Sometimes I think perhaps we are. Discernment and common sense seem to be going right out the window. A friend of mine says, “no, you’re just getting older.” Hmm, perhaps. Soon I’ll probably be telling all the stupid people to just get off my lawn.
Something else I notice however, a real hunger within the culture for the spiritual, the supernatural, even when that hunger is pointed in the wrong direction. A whole lot of people in my neck of the woods are looking to the stars, looking for signs, seeking meaning.
I was so annoyed with my store for putting out pumpkins and ghosts already, I mean Halloween in August? Give me a break! It’s August! Anyway as if to rub it in farther, this little meme has been floating through my facebook feed.
I wish to dismantle this foolishness mostly becasue some people seem to be taking it seriously. It’s a joke people, a joke. To begin with, the full moon occurs on October 16th this year, so scratch that. Second, Halloween can never come on a Friday the 13th since Halloween is always on October 31. October 31 this year will be a Monday. And lastly, Halloween is pretty much an American creation, rooted in some Pagan holidays, but mostly a cultural creation of the last 100 years. So sorry, but no, Halloween did not fall on Friday the 13th 666 years ago either, becasue 666 years ago people were not nearly this foolish.
See, there's this thing called biology... 
reminds me of hellery’s website the other day asking us to think as to who Trump would make secretary of defense as if it’s some sort of nightmare.
never mind how the left is caught mixing oil with water–“this guy’s evil because he hates gays!” “this guy’s evil because he hates muslims who aren’t very pro-gay rights either but we’re cool with them hating gays and being against their rights!”
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Hahahah!! This is TOO FUNNY, IB. Seriously, people think Halloween is going to fall on the 13th this year?? So hilarious!
But dumber? No. It’s just that there are so many new things, we forget the old ones, I think. I just saw a video that’s been around for a while of some kids, maybe 7 or 8 years old, trying to figure out what some oldie items are: a typewriter, a record in its album jacket, a cassette tape player, a rotary telephone. Funny!
Are they dumber because they don’t know those things? No. But I don’t think I’m dumb for not knowing some of the latest music stars or some of the newest technology, either.
But common sense–that seems to be in short supply for both young and old!!
Becky
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yes… yes we are.
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I must admit, I saw the little “joke” at the bottom before reading…
and actually looked it up.
I bit.
Just like every time someone points to my chest and says, “what’s that?”
I look.
Are we getting dumber?
Probably.
Without a doubt, more gullible. 😛
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I was also annoyed and disheartened to see the Halloween blitz beginning in August at my local drugstore. It has become a pre-diabetic plastic frenzy, with most of the merchandise made in China. Jacking up little kid’s bloodsugar to unhealthy levels and celebrating death… what is wrong with Amerika? Sigh….
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Raising blood sugar and celebrating death,what’s not to love there?
I realize there are a lot of bad things going on in the world right now, but if I were to pick up a social justice campaign that would be it, to ban Halloween in stores until October. 🙂
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What the…? 😐
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To the main Ques – Yes
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Well, sad to say I had to think about the meme for a few minutes to figure out just why it was so dumb.
But, I am getting older after all.
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Ahhh, we’ve always been dumb IB. You’re getting wiser as you mature and it is becoming clearer to you just how dumb we really are. I can give you an unending list of truly dumb things we do/ I have a hospital appointment later today – prep for an operation – so here’s an example from that environment. Every single solitary study and all experience and all common sense, says clearly that there is a requirement for regular and uninterrupted and standardized sleep time. Failing that decreases safety, understanding, productivity, heath, etc, etc. So you would think that the medical professionals at the hospital would have designed employee schedules and work time,etc, with this in mind, given everyone of those professionals has been trained and preaches the ever importance of sleep to doing a good job ( a critical determinant when decisions can be life or death). Instead what do we find? Nurses whose shift changes require they flip from days to nights and back to days and back to nights all in one week; residents who work 36 hour shifts without sleep; hospital personnel who will wake a deep sleeping patient in the middle of the night to take vitals or administer non-critical medication; etc, etc. Less recognition of the importance of sleep is given by all those professionals who preach the very same info, than is given in an industrial environment.
Absolute stupidity – and they will say they have always done it that way as a reason. You look at them and they just shrug and carry on making stupid decisions.
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I so hear you, Paul! Many of the things we do in health care are absolutely insane. You’re quite right, we say “this is how we’ve always done it,” as if that makes sense, as if that is even a rational explanation.
One thing I wish we’d teach our nurses is how to say no, firmly, vehemently, as in, I’m not working past my human ability to function.
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Remember about ten years ago, when Earth and Mars were unusually close to each other for a few weeks? One year later, the notice went around the Internet that the Earth and Mars were unusually close to each other. (They weren’t.) A year later, the same notice circulated again. J.
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Ha! You have to love the speed and efficiency of technology. Information is instantly at our fingertips…even if it’s ten years old 🙂
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This post made me laugh. Speaking of the topic, is it just me but it seems this year there are more people who are Christians advocating the world is flat?? Seriously…sigh.
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Haha, fortunately, every time I’ve seen this pop up on my feed the people posting it usually include the “winky” emoji or include a blatantly sarcastic comment. Mostly this meme just brings me laughter.
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Halloween is the best time of the year I think anyway. Check out my blog post here please
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Sorry #Halloween is more than just costumes!
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Oh brother, that’s funny. As for “Grinching” (if i can mix holidays) on Halloween – for shame! Halloween is the only really FUN holiday we have, the earlier it starts the happier I am. I mean think about it, Easter – kid fun but not much for the adults and too religiously pushy for me. Fourth of July, okay but in most places it just too darn hot to want to be outside much. Thanksgiving, family angst! Christmas, seems to have become a contest on who can run themselves deepest into debt buying presents. Oh no, for this kid it’s Halloween – wheeeeeee! My blog has many a “how to” for making the most of this fun event – check it out and get in the “Creep” groove.
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