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Dec. 29, 2004 Have you ever gotten poison ivy? I live in the country and have several times, once so bad that my eyes swelled shut. Exposure to poison ivy produces a maddening rash with watery boils and causes an urge to itch that is nearly impossible to resist. Eventually, the scratching ruptures those boils, which then scab over and finally heal. Unfortunately, the liquid in those boils remains on your fingers and infects any other area you touch – I have never been as swollen and manly looking as I was after using the restroom with poison ivy tainted hands. Although one can take steroids to end the rash, the best advice is to simply not scratch. As hard as that is, resist with all your strength. I’m reminded of poison ivy by reading Ms. Megan Williams’ latest rant against the idols of our younger generation, first Eminem, now Britney Spears. While I agreed with her to some extent about Eminem, I absolutely agree with her assessment of Ms. Spears and the other “skanks” from the music industry and Hollywood. I do however, feel the need to comment on her remarks. First, Ms. Williams, compose yourself. You’re a school teacher, rein in the hostility just a bit, you are a role model. Next, those skanks are poison ivy and Ms. Williams, you’re scratching. The current product from the star-maker machinery of Hollywood and the music industry is infamy, not fame. Talent, creativity, imagination, and practiced skills are dinosaurs from the past. Hollywood needs talent like Farmer Brown needs a new plow horse. There are no Farmer Browns left, its all multinational conglomerates driving fleets of huge tractors; and there’s no talent left in Hollywood, its all a freak show with bearded ladies, sword swallowers, and midgets. There are two roads to success in Hollywood today – outrageous behavior or provocative sex, preferably both. For every Tom Hanks or Meryl Streep, there are dozens of Britneys. The only goal of this pornucopia of trash is to grab your micro- attention. If you can be lured in long enough to view a commercial or banner ad – cha-ching! From Ms. Williams’ graphic details of the life of Britney Spears, it is obvious that Hollywood has cashed her check more than a few times. Just stop. Like poison ivy, you just have to resist that urge to scratch. Don’t click the link, change the channel, or buy the T-shirt. Pawing at those two boils peeking out of Britney’s blouse will only lead to more welts and rashes. Although I recognize the skank names she mentions from glancing at the headlines in my local paper, I don’t read the stories or anguish over their wealth on E!Hollywood Bios. Those skanks will surely disappear but, if we all don’t quit scratching, new boils will surely appear. ------------ About the author: Ron Lewis is a software salesman extraordinaire, albeit habitually unemployed, with no significant accomplishments at age 47 other than two wonderfully talented children who take after their mother. All his friends note his keen insight, bad eyesight, doggedly jaded disposition, and rugged bad looks. A third person seems to recall that he talks too much. Email: grnacres@direcway.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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