Irksome
This is a beautiful baseball game I'm listening to right now. I think it's currently Oakland 13, Cleveland 3. It is always entertaining to hear the announcers try and come up with random stories and excitement to keep the game interesting. This is the last I will mention this game, as of right now, it never happened.
Speaking of things that piss me off, I think the number one thing on my list is celebrities who think that fame makes them educated, knowledgable social commentators. I know that when Jennifer Aniston calls Bush a fascist, well then, sweet Jesus, he must be a fascist. The problem, of course, is that some people actually believe this to be the case. I don't know who's dumber, the celebrities, or the people who believe them. And the media is worse. Whether left or right, the pundits like to speak as if they are the voice of God. I think Rush Limbaugh actually calls himself that. Whether liberal or conservative, communication has taken the position of two sides generally yelling at each other. There is less and less room for long, civilized discussion any more. And that's sad. While society has made so many advances over the years, I feel the simplification of communication has carried many costs as well. I guess I touched on this earlier.
Anyways, here's the point: Intelligent people know what they know. Wise people know what they don't know. You're probably OK if you have one or the other. Very few people ever manage to reach the point where they have both. Yet there seem to be far too many people who have neither.
Thats enough ranting for the day. Went to lift this morning, had a fairly blase shoulder day. Have to do better next time. Ran a few errands, had dinner with my family. That's about it, pretty boring day. Tommorow holds more apartment shopping and possibly a political commentary in this space...so hold your breath for that.
Peace
Speaking of things that piss me off, I think the number one thing on my list is celebrities who think that fame makes them educated, knowledgable social commentators. I know that when Jennifer Aniston calls Bush a fascist, well then, sweet Jesus, he must be a fascist. The problem, of course, is that some people actually believe this to be the case. I don't know who's dumber, the celebrities, or the people who believe them. And the media is worse. Whether left or right, the pundits like to speak as if they are the voice of God. I think Rush Limbaugh actually calls himself that. Whether liberal or conservative, communication has taken the position of two sides generally yelling at each other. There is less and less room for long, civilized discussion any more. And that's sad. While society has made so many advances over the years, I feel the simplification of communication has carried many costs as well. I guess I touched on this earlier.
Anyways, here's the point: Intelligent people know what they know. Wise people know what they don't know. You're probably OK if you have one or the other. Very few people ever manage to reach the point where they have both. Yet there seem to be far too many people who have neither.
Thats enough ranting for the day. Went to lift this morning, had a fairly blase shoulder day. Have to do better next time. Ran a few errands, had dinner with my family. That's about it, pretty boring day. Tommorow holds more apartment shopping and possibly a political commentary in this space...so hold your breath for that.
Peace
posted by David Ebersole at 12:17 AM
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