam

I skittered down from the sill and landed right in front of the television remote! Resting right beside a half-empty mug, its little red plastic tip looked like a tiny dormant ember. I hopped both feet onto the big squishy rubber power button with all my weight. Click! A faint red blink flashed out from the little plastic bulb, shooting an invisible tickle right at the TV across the rug! When the big screen flickered awake into a gentle blue hum, the whole living room lit up! I stood on tiptoe, arms stretched high, soaking in that sudden electric glow!