The cold light of day

I've been cringing ever so slightly about my previous post.

This morning I was reading up on the astro of the moment and Yasmin Boland put some context around what may have influenced me to pull out my soapbox.

Mercury meets Jupiter today – they do this about once a year. It’s a wonderful link if you need the confidence to say something – timidity will go out the window, if you decide you’re going to speak up for yourself. However, be aware that this link can bring out the standing-on-a-soapbox preacher in all of us. If you think you’re saying too much, you probably are! So I will stop now!

So I was a day or so early with my rant. I mean really, who's checking...?

A soapbox moment

The ignorance and lack of thought that I see on facebook leaves me really concerned about our collective social intelligence.

In the space of a week, I saw two group names that were like proverbial 'last straws'-leading to this post (the language may offend, so you might choose to skip the quotes):

- Everytime I see you a voice in my head goes SSLLUUUUTTTT
- Bitches need to get slapped as hard as they act

Do people not consider the implications, interpretations and context that these groups carry? As a society, do we really accept, applaude even, such passive aggressive attitudes?

There are also a good number of groups that begin with 'I hate..'. That's very strong language and it seems to have lost it's meaning and impact today.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a high-collared killjoy trying to pontificate on the lack of values in today's society. I enjoy using facebook and some of the groups are intelligent and funny. For instance:

- And WHY can't my life be a musical?
- Admit it....farting is STILL funny
- An arbitrary group of people demanding some action be taken

It's just that, when I see some of the groups that people join, I feel mild alarm at the ignorance it suggests could be rampant in society. Humour does not excuse ignorance, bias or nastiness, and it definitely doesn't make it okay.

What's new pussycat?

I went to see Tom Jones last night, in the rain. I sent a message to my folks and their reply made me laugh so much that I want to share it. I've left all the typos in, just for authenticity's sake.

Me: It the tom jones gig. It's very wet :) will try and call when he's one so you can hear-unless you don't want me to, me course. Love you xx

Mum: Thats not unusual. Stay dry. It should be worth it.

Mum: Chris says no worries delilah. Think of the green green grass of home. This time of the year whats new pussycat.

Me: LOVE IT! love you guys so much xxx


Needless to say, he was fantastic. He looked a little too orange, but he's still got that gorgeous voice.