Sometimes life is as shallow as a puddle ...

This week we heard of Balloon Boy and too many spent their day mesmerized by the images of the balloon flying across the Colorado sky wondering if the six year old boy inside would be okay ... then the balloon touches down in a field and is found to be empty ... almost TWO MILLION people have watched the infamous CNN footage that has the young boy claiming to have done it "for the show" - then he freezes up for the rest of the interview wearing an "OH SH-T!" look that says he's about to get an ass whooping for letting the cat out of the bag ... and as the sun sets tonight we hear news that the Sherrif is contemplating some serious charges against the family who we are now told pulled an elaborate, expensive and HIGHLY publicized prank ...

It makes me wonder what the hell is wrong with humanity ???

With the latest regurgitation of the pathetic soap opera that is Jon and Kate, and the dust still settling on the circus that was Michael Jackson's passing, I can't help but weep for a world that has the depth of a puddle when it comes to what we've loosely called "pop culture."

The only word that comes to mind when I survey the latest pop culture offerings is YUCK !!! From the "reality" series like Survivor and Amazing Race thru to Jon and Kate and Comsumerist hell they inflicted upon their children all to get their pathetic egos stroked all the way to Octo-Mom and her attempt at fame ... I can only say - a pox on ALL thier houses.

Have we really sunk to such a depth that we are entertained by this utter nonsense??
Is our society so pathetic that the voyeurism that once made Springer special, has now spread to ALL facets of society, and is the headline news on our media outlets??
Are people SO desperate to get in the media spot light that they will go to such lengths for their Warholian 15 minutes of fame???

My God ... the more I learn about the world around us the more I appreciate Flute and Oboe ... feed 'em ... keep 'em warm ... and give 'em love ... that's ALL they need ... actually that's ALL any of us need ... too bad reality tv and its fanatic followers can't figure THAT OUT and get on with what's important ...