"Things That Really Matter"

At this special time of year I thought I would check out the newspaper to learn what's really important to people. Here are some examples of what I found.

1) There is a group of female ski jumpers that has been trying to get the supreme court of Canada to force the IOC to include their sport in the 2010 olympics. They contend that since the equivalent mens sport is included that as a matter of course their's should be as well. I say that just because the stupid sport of ski jumping is included at all doesn't need to mean that we should have more of it!

2) The local school boards are stressed because enrollment is going down for the second year in a row. Do they see this as an opportunity to improve the learning environment? No they see it as a competition between the public and seperate system to enrol each others students in order to maintain their funding!

3) Somewhere in Germany a trial goes on trying to convict an 89 year old man of war crimes. They can only cunduct two 90 minute sessions per day because of his health. He is actually wheeled into the courtroom on a guerney. The biggest fear they have is that he will die before they get him convicted! Would that piss them off!

4) Somewhere in Quebec 4 priests are launching a protest out of a concern that English is creeping back into the liturgy! I think this is very funny. How come they're not worried that Latin will creep back in?

...and my persoanl favorite.....

5) There is a regulation for American soldiers in Afghanistan that promises them jail time for getting pregnant and/or getting another soldier pregnant. I can't figure out how this is fair because I thought that if you were in the army you were already well and properly "fucked". I suppose that places the emphasis totally on contraception, so too bad for you if you're a catholic soldier!!!

To each his own I guess. None of that shit is of any significance in my mind other that as a source of amusement. After all I have grandchidren and tomorrow's Christmas!

"Life is too important to be taken seriously."---Oscar Wilde

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peter