I haven’t quite discovered the magic behind twittering – maybe because I have trouble getting a thought out in just a few words. Or maybe because I haven’t yet found the merit in blurting out mundane messages to my friends stating that “it’s a beautiful day today” OR “first day of school…relief in sight.”
However, a few things have caught my attention over the past 2-3 weeks, which have either shocked or surprised me, so I thought I’d share through my defined way of Twitter. They are more substantive than remarking on the weather, but also statements that don’t demand further explanation. I read this list to myself and just shake my head. What is America coming to?
- Jet Blue Flight attendant who exited off the plane via emergency chute in a tirade of f-bombs just landed his own reality show. In this new series, he will help others figure out how to take their jobs and shove it. Ok… really? Really.
- A middle school in Mississippi sets strict rules for running for class officer positions. Only white 6th, 7th and 8th graders can run for President, and only white 6th and 7th graders can run for Vice President. They do allow African Americans in 8th grade to run for the Vice Presidential position. Can you even believe? It’s a twisted way of ensuring diverse representation on the class officer slate ….. albeit far from equal and fair. What year is it again?
- It costs more for sinners to attend Catholic School. I was recently reading in my local paper that the Diocese of Fairfield County charges $5,500 per “certified” pupil annually and an additional $2000 if the students are not certified. Students are certified by a pastor based on attendance at church and whether they are “living the faith.”
- Jeff Beck, with keynote speaker Sarah Palin, staged a “non-political Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the 40th anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Restoring Honor to what I must ask? They are two of the scariest individuals on our landscape right now, and I think I’ll throw the Gainesville Reverend Terry Jones and his Koran burning plan into the mix as well.
- And finally on a lighter note, although a telling comment from the teen landscape… you know that teen fashion in in the crapper (from a parent’s perspective) when your teen daughter finds an old negligee in your closet and she thinks it’s a party dress and wants to wear it out on her next special occasion.
9-9-2010 08:09:10
all of these threw me into a variety of hysterics–especially the last. have a great day, wise women.
9-9-2010 08:23:23
I agree with you totally. Re: Beck and Palin: My husband calls it “The Dumbing Down of America.” Voters who’ve lost the ability to use deductive reasoning and logic, seem to fall for just about anything you put in front of them on TV. Even Sarah Palin.
9-9-2010 08:46:45
We should be thankful that we live in a country where people, however misguided, can speak out without fear of censorship?
9-10-2010 15:12:50
Ann – glad you had a good laugh! Cindy – the “Dumbing Down of America” sums it up pretty well. I keep trying to imagine what it would be like to have Palin in the Oval Office – because at the rate we’re going, sometimes I think it could be a possibility. Catherine – point well taken, and yes, I totally agree. This Jones guy in Florida totally scares me however. To think someone as obscure as he, with a following of 50 parishioners, can get on the world stage and create havoc (not to mention take mind share away from our political leaders who have much more pressing issues to deal with). I guess you could call this a form of internet terrorism and I’m praying it doesn’t turn into any more than that.