WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?
A couple of things are clamoring around in my
mind, looking for a vent.
Kathleen Parker of the Orlando Sentinel wrote
a piece that, sadly, most of us can relate to. A
loud, foul mouthed, obscenity spewing person, in
this case a woman, got on a crowded elevator and
continued to abuse her son for several floors liberally
using mother F...... I've always been conflicted
about how to respond to such boorish behavior.
My strongest response was to a group of young men
in a restaurant when I said "please, watch your
language or hold it down. There are children here."
That drew a derisive sneer, which I was happy didn't
escalate to more.
The other item was about the shooting and beating
of football fans at the 49er-Raiders game in San
Francisco. San Francisco?!!! No "flowers in your
hair...love in there" vibe. San Francisco?!!!
Cosmopolitan, sophisticated, center of West Coast
urbanity?
I've spoken to groups about the divide between
the educated and the entertained. Now I wonder
about the growing gulf between the civilized and
the modern American barbarian.
ENOUGH!
NOW TO SOMETHING BETTER
IT CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER
Lana has been baking bread for longer than she'd care for me to say. Friends and family appreciate this special, but only one of many, skill.
When we came back from lunch the other day she noticed the dough had risen more than it usually does.
Ever ready for an adventure, I thought I'd follow it through the process.
Perfection.
See you down the trail.
I can offer little hope to you on the first part of your post. I again mourn the downplaying of education along with a growing lack of civility, either performed or taught.
ReplyDeleteAs for the bread, Lana has always set the mark. Those loaves look wonderful. You're a lucky man, Thomas.
The lack of respect and civility has become epidemic, or I am just getting older and crankier with those around me. But -- it just seems that too many seem to take pride in their rudeness.
ReplyDeleteThe bread really looks scrumptious.
Catalyst-
ReplyDeleteYes, very lucky.
Jerry-
I think some people do take pride in being offensive, as though that proves something. Out of balance, I think. And bread was indeed scrumptious.
Wish I could share it.