Friday, June 18, 2004
Well it's been a month and nothing has changed. The media machine is still forging new levels of
insanity. The fed is threatening to lower, no that was raise....um, well they guarantee they are going
to do something with the prime rate and it's sure to help. Right. Mortgage rates are at all time
lows. Why is it that the national debt continues to rise and we are still spending money fools? I've
seen more 30 day tags on new cars this year than I can remember. Fuel cost is once again a topic that
comes up in almost every casual conversation.
When I was a kid, Superman was Superman because he was super. Some time later (well, many years later
or just recently if you like) we got reality television. Then came "Extreme" reality and along with
that came the "Extreme" sports and sports drinks, along with "Extreme" shopping and "Extreme" sex.
This amazes me since extreme when I grew up was really, well, extreme! Superman was SUPER! GI Joe's
weren't action figures they were our "guys" and the little girls had their "dolls". I can although I
do so with prejudice accept the "man-hole" "person-hole" "men working" "workers working" deal. But
this extreme thing...no way. My idea of extreme is when it's 90 outside with 90% humidity. During
these types of conditions I find it extremely hard to keep my beverage cold.
insanity. The fed is threatening to lower, no that was raise....um, well they guarantee they are going
to do something with the prime rate and it's sure to help. Right. Mortgage rates are at all time
lows. Why is it that the national debt continues to rise and we are still spending money fools? I've
seen more 30 day tags on new cars this year than I can remember. Fuel cost is once again a topic that
comes up in almost every casual conversation.
When I was a kid, Superman was Superman because he was super. Some time later (well, many years later
or just recently if you like) we got reality television. Then came "Extreme" reality and along with
that came the "Extreme" sports and sports drinks, along with "Extreme" shopping and "Extreme" sex.
This amazes me since extreme when I grew up was really, well, extreme! Superman was SUPER! GI Joe's
weren't action figures they were our "guys" and the little girls had their "dolls". I can although I
do so with prejudice accept the "man-hole" "person-hole" "men working" "workers working" deal. But
this extreme thing...no way. My idea of extreme is when it's 90 outside with 90% humidity. During
these types of conditions I find it extremely hard to keep my beverage cold.
