Kid Nation

There is something about the exploitation of children that has me on pins and needles every Wednesday evening at 8pm. I can't help myself. This sh*t is much better than Survivor is now and certainly gives it a run for the money. What child is going to break down in extreme homesickness? When are they going to get a huge shipment of chap stick to coat over their oh-so-dry flaky, cracking lips. And what silly game do the producers have them vying for the prize. I envy the host on Kid Nation. I want his job! Seriously.
I sincerely believe that participation in Kid Nation should be mandatory for all children. These kids learn how to treat people, how they themselves would like to be treated, how to entertain themselves and each other, how to work as a team, and how to ask for help. These are the things that humans need to relearn in todays' society. We are all so self-absorbed that we can't even teach our children how not to be.

being homeless

I think that homeless people have it hard these days, what with humans paying for everything with plastic. Who has change? Let alone spare change.

Ranting

On my twenty minute walk to work today I saw 12 girls wearing black tunics, leggings and flats. Wait, maybe they were all just the same person, maybe I was seeing double. Regardless, leggings and flats are so Kate Moss 2005. Only supermodels with slender calves can really pull off this look.
During this same walk at an early hour on a Monday I was assaulted numerous times with wafting scents of burning flesh...Meat to some of you fools. When are we going to realize that all this meat we are burning offends some, kills many, and is cruel and unusual punishment to creatures with whom we co-habitate. I smell rotting, burning flesh and my tummy flips, turns and almost comes back to my mouth; you, on the other hand, might salivate.
I tolerate cigarettes to a point, hell even smoked more than a few in my uninformed youth. But can someone please explain to me why cigars are not outlawed? I am not the only one who gets migraines the moment I smell a waft. I find it inexcusable that I am forced to deal with cigars on my own turf. Smoke 'em in your own private clubs with your other stuffy, over-dressed white-man friends. Please don't puff on the sidewalk, the park or anytime before noon. In Texas they are starting to bring this to legislation, and those Texans sure ain't happy. Boo hoo for you big guy with the oil plant and ten-gallon hat, we all deserve clean air to breathe. Aren't you doing enough damage already with your republican vote?

grammar

Doesn't anyone know how to spell anymore?? Does anyone know the difference between know and now? How about too, to and two. I'm convinced that most high school graduates don't know much. Texting lingo has permeated our beautiful, albeit confusing language. Everywhere I look I spy spelling errors, misused words and massive typos. A fun challenge I like to partake in every now and again is taking an issue of The Metro and circling all the typos. It just goes to show you that literacy has taken a back seat. Anyone can be a published writer. And the best part is people just don't notice. High schools need to implement exit exams or society is doomed to the inevitable idiocracy.
Punctuation is another issue. Who knows when to insert an apostrophe...it's often easier finding ways around 'em.