Morning Rant

Leaving out those under 18 and over 80, a little under 40% of the American people are scrupulously religious, and a little over 40% are not -- instead being into the popular culture, which includes constant gratuitous sexuality and paganistic references. The question of whether the center can hold is mostly answered by the fact that, in this increasingly polarizing time, this ever-dwindling center is comprised of only about 15% of the populace, many of whom are quiet types who like to read and who don’t put much stock in either religion or pop culture.



You know how every week or two, there’s a DVD that comes out that you just have to see? And how there’s 10-15 hours of stuff on TV that’s just part of your schedule to watch? Well, what are you going to do in the future when there are 8-10 DVDs per week and 45-50 hours of TV that you don’t feel you can live without? (If you think many people are zombie-brained now ...)



Speaking of such things, a study just released in March showed that the average college student watches over 30 hours of television per week. This was inclusive of the buckled-down students, so that means that many of these kids are wired in to 35-40 or even more hours per week. And this doesn’t include time spent on video games, online chatting, text messaging and downloading/listening to music. And "hooking up." And, what’s that other thing they sometimes do? Oh, yeah, attending class and studying.



Airport screeners represent a typical government enforcement program, i.e., spend huge amounts of money to harass the innocent, while not accomplishing much.