Is it just me or is going on vacation more draining than it is worth? I need a week to recover from my time off.
I thought about kicking off the 2006 year with a rant against all those narrow-minded people who are blasting whether television station should show a fictional comedy. NBC has a new show called Book of Daniel, and if I have to read one more e-mail about it, I'm going to pull the plug on my computer.
However, I read a nice blog from the general manager of a station in Louisiana that really does a good job. If you are interested, you can find it here.
The short of my take: don't like it -- change the channel. There is no such thing as "broadcast" television anymore. With so many channels to choose, you can find a channel to watch whatever you like.
But don't limit MY choices just because you don't agree.
Something else I came across which struck my funny bone was an e-mail posted on a gaming comic site that I visit. I thought it was striking in its accuracy, but humorous at the same time.
10 reasons Gay Marriage is wrong:
- Being gay is not natural. And as you know Americans have always rejected unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
- Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
- Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because, as you know, a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
- Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
- Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed. The sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
- Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.
- Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
- Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.
- Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
- Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
Remember to keep your arms and legs in the car at all times. I have a feeling 2006 is going to be a wild ride.
What's on your agenda for the new year?
"The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can't do." -- Capt. Jack Sparrow
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