When was the last time you thanked your Deity for living in America? Rather than Kenya, Yemen, Syria, Pakistan, North Korea, Lybia, Lebanon, Uganda, Iraq, Afghanastan or Palistine? Probably never. I know I haven't. But I'm thinking about it now. Especially after the massacre in Kenya, the suicidal airplane pilot and the ravaging of Syria and Iraq by ISIS that never ends.
So how come we Americans have abdicated our precious freedoms and concentrated instead on police brutality, racism, stuffing our stomachs with calories and intensive road rage. BTW did the cops ever find the low life in Texas who shot a woman through the glass window, after she honked her horn at him for being an asshole? All he needed was a dirty license plate to escape his punishment. And, apparently he has.
In general I despair the indifference most people show towards their inherited freedoms. The other day I stayed in the car at WAL-MART's, while my wife shopped for a light weight wheel barrell. That hour in the passenger's seat was an eye opener for me. People of all sizes, shapes, colors and dress. Here is what I noticed:
1. A 300+ plus pound man struggled with his overloaded basket-on-wheels to reach his car. I give him a year to live.
2. A swarthy-looking mother with four kids struggled to herd them into car seats with restraints. They wiggled in and out, finally leaving the car, much to her dismay. I guessed that 2 of the 4 boys willl be incarcerated someday.
3. A little old lady in her 90's behind the wheel had taken up two spaces to park her Lexus. She slowly backed up, nearly squashing another oldie behind his loaded cart, then scared the crap out of him with a blast on her horn. Yes, he left a small feces on the ground. Forget about kissing anywhere around that old fart!
4. A gay man came out of WAL-MART's holding a very tiny plastic bag. I figured he must have bought a couple of screws. (No pun intended. And shut up gay rights activists. They all do have such tiny asses. Perfect for riding bicycles in Denmark with those little seats. The bike manufacturers must be in collusion with the makers of PREPARATION-H.
Well, in the spirit of Fareed Zakarea, my favorite telecaster with the best sense and delivery, this is my take for the day. And I will kiss the ground everyday!
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