I heard the president did something hideous while on his trip to China. President Obama bowed. Yikes, what will happen next? I would bow, if it was seen as a form of showing respect. I would also cover my head if I knew not doing so would offend a group or make someone uncomfortable. Just as I bow my head in prayer at a funeral and recite the Lord’s Prayer. It is really no big deal. You just do it. This is really such a non issue I am surprised at myself for bringing it up.
The next big news item is cancer screening. Start at 40, start at 50, every year or every two years. It is a recondemnation not a mandate. And honestly, I am avoiding having to stand on a chair without a top to have my upper regions squished and x-rayed. I know a lot of women who have never had this done. What is the risk of not doing it? Death? Early diagnosis? False positives? Unnecessary biopsies? It is with great skill that the media plays on our fears.
My thought is that this bit of information was given to eventually make its way back to the Health Care debate to scare the fence sitters on to the status quo side. And guess what? The news anchor just brought that issue up. The anger surrounding the ‘recondemnation’ is enough to incite bad health.
Don’t get me wrong, even though I have not had a mammogram, I do support the cancer awareness campaign and do believe early diagnosis saves lives. But, it is not a mandate.
It is nice to see the H1N1 issue has dropped back to at least third place in the news ranking. I still use my hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting my car.
There is a flu shot clinic tomorrow at our Health Department limited to people aged 6 months to 24 years of age. The rest of the population is advised to go to their family doctor for a shot.
Since I was thinking along the lines of conspiracy when I opined on the cancer issue, I have to wonder what secret thing might the government have in mind for people of this age? Maybe, nanites are being injected so big brother know where this age group is at all times and they will be on call to the ‘mother ship’ to become food for Morlocks. Yes, I know, that is random and not well thought out. I’m kidding, I am not serious.
However, one day at a food bank parking lot, in the days of commodities consisting mostly of flour and meet fillers, peanutbutter and always a block of cheese, I wondered if the cheese might contain birth control. Besides being a run on sentence, that only made since to me until a woman came out of the food bank bearing a block of cheese and five children.
Okay, so what is the point I am trying to make? None. I just wanted to take a break from my NaNoWriMo project to prove to myself I could write something that did not involve serial killing. Yes, I am writing ‘dark fiction.’ I am also reading Stephen King’s novel, The Dome.
Happy Wednesday to you all. I’m going to get back to the news broadcast and we’ll meet again soon.
As long as you realize anything I said in the post is pure entertainment or opinion, go ahead and comment.
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2 responses to “News or Opinion or Conspiracy Theories?”
On the President, I think you are missing the point. Let me see if I can illustrate it in down home Texas style. It seems Prince Phillip came to Texas back in the 60s. He was in the Hill Country near where LBJ lived. The Prince wanted to go see a real cattle ranch so it was arranged for him to visit one nearby. The Prince was taken to the ranch where he was introduced to the rancher. The old boy stuck out his hand and said, “Howdy, Prince.”
In the USA, we don’t bow to anyone. We don’t have kings and queens. All men are equal. Bowing to the Japanese emperor was symbolic but it was a symbol that the US should never portray.
Are there worst things? Yep…trying that murderous Sheik in New York, for one.
Reindeer Games
“Okay, guys we all know why we’re here. The question is what do we do about the broad?”
All twelve deer nodded and scuffed the snow but no clear answers were voiced. They looked to the lone buck at the edge of the clearing. Smoke drifted from his cigarette to curl around his antlers. He seemed not to notice the crowd moving closer to him.
“Dirk, can you help us?”
He spat his cigarette out and crushed it with a hoof.
“We’ve all heard her muttering about Farmville. But have you actually seen her do any farming? How do you know she even has any corn?”
The assorted bucks and does began talking all at once. Dirk watched for a minute and shook his head.
“Settle down. Jeez, you guys are a nervous bunch.”
“What do you suggest we do then?” asked a rather pretty doe.
“Come closer, doll, and I’ll tell you.”
She shouldered another doe out of the way, walked up and stood in front of him batting her eyelashes. The others circled around her.
“If you create a distraction, the broad won’t notice you scoping out the house to look for the corn.” He looked closer at the doe. “What’s your name? You’d make a good distraction.”
“My name is Betty. And your distraction would have to be pretty cute to draw the old lady away from her machine. She’s always pecking away at it.”
“She has an apple tree near the big window. Do you like apples, Betty?”
“As much as you like your Marlboros.”
“You go to the tree when she’s looking. Stand up like you’re trying to reach the apples. She’ll probably take pictures. That’ll give us time to search for the corn. Think you can handle that, Doll?”
“Just be sure you’re searching the house and not watching the show.”
To Be Continued…..