With each turn of the page, every click of the mouse, and the latest 6 o’clock newsbyte, it’s becoming more and more evident that our society is on the downswing. Well thanks, Captain Obvious. Please let me explain. I’m not here to discuss grim events that paint the picture of human tragedy and suffering and evil that lies within some. I’ll leave that one to Jim Gardner. Nope. I’m here to bring to light the unfortunate shift in our priorities and overall lapse in judgment. Some of which include, but are not limited to…
As soon as the clock struck 4:00 AM on Black Friday, the brave souls known as bargain hunters flocked to their local Wal-Mart in hopes of getting a Zhu Zhu Talking Hamster (yes a talking hamster) at the rock-bottom price of $80. Umm no thanks. I’ll spend a few extra dollars in a few weeks just to avoid that nightmare. I used to break out in hives stepping into Wal-Mart on a normal day. I may have combusted on Black Friday. I wonder how many of these crackpots were thinking of the true meaning behind Christmas as they shoved each other through the doorway.
The minute word broke that Tiger Woods was involved in an automobile accident just outside his home, both mainstream and sports news outlets were all over that like white on rice, as expected. Once it was revealed that the words “wife”, “golf club” and “broken glass” came into play, our inner Dick Tracy took over, snowballing this story into less of an accident scene and more of a domestic issue. All hell broke loose when TMZ and US Weekly became involved, and now we’ve uncovered numerous mistresses, a creepy voicemail, and a public apology… all within a week’s time. And it’s still the top story. We’re obsessed.
This next one proves that folks will never cease to amaze me. It’s been brought to my attention that a groom in Maryland interrupted his own wedding ceremony to update his Facebook and Twitter status to “married” – during the vows! It’s bad enough that people on these social networking sites provide us with a play-by-play of their daily occurrences such as “… is going to the store”; “… is tired”; “… is on the crapper”, but this one may take the cake. I wonder if there were any such interruptions on the wedding night. I can see it now: “… is about to put it…” Never mind.
One more thing. Can we put a rest to Jon and Kate? … Please?
Big Top Society 