Why humans don’t deserve humanity

With spring approaching, I feel it’s time to get on my high ‘holier than though’ perch to discuss a grand injustice. I believe only a few North Americans who watch substantial television will understand my examples, but the theme is resonant the world over.

With the end of this year’s television season, a grand injustice will take place as Arrested Development will likely end it’s short television run. This is the show that was the substitute for my Seinfeld addiction. Arrested not only substituted for Seinfeld, but it took television where Seinfeld would have gone if it continued.

Unfortunately now we are left with the likes of The OC, the Falcon and South Beaches, lame comedies such as How I met Your Mother, Stacked, and so on. The problem is; how much longer will television have to pander to the lowest of the common denominator? Just a few weeks ago, I was able to convert an entire family, thanks to a coworker’s copy of the entire 1st season of Arrested. Now they’ve been converted, but there is nothing to wait for.

Fortunately, there is some solace in the fact that I still have my My Name Is Earl, The Office, Everybody Hates Chris (which is another good one I fear is nearing the end of the rope), and Family Guy.

But to get to a long winded point, humans don’t deserve humanity because, of all the good we’re capable of, not nearly enough people choose it, or go with it. Which means what? It means that we choose the neutral, or even worse we choose the bad. I’m just saying that at some point all the good choosing humans are going to reach a breaking point (as humanity always does), I’m not sure what’s going to come of it, but it won’t be pretty, and I’m not sure if humanity will be able to make it out alive.

Well, maybe my conclusion has just proved me wrong. If humanity keeps going through this, instead of humans not deserving humanity, humanity IS going with the lowest common denominator, humanity IS self destructive, and as much good as we have accomplished in the short time we’ve been here, we WILL succumb to the few who make the decisions, and the masses who gobble it up, it's just humanity. I know, I know, convoluted and no proof, but if you think about this afterwards, you’ll find your own proof where you need to see it, get frustrated, and neutrally move on. I dare you not to, just don't get arrested:)

“New Year’s Resolutions” or “50 Ways to Eat More Chocolate”

Hey everyone,

In the spirit of the New Year, I was just wondering if anyone has any New Year’s Resolutions. I know my perennial favourite is to shed a few pounds, not that my Adonis-like body needs to (insert sarcasm here – well, actually insert it just before “not that my…”). So, just like millions around the world, I will set on a path that will only bring me back to where I started for the crossover into 2007.

Which reminds me, anyone got any good New Year’s Eve stories. Mary & I stayed home, had some wine, salmon, scallops, steamed veggies, and apple pie with ice cream. Let me tell you, the leftovers, weren’t left over for very long:) Unfortunately, the nice champagne I bought for the evening, wasn’t refrigerated so we had warm champagna (as per Christopher Walken’s Saturday Night Live’s performance – I wasn’t as creepy that night though).

The Cool AGE:)