It's no wonder that most Americans are ignorant of the things that go on in the world around them. In a time where you have access to four or five, twenty four hour, television news networks, you actually in fact, have less access to news. That is because the news networks are cliché driven. Lately the cliché that the high school prom queens and cheerleaders, that pass for 'journalists' have been touting, is the 'staycation'. Their reports usually start with another cliché about the 'Pain at the Pumps' and how nobody can afford a vacation, so they are staying home and having a 'staycation'. Every time I hear that newly coined word, I want to vomit.
This is the time of the year for another news filler cliché, 'The deadly firecracker'. This is where some numb-nut from the Sheriffs' Department puts a M80 in the hand of a mannequin and blows it up for the TV news crews. Like there isn't a male American alive who doesn't know what's going to happen, and hasn't blown up things with firecrackers before. That's why we buy the damn things.
This July fourth, will be the first in twelve years that I won't be comforting a quivering dog, terrified by all the rockets and bombs going off in the neighborhood. I will be able to sit and ignore it all, blithely unaware that a ladyfinger firecracker has exploded a half a mile away which would have caused Molly to hide under the bed. This will also be the first time in the last twelve years, I won't be secretly hoping one of those assholes blowing off the bombs in the yard next door and scaring Molly, blows his fingers off, just like the dummy on CNN.
They have to show the same thing every year because there are so many stupid people out there that still will blow something off. Besides your neighbors scaring the hell out of our dogs (Sophie hates them too), they would leave the mess all over the street waiting for the wind to clean it up. I was always amazed at how good the dogs hearing was. They would hear one pop from blocks away and hightail it back home for the safety of being inside. Sophie just needed that and she was OK. Now she's not crazy about our after dark walks (it's hot here you know). As soon has she does her thing she turns around and wants to get home.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion is that it weeds out the stupid people.
ReplyDeleteI always liked the roman candle type of fireworks instead of those that explode. They are much more fun to watch. Keep your pets indoors this 4th of July. Their hearing is much more sensitive than ours.
ReplyDeleteWe need more weeding!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI saw a Hare Krishna in orange saffron robes, bald with a pony tail in the Walmart in Big Rapids, Michigan today. They are everywhere. Maybe he was a stray.
ReplyDeletePoor Molly, I hope she made it through okay :)
ReplyDeleteThanks NTSH, since last Thursday I have had four dreams about Molly, and every time I wake up and think it was reality. At least she won't have to be terrified by all the firecrackers ever again.
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