Quitting the News!!!

[Janet]

Marilyn, it seems we are never on here at the same time anymore...it makes me sad. I haven't posted as much as I use to, been checking out a few other sites, but it seems most all of them are a little slow. Must be because of summer, at least I hope that's it.

I'm going to try to be on here a little more. I have a hard time starting threads because I just don't feel most of what I would post is interesting, plus the fact that not a whole lot new happens around here. I really need to get out more....LOL...instead of staying home all the time.

[judy]

I have the news on right now, and I thought about your post Marilyn. PH is out of jail, they just buried that poor fireman who died last week, a 20 year old father who abused his baby (I won't go into details - evil) and she's in critical condition, and some new reason about why our trains won't run right. Oh yeah - and why Christy Whitman is at fault for not warning workers of pollution from 9/11.

Last, but not least there was just a story about a gay high school student who spent $150.00 to have a page of the yearbook on which he put a picture of him and his lover kissing. Someone in the school decided that this is unacceptable for high school seniors to see (believe me - I taught high school in NYC - they've seen it already, and just about everything else). This person sat down and magic markered out all of the pictures of this couple in all of the books. The windup - if students want the uncensored version, it is now available. Whichever side of that fence you happen to be on, I think they're both nuts and need to get lives.

Sorry Marilyn - I know you wanted to avoid the news.

[Marilyn]

Judy, it's okay. I'm outside sales so I visit with customers all the time. I can't really avoid the news. If I don't watch it, everyone around me is talking about it. It's just so very depressing. I really don't get all the hoopla about Paris Hilton. She must be our princess or something. Good Grief!!!! She's just a spoiled brat that deserves our sympathy, and certainly not all this press.

There are much more important things going on in the world. Maybe people don't want to think about the important issues, and reading about Paris is easier or something.

[AngieDoogles]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Judy, it's okay. I'm outside sales so I visit with customers all the time. I can't really avoid the news. If I don't watch it, everyone around me is talking about it. It's just so very depressing. I really don't get all the hoopla about Paris Hilton. She must be our princess or something. Good Grief!!!! She's just a spoiled brat that deserves our sympathy, and certainly not all this press.

There are much more important things going on in the world. Maybe people don't want to think about the important issues, and reading about Paris is easier or something.

Not all princesses are like that, right Judy? Sorry--an inside joke opportunity I couldn't pass up...

Marilyn, I agree, the news is always just so depressing! I did however read that the American Bald Eagle is no longer on the endangered list so it's not always bad...I just try to skip over all of the Paris Hilton/Lindsey Lohan stuff. I think they get way too much media attention for making the wrong choices and I think it was outrageous to pay Paris $1 million for an interview after she got out of jail... Like you said, there are more important things people could be reading/talking about...

[Willow]

I agree! I don't even watch the news anymore. I find it scary and unnerving.

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

the American Bald Eagle is no longer on the endangered list so it's not always bad......

There was a bad news side to that story, too. Since it is being removed from the endangered species list, it's habitat will no longer be protected as it was.

[AngieDoogles]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

There was a bad news side to that story, too. Since it is being removed from the endangered species list, it's habitat will no longer be protected as it was.

Marilyn, I read that as well and it made me sad...apparently there was a big push from property owners who want to be able to do as the please and destroy eagle habitats that caused the bald eagle to be removed from the endangered species list in the first place...

I was trying to focus on the positive aspect which is that they've recovered from 417 mating pairs to over 10,000 in the past 40 years due to legislation and the elimination of DDTs...

[Willow]

Oh no!! I hope they don't allow them to do that! Isn't the bald eagle and its habitat protected since that is our National Bird??!!