some rants

it is rare that i rant.  it is even rarer that i rant out loud.  i believe myself to be a fairly patient, accepting individual.  one of my favorite quotes (& i have a lot!) is "there is no one you couldn't love once you know their story."  i work hard to appreciate the buddhist philosophy of impermanence- even if something does bother me, it won't be around forever- it will shortly move on & be gone.  practicing some of the above helps to decrease rants for me.  every so often, though, something will hit my radar screen & a rant seed is planted.  i found myself thinking today- if i were to rant, about what would i rant?......  & with super rapid speed a good number of things came flying into my head.  here is a brief list, not in any particular order.

1.  sex in the media.  i'm not completely sure exactly when this started bothering me. i've never considered myself prudish & have always experienced a healthy dose of liberalism.  i recall hearing snippets about censorship around the smothers brothers & their irreverent & biting sense of humor (that was actually a trick statement- if you remember that show, you are in my generation).  for the uninitiated, they were censored for statements & stances against the vietnam war & the johnson administration.  i was not one to believe in censorship. if you didn't want to watch it, turn it off.  no one is forcing you to watch it.  well- these days i am stunned at what i find on TV.  i accept that part of this is a sign of aging (as if i needed any more of those!).  when i look at soap operas these days, though- OMG.  & "real sex" on HBO.  i can't believe that's not on an adult channel- it's on a TV channel many many homes subscribe to today.  it still stuns me that you can hear the C word on TV (not an adult channel).

2.  cell phones.  oh, big surprise there!!! who doesn't rant about cell phones?  what i wonder is if everyone rants about cell phones (& they do), who is providing the behavior that initiates the rants?  i confess to using my cell phone in the car (truly on a very rare occasion- i'm not a good enough driver to use a cell phone in my car).  if i can't talk, i don't answer.  anyway, this is not an original rant & i don't know anyone who wouldn't rant about cell phones.  yawn, yawn...

3.  how low can pants go?  (see #1).  i swear i'm not a prude!!

4.  does anyone know how to count change back?  without a computer?

5.  sometimes it is the kids & not the teacher-  sometimes your kid is misbehaving & the teacher is not out to get your child.

as i look this short list over, i am left with the thought that perhaps this is about aging?  that's kind of bummer-  welcome to geezerdom!  i've definitely crossed over.