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Just when I thought I was safe…
By Neil Ransom | October 17, 2007
I had to go and read the news. Ether this morning’s splitting head ache and dry heaving, the ever worsening weather, or today’s news worked me into an ever worsening basket case of frothing fear. Actually my headache has dampened and I’m not really that scared but seriously today’s news strangely fear filled. For example during just one 15 minutes news block I heard about the 19,000 Americans who die each year from drug resistant Staph infections they catch while visiting the hospital (this coming hours after Kate found out she needs her tonsils removed), about how congress’s awarding of the Dalai Lama with an honorary medal tomorrow is basically going to start WW III with China, about the South’s legalization of hate crimes against blacks (basically), about global warming, pollution, breast cancer, atomic weapons, DNA screening, terrorism, and that this crazy guy, George W. Bush, is still our president.
Most frightening of all it seems the largest population of meth users in Utah are reproductive aged women, often married and with children. In an attempt to tide the ever increasing numbers, the Utah government has released advertisements targeting this precise group. I saw one of the first of the campaign’s billboards and it was strangely haunting and depressing to see a drug advertisement with “mom” as the subject. Needless to say I now feel even less safe driving. (j/k).
Tagged with: congress • dalai_lama • hate-crimes • news • Political Issues • radio • resistant_staph • Television • tonsils_removed
October 17th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Hey, buck up Neil, Leopard comes out in 9 days 7 hours and 48 minutes and counting. From the looks of Leopard, it might be able to solve all of life’s problems. Just give all the moms and terrorists a mac and they’ll be too busy to do drugs or blow themselves up . . . hmmm . . . maybe.