But before I talk about that I want to mention a few things that are rollin’ around in the ol’ noggin.
Since when did we as a society accept that having an ad for another TV show that takes up 1/4 to 1/2 of the screen while watching another show is okay?? I can’t remember what I was watching last night but it was on TBS and the bottom 1/4 of the screen filled up with a color band and words and then at the top of the screen a rope drops down and some chick repels down the screen to the bottom. This is about 2 minutes into the next segment of the show I was watching and blocked out a key piece of something I needed to see. I don’t know what show it was promoting because I was so pissed that the show I was currently watching was being interrupted that had it penetrated, I would’ve likely boycotted it. Why are we allowing ourselves to be subjected to more ads that we’re already forced to watch during that 2-5 minute period called commercials??
I read this story about how we shouldn’t honk the horn and how it’s not effective anymore, blah blah blah. Yes, I agree that people honk entirely too much and there should be some quota or something. But the writer suggested that if something gets in your way in the road, you should simply brake. Well sir, that’d be fine but given I’ve been on the bleeding side of more people not checking their mirrors and veering into our lane than I can count and had my husband not honked, they would’ve hit us. Hell, we’ve even had a dude actually hit us while backing up at a light despite us laying on the horn! Of course the resulting crap cakes in his drawers after seeing my burly husband in a screaming rage was satisfaction enough for us. I don’t know about you but I like the horn as a last resort option. I don’t think it should be overused or even used until about 3-5 seconds after a light turns green for the inattentive driver but don’t pass any laws taking away my right to safety.
Tomorrow is turkey day. I hope everyone out there enjoys their day whether you’re spending it with family, friends or preferred solitude. Me? I’ll be making the “tasty” turkey to help feed our brood at Grandma’s and 15 lbs of mashed potatoes. Pity the man, he’ll be the one peeling them. Then I plan to be in a food coma the rest of the weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
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