Trivial thoughts on reading yesterday’s
newspaper: a Tarrant County woman was
unable to pay almost $3500 in traffic fines, went to jail, and complained about
deplorable conditions. If it was $100 I might sympathize but that’s a lot of fines
and means a lot of tickets. Why didn’t she take more care with her driving? Why
didn’t she pay the fines as they were imposed rather than letting them
accumulate to an impossible total? Sorry, but not much sympathy from this
law-abiding citizen…..President Obama wants Europe to try U.S. food. This is
one time I’m not in step with our president—why should they when Europe bans
all the altered foods we are offered. They don’t tolerate Monsanto at all,
while we are left to figure out what’s safe and what isn’t. I’ve stopped buying
familiar and favorite brands because Monsanto has a hand in them, even Jacob’s
beloved chocolate chip toaster waffles…..And, finally, Texas just executed its
500th prisoner. Makes me cringe with shame and cry with outrage.
Sometimes Scotland looks really good—think I could convince my family to go?
And then on Facebook—that oracle
of truth—I read that human intelligence is gradually diminishing. Now I know
there’s a lot of talk about “dumbing down America” but is this now an
international epidemic? I thought some countries, particularly Asian countries,
put a much higher value on education than we do in this country (especially in
Texas). But then, if I can’t figure out first-grade math homework, maybe the
world’s intellectual capacity is going to hell in a handbasket.
I might just quit reading the
newspaper and start skimming Facebook. Too depressing.
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